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Netflix has announced “Fujiyama Boy,” a human comedy series set to stream in January 2027. Wataru Ichinose stars as Kanta Kakuhata, a young man who’s been a shut-in for eight years with zero romantic experience, in a story about his quest to marry Mami Hamamiya — played by Suzu Hirose — who is “Japan’s top idol.” Following the announcement, discussion on the thread focused less on the show’s premise itself and more on whether an absolute “Japan’s top idol” figure even exists anymore, with many commenters noting there’s no longer anyone with the singular dominance that, say, Seiko Matsuda once had.
Suzu Hirose to play Japan’s top idol… Wataru Ichinose stars in Netflix’s “Fujiyama Boy,” greenlit for production — she admits, “Why me…?”
Netflix has announced that its series “Fujiyama Boy,” set for exclusive global release in January 2027, will star Wataru Ichinose in the lead role, with Suzu Hirose as the heroine.
The series is a human comedy in which Kanta Kakuhata — a shut-in for eight years with zero romantic experience — sets out to fulfill his mother’s wish by trying to marry Mami Hamamiya, Japan’s top idol, played by Hirose.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
There's too much diversity now, so nobody really stands out like that anymore — it's all pretty much a toss-up (lit. "acorns comparing height," i.e. no clear frontrunner).
Until recently maybe Nogizaka46? Hashimoto Kanna? No idea who it'd be now though.
It's just not the era for solo idols anymore — both guys and girls go the group route now.
Sanctuary and Yu Yu Hakusho are getting sequels — Tokyo Swindlers is getting a prequel.
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/399169
For a while I mixed up Suzu Hirose and Tao Tsuchiya, but once Alice Hirose showed up, I finally learned to tell them apart.
For a while I mixed up Suzu Hirose and Tao Tsuchiya, but once Alice Hirose showed up, I finally learned to tell them apart.
There's not a single idol right now who can hold their own solo.
Both guys and girls could actually sell as solo idols, since everyone else is just doing groups.
Guess there's just nobody left to produce them that way.
More members means more money, right? Through handshake events and that kind of soft-sleaze business model.
"Whew~ hold it in, hold it in!"
We're in an era where people still dance around in frilly costumes right up to 30… FRUITS ZIPPER even has members who are 28-29.
Nah, she couldn't pull off "top idol."
Idol culture has spread worldwide, so maybe that's exactly who they're targeting.
Kenya
https://x.com/YUKI_CHEKA/status/2091247298592358900
She's actually quietly put out songs before, for what it's worth.
Isn't that basically a fictionalized "Date With Drew"?
Background and Talking Points
The big draw here is twofold: Wataru Ichinose’s track record of landing back-to-back Netflix hits — Sanctuary, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Tokyo Swindlers — and Suzu Hirose taking a sharp turn from her usual relatable, girl-next-door roles to play the exaggerated character of “Japan’s top idol.” The point that split the thread the most was the observation that nobody could actually name today’s reigning “top idol” — names like Seiko Matsuda and Nogizaka46 came up, but the general consensus was that with so many groups now competing at once, it’s become structurally difficult for any single individual to break out and dominate. Behind this is a shift toward a mass-production idol business model built around handshake events and social media, which makes it harder to manufacture an “absolute center” with the solo vocal power and visual presence needed to carry a career alone. One point worth clarifying: the “Japan’s top idol” title in the show is purely a fictional premise — it doesn’t refer to any real ranking or hierarchy.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Suzu Hirose cast as Japan’s top idol, admits “Why me…?” — Wataru Ichinose stars in Netflix’s “Fujiyama Boy,” greenlit for production.”
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