Japanese Drama Upcoming January update 2022 (part 2)

Konnichiwa, Minna san

This in only the beginning of January 2022, but we are spoiled with bunch of ongoing Dorama that you can pick to your taste. 

Here is the second part of January 2022 update. The previous one, you can visit this link.

January 10, 2022

1. Koseino Futari

Network: NHK

Episode: 8, 30 minutes

Genre: comedy

About two people who are aromantic and asexual and begin living together. Sakiko finds it difficult to live in a society which operates under the assumption that people will fall in love with each other. She meets supermarket employee Takahashi when she goes to support a "fall-in-love" campaign by her junior at work. She is startled when she hears him say that there are people who don't fall in love. As Sakiko's mother keeps hurrying her to get married, she decides to move out and rent an apartment with her friend but her friend backs out at the last minute after reconciling with her ex-boyfriend. Just when Sakiko is about to give up, she ends up living with Takahashi under one roof because of their similar values towards romance.

Casts: Kishii Yukino, Takahashi Issei, Hama Shogo, Kojima Fukiko, Kita Kana,, etc.

2. Mystery to Iunakare

English title: So Not Say Mystery

Network: Fuji TV

Episode 10, 54 minutes

Genre: Mystery, drama

Follows mystery-solving college student Kuno Totono. At the beginning of the story, the police bring him in for questioning on suspicion of murdering his classmate.

The drama is based on a manga by Tamura Yumi. The number of the volume is 10 but it is ongoing. The serialization was published by Flowers (Shogakukan) in 2017.

the manga cover

Casts: Suda Masaki, Ito Sairi, Onoe Matsuya II, Endo Kenichi, Suzuki Kosuke, etc.

January 11, 2022

Fight Song

Network: TBS

Episode: 10, 57 minutes

Genre: comedy, romance, life, drama

Kisara Hanae, a girl who retired from karate due to an accidental injury and was at the lowest point of her life. She meets Ashida Haruki, the songwriter of a song she used to listen to before every match. But he is now a failed musician, a one-hit wonder, and a weirdo with a lot of problems! Hanae's childhood friend, Natsukawa Shingo, who is always watching over her gets involved and a love triangle develops. Hanae has a "secret" that she can't tell anyone, and decides that "this is the last love of her life".

Casts: Kiyohara Kaya, Mamiya Shotaro, Kikuchi Fuma, Kuriyama Chiaki, Hashimoto Jun, etc.

January 12, 2022

Muchaburi!: Watashi ga Shachou ni Naru nante

Network: NTV

Episode: 10, 60 minutes

Genre: Business, romance, drama

Takanashi Hinako is a 30-year-old office lady who has been working as a secretary at Relation Gate for the past 8 years. Everyday, the company's charismatic president would give her various "impossible tasks", making her single for the past 6 years and have no time to think about her future. One day, the president gives Hinako an extremely huge "impossible task" - Be the president of the company's subsidiary.

Casts: Takahata Mitsuki, Shison Jun, Matsuda Shota, Kasatmasu Sho, etc.

January 13, 2022

Mayonaka ni Hello!

English title: Hello at Midnight!

Network: TV Tokyo

Episode; 10, 30 minutes

Genre: fantasy

Azumi, a manga artist, is staying at the guesthouse "Sun Plaza Asanuma'' with the cheapest accommodation. However, she can't concentrate on her work because she is bothered by the lively voices of the house mother, Mariko (Kikuchi Momoko), and her daughter, Misaki (Ohara Yuno), coming from the common space. When she looks up the reputation of Sun Plaza Asanuma on the internet, she finds a list of bad reviews, but among them she finds a mysterious comment: “A door opens.” Then, when Azumi is stuck at work, a “door” suddenly appears in front of her that leads to the backstage of Hello! Project... (from mydramalist)

Casts: Kikuchi Momoko, Ohara Yuno, Ohno Ito, etc.

Shinbun Kisha

English title: The Journalist

Network: Netflix

Episode: 10, 50 minutes

Genre: thriller, drama

Matsuda Anna is a dedicated journalist who doggedly pursues the truth about a government corruption scandal even as powerful enemies seek to neutralize her reporting. (from Netflix)

Casts: Yonekura Ryoko, Ayano Go, Yokohama Ryusei, Yoshioka Hidetaka, etc. 

January 14, 2022

Itoshii Uso: Yasashii Yami

English title: Dear My Loneliness and Darkness/ A Dear Lie.

Network: TV Asahi

Episode: 10, 60 minutes

Genre: thriller, mystery, romance, drama.

One day Nozomi attends a middle school reunion and is reunited with her first love, Shuichi. Her love is rekindled when she the guy approaches her, but they get caught up in an incident where members of the reunion start dying one after another. (from mydramalist)

Casts: Haru, Hayashi Kento, Mizobata Junpei, Motokariya Yuika, etc. 

January 15, 2022

1. Touboui F

English title: Fugitive Doctor F 

Network: NTV

Episode: 10

Genre: thriller, drama, medical

Fujiki Keisuke is a neurosurgeon, possessing vast medical knowledge and genius surgical skills. As a doctor, his mindset is that all people should be treated the same, even criminals. One day, Fujiki Keisuke's lover is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect. To find out the truth behind her death, Fujiki Keisuke becomes a fugitive. While on the run, he can't ignore the sick people who need help.

The drama is based on a manga series by Izuki Keigo and llustration by Satou Makoto. The manga was published in 2007 by Akita Shoten. It has 3 volumes, and it's completed.

Casts: Narita Ryo, Matsuoka Masahara, Mori Nana, Sakai Koharu, etc.

2. Moshimo, Ikemen Dake no Koukou ga Attara

English title: What If there was a High School Only for Handsome Men

Network: TV Asahi

Episode: 10, 30 minutes

Genre: school, youth

The story is set in the private senior high school Minami Gakuen which boasts of an unusually high proportion of good looking stuents and aims to win at the National Ikemen Contest for senior high school students.

Casts: Hosoda Kanata, Miyase Ryubi, Fujiwara Taiyu, Mizusawa Rintaro, Naito Shuichiro, etc

3. Fujinshi

English title: Blade Master

Network: TV Asahi

Episode: 9, 30 minutes

Genre: action, mystery, fantasy

Osagami Kakeru is a master who is tasked with the mission of sealing the blades of filth called Kegareyaiba bron from the dark sides of people's hearts. (from mydramalist)

Casts: Saotome Taichi, Endo Yuya, Nakamura Yurika, Fukagawa Mai, Hashimoto Jun, etc.  

4. Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori

Network: TV Asahi

Episode: 10, 30 minutes

Genre: life

Togoku Kyosui runs a traditional Japanese style cafe called Rokuhodo. He has a tender voice and hardly ever raises it. He is an honest person with a bright personality. At the cafe Togoku Kyosui works with three other young men. They each wear a kimono and serve drinks, meals and deserts to their customers. These 4 men interact with their customers, who all have their own problems, and provide them with comfort. While performing their jobs, they also face their own problems and grow as a person. (from Asianwiki)

Casts: Kotaki Nozomu, Hayama Shono, Onishi Ryusei, Saeki Daichi, Shirasu Jin, etc.

January 16, 2022

Deep Crime Unit (DCU)

Network: TBS

Episode: 10, 54 minutes

Genre: mystery, drama

Niina Masayoshi is the leader of DCU. The group was newly created by the Japan Coast Guard and stands for Deep Crime Unit. Their mission is to find evidence and dead bodies hidden underwater, that are crucial to solving criminal cases. Niina Masayoshi never gives up investigating the truth.

Casts: Abe Hiroshi, Yokohama Ryusei, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Shuri, etc.

January 17, 2022

Youtuber ni Musume wa Yaran!

English title: I Don't Have Youtuber Daughter!

