Asian Drama

Hojo Masato is a fourth-year college student. He's the second son of the president of the major cosmetics company Pegasus Cosmetics but is distant from his father for unknown reasons. To Masato, make-up is the most important ritual, and he dreams of one day starting his own makeup company. However, one day, he meets the ambitious and bare-faced Minamoto Yoriko. The two polar opposites have a fateful encounter and begin the uphill struggle to launch a men's cosmetic brand together.

(Source: Japanese = NTV, Yahoo News || Translation = mikilove13)

Adapted from the essay book "Jiko Kotei Kan ga Hikukute Kujike Sona Toki, Ashita no Jibunnotameni yu de Tama go wo Tsukuru" (自己肯定感が低くて挫けそうな時、明日の自分のためにゆでたまごをつくる) by Chie Maru (ちえ丸).

Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read even today. His stories often feature mysterious and exciting science fiction and fantasy elements, such as the cosmic space, robots, and demons. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation.