"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (June 21-27), Suzu Hirose will be appearing in the drama series "Chihayafuru -Meguri-" (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm) which starts on Getsuku , and Sakura Kiryu , who became a hot topic for her role in the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " which aired from January to March, appeared at the "TikTok First Half Trend Awards 2025" awards ceremony. We will cover these topics in two parts.
On June 22nd, it was announced that "25-ji, Akasaka de Season 2," a sequel to "25-ji, Akasaka de," a live-action drama adaptation of Natsuno Hiroko's BL manga starring Komakine Akita and Niihara Taisuke, will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks from October. The story is a love story set in the entertainment world between popular model and actor Hayama Masumi (Komakine) and newcomer Shirasaki Yuki (Niihara), who won an audition and was selected to play Hayama's love interest. The sequel follows the story of the two who finally unite after unrequited love for each other. The previous drama aired from April to June 2024.
On the 23rd, it was revealed that Totsuka Shota and Konno Ayaka of "ABC-Z" will be starring in the drama series "If I Get Loved by a Yakuza Boss," which will begin airing on the Dramaism slot (MBS/TBS) on July 22nd. Makoto (Konno) puts an end to her cohabitation with her selfish and self-centered boyfriend after he cheats on her, but at the same time, she loses her home. Odagiri (Totsuka), the department manager who is known as the "Yakuza Boss" within the company for his cold-heartedness, lends a helping hand to Makoto, and until she finds a new place to live, she ends up living with him at his house... and so the story unfolds.
On the 23rd, Nagao Yuno attended the "tvasahi DRAMA FES 2025 Summer" joint press conference for TV Asahi's July drama series, held in Tokyo. Yuno, who will be appearing in the drama series "The Kidnapping Day of the tongue" on set. Saito said of Yuno, "Yuno doesn't feel like a child actor at all, she's really professional..." He continued, "But sometimes she mistakes me or the director and calls them 'Mama'. It's heartwarming (laughs)," to which Yuno nodded and said, "I do make mistakes."
Also appearing at "tvasahi DRAMA FES 2025 Summer" was Sadao Abe , who will star in the drama series " Shiawase na Kekkon " (Thursdays at 9pm) which starts on July 17th. Regarding filming, he said, "I've been in a lot of dramas up until now, but this is the one I've been NG the most." "There are a lot of lines that are really hard to say, so it's difficult. There are a lot of lines I can't say...I can't say things like 'public indecency charges'," he said with a wry smile.
On the 24th, it was revealed that Hirose and the rest of the cast of the Mizusawa High School Competitive Karuta Club from the Chihayafuru film series will appear in the new drama Chihayafuru -Meguri- (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm). Hirose said, "I never thought I'd be playing Chihaya again 10 years later (laughs)," and commented, "I was more than happy to meet the friends I spent my youth with, and we alumni were way more excited than the current cast."
On the 24th, Kiyohara Kaya and Ryo Narita appeared at the production announcement for the TBS "Tuesday 10pm" drama "First Love DOGs" (Tuesdays at 10pm) held in Tokyo. Kiyohara, who plays a cool lawyer who dotes on her dog Sakura, said of her role, "I dote on her so much that it's no exaggeration to say I spend my days for her." Narita, who plays a veterinarian, revealed that he is playing an unusual character, saying, "I've been told I'm a complicated veterinarian." Also appearing at the production announcement were Na In-woo, Riku Hagiwara, Nadagi Takeshi, Noro Kayo, Fukada Kyoko, and Kishitani Goro. The drama starts on July 1st.
On the 24th, Yoshiyanagi, who became a hot topic for her role in the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "Mikami Sensei" that aired from January to March, appeared at the "TikTok First Half Trend Awards 2025" ceremony held in Tokyo. "Mikami Sensei" was the first terrestrial drama to distribute a spin-off short drama on TikTok, which was praised for "establishing a new style of drama viewing," and won the Entertainment category. Yoshiyanagi, who played the role of Shiiba Haruno, a responsible student, appeared in a dress that accentuated her beautiful body line and bright hair color, which is very different from Shiiba's. "I feel that what I did was worthwhile, and I'm very happy," she said with a smile.
