The popular comic "Professional Girlfriend's Conditions: Women Who Want to Marry Celebrities" by hina/acca (Zenon Comics) was distributed on the short drama distribution app BUMP (operated by emole Co., Ltd.) in April 2024, and became the fastest hit in BUMP's history. Now, the long-awaited second installment, "Professional Girlfriend's Conditions: Women Who Want to Marry Celebrities 2," has been announced.

The second installment is a serious battle between the popular characters of the comic, Miori and Rena, and with an unexpected twist, you won't be able to take your eyes off it until the very end. It consists of 30 episodes, far more than the previous series' 16 episodes, and the psychological warfare and the battle for dominance between the women are more scathing and worth watching. This time, it will be released all at once on BUMP as a serial drama with each episode being 2 minutes long.

The cast continues from the previous work, with Kabashima Hikaru as professional girlfriend Kimoto Miori, Naito Shuichiro as popular actor Kiyota Kazusa, and Hakamada Yoshihiko as master Kurita Kiyotaka, and Kishi Asuka as the new addition to the cast as Ozawa Rena, who declares war on Miori. This drama focuses on ordinary women who only date celebrities and athletes, so-called "professional girlfriends." The two-minute episodes are comical and fast-paced, depicting the dark side of modern society, and the realistic and thrilling content is addictive enough to make you want to keep watching. What awaits them at the end of their swelling desire for approval...? This is the story of the Cinderellas of the night town, who are more brave than "sugar daddy girls" and more cunning than "Minato Ward girls."

■Synopsis

20-year-old Kimoto Miori (Kabashima Hikaru), who wears the mask of an innocent college student, is a seasoned "secret professional girlfriend". She wins the heart of popular actor Kiyota Kazusa (Naito Shuichiro) as planned and they begin living together. Kazusa is crazy about Miori, who always puts her first and is a homely person, and marriage is even on her mind. One day, at a drinking party for celebrities held at Kurita's (Hakamada Yoshihiko) bar, Kazusa's old female friend and former race queen Ozawa Reina (Kishi Asuka), 29, appears. Kazusa is happy to see her again after a long time, but Reina uses her position as a female friend to close the distance between them. In fact, while she says, "We're just friends!", she has many thoughts and plans in her heart. Reina, who sees Miori's shrewdness beneath her innocent mask, immediately declares war on Miori over Kazusa. Will Miori be able to keep her position as a professional girlfriend? Or will a cunning older witch take her place? A new battle between modern-day Cinderellas begins!

■ Cast Introduction

Miori Kimoto / Hikaru Kabashima
Born in Aomori Prefecture in 1996. Made his acting debut in 2021 in EX's "Kamen Rider Revise". In addition to the "Kamen Rider" series of movies and web dramas, he has appeared in NHK's "I Didn't Love You Because You Were Family, I Was Family Because I Loved You," TX's "Chaser Game W," and CX's "Barakamon." He is currently appearing in EX's "Subarashiki Kaya, Sensei!".

Kazusa Kiyota / Shuichiro Naito
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1996. In 2020, he starred in EX's "Kamen Rider Saber" and has appeared in many productions, including NTV's "Look This Way, Mukai-kun," MBS/TBS's "My Home Hero," Kansai TV/Fuji's "Welcome Shibuya-kun," and the movie "Hey Handsome!!" He is currently appearing in Tokai TV/Fuji's "Laughing Lady."

Rena Ozawa / Asuka Kishi
Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1991. She made her debut in the entertainment industry as a gravure idol in 2012. Since then, she has been active as an actress and in variety shows, including TX's "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Zero Division - Life Safety Division Consultation Room", TBS's "Big Love - With You Who Forgets Me", and the movie "Wolf Hunter Goes! Werewolf Three Kingdoms Edition".

Kiyotaka Kurita / Yoshihiko Hakamada
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1973. Made his acting debut in the 1992 film "Twenty Year Old Fever" and has been active in many dramas and films. In recent years, he has appeared in TBS's "Inappropriate Mode!", TX's "It's All Other People's Business - A Certain Lawyer's True Feelings Work", and Tokai TV Fuji's "Warau Lady". The film "That Person Disappeared" is scheduled to be released on September 20th.

