Takato Okura is a Japanese singer and actor who was born on April 12, 2002, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He joined the all-male J-pop group The Cause Lies with You (formerly BATTLE STREET) in 2018 and has since gone on to appear as an actor in the drama series titles “Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania” (2019) and “Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo” (2021).

Takato Okura

Rookie reporter Hinako Shinoda (Aoi Okuyama) has landed a job at Sengokusha, one of Japan’s biggest and most prestigious media companies. In her first year at the firm, she works at PR magazines. But to her dismay, she is soon transferred to work on Weekly Sengoku, a magazine that focuses mainly on sensationalist news, solving mysterious crime cases, and checking the veracity of lurid gossip. Her first few attempts at submitting stories for the magazine result in failure – and a series of unpleasant phone calls only serves to worsen the situation. She begins to lose heart. However, when a caller rings in with information about an apparent scandal involving a member of a leading pop group, it looks like Hinako may be on the verge of bagging her first scoop. Suddenly, she finds herself at the beating heart of the magazine, investigating mystery cases with support from a motley crew of colleagues. Can Hinako transform from a nervous newbie into Weekly Sengoku’s star reporter?

The Golden Egg

🧠Mystery Desk🧩

DMM TV

Feeling stuck in his hometown and needing a change of pace, Yu (Rintaro Hachimura) decides to travel to Tokyo to see his girlfriend and asks to move in with her. The unexpected visit leads to an argument, and Yu ends up with nowhere to stay... until he comes across a run-down sharehouse called Eden. With no other options, Yu decides to stay there, where he meets a group of strange, unsettling tenants, including Kirishima (Shuntaro Yanagi). After a boarder who claimed he intended to stay for six more months mysteriously disappears the following morning, Yu starts to grow suspicious of the other residents. What are the inhabitants of Eden up to – and is Yu their next target? This drama was adapted from the Korean webcomic "Strangers from Hell" by Kim Yong Ki.

Hell Is Other People

❌The next victim team 💢

Born and raised in Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroto Utsunomiya (Kaito Matsukura) has never experienced life in a big city. However, after the company he works for decides to transfer him to the Tokyo head office, Hiroto begins living away from home for the first time at the age of 25. When one of his new coworkers brings him to a bar, Hiroto meets Sone (Yuki Katayama), an eccentric older woman from Tokyo. Hiroto finds himself captivated by Sone, believing that this is the start of a fateful romance, and they spend the night together. Unfortunately, they part ways without exchanging contact information, and Hiroto and Sone are left to wonder if their encounter was just a fleeting moment in their lives, or if their one-night connection could ever mean something more. This drama was adapted from the manga of the same name by Chiaki Matsumoto.

Tokyo Camouflage Hour

☕️Golden Hour👠

Baba

Sayako Shiratama (Alice Hirose), a 30-year-old working in a low-paying job, has long regretted failing her college entry exam. When she meets Taku Ogasawara (Shunsuke Michieda), a young college student who encourages her to pursue her dreams, she decides to return to studying. After successfully gaining university admission, she unexpectedly encounters Taku again, who is now her college senior. Their chance reunion raises the possibility of an unexpected romantic connection, despite their significant age difference. This 2023 Japanese drama series was directed by Takahiro Aoyama and Takeyoshi Yamamoto.

My Second AOHARU

🌹 The Late Bloomers 🖊 

Hitomi Mamoru (Honoka Yahagi), an HR consultant, feels undervalued at her current job, where she's used more as a publicist than a human resources professional. One night, she meets the charismatic Sakyo Shiori (Atsuhiro Inukai) at a bar and unexpectedly wakes up at his house the next morning. Sakyo, the CEO of struggling company Jet Black, wants Hitomi to improve his firm's employee retention. As they work together, an unexpected connection begins to develop between them. Based on a manga series by Yatsumi Tsumu, "Troubles All Aboard!" is a 2023 Japanese drama series directed by Tomohiro Takahashi, Fuga Yaegashi, and Watanabe Yuya.

Troubles All Aboard!

🌞 Troubles All Aboard 😎 

Fuji TV

Yurika Namba (Yuko Araki) is a 27-year-old woman whose life turned on its head five years ago when she split up with her now ex-boyfriend Saito Makochi (Kengo Kora).

Since that day, she has failed to give up on her obsession with him, relentlessly stalking him on social media and even imagining he is still around, interacting with her daily life.

She has become used to having her imaginary ex around to the point of even slowly starting to think about dating another man, one who is totally unlike her former lover.

But life takes another 180-degrees turn when she lands a new job at a real estate agency…only to discover that Saito Makochi (the real one, that is!) works there and is now her new workmate.

Could love strike again for the reunited duo, or will other love pretenders keep them apart?

This drama was based on a long-running web-based cartoon strip of the same name, authored by Yukari Takinami.

“Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania” is a 2019 Japanese drama series that was directed by Namiki Michiko.

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