[Announcement] "One Friday, Inside LINE" A one-scene drama unfolding entirely within LINE Broadcast date set for September 13!

The romantic comedy drama "One Friday, Inside LINE," depicting the friendship of four women unfolding within LINE, will air on TOKYO MX on September 13. This one-location drama plays out entirely within a LINE chat room. By using LINE's "speech bubble text" as dialogue, it develops the story at the uniquely fast pace characteristic of SNS communication. The screen remains fixed on the group LINE chat throughout, creating a groundbreaking format never seen before.

It features LINE-specific moments everyone has experienced at least once, like typos and accidental messages sent to the wrong group. A new story unfolds within the modern-day closed space of a group LINE chat. The drama also utilizes the feature allowing music sharing within the chat room, making music a key element in the story's development.

Program Overview

Program Title: "One Friday, Inside LINE"
Broadcast Date: Friday, September 13, 2019, 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Broadcast Network: TOKYO MX (Tokyo Metropolitan Television)
Cast: Rie Takahashi, Reina Ueda, Yoshino Aoyama, Aoi Koga, Kento Ito, Wataru Hatano
Director: Shinsei Fukuda (Taiyo Kikaku)
Screenplay: Takatoshi Nakao (Dentsu Inc. CDC Creative Director)
Production: Paddle
Planning: Dentsu Inc.
Copyright: Sony Music Entertainment

Planning & Screenplay: Takatoshi Nakao of Dentsu Inc . CDC, known for creating buzzworthy advertisements such as AKB48's Manami Eguchi, Otona AKB48, and the ad-fusion drama that blended advertising and drama.
The cast features both established and up-and-coming voice actors.
The lead role of Chihiro is played by Rie Takahashi, currently voicing Takagi-san in the popular anime "Takagi-san". Chihiro's three female friends and coworkers are voiced by Reina Ueda, Yoshinobu Aoyama, and Aoi Koga. Supporting Chihiro's love interest, Yūta, is Kento Itō, known for his role as Hirotaka Futō in "Otaku Love is Hard." Yūta's friend, Naoto, is voiced by Wataru Hatano, who has starred in numerous works including the role of Gaku Yagami in "iIDOLiSH7." These talented voice actors round out the cast, adding color to the girls' conversations.

Comment from Rie Takahashi

This drama feels like you're peeking at someone's actual phone, and I'm really looking forward to its completion. I personally love the fast-paced exchanges in real LINE chats, often sending just one-word messages myself. I think this drama captures that unique rhythm of LINE conversations and makes great use of its various features. Also, Chihiro has such a straightforward personality. I think it's precisely because she's in this group with the other three that she can express her feelings so honestly. I really hope you'll watch the girls' conversations happening in that LINE chat room—where you wonder, "Is it okay to peek? Or is it wrong?"—so typical of women in their 20s!