Kanojo wa Kirei datta

Details

Title: 彼女はキレイだった
Title (romaji): Kanojo wa Kirei datta
Also known as: She was pretty
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 6.98%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV / KTV
Broadcast period: 2021-Jul-06 to 2021-Sep-14
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme songs:
- Opening theme: Natsu no Gogo wa Colbalt by Awesome City Club
- Ending theme: Natsu no Hydrangea by Sexy Zone
Related show: She Was Pretty (MBS, 2015), Pretty Li Hui Zhen (Hunan TV, 2017)

Synopsis

Hasebe Sousuke was a dull fat boy who is now a handsome elite, working as the deputy editor-in-chief for fashion magzine "The Most". He is unfriendly but a cool rationalist and is moving back to Japan from New York to fulfil a promise he has made with his friend 16 years ago.

Sato Ai, on the other hand was a beautiful honor student. However, she is often taken advantaged of and all the companies she works for went bankrupt. One day, she happens to look for a job in "The Most" and meets her childhood friend Sousuke but decides to keep it a secret.

User/Viewer Ratings

3.93

(15 votes)

Cast

Correlation chart

Main Cast

Nakajima Kento as Hasebe Sousuke (28)
- Takagi Ryuunosuke (高木龍之介) as young Sousuke
Koshiba Fuka as Sato Ai (28)
- Shiramizu Hiyori (白水ひより) as young Ai

People from "The Most"

Akaso Eiji as Higuchi Takuya (30)
LiLiCo as Ikezawa Ranko (53)
Katase Nana as Okajima Yuiko (42)
Honda Chikara as Miyagi Bunta (38)
Takahashi Yuto as Satonaka Junichi (24)
Ugaki Misato as Suda Erika (29)
Sogawa Ayana (寒川綾奈) as Azuma Kyoko (33)
Murase Sae (村瀬紗英) as Kazami Wakaba (26)
Yamada Momoko (山田桃子) as Komatsu Marina (30)

Ai's Family

Matsuda Yoko (松田陽子) as Sato Akari (54)
Yoshida Rio (吉田莉桜) as Sato Momo (17)
Sugawara Daikichi as Sato Yutaka (57)

Others

Sakuma Yui as Kiriyama Risa (27)
Kimura Yuichi as Kishida Youji (51)
Sota Ryosuke as Morita (ep1,7-8)
Hidaka Noriko (日髙のり子) as Natsukawa Chikage (ep7)
Hamanaka Bunichi (浜中文一) as Morisawa Hiiragi (ep10)
Isomura Ameri as Mio (ep10)

Production Credits

Original work: MBC Series by Jo Sung Hee
Screenwriter: Shimizu Yukako, Miura Kisa
Producer: Hagiwara Takashi, Yoshikawa Akane, Shibuya Eishi
Director: Kamiya Kaede, Kinoshita Takao, Matsuda Yusuke (松田祐輔)
Music: Hashimoto Yukari

Recognitions

109th Television Drama Academy Awards (2021): Best Actress - Koshiba Fuka
109th Television Drama Academy Awards (2021): Best Theme song - Natsu no Hydrangea by Sexy Zone

Notes

This is the final work airing under Tuesday 21:00 timeslot. The next work onwards will air on Monday 22:00.

External Links

Spring 2021	Fuji TV	Autumn 2021 (Monday 22:00)
Omameda Towako to Sannin no Motootto	Tuesday 21:00	AVALANCHE