Network: TV Tokyo

Episode: 10, 49 minutes

Genre: comedy, romance

Taira Chisa will soon become 33 years old. She is single and works in the sales department for an undegarment company. She is a positive person and is a straightforward person when she talks. This sometime makes people think her comments are cold. Somehow, Taira Chisa becomes involved in a love triangle with Enomoto Shin and Taktak. These two men have very different backgrounds. Shin Enomoto is comfortable, with a good education and stable job at TV station. Taktak is a popular Youtuber, whose life is like adventure. (from Asianwiki)

Casts: Sasaki Nozomi, Kaneko Nobuaki, Tozuka Junki, Wakatsuki Yumi, Endo Kenichi, etc.

Dr. White

Romaji title: Dokutohowaito

Network: Fuji TV KTV

Episode: 10, 60 minutes

Genre: mystery, medical

A collapsed woman, wearing white clothes, is found at a park in the early morning hours. The woman introduces herself as Byakuya. Except for her name, she doesn't remember anything else about herself. She doesn't know general stuff either, but she holds extensive medical knowledge and has a genius-like diagnostic ability. With just the smallest amount of information, she is able to diagnose any disease. She begins to work with a diagnosis team at a hospital. (from Asianwiki)

Casts: Hamabe Minami, Emoto Tasuku, Takimoto Miori, etc.

January 20, 2022

Tonari no Chikara

English title: Neighbor Chikara

Network: TV Asahi

Episode: 10, 54 minutes

Genre: comedy

Nakagoshi Chikara is married and has two children. His family lives together at a complex in Tokyo. He introduces himself as a novelist, but he is actually a ghost writer and writes essays for famous people. He is usually busy with his writing and doing house chores, but, when he sees people who need help, he can't ignore them. He approaches those people and asks them if they are doing okay and if they have a problem. (from Asianwiki)

Casts: Matsumoto Jun, Ueto Aya, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Shimizu Hiroya, etc.

January 21, 2022

1. Tsuma, Shogakusei ni Naru

English title: My wife Becomes an Elementary School Student

Network: TBS

Episode: 10, 54 minutes

Genre: drama

A story that begins when a husband and his daughter, who lost their beloved wife 10 years ago and lost the meaning of life, unexpectedly reunited with their wife (mother). As his wife is reborn as a 10-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn. (from mydramalist)

Casts: Tsutsumi Shinichi, Ishida Yuriko, Makita Aju, Maida Nono, Yoshida Yo, Morita Misato, etc.

2. Patisier-san to Ojousan

English title: Patisier and Young Lady

Network: TVK

Episode: 4, 30 minutes

Genre: Food, comedy, romance

Centers around a pastry chef who works at a small cake shop in the city and is a little proficient in love, and a "lady" who comes to buy cakes every Friday. (from mydramalist)

Casts: Sakiyama Tsubasa, Okamoto Natsumi, Murai Ryota, etc.

January 25, 2022

Tabiya Okaeri

English title: The Long Way Home/ Welcome Back to The Traveler

Network: NHK

Episode: 4, 30 minutes

Genre: Drama

Using her stage name, Oka Erika works as an entertainer and a program reporter. She is in her 30's and her real name is Okabayashi Eriko. Erika loves to travel. Her program "Chobit Tabi" is also about traveling, but the show is stopped due to a mistake by Erika. At that time, a letter is delivered to her management company. The letter asks if Erika can go on a trip instead of her sick daughter.

Casts: Ando Sakura, Miho Jun, Takeda Tetsuya, Mashima Hidekazu, etc. 

So, that's all for this January 2022 update. Well, after i finish listing down the drama, I have set some of dramas I look forward to watching. They are The Journalist, Dr. White, Touboui F. Hmmm... I might get headache if I watch too many thriller drama, so I'm thinking of some comedy light drama, like Fight Song, and the one with ikemen in high school. Well, I get used to watching multi ongoing drama these days. But the problem is still in the subtitle. Thanks to awesome subbers who work for Jdramas fans like who know little Japanese. And thanks to some legal platforms that start to broadcast a bunch of Jdramas. 

Jaa, matta ne

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