The first day of shooting for the fall drama "The Unsolved Duo." Before the first scene between lead actor Kazuki Sawamura and rookie heroine you, a unique tension hangs in the air of the studio. Ever since the lead actress was announced, social media has been buzzing daily with comments like "a huge break" and "can she hold her own against a big star?" After finishing her first-ever makeup and costume fitting, you is clutching her script in a corner of the studio when Sawamura, with his costume jacket draped lightly over his shoulders, quietly approaches her.

Sawamura sits down on a folding chair next to you, lightly tapping his own script on his knee as his eyes narrow playfully.