The Confidence Man JP (Konfidensu Man JP / コンフィデンスマンJP)

"For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others.

Audrey Hepburn."

Your skin is still so firm.

Patting the skin like this...

helps in tightening.

Right, I'll put on the skincare now.

I'll use an anti-aging moisturizer.

All done. Thank you.

Your V-line is much more pronounced.

The chest is beautiful too.

You're right.

Thank you as always.

Hold on.

What is it, Boku?

Do you go to beauty salons?

What about it?

Nothing. I'm just a little surprised.

Richard has always been a metrosexual.

You should fix that face of yours too.

No thank you.

Go on, Richard.

Her name is Honoka, the beautician.

She's a very cheerful girl.

She runs a beauty business from home and I go there regularly.

Thank you.

Thank you for your patronage.

I'll be back next month.

Once a month?

Any problem? - No.

Stop interrupting and let him finish.

Continue.

Actually, Mr. Kusakari...

Kusakari? - I made it up.

It doesn't mean anything.

I have to close this shop.

Why? If that's the case, I'll come once a week.

No, it's not a problem with the business.

Don't tell me you're getting married.

I've always been plump. I'm not pregnant.

Then why? - Actually,

I have been scouted.

By Mika Salon! - Congratulations!

Thank you!

And so, she embarked on a new chapter.

That was a year ago.

Mika Salon?

The beauty charisma, Minobe Mika. - Minobe Mika?

You really are clueless, aren't you?

My dear female friends, are you living a dazzling life?

This is Mika's Beauty Karte.

For our model today, we have invited Uemura Yumi,

a housewife we met shopping at Omotesando.

Please to meet you. - Likewise.

This is what we will be introducing today.

The Sakura loose powder by Mika Cosme.

It will make your pores and fine lines disappear.

An ex-model.

She opened her own beauty salon...

and dabbled in various businesses, all with much success.

Mika Athletic, Mika Foods,

and Mika Salon are all subsidiaries of her brand.

She is the spokesperson of the Mika brand.

The flagship store, Mika Clinic,

is the mecca of beauty gurus from across the nation.

She's a beauty.

I guess she is similar to me.

Honoka is a big fan of her too.

It was like a dream come true when she got employed at Mika Salon.

The most important thing to have is inner beauty.

Accentuating that with a little bit of physical enhancements...

is what we do here.

She is so nice.

Is she?

Honoka thinks so too, so she has been working very hard.

In the beginning.

We finally get to the main point.

I got a call from Honoka yesterday. She wanted to discuss something.

I told her I was a lawyer.

I was shocked when I saw her.

That once cheerful Honoka was gone.

It happened not long after she started working there.

The meeting is starting.

Good morning.

Morning.

Good morning.

Morning.

Good morning.

Morning.

Let me apologize first if I made a mistake.

Didn't I tell you to lose weight?

Sorry.

I'm asking you if I told you that before.

I did, right?

Was it one or two times? I think I said it at least 10 times.

Sorry.

The more I see you, the more shabby you look.

Why won't you lose weight?

I have been trying.

You haven't lost any!

You look just like a fat pig to me.

Are you trying to spoil my brand?

You pig?

I might as well call you Piggy from now on.

Where is your answer?

You should answer with an oink.

I can't listen to any more of this.

Terrible, isn't it? - Very terrible.

Dako, this isn't a time to laugh.

I'm not.

What kind of inner beauty is this?

Honoka has been ridiculed like this for almost a year, every day.

Why can't you lose weight?

Sorry.

Piggy!

Your answer?

Yes.

No!

It's oink. Oink.

Oink.

Oink!

Because it was her dream company, she did all she could.

Alas, it got too much for her mentally.

She had to stop working.

This is the last recording made before she resigned.

She has locked herself up at home since then.

With this...

Your answer?

I want her to kneel before me and ask for forgiveness.

Or maybe I should just go to the press.

That would be unprofessional.

Oink.

Oink.

Oink.

Leave it to me.

I'll help you.

Trust me.

Mr. Kusakari.

Honoka.

Put your trust in me.

What is the point of begging for forgiveness?

The most she is going to get is one billion yen, that's it.

Dako, Boku, will you two help me?

I want to show her who is the real ugly pig.

I have no reason to turn you down.

We'll get ourselves a huge payout and split it with Honoka.

Don't worry.

You'll still be able to have your treatment once a month.

At the home-based beauty salon, in Honoka's room.

Maybe once a week?

Don't be mistaken.

I have no ill will toward Honoka.

No. I understand.

You don't have to confess to us.

Older men tend to prefer the ones that are a bit plump.

It's more assuring if they are slightly ugly.

Dako, forget I said anything.

Hey.

Richard, are you angry?

She isn't ugly.

I didn't call her ugly.

Just slightly ugly.

A little bit ugly.

Richard gets angry too.

Of course.

You can be so inconsiderate.

Just like Minobe Mika.

Plain on the outside, rotten on the inside.

So mean.

He actually said I am plain-looking.

Richard!

Leave it to me.

I'm just as good as Dako. The two of us can handle it.

Thank you, Boku.

Was Cleopatra really beautiful?

Are the bare-faced photos on SNS really without makeup?

"I really don't give any special care to my skin."

Is that really true?

The truth is under the foundation.

Welcome to the world of the Confidence Man.

Such unstoppable allure.

How about us building a new empire together?

There was a beautiful girl...

Those imitations in the market are incomparable to Benten water.

Why do you think women all want to be pretty?

Minobe Mika.

Married when she was a model. Divorced after having two kids.

A successful businesswoman who has no interest in parenting.

She leaves that to her helper.

Rather than growing up under vile parenting,

the kids are considered lucky.

Stop removing them!

This is my room.

Let us use it.

Every year, the company organizes a Miss Mika beauty pageant.

However, the spotlight is often on the head judge, herself.

Shameless attention-seeker.

This can't be used at all.

She is known in the company for her hot temper.

Many employees have quit due to mental stress.