She will take on the role of president for the first time in a new TBS drama in October

▲Yuriko Yoshitaka

Actress Yuriko Yoshitaka (33 years old) first challenged the role of the president in a TV series in which she starred. In the new TBS drama "The Favourite" (which airs every Friday at 10 p.m.), she plays a key witness to a serial murder case, a young female president, aired in October. Such a calm female character with a sad past subverts the cheerful image of Yuriko Yoshitaka in the past.

The show is an original series that combines reasoning and love plots, and the story continues from the disappearance that occurred 15 years ago to the serial murder that is happening. As an important witness in the case, the protagonist reunites with her first love boyfriend of 15 years ago, and her first love boyfriend is the criminal police investigating the incident. The play also tells the love between the two people who are reconciled and the truth behind the case.

The protagonist played by Gigaku is 33 years old, serving as the president of a company engaged in the development of new drugs, which has attracted much social attention and has even been selected as one of the "30-year-old presidents who changed the world". On the one hand, she is a strong woman who supports the company, and on the other hand, she is also affected by the disappearance that occurred in her hometown when she was a teenager, and has a sad past.

In the TV series starring Ji Gao in the past, most of them have starred in white-collar workers, newcomer prosecutors, magazine reporters, etc., and worked hard to live every day as a female role. Regarding the decision to choose to play the female president of this drama who is intellectually elegant but has a sad experience, producer Junko Arai said: "I want to change my impression and see a side that Kiko has never seen."

In order to shape the character, Gigaku's makeup and hairstyle suddenly matured. "'No problem!' You have to encourage yourself to succeed", and is far from getting used to it, Kigao, who is wearing a high-end suit, laughs and says, "I am very worried about getting my clothes dirty during my lunch break, and I am even careful when I eat it." At the same time, in the plot 15 years ago, she also played the protagonist of her high school years. Although wearing a school uniform, she pleaded with the production team that "4K HDTV really can't cope with it, can it be made into the picture quality of a picture tube TV".

While feeling uneasy about stepping out of his comfort zone, Gigaard is also looking forward to shooting: "This is a great opportunity to inspire a new self". "It's shy to play a high-IQ role with some abnormal brains, but I would love to let go of myself and play this role," she said energetically.

Gigaard's lively and cute female figure in Torres' hi-stick advertisement is impressive, but she has played a variety of roles in the film. In 2008, she played a woman with a tongue ring, a tattoo on her back, etc., in her film debut "Snake Tongue", and transformed her body, including nude shots. In 2013's Seinosuke Yokomichi, she played the polite-talking president, Ieya Senjin, who is studying at a university. In 2017's "Swaying Heart", she played a woman who lived to kill, and won the Best Actress Award at the 41st Japan Academy Awards. (Lamb/Translation)