■ Comments from the performers

Kabashima Light
This is Kabashima Hikaru, who plays Kimoto Miori.
The previous "Conditions for Being a Professional Girlfriend" was so well received that I have now been given the opportunity to take part in "Conditions for Being a Professional Girlfriend 2."
I myself have received a lot of positive feedback from this work, so I am very happy to be able to play Miori again. This time, a new character called Reina appears, and a battle between women over Kazusa unfolds again, but it will be a thrilling story different from the previous work, so I hope many people will watch it.

Shuichiro Naito
I am Shuuichirou Naito, who played Kazusa in Pro Kanojo 2, following on from Pro Kanojo 1. Please enjoy the slightly clumsy Kazusa who gets caught up in a messy battle of the ladies this time!

Asuka Kishi
The previous film was so interesting that I was very happy to be asked to take part in the sequel.
Honestly, I'm worried that Rena is too unpleasant a woman to be honest, and that viewers will dislike her. (laughs) But I don't often get the chance to play such a villain, and I was able to grow attached to Rena's human side, so I enjoyed playing her to the fullest! (laughs) I hope viewers will enjoy watching the film, thinking, "Women like this exist!"

Yoshihiko Hakamada
I am Yoshihiko Hakamada, who will be playing the role of Kiyotaka Kurita.
This time too, he will be taking on various requests from the girls of Minato Ward, but will Kurita be their savior, or will he be a devil leading them to the depths of despair?
I'm working behind the scenes with these two professional girlfriends as they engage in a serious battle, so I hope you'll enjoy Season 2 as well. Please be sure to check it out!

■ Staff Introduction

Scriptwriter:
Ryo Mitsuto (Screenwriter for Fuji TV's "TOKYO RAILWAY - Tokyo's complicated women" and "Exciting TV Sukatto Japan"
/Original story for the comic "My Favorite Idol Has Become My Subordinate" and others)

director:
Fuga Yaegashi (TX "Hidamari ga Kikoeru", MBS "Her and Boyfriend's Bright Future", movie "Betsu ni Tomodachi"
"It's not like that" and others)

producer:
Daichi Hisamatsu (TX "Hyena" TBS "Holding Hands at Dusk" "Promise Cinderella"
"Dangerous Venus" etc.)

■About the short drama distribution app BUMP

"BUMP" is a new short drama distribution app operated by emole, with episodes of 1 to 3 minutes each, and has been downloaded over 1.4 million times*. Users can enjoy it "if you wait, it's free" like a manga app, or they can enjoy the drama by paying 97 yen (tax included) per episode or watching ads. It distributes works in a variety of genres, from romantic comedies that can't be seen on terrestrial TV to revenge stories, mysteries, youthful pure love, and action. The promotional cut-out videos sent from the BUMP official account have been viewed over 1.5 billion times*, delivering stimulating short drama content to a wide range of users, mainly women of Gen Z.
*As of the end of August 2024

App download URL:https://app.adjust.com/12nidiws

■About distribution

Release date: October 2024
Content: Consisting of 30 episodes
Distribution destination: Short drama distribution app BUMP
Cast: Hikaru Kabashima, Shuichiro Naito, Asuka Kishi, Yoshihiko Hakamada and others
Original work: "Conditions for a Professional Girlfriend: Women Who Want to Marry Celebrities" by hina/acca (Zenon Comics/Core Mix)
Screenplay: Ryo Mitsuto
Director: Fuga Yaegashi
Producer: Daichi Hisamatsu
Co-producers: Maeda Kewe, MASUNARI Ishizuka Fuminori

■ Original information

Manga "Conditions for a Professional Girlfriend: Women Who Want to Marry Celebrities" (Zenon Comics)
Author: hina/acca
Published by Coremix
Serialized on the website "Zenon Editorial Department"
Read the first chapter

©hina・acca/Coremix