Kiyohara Sho is a Japanese actor and model who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on February 2, 1993. He graduated from Meiji University, where he studied in the Department of Science and Technology, although he began working part-time as a model during his university days. In 2016, he appeared in the drama series “HiGH&LOW Season 2,” as well as the film “HiGH&LOW: The Movie.” In 2018, he appeared in “Encyclopedia of Hopeless Love” and in 2021, he starred in the film “First Love.”

Kiyohara Sho

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Koga Madoka (Fumika Baba) is a young woman who has never had a sexual encounter, but has had her fair share of boyfriends. Despite her apparent innocence, she will never let herself be pushed around by a man – and if a potential partner gets too forceful, she is happy to give him a fierce scolding in public. Fukuma Chiyo (Hisamatsu Ikumi) is a hopeless romantic: She spends her free time reading romance-themed manga novels – and dreams of meeting a man who might come straight from the pages of one of these books. And Chidori Sawako (Hinako Sano) always seems to fall for men who would make second-rate boyfriends...or horrible husbands!

These three women are also best friends. And they love to do nothing more at night than to meet up over some cold beers and tell each other about some of the dreadful dates they have been on, and the mismatched men who they have had romantic encounters with! From an overly forward businessman with nothing but sex on his mind to a handsome gentleman with a hair loss problem, there seems to be no shortage of bad men out there – and this trio seems to have dated them all!

“Encyclopedia of Hopeless Love” is a 2018 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yamamoto Daisuke.

Encyclopedia of Hopeless Love

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Remi Takasugi (Ayame Goriki) works as a “girlfriend for rent” for a popular agency. For an hourly fee, the agency will provide customers with a “girlfriend” who will do what they want them to – provided the requests are not sexual in nature. Remi Takasugi is by far the agency’s most popular “girlfriend,” and she always does her best to keep her customers happy. But there is something unusual about her: She always wears a scarf or neck covering, possibly hiding some kind of secret…

Kousuke Yamada (Taiga Nakano), meanwhile, is an unassuming third-year college student who has no experience in the world of love. He has failed to find a job and his life is going nowhere fast. When he “rents” Remi Takasugi, he falls head over heels for her – but is too poor to pay her fees. Regardless, he resolves to do whatever it takes to be with her. But will his pursuit lead him to learn her secret?

“Rental Lovers” is a 2017 Japanese drama series that was directed by Akihiko Watase and Yusuke Ito.

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