Okazaki Sae, Sasaki Nozomi Start Miso Soup Club on Set

Actors Okazaki Sae and Sasaki Nozomi have started a Miso Soup Club on the set of Nippon TV's Saturday drama Confession: 25-Year Secret. On August 1, Okazaki posted on Instagram that the two brought a large pot of homemade miso soup and toppings for the cast and crew. Fans replied that they wanted to join, and the drama's official Instagram posted an off-shot of Okazaki the next day.

What they posted

Okazaki wrote that the pair had launched the Confession Miso Soup Club. "We started a miso soup club," she wrote in an Instagram post reported by Daily Sports. Sasaki, who plays a subordinate role, added, "I made myself a member without asking. lol," according to the same report. The photos showed the two smiling in front of a big pot with toppings.

Okazaki described the morning preparation: they adjusted the miso thickness, the tofu size, and how much wakame seaweed to add. She wrote that everyone drank the soup together. The soup was also meant to help people avoid getting too cold in the air-conditioned studio during the hot summer.

A second day of social content

On August 2, the drama's official Instagram shared an off-shot from episode 4. The caption said Mariko, the character played by Okazaki, picked up a pen for Sota, the lead played by Matsumura Hokuto. The image showed Okazaki smiling in a gray jacket.

Why it matters

For viewers of Confession: 25-Year Secret, which airs Saturdays from 9:00 to 9:54 p.m. on Nippon TV and streams on Hulu, these posts offer a lighter look at the cast outside the show's suspense plot. The show follows Sota, who has loved Mariko for 25 years, and the behind-the-scenes warmth from Okazaki and Sasaki may deepen fan connection to the actors.

Fan comments on both posts were positive: on Okazaki's post, fans called the club cute and said they wanted to join; on the official account, fans praised Mariko's smile.