Season 2 • Episode 11
LatestA sexy renegade male chauvinist rock singer by day, a bossed around, lousy dressed and demurring husband by night. Yuichi, the handsome, sexy, and a great rock singer, is known by his fans as 'The Wolf', a fearlessly independent musician who just couldn't care less about what others think of him. In reality, however, Yuichi is a lousy dresser, wears thick glasses and is totally devoted to his hidden girlfriend. Trouble ensues when he decides to marry in secret as he must fight to keep up his image while balancing his private life which grows ever complex as he is introduced to his overbearing family in law....
Acting
Nagase's committed double life physical comedy.
Costume
The GLASSES. The transformation is camp perfection.
Writing
Tight farce construction, secrets stacked like Jenga.
Tomoya Nagase
Yuichiro Sakuraba
Noriko Sakai
Minami Ishihara
Ryoko Shinohara
Sae Ishihara
Yuki Matsushita
Michiko Sujiyama
Rieko Miura
Kie Ishihara
Haruka Suenaga
Akira Ishihara
Kayoko Kishimoto
Toko Ishihara
Toshio Kurosawa
Mamoru Ishihara
Tsunku
Takuro Komine
Mari Hoshino
Hikari Aikawa
Jun Fubuki
Fumiko Samehada
Yusuke Kamiji
Ryuji Soma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during Japan's 'oyaji' boom, where salaryman husbands became ironic heartthrobs—Yuichi inverts the whole trope.
Tomoya Nagase formed TOKIO's look around this era; fans debate if Yuichi's 'Wolf' stage outfits borrowed from his actual closet.
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