Shunsuke Michieda, "Have the good looks of a millennial male idol? I'm grateful, but I'm embarrassed."

Japanese actor and idol group member Shunsuke Michieda (21) said he was "embarrassed" when he received praise for his handsome appearance.

On the morning of the 25th, Shunsuke held a press conference at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to appreciate the box office success of the movie 'Even if this love disappears from the world tonight' (directed by Takahiro Miki).

On this day, Shunsuke opened up about being called a 'millennial male idol' and said, "I'm grateful, but at the same time, I'm embarrassed," and "I'm embarrassed to even say it to myself."

He continued, "You mentioned my beauty, and I am grateful if my beauty or appearance gave me strength in this film, but the reason for this good result was the excellent acting of my co-stars, the director's meticulous direction, and the staff who did everything. “I think it’s because there was,” he said.

'Even if this love disappears from the world tonight', which was released on November 30th last year, follows 'Maori', a high school girl who suffers from 'anterograde amnesia', which causes her memories to be reset when she wakes up, and 'Toru', an ordinary high school boy who lives a dull daily life. It is a work depicting a fresh and heartbreaking love story. Shunsuke was played by Toru Kamiya, and Maori was played by Riko Fukumoto.

The cumulative number of viewers exceeded 800,000 just 41 days after its release, ranking first in the box office success of Japanese live-action films of all time since 2007, and first in box office Japanese romance films of all time since the 2000s.

This film is evaluated as the highest-grossing romance film in Korea since the film 'Love Letter' (directed by Shunji Iwai, 1999). As of the 25th, 970,000 viewers were mobilized.

Shunsuke, who made his acting debut in 'Becoming a Mother' in 2017, also debuted with the Japanese seven-member boy group Naniwa Danshi in 2021 and is currently active as an idol.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr