With my beloved Tetsu Ota Michiko 2man Kiro about to wrap, I needed a new show to fill my “Girl with an Odd Otaku Obsession” appetite, and I found it in the 2019 drama “Nihon Boro Yado Kiko”, about a young girl managing a washed up singer who is obsessed with cheap, run-down “boro” hole in the wall Inns!!
Life on the road can be tough, but it’s all worthwhile for all the run-down lodgings they’ll encounter: From outdated phones, televisions, and light fixtures, dingy and humble washrooms, to well-worn beddings...and OOH! Stained Carpets!!!! ...this is a Boro Yado fan's DELIGHT!!!
Nihon Boro Yado Kiko is a fun and spirited show filled with warmth and sentimentality of  yesteryear, and part of its authenticity is that Takahashi (and even Fukagawa) have real-life idol roots-  Kazuya Takahashi was a Johnny’s entertainment singer in the 80’s (and really exuded that early boy-idol style)-
and of course Mai Fukagawa herself came from the first generation of Nogizaka46!
Maybe that's the magic formula that makes Nihon Boro Yado Kido such a great little ode to the glories of yesterday! Really LOVED it!