Konnichiwa, minna san,
Happy New Year 2022! I wish you all the greatest during this year.
Been a while I don't update this blog, since I've been busy, busy watching a bunch of doramas that I couldn't write at all. LOL.
Well, I'm going to list down some some doramas that will be broadcast thie beginning of year 2022. Don't forget to mark your calnedarif you find some doramas you're looking forward to. I try to list down according to the date broadcast.
January 2, 2022
Gibo to Musume no Blues 2022-nen Kinga Shinnen Special (2022)
Network: TBS
1 episode (special)
Genre: comedy, drama, life, family
Last time I watched the special was in 2020. It was the continuation of the drama broadcast in 2018. Just to remind you about the drama, here is the short synopsis.
Akiko Iwaki (Haruka Ayase) is a career woman who works very hard at her job. She gets married with Ryoichi Miyamoto (Yutaka Takenouchi) who has a daughter. The marriage is actually to prepare his family, especially his daughter, to get a new family member. Ryoichi realized that his acute disease might separate him from his beloved daughter. Therefore, he married Akiko. The word 'blues' in the title is telling about the relationship between the daughter and the step mother.
The special drama broadcast in 2020 tells about the daughter who turns to be more mature and without any expectation, there is someone who looks exactly similar to Ryoichi. But he's alive and kicking.
Who is this copy of Ryoichi?
Casts: Haruka Ayase, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satoh Takeru, Moka Kameshiraishi, Inowaki Kai, etc.
January 3, 2022
1. Dekinai Futari
Network: TV Asahi
1 episode
Genre: comedy, romance
The story is about a man and a woman who have had the worst break up in their lives and now rivals in sales performance. Shirafuji Nao (Yamamoto Maika) and Kurose Takahito (Itagaki Mizuki) used to be lovers when they were in high school. Was there any misunderstanding?
It is based on manga by Satomura. I tried to check the manga updates, so far it's released two volumes and still ongoing.
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Casts: Yamamoto Maika, Itagaki Mizuki, Shiono Akihisa, Takano Akira, etc.
2. Bakumatsu Aibouden
Network: NHK
Episode: 1, 1 hour 29 minutes
Genre: historical, mystery
Set in Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period. Sakamoto Ryoma and Hijikata Toshizo receive a secret mission from a senior statesman. Their mission is to find the person who attempted to kill the shogun and they are given only 2 days to complete their mission. While sometimes having conflicts and sometimes cooperating with each other, Sakamoto Ryoma and Hijikata Toshizo try to find the person who attempted to kill the shogun. (from Asianwiki)
Casts: Nagayama Eita, Mukai Osamu, Shirasu Jin, Hotta Mayu, etc.
January 5, 2022
Buchou to Sachiku no Koi Modokashii
English title: The Love Between Director and the Company Livestock Is Frustrating
Network: TV Tokyo
Episodes: 10, 30 minutes
Genre: comedy, romance
Maruyama Mayumi is an OL who loves her job and has taken a liking to her manager Tsutsumi Tsukasa who is strict about work and insists on knocking off on time. The two end up spending a night together after a drinking session with colleagues but Mayumi is flabbergasted when Tsukasa tells her the following morning that she should know what to do in the aftermath since they are both adults. (from mydramalist)
The drama is based on a manga by Shimo. The manga was published in June17, 2020 by Bunkasha Co, Ltd. So far, it has 3 volumes and still ongoing.
Casts: Nakamura Yurika, Takezai Terunosuke, Ono rina, Nagata Takato, etc.
January 6, 2022
Gossip: Kanojo ga Shiritai Honto no
English title: The Real 00 that She Wants to Know
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 10, 54 minutes
Genre: drama
Depicts the connection between people in a new era through the work, way of life, and romance of the people who work there, with the editorial staff of the news site as the main character. Kanfuru News is an online news media website, run by a large publishing company. Their articles are written by the editorial team, who are all men, and consists mostly of rearranged stories and comments from other websites. Their goal is to only increase page views. One day, Seko Ririko is transferred to the editorial team from the accounting department. (from mydramalist)
Casts: Kuroki Haru, Mizubata Junpei, Nomura Shuhei, Nomaguchi Toru, Ishii Anna, Sato Kanichiro, etc.
