The first episode of the Fuji TV Monday Getsuku drama "Saba-can, Going to Space," starring actor Takumi Kitamura , aired on April 13th. Model and talent Yumepote, whose trademark is her blonde hair, appeared with black hair, surprising viewers.
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Yumepote was born on April 14, 2004. She made her modeling debut in the women's fashion magazine "Popteen" (Kadokawa Haruki Office).
In "Canned Mackerel Goes to Space," she plays Yuzuki Sasaki, a student at Wakasa Fisheries High School and the class's mood maker. In the first episode, she and her classmates Nami ( Natsuki Deguchi) and Nagisa (Touha Natsume) try making tofu using jellyfish.
Social media was buzzing with comments like, "I thought I'd seen this girl somewhere before, and it's Yumepote! I didn't recognize her because she's not blonde," "Yumepote with black hair is so refreshing," "I didn't recognize her because she has black hair!", "I was surprised to see Yumepote playing a student. She looked so natural and great," and "She's cuter with black hair and natural makeup."
The drama is an original coming-of-age story based on the true story of students at a fisheries high school in Fukui Prefecture who challenged themselves to achieve their big dream of "developing space food."
