{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c3097b05cd50766e354e4853","clusterId":"c_cb4f485f0c85a4f46e6585e2","slug":"i-tried-becoming-line-friends-with-my-husband-s-mistress-gets-live-action-drama","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"I Tried Becoming LINE Friends With My Husband's Mistress Gets Live-Action Drama","summary":"The short drama app Tatedora will adapt Hatch's revenge story \"I Tried Becoming LINE Friends with My Husband's Mistress\" into a live-action drama. Miho Watanabe plays the protagonist Hatch, and Higashi Bukuro plays her husband Tetsu. Distribution begins early autumn 2026.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation brings a popular Instagram-born revenge story to a vertical drama format, with casting that the original author called an \"unbelievable miracle.\"","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe short drama app Tatedora announced a live-action adaptation of Hatch\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;I Tried Becoming LINE Friends with My Husband\u0026#39;s Mistress,\u0026#34; with distribution set for early autumn 2026. Miho Watanabe stars as the betrayed wife Hatch, and Higashi Bukuro (Saraba Seishun no Hikari) plays her husband Tetsu. The story, based on Hatch\u0026#39;s own experience, follows a wife who discovers her husband\u0026#39;s affair and secretly befriends the mistress online. When she learns the husband plans a fake divorce, she takes detective-like action. The original work gained traction on Instagram before being published by KADOKAWA. Hatch commented that the casting feels like an unbelievable miracle and encouraged viewers to enjoy the satisfying comeuppance.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Miho Watanabe and Higashi Bukuro play the lead roles. The drama comes from Tatedora, a short-form platform that prioritizes mobile-first storytelling over traditional TV pacing.","twitterPost":"Tatedora adapts the revenge story. Miho Watanabe leads as the wife who befriends her husband's mistress.","threadsPost":"Miho Watanabe and Higashi Bukuro star in Tatedora's adaptation of the revenge story. The short-drama format means the narrative will compress a serialized web story into mobile-first episodes, a different pacing challenge than a TV drama.","newsletterBlurb":"Tatedora is adapting the Instagram-born revenge story \"I Tried Becoming LINE Friends with My Husband's Mistress\" into a live-action drama. Miho Watanabe plays the betrayed wife Hatch, and Higashi Bukuro plays her husband Tetsu. Distribution begins early autumn 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676893\",\"title\":\"\\\"I Tried Becoming LINE Friends with My Husband's Mistress\\\" Short Drama Adaptation Stars Miho Watanabe and Higashi Bukuro\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4134,"outputTokens":540,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781851037,"createdAt":"2026-06-19T06:28:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-19T06:33:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T06:33:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cb4f485f0c85a4f46e6585e2","canonicalTitle":"「旦那の浮気相手とLINE友達になってみた」ショートドラマ化、渡邉美穂＆東ブクロが出演","representativeArticleId":"a_6ca3fb1a6e9a97a23d61ea18","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"旦那の浮気相手とLINE友達になってみた\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"渡邉美穂\",\"東ブクロ\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-19T05:44:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-19T05:44:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T06:33:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676893","title":"「旦那の浮気相手とLINE友達になってみた」ショートドラマ化、渡邉美穂＆東ブクロが出演"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["旦那の浮気相手とLINE友達になってみた"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["渡邉美穂","東ブクロ"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The short drama app Tatedora is adapting Hatch's revenge story 'I Tried Becoming LINE Friends with My Husband's Mistress' into a live-action drama.","Miho Watanabe plays the protagonist Hatch, and Higashi Bukuro plays her husband Tetsu.","Distribution begins early autumn 2026.","The story follows a wife who discovers her husband's affair and secretly befriends the mistress online.","Hatch called the casting an 'unbelievable miracle.'"]}