Honda Kyoya is a Japanese actor and model who was born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, on June 20, 1999. He won a nationwide modeling contest in 2016 and made his acting debut in the 2017 drama series “Setoutsumi.” He has since gone on to appear in drama titles such as “Style of Chloe” in 2021 and the movie “Hot Gimmick” in 2019.

Honda Kyoya

Okusawa Ritsu (Honda Kyoya) is an illustrator who meets a salesman Ikegami Fumiya (Suzuki Kosuke) in a coffee shop. The two men strike up a friendship that soon becomes a romantic relationship. They are happy together. But on one fateful wintery day, they quarrel and Ritsu announces his intention to break off the relationship. But after he leaves, Ritsu is involved in an accident and is injured. The accident appears to have left him with severe memory loss…

As such, Ristu claims he cannot remember his relationship with Fumiya. And he cannot recall breaking up with him. Fumiya decides to start his relationship with Ritsu again from square one – hopeful that this will mean they will not have to break up. Will he be able to win Ritsu’s heart again? And will they be able to avoid a breakup...the second time around?

“Jack o’ Frost” is a 2023 Japanese drama series that was directed by Yasukawa Yuka and Takahashi Natsuki.

Jack o' Frost

Wintry Lovers team

Over a decade ago, Hagino Shion (Kumada Rinka) was an awkward high school student. She had a crush on the standoffish but handsome Hasegawa Souma (Honda Kyoya) and decided to try to win his heart by confessing her feelings for him. But when she tried to do so, he rejected her cruelly – telling her that she ought to “do something about her appearance” before telling a boy she liked him. This crushing blow has scarred her ever since.

Now, aged 29, she works as a beauty consultant. Her hair styling and makeup abilities are almost second to none, and her career has really taken off. Regardless, she has never had a boyfriend. When she attends a blind date-themed party, she suddenly has a flashback to that unhappy moment back in high school...and is magically transported back to her school days. It’s 2010 again, and she is the same school girl – except she now has awesome makeup skills! She resolves to change her destiny, armed with the skills she perfected as an adult. But could this path really lead her to love?

This drama was based on a manga title of the same name, authored by Yuu Nozomu.

“Cinderella Again” is a 2022 Japanese drama series that was directed by Goto Yosuke.

Cinderella Again

👓 A Makeover Past 💋

TV Asahi

Shikamori Umi (Suzuki Airi) is part of the production staff on a popular TV talk show. She is worked to the bone by her seniors, who always make her work overtime that she rarely has time for herself. As a result, she is always tired, and has no time for a love life. One day, she falls asleep on the set during a live broadcast – and this shameful moment makes her reevaluate her life. She realizes that there is no way to change her boss – so she quits the company.

She switches jobs, moving to a completely different field – the world of makeup and beauty. She finds an entry-level post at a makeup agency named Animal Beauty. At first, she begins to worry that she has made the wrong choice, when she gets off on the wrong foot with the firm’s CEO Sakaki Keisuke (Jin Shirasu). But she soon discovers that the CEO is not quite as abrasive as he seems – and that he might even have a crush on her! She also meets Kazao (Honda Kyoya), a handsome and talented photographer who works at the company. She develops a friendship with him, and also begins to feel a mutual attraction forming. Will Umi’s career change prove to be a success? And might it even lead her to love?

“Animals” is a 2022 Japanese drama series that was directed by Hara Keinosuke.

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