Akina Minami to play surrogate mother in NHK drama

Akina Minami

TOKYO — “Talent” Akina Minami, 21, will play a pregnant woman in the upcoming NHK drama, “Madonna Verde,” which premieres April 12. Minami will play the role of a 20-year-old who volunteers to become a surrogate mother for a woman who has lost the ability to conceive.

Minami said that the role was difficult as it was so radically different from her real life. She said she had to study the way pregnant women walk and move, among other things. The series will also have her speaking more dialogue tham she has had in any role so far.

She said, however, that her mother gave birth to her at the age of 20, and that she has always had an interest in children. “If I have a child, I want to take her shopping at 109 in Shibuya with me,” she joked.

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