Followers Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Login

Natsume eats at a restaurant with her friends. She tells them what happened during the shoot and how she met Limi. While Natsume licks her fingers, his friend Nori snaps a photo of her. He posts it on Natsume’s account. Natsume says she looks like an alien. But the post gets tons of likes and comments saying she’s cute and her skin is beautiful. Sunny complains that the photo is edited. Nori says that nobody is looking at the photos, and they just want Natsume now because she’s popular. He adds that it’s all because of Limi’s post that Natsume’s life has changed.

On their way home, Sunny mentions one of the commercials Natsume participated in. Sunny tells her that she thinks Natsume’s acting was great. Natsume replies that she only had one line. Sunny tells Natsume that she cares about what Natsume does. Natsume thanks her friend before they go their separate ways.

Akane and Yuruco help Limi find a new partner. Limi says no to every name they mention. Yuruco tells Limi that she must keep the risks of pregnancy in mind now that she’s 38 years old. Limi says she’ll stop being picky because getting pregnant is the most important thing.

Tajima walks in and asks Limi about the photo she posted. Limi tells them that Natsume reminded her of herself a long time ago. She says that Natsume had the same look in her eyes. Tajima says she might invite Natsume to the launch event for her new line of cosmetics. She adds that she thinks Natsume is a “fine material.”

While Natsume watches an English movie, she receives an invitation from Tajima. She looks confused for a moment. Then, she searches for the meaning of “launch” online. Natsume arrives at the event place, but she thinks she arrived at the wrong time. Her invitation says 2:30 pm but the opening will be 4:30 pm. Tajima calls from behind Natsume and asks her to follow her. Tajima doesn’t like Natsume’s outfit, so she brings her to a shop and buys her clothes. Natsume still looks confused about what is happening, but she follows Tajima.

Tajima pays for Natsume’s clothes and pays for her makeup as well. Natsume admits that she thinks she can’t wear those kinds of clothes. Tajima tells her that wearing designer brands does not make a beautiful woman. She adds that taking command of things made by the best people does. Tajima walks out, and Natsume stares at herself in the mirror.

She goes to the event afterward and enjoys herself. While taking a photo, some women recognize her. They ask to take a photo with Natsume. While taking a break alone, a woman approaches Natsume. She gives Natsume her business card. Natsume shows the card to her friends. Sunny asks her how she can be so calm when she’s about to model for a famous magazine. Natsume admits that she never thought of becoming a model. Nori tells Natsume that becoming a model is the best path to achieving a role as a heroine.

Limi sees her doctor again for a checkup. The doctor tells her she can start trying to conceive anytime. The doctor tells her when’s the best time to do it. Yuruco tells Limi that adjusting her schedule is not the problem. The problem is Limi doesn’t have a partner. Guests arrive at Limi’s place, and a man named Miyavi greets her. Yuruco and the others leave the two alone for some private time. Limi starts taking photos of Miyavi. Miyavi grabs Limi’s camera and starts kissing her. After Miyavi leaves, Yuruco teases Limi about him.

Meanwhile, Tajima meets with Sueo, the waiter who helped her in the event. Since he works at a gym, he helps Tajima with exercising. Then he stops her and kisses her. Akane persuades one of the celebrities she handles, Sayo. She tries to change her mind about letting a tv show use her new song. Sayo says she’ll think about it. Akane smiles at her and then lets go of the topic.

While getting her bike, Natsume realizes that a post is only a man wearing a costume. A policeman notices them, so the two start running. Natsume recognizes Hiraku, a vlogger. A couple of kids also recognize Hiraku, and they play soccer with the kids for a while. Later, the two talk about a movie, and Hiraku says he doubts unsuccessful actresses will succeed. Natsume gets angry and says she is one of those serious unsuccessful actresses. She leaves Hiraku and pedals away on her bike.

Limi’s friends look at the photos of Miyavi. They are so happy for Limi. But when Limi walks into the room, she tells them her period started. Even when they are disappointed with what happened to Limi, they are happy for Tajima. 

Our Thoughts:

That post from Limi helped Natsume’s career. She got fired from her job, but it doesn’t even matter now. People start recognizing her. It’s also a good thing that she got to talk to Tajima. It’s just a bit disappointing that Natsume didn’t know who she was. We also know that Natsume wants to be an actress. But we think she should accept that offer to model for a magazine. Her friends were right about it. She shouldn’t let a chance like that slip away. 

For Limi, it’s obvious that the goal was to get pregnant. But if she’s so rich, why can’t she just try other ways? We wonder if her doctor has talked to her about trying other ways to have a baby. Tajima likes younger men, but she says she will not get married. We think that this show is about handling fame, success, work, and personal life. They are popular, so a lot of people pay attention. It would be difficult to hide anything when everything is posted on social media. They have a lot of followers. And just like in Natsume’s case, that is how she started becoming popular.