Earlier today, Fuji TV held a special event with the two child actors Ashida Mana and Suzuki Fuku for their Sunday drama "Marumo no Okite."

Around 1,500 people were in attendance to watch the adorable kids and they also learned how to dance to their song "Maru-Maru-Mori-Mori!" that will be released on CD on May 25th. During the ending of the drama they are always dancing the choreography together with the rest of the cast, but today was their first time dancing it in public.

Ashida commented, "Dancing it in front of so many people made me really nervous. I was so tense!"

Together with their choreographer, Hamada "Peco" Miwako, they then taught the audience how it's done and everyone was eager to dance along with them.

Both Ashida and Suzuki enrolled into primary school this spring and are said to have become really close friends during the filming. She said with a happy expression, "We went to school today as well! We are currently learning the hiragana." About how the filming is going, they exchanged glances and smiled, "It's so much fun!"

Ashida then revealed, "We are always playing with the yo-yo or the koma mawashi (Japanese spinning top)." Suzuki added, "Abe (Sadawo)-san's yo-yo skills are amazing!" Abe Sadawo's skills must be so good that the two are already calling him "master."

It was also mentioned that they are currently reading the script of episode seven, but Ashida refused to make any spoilers - "I can't tell you! You have to enjoy it while watching! Please watch our drama!"

Further both of them explained their methods for the scenes that require them to shed tears. Ashida's method, "First I try to get into the right feeling (without much thinking), but if it doesn't work, I imagine that my mother went somewhere and left me behind." Suzuki also already seems to have the ability to feel the atmosphere of the scene, "During farewell scenes or scenes when I'm alone, I really start to feel lonely myself and just start to cry."

"Marumo no Okite" airs every on Sunday at 9pm.

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Source: Oricon, NikkanSports