[Fuji TV] Kyoka x Kōhei Higuchi Star in "FOD SHORT" 1st Anniversary Work "Lovers' Old Clock" Exclusively Streaming on FOD SHORT from July 3 (Fri) at 0:00

https://short.fod.fujitv.co.jp/s0dtn/ (Program Page)

Fuji TV's vertical short drama app "FOD SHORT" has begun exclusive streaming of "Lovers' Old Clock" from July 3 (Fri) at 0:00.

"FOD SHORT" is a new sensation video distribution service that delivers vertical short dramas of approximately 1 minute per episode, with the concept of "Short, yet memorable dramas." It is optimized for smartphone viewing, allowing users to easily enjoy dramas during their daily gaps, such as during commutes or breaks. Five episodes can be viewed for free every day, allowing viewers to casually follow the story to the end.

"Lovers' Old Clock" (C) Fuji TV

"Lovers' Old Clock" is a human love story that depicts the lives of a man and a woman from their meeting to their parting, focusing on the emotions contained within the limited time of "one minute." Under the theme that "life is a series of small minutes," the work depicts irreplaceable moments that accumulate in daily life, while questioning the meaning of loving someone despite facing love, parting, and one's own mortality.

Starring as the main characters are Kyoka and Kōhei Higuchi, who co-star in this work. Kyoka, who made her starring debut in the movie "Setouchi Kaizoku Monogatari" and has since garnered attention for her roles in dramas such as "Umi no Hajimari," "Ichiban Suki na Hana," and "Jaa, Anta ga Tsukurimiro yo," and Kōhei Higuchi, who broke through with his starring role in "Avataro Sentai Donbrothers" and has continued to showcase his presence as an actor in subsequent hit works, will realistically portray the emotional fluctuations that change every minute. Their performances, which are both relatable and deeply moving, further enhance the world of this work.

The story depicts the trajectory of the two from their meeting to their parting, emotionally capturing "one minute of a moving moment" in each episode. As a milestone work commemorating the first anniversary of "FOD SHORT," it fully utilizes the "vertical x short-length" format, a feature of this service, to create a moving work that deeply portrays the preciousness of irreplaceable time and love. Please pay attention to this work, which is delivered while staying close to the viewers' daily lives.

【Comments】

Kyoka

"I feel that sometimes we don't realize the importance of moments as they pass, but later we suddenly remember them and realize their significance. This work is filled with such small accumulations of memories and the soft, cherished moments that flow between people.

I myself was given an opportunity to face a new side of myself.

I hope you can feel the temperature and nuances of emotions through the close proximity unique to vertical content."

Kōhei Higuchi

"As the theme of this work suggests, life is a series of minutes.

There are many kinds of minutes: a minute enjoying time with friends, a minute eating with a lover, a minute arguing with family, a minute shedding tears.

It may be true that many minutes are just ordinary ones.

However, when you are alive, there are also minutes that change your life, and irreplaceable minutes.

This work captures the irreplaceable minutes that Natsu and Ryo spent together.

Including the director, I devoted myself to living in the moment with Kyoka, who plays Natsu. It's not an exaggeration to say that I would be very happy if people watching this work, as they live their lives, come to cherish the minutes that are important to them.

I hope it reaches many people."

【Story】

Life is a series of small minutes. In one minute, people can fall in love, and in one minute, they can regret a lifetime. And every love eventually comes to an end. Eventually, we will part with ourselves too... This is a moving human love story that questions the meaning of falling in love and loving someone, even as we live in the moment. The lives of a man and a woman, from their meeting to their parting, are emotionally captured in one-minute segments of moving moments in each episode, structured with 60 seconds.

◇ Drama Overview

Title: "Lovers' Old Clock" (Total 72 episodes)

Streaming: Exclusive streaming begins July 3 (Fri) at 0:00

Cast: Kyoka / Kōhei Higuchi / Haru Fujita / Shinsuke Tsujioka / Mio Minato / Luna Kurusu / Takahiro Miyashita / Yuka Nakajima /

Ryuto Yamamoto / Atsuki Kashio / Ayumi Mikata / Daichi Miyazawa / Kiyomi Doi / Ippei Aoki / Kurumi Shimizu

Staff: Planning & Screenplay: Mitsutoshi Nakamura

Planning & Director: Masato Kimura

Producer: Kohei Yamashita

Associate Producer: Yuki Fukui

Production Cooperation: flareholic

Production Copyright: Fuji TV

URL: https://short.fod.fujitv.co.jp/s0dtn/ (Program Page)

◇ App Overview

App Name: Vertical Short Drama App "FOD SHORT"

Supported Environments: iOS 15.0 or later / Android 10.0 or later

Price: Free (in-app purchases available)

URL: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id6737834256 (App Store)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.fujitv.fodshort (Google Pla

y)

https://short.fod.fujitv.co.jp (Official Page)

◇ FOD SHORT Overview

"FOD SHORT" is an app dedicated to vertical short dramas produced by Fuji TV. You can watch approximately 1-minute high-quality dramas, with 5 episodes available for free every day. Optimized for smartphone viewing, it's perfect for commutes, school, or any spare time. Original works featuring talented casts are being released one after another. It also features popular overseas productions that can only be seen here. We deliver a new sensation drama experience that is short yet memorable.

URL: https://short.fod.fujitv.co.jp