It has recently been announced that actress Hinako Sakurai will be appearing in the drama series "Koi Suru Keigo 24ji Season 2" (TV Asahi, Fridays at 11:15pm, excluding some regions), starring Hikaru Iwamoto Iwamoto of the popular group "Snow Man." Following on from "Season 1," she will play Hara Kaori, the older sister of bodyguard Hara Minato (Joichiro Fujiwara). Sakurai, who made a guest appearance in the previous series, will now be joining the cast as a semi-regular.
The drama is a sequel to "24 Hours of Love Guard," which aired in January 2024. In the previous series, the rugged and stoic bodyguard Kitazawa Tatsunosuke (Iwamoto) protects lawyer Kishimura Rika (Mai Shiraishi) 24 hours a day while pursuing the truth behind her father's murder. With the help of his colleagues, he manages to arrest the real culprit, and the two fall in love and find happiness together.
In the sequel, Tatsunosuke's company, RACCO Security, merges with Ko-Ara Security to expand its business. He and his new partner clash at every opportunity and end up embroiled in a major incident. Meanwhile, Rika aims to reach even greater heights as a lawyer and decides to study abroad in London, England. As they both find themselves in new environments, the long distance and eight-hour time difference hinder their love.
Sakurai plays Kaori, a reliable woman who inherited her wealthy family's company and is currently its president. She has an extremely assertive personality, and is someone who intimidates not only her younger brother Minato, but even Tatsunosuke and the rest of the security team. This time, Kaori will show us a different side of herself... Kaori is too busy with work and has no chance of meeting anyone, so with the encouragement of those around her, she starts looking for a partner and finds a perfect match on a matchmaking app. However, the person she finds is someone she never expected...
It was also announced that Takehiko Ono will be continuing to appear in the role of Yabuki Kenji, the director of the law firm where Rika works and her good boss.
The drama will begin airing on October 17th.