Series synopsis
Deceiving Idol, also known as さばドル is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 13, 2012. It ended on April 6, 2012. It stars Mayu Watanabe, Hitomi Takahashi, Tamae Ando and Tadashi Sakata.
The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her, but they do not realize that she has another identity. Outside of school, she lies about her age to be active as the super popular 17-year-old Idol Singer Mayu Watanabe, whom the students adore. The show aired on TV Tokyo on Fridays starting from January 13, 2012 to April 7, 2012 with 12 episodes.
Premise
The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her, but they do not realize that she has another identity. Outside of school, she lies about her age to be active as the super popular 17-year-old Idol Singer Mayu Watanabe, whom the students adore. The show aired on TV Tokyo on Fridays starting from January 13, 2012 to April 7, 2012 with 12 episodes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mayu Watanabe as Usa Shijimi
- Hitomi Takahashi as Nogi Tamako
- Tamae Ando as Usa Asari
- Tadashi Sakata as Okawara Takuzo
- Keisuke Kaminaga as Utamaro
- Ryuya Wakaba as Nashimoto Yuji
- Mika Komori as Komorin
- Misaki Iwasa as Iwasarin
Supporting cast
- Natsumi Hirajima as Natsumin
- Kosuke Endo
- Ozuno Nakamura
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 13, 2012 | April 6, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 13, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 20, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 27, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2012 |
| Last aired | April 6, 2012 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |