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* ThemeTuneCameo: Mayuyu sings her single "Synchro Tokimeki" a couple of times.
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** When asked about her ideal boyfriend, Mayu gives France from ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'' as an example and named her and Asari's pet turtle Francis after him. She's also a big fan of him in real life.
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** When asked about her ideal boyfriend, Mayu gives France from ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'' ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' as an example and named her and Asari's pet turtle Francis after him. She's also a big fan of him in real life.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[{{Tagline}} Concealing 21 years of age, she is a]] [[TitleDrop Saba-dol]]!]]
'''Saba-dol''' (さばドル ''Sabadoru'') is a Japanese television drama series broadcast on TV Tokyo starring Music/AKB48's Mayu Watanabe. The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), a classical literature ApatheticTeacher at a yankee-dominated school with a double life. Outside of school, she lies about her age to be active as the super popular 17-year-old IdolSinger 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. After the show ended the series was turned into a manga drawn by Akihiro Nakamura and published in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine over three volumes in 2012.
!! I am contained in this show. I am Examples:
* AnimalThemeNaming: Both [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbicula_japonica Shijimi]] and [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venerupis_philippinarum Asari]] share their names with species of clam.
* ApatheticTeacher: Usa-sensei starts out as this and tends to get pushed around by her yankii students, but keeps at it because it's a more secure job than idol. She gets better as the story progresses, though.
* AsHerself: Mayu Watanabe plays both herself and her alter-ego Shijimi Usa. A number of real-life Music/AKB48 and Music/Nogizaka46 members also play as themselves.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Shijimi is actually rather attractive for her age, as her colleague Hayashiba-sensei notices when he sees her without glasses. She conceals this by dressing unattractively to prevent suspicion about her double life.
* BenevolentBoss: Mayu and her manager don't always agree with Director Nogi, but she clearly has Mayu's best interests at heart.
* BrokenPedestal: The whole nation is swept into controversy about Mayuyu [[spoiler:after she is exposed. Her fellow idols are on her side, though]].
--> '''A [=Nogizaka46=] member''': Well, this will [[spoiler:bring our average age up]].
* CallBack: [[spoiler:Nashimoto gives Mayu the advice she has given him earlier as Shijimi when he is nervous]], "Take a deep breath."
* TheCameo: Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, Mayuyu's real-life unit, appears only in the first episode.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Watching a child singing and dancing to Mayu's song strengthens Shijimi's resolve to [[spoiler:give a proper farewell to her fans after she is exposed]].
* ChivalrousPervert: Utamaro is a skirt chaser, but is always ready to help Mayu with her problems.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "Synchro Tokimeki", Mayuyu's real-life hit single.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Mayu Watanabe is exposed, and after disappearing for a while Shijimi decides to make one last public appearance. She apologizes to her fans and proclaims that although she is a fraud, her love for the fans and her art is genuine. Asari and her students also show up and Asari tells everyone that being an idol has been Shijimi's lifelong dream and she has worked hard to miraculously achieve it despite everything, and she still has a lot of miracles to show them if given the chance. This touches both the audience and Shijimi herself, enough for them [[RebuiltPedestal to accept her as their idol again]]. She continues to be active as Mayuyu, this time without lying about her age.]]
--> '''Mayuyu''': [[spoiler:I am 38 years old. I am Mayuyu]].
* EmergencyImpersonation: [[spoiler:Asari's [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] is to turn ''herself'' into Mayu during the three-way appointment described in SecretIdentityChangeTrick]].
* FeelingTheirAge: Having a teenage alter-ego doesn't exempt Shijimi from this, especially with an idol's tough schedule.
* GratuitousSpanish: Utamaro's band name and CatchPhrase "Chiquitita". [[spoiler:And after Shijimi is exposed, "Señorita"]].
* HotForTeacher: [[spoiler:Nashimoto]] eventually confesses to Shijimi.
* HotTeacher: Shijimi's students briefly yet enthusiastically imagine Mayu as their teacher. Which, of course, is actually the case.
* IdolSinger: A number of real-life Music/AKB48 and Music/Nogizaka46 members play as themselves. There's also the male idol Utamaro.
* ImagineSpot: Most of the characters are prone to fantasizing.
* InSeriesNickname: Usasen for Usa-sensei. From Utamaro, Chiquitita for Mayu [[spoiler:and Señorita after her comeback]].
* {{Invocation}}: Said in front of the mirror after [[LipstickAndLoadMontage putting on the cute dress, makeup, and twin-tails]].
--> "I am 17 years old. I am Mayuyu."
* JapaneseDelinquent: All of Usa-sensei's students qualify. They adore her alter-ego, not knowing she's been in their class the whole time.
* LipstickAndLoadMontage: Here it pretty much qualifies as a TransformationSequence.
