【Gokko Club】 Starring Nitta Sachika, “I’m 27 and I’ve Forgotten How to Love.” “A love story about adults struggling with love and work, now available on the app “POPCORN”
Gokko Club Press release: October 3, 2025 To Members of the Press “I’m 27, and I’ve Forgotten How to Love,” starring Sachika Nitta. ” An adult love story torn between love and work, now available on the app “POPCORN” Available from Friday, October 3rd | An adult love story from POPCORN. “Nitta Sachika and Mizoguchi Satoru present a short drama that closely follows the realities of working adults! A new working adult romance drama for adults struggling with love. “I Forgot How to Love at 27,” released on Friday, October 3rd on POPCORN. Starring Sachika Nitta and co-starring Goko Mizoguchi, this short vertical drama depicts the “distance between working adults.” “I Forgot How to Love at 27” vividly depicts the emotional fluctuations that arise on the set of an advertising still photoshoot, from an intimate perspective that only a short vertical drama, ideal for smartphones, can offer. It’s a relatable love story that questions modern views of love and careers.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90916/58/90916-58-0699b268d703902cbc277dfb621fceab-760×416.png Starring Sachika Nitta carefully captures the wavering hidden behind the smile, conveying both the character’s resolve and hesitation through subtle shifts in her gaze. Her facial expressions stand out even on a smartphone’s portrait angle, creating a presence that will stop you scrolling. The restraint of the dialogue and the intensity of the silences drive the story, embodying the drama of “closeness” and “eye contact” that “vertical short dramas” excel at. Performer information
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90916/58/90916-58-9fbb5cb393cf0f9531baec3726ef2055-1297×1946.jpg From “I’m 27 and I Forgot How to Love,” starring Sachika Nitta – (C) GOKKO The lead role is played by actress and model Nitta Sachika (Nitta Sachika). While attending university, she won the runner-up prize in the Miss Aoyama Contest 2020 and made her debut in the romance reality show “Love Drama Love.” While active as an actress, model, and TV personality, she also founded Edom Co., Ltd. and serves as its representative director. In this film, she delicately embodies the protagonist, hair and makeup artist Suzuki Nanako, who prioritizes her work and “keeps her distance from love.” As she interacts with the taciturn and uncompromising photographer Tsutsumi Yugo, she comes face to face with the true feelings behind her fake smile.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90916/58/90916-58-9d96dd8b0bb5085645515527078a22b6-1094×1652.png Mizoguchi Goku, “I’m 27, and I’ve Forgotten How to Love.” From “GOKKO” – (C) GOKKO Yugo Tsutsumi is played by actor Satoru Mizoguchi. He is an actor affiliated with the “Gokko Club.” He has appeared in the TBS drama “Job Hunting Time Capsule” and the musical “Darwin Young: The Origin of Evil,” and joined the “Gokko Club” in April 2025. In this work, he plays the role of a cameraman who maintains his pride on set, portrayed with a unique presence and a distinctive, restrained delivery of lines. In few words, he speaks of the sense of
responsibility and kindness behind his strictness, and offers a unique answer to the conflict of an adult standing on the border between “work and love.” With his eye-to-eye acting that makes use of the depth of the camera angle, he further expands the “intimacy” that is a strength of vertical short dramas, and plays a central role in the drama. Ryo Araki (Director/Filmmaker) He has worked on the Netflix event video “TUDUM – NETFLIX” (2022), WurtS’ “Talking Box (Dirty Pop Remix)” (2022 / 2024), the short film “Reverse” (2024), and more. From music videos to brand videos, he is known for his precise depiction of the “rising of emotions” through rhythm and cuts. In “I’m 27 and I Forgot How to Fall in Love,” he uses a restrained aesthetic optimized for a vertical angle to visually translate the “distance” between the characters. ◼︎Work summary Title: GOKKO Original Series “I’m 27 and I’ve Forgotten How to Love.” Distribution: Vertical Short Drama App “POPCORN” Director: Ryo Araki Scriptwriter: Muneta Kaieda Number of episodes: 12 in total Cast: Akitani Mone, Hayasaka Kaori, Shiraishi Karen, Watanabe Daiki, Ishibashi Hirohito, and others Production: STUDIO GOKKO Production: GOKKO Copyright: (C)GOKKO ■Vertical Short Drama App POPCORN
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90916/58/90916-58-3688bf27762a537413b1ba0b1f177a5e-516×516.png “POPCORN” vertical short drama app Fill your “spacious moments” with “emotions.” “POPCORN” is a vertical short drama app. Based on the concept of “Fill your spare moments with emotion,” this platform offers “rich entertainment” from up-and-coming creators who are the driving force behind the next generation. Each episode is about one and a half to three minutes long, with the first few episodes available for free, followed by paid episodes. Making full use of GOKKO’s unique know-how, which has garnered positive reactions from all generations, the app offers works that allow creators’
individuality to shine through across genres, including romance, immorality, youth, and comedy. Download the app here
https://popcorn-drama.go.link?adj_t=1sfy5zhz ・Specifications: iOS version, Android version ・Price: Free download *In-app purchases available ・Planned operating environment: iOS 17 or later Android12 or later Download the app and watch ■What is GOKKO Co., Ltd.?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90916/58/90916-58-427a85f3b1df60091f2fb247d928c997-2000×2320.png Now and forever. Unstoppable growth and global ambition. GOKKO Inc. is a creative company that brings together the next generation of entertainment leaders. Gokko Club, a group of creators who continues to create short, vertical dramas with the theme of “the small loves we often forget in our daily lives,” was formed in May 2021 by six people. In 2022, they established GOKKO Co., Ltd., establishing a world-class production system where one team handles everything from planning and scriptwriting to filming, editing, posting, and marketing. To date, they have produced and posted over 4,000 works. With a cumulative total of over 10 billion views and over 6 million social media followers*, they continue to have one of the largest reach in Japan in the short drama genre. ■Company Profile Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Co-representative Representative Director Satoshi Tanaka, Representative Director Satoshi Tada ♧ Corporate site: https://gokko5club.com/ ♧ TikTok:
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https://gokkoclub.jp/a473d08b3751406a80068b9d9a1ed65f ♧ Vertical short drama app “POPCORN”: https://popcorn-drama.go.link?adj_t=1sfy5zhz Contact for interviews and other inquiries regarding this matter GOKKO Co., Ltd. Popcorn operation manager info@gokkoclub.jp For more information about this release
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