January 7, 2022
1. Shimobee
English title: Servant
Network : NHK
Episodes: 8, 44 minutes
Yurina, a mystified high school girl, casually downloaded a mysterious app. Since then, whenever Yurina is in trouble, a silent, mysterious old man servant appears and helps her! (from mydramalist)
This drama is based on a manga by Murata Hiroyuki. It was published in 2019 by Young Weekly Magazine. I couldn't find the manga version.
Casts: Shiraishi Sei, Yasuda Ken, Kaneko Daichi, Yahagi Honoka, etc.
2. Tetsu Ota Michiko, 2 Man Kiro
English title: Tetsu Ota Michiko, 20.000 km
Network: TV Tokyo
Episodes: 10, 30 minutes
Oogane Michiko, who works in the planning sales department of a famous furniture maker, had a traumatic experience with her ex-boyfriend in the past. Being a railway otaku for 10 years, she uses her free time to visit train stations on local lines nationwide where she meets various people, enjoys the scenery and delicacies. (from mydramalist)
Casts: Tamashiro Tina, Kurihara Louis, etc.
3. Shijukara
Network: TV Tokyo
Episodes: 10, 30 minutes
A story about love, work and life from the turning point of 40 years old.
Casts: Yamaguchi Sayaka, Itagaki Rihito, etc.
4. Hakuoki
Network: WOWOW
Episode: 10
Genre: adventure, historical, romance
A young girl, Chizuru Yukimura, travels from Edo to Kyoto in search of her missing father and becomes entangled in the affairs of the Shinsengumi. (from mydramalist)
Casts: Sakiyama Tsubasa, Wakayanagi Kotoko, Yano Masato, Fukuyama Kohei
January 8, 2022
Kon Katsu Tantei
Network: TV Tokyo
Episode: 10, 55 minutes
Genre: mystery, comedy, romance
A middle-aged detective, Kurosaki Ryuji, who can work but is not popular with women, is depicted working hard to marry while solving the mysteries and incidents that come to the office. (from mydramalist)
Casts: Mukai Osamu, Narumi Riko, Maeda Oshiro, etc.
January 9, 2022
1. Shinhannin Flag 2
Network: NTV
Episode: 10
Genre: Mystery, drama
Sagara Ryosuke is an ordinary salaryman and he works for a mid-size shipping company. He is a good natured person. His family consists of his wife Maho, high school student daughter and elementary school student son. Maho works part-time at a supermarket. They are a happy family, but, Maho and their two children suddenly disappear. There are no clues about their disappearance. Ryosuke gets the attention of the media and public. He tries to find the truth behind his family's disappearance with the help of his subordinate Ninomiya Mizuho at work. (from Asianwiki)
Casts: Nishijima Hidetoshi, Miyazawa Rie, Yoshino Kyoko, Hara Nanoka, etc.
2. Kamakura dono no 13 nin
English title: The 13 Lords of The Shogun, 13 People from Kamakura
Network: NHK
Episode: 45, 45 minutes
Genre: historical, life, drama
Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hojo Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's destiny begin to turn. (from mydramalist)
Casts: Oguri Shun, Bando Yajuro, Miyazawa Rie, Koike Eiko, etc.
2. Dakara Korosenakatta
English title: So I Couldn't Kill
Network: WOWOW
Episode: 5, 60 minutes
Genre: mystery
“Try stopping my murders with words.” This is the line in a letter delivered to Ippongi Toru, a roving reporter for Taiyo Shimbun’s local news desk, and the random serial murders which have shaken the Tokyo metropolitan area are described in detail. The criminal designates Ippongi and demands a public debate in the newspapers. Using a journalist’s power of words, Ippongi goes head to head with the criminal who warns of another murder. The unprecedented dialogue between the serial killer and newspaper reporter eventually rocks society. (from jdramas.wrodpress.com)
Casts: Tamaki Hiroshi, Matsuda Genta, Hagiwara Masato, Furuta Arata, Watabe Atsuro, etc.
Well, that's the first post for Jdrama recommendation in January 2022. Please be right back here for more recommendation during January 2022.
Jaa, matta...
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