* LoveTriangle: Nashimoto adores Mayu [[spoiler:and grows feelings for his teacher Shijimi]]. Utamaro also has the hots for Mayuyu. Mayu/Shijimi likes them both but can act on neither's affection due to her LivingADoubleLife and ContractualPurity. [[spoiler:After knowing the truth about Mayu Watanabe, Utamaro seems to no longer be romantically interested in her but retains a professional admiration, while Nashimoto stays in love with his former teacher in both her identities]].
* MrsRobinson: Since she's often around them, both as a teacher and idol, Shijimi tends to have crushes on younger men.
* OlderThanTheyLook: 38-year-old Shijimi manages to look seventeen through makeup and higher pitched voice. {{Handwaved}} as [[spoiler:a secret family technique]].
* {{Portmantitle}}: The show's title is a portmanteau of ''sabayomi'', a slang for lying about age, and ''aidoru'' (idol).
* PrettyBoy: Utamaro. Even the Music/Nogizaka46 members {{Squee}} when they come across him, and are amazed that Mayu knows him.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Among others, Mayu's unit, hit single, and collaboration with [=Nogizaka46=] also happened in real life.
* RunningGag: One of the yankii is secretly a fan of Miori Ichikawa (Miorin/Fresh Lemon), another Music/AKB48 member, instead of Mayuyu. Every time the yankii lament a bad news concerning Mayuyu, he'll discreetly admire a Miorin badge he wears inside his uniform and gloat that "his" Miorin will never do that, usually with an ImagineSpot where he and Miorin play together.
* SadistTeacher: Hayashiba-sensei.
* SecretArt: [[spoiler:The make-up technique]] that enables Shijimi to flawlessly become Mayu Watanabe is said to be a secret family art; another idol even comments on her beautiful skin. Also, the Chinese medicine she gives to Utamaro.
* SecretIdentity
* SecretIdentityChangeTrick: The most epic one being where Shijimi has to juggle ''three'' appointments: One with her sister and her sister's boyfriend [[spoiler:to clear his suspicion of her secret identity]]; another with her student, [[spoiler:of which she is unaware because she didn't get the invitation]]; and a press conference as Mayuyu. [[spoiler:Turns out she is already exposed anyway, and the {{Jerkass}} boyfriend is just toying with them]].
* SexierAlterEgo: Mayu Watanabe is obviously easier on the eyes than Shijimi.
* ShoutOut: Since many characters are playing [[AsHerself as themselves]], this is a given.
** When asked about her ideal boyfriend, Mayu gives France from ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'' as an example and named her and Asari's pet turtle Francis after him. She's also a big fan of him in real life.
** Mayu Watanabe reprises her role as Nezumi from ''Series/MajisukaGakuen'' in a commercial for bubble gums, Nezumi's TrademarkFavoriteFood.
** Miori Ichikawa's "Fresh Lemon" and Aika Ota's "Lovetan" gags.
** When cranky due to sleep deprivation, Mayu lashes out at her manager, saying she's not CG (Cyborg Girl or Computer Generated, either one works in context), her real life nickname.
* TheSwearJar: Parodied; Asari and Shijimi has an "old hag jar" Shijimi has to drop cash into every time she lets slip phrases that may out her as a 38-year-old woman.
* ThemeTuneCameo: Mayuyu sings her single "Synchro Tokimeki" a couple of times.
* TookALevelInKindness: Nashimoto, the delinquent leader and #1 Mayuyu fan in Shijimi's class.
* TotallyRadical: Shijimi and her sister Asari prepare age-appropriate responses for Mayu before every public appearance. However, when she has to answer an unexpected question, Mayu can only refer to 70's pop culture and phrases from Shijimi's own childhood. Her fans and fellow idols are usually confused, but some of her references [[YouAreTheNewTrend are copied by the more junior idols, and presumably some of the fans as well]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Shijimi/Mayuyu really likes Inari sushi. [[spoiler:She sees it as a metaphor of herself, as it is just as good as other types of sushi, but overlooked because it is plain and old-fashioned]].
* TrueCompanions
** To Mayu, her sister Asari and her manager.
** Nashimoto and his yankii gang.
* UndyingLoyalty: Mayu's manager would do anything for her sake.
* UnfoldingPlanMontage: For the SecretIdentityChangeTrick above.
* TheUnseen: Music/AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, is involved in many major decisions concerning Mayu's career and communicates with the agency director and Mayuyu by phone, but never appears in person.
* WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities: Mayu visits a samurai period drama set to apologize to a senior actor. Her knowledge in classical literature helps earn his approval.
* YoungerAlterEgo: Mayu is 21 years younger than Shijimi. An inversion of sorts, since in most other examples, the alter-ego's purpose is to let the character do things her normal identity is too ''young'' to do.
