This month, as you've seen in our previous articles, we've had a lot of J-Drama releases. So, a special selection gathering the dramas that have been renewed for a new season. We invite you to discover five sequels of J-Drama as well as an SP!
Love Concierge 2
ラブホの上野さん season2
We push a second time the doors of this comedy that brings in the daily life of this hotel.
Ueno is an employee of the Love Hotel: Gotanda Kingdom. He does not hesitate to help his clients in need by giving them advice often related to heart problems.
We discussed it last June, here is the continuation of the adventures of Ueno that ended last April. The wait will not have been too long and new love stories will be treated for our dear Ueno. In terms of casting, Kanata Hongo (Fullmetal Alchemist) will reprise his role as well as most of those of the previous season. Nazuki Amano (Ito-kun A to E) newcomer will join our happy band. The drama is available on: Fuji TV.
Dr. Storks
コウノドリ
Now it's time to go to the hospital because it's about medicine.
The story picks up two years after the previous season. Sakura Konotori works as an obstetrician and also performs as a concert pianist under the stage name Baby.
You had doubts about a possible sequel for this drama, well, your patience is rewarded. We are pleased to see our doctors with big hearts who have returned to service. The staff is obviously similar to the previous season with Gou Ayano (Frankenstein's Love) at the top, just like his colleagues. Hio Miyazawa will join the team, and will make his acting debut; followed by Wakana Matsumoto (Keiji 7 nin), who made four films this year and finally Kuranosuke Sasaki (Hiyokko). Those who enjoy medical drama will have something to keep them well acquainted. We leave you a trailer and the link of: TBS.
https://youtu.be/z67UPmdzLGg
Doctor-X (season 5)
ドクターX ～外科医・大門未知子～
We still stay a little in this sanitized field to tell you about this fifth season.
The eccentric surgeon Daimon Michiko returns to duty. She continues to exercise her talents in the operating room while saving lives. This time, Michiko will visit Higashitei University Hospital.
A successful drama, eagerly awaited by the Japanese since its first broadcast in 2012. And who also has a large audience abroad since Ryoko Yonekura is a very appreciated personality. On the doctors' side, we will find: Yuki Uchida in Saiki Kusuo no Sainan, Kenichi Endo currently in Warotenka and Kosuke Suzuki who is in Kataomoi. Other old and new will also join Michiko to help her! For more information, only one place is available at: TV Asahi.
Aibou: season 16
相棒 Season 16
Change of subject for a crime drama that also has a strong popularity.
New perceptual investigations for the duo: Ukyo Sugishita and Wataru Kaburagi. Indeed, their first case is that of Hirai a rich man suspected of murdering his wives. But the man does not intend to let himself be done. And he ends up accusing them…
A duo of police officers who have been raging since 2002 on the small Japanese screens. We did not fail to announce the fifteenth season released in 2016. After a film last February here is a brand new season. Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi are reunited for your greatest pleasure as well as their teammates. Ren Osugi who has just finished Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha, will join the cast. Everything is of course available on the channel: TV Asahi.
BORDER 2 Shokuzai
BORDER 贖罪
We stay in the same subject with another drama that will not be a season two but a special episode.
The story picks up where we left off, when Ishikawa Ango finds himself facing criminal Ando Chikao on the roof of a building. Ando is supposed to have died because of his fall but we see him behind Ango holding his shoulder and welcoming him towards evil.
We were very surprised by the finale of this drama whose plot we enjoyed and especially the game of the talented Shun Oguri. While since 2014 we had been waiting for a possible sequel, the good news fell last June. Shun Oguri (Gintama) resumes his role as an inspector who has a bullet stuck in his head just like the cast of the first season who returns to his side. If some will be disappointed that there is only one episode, we will at least be entitled to a less frustrating ending! To be seen on: TV Asahi.
BORDER Shoudou ~Kenshikan Higa Mika~
BORDER 衝動~検視官・比嘉ミカ~
We finish with a spin-off of Border but which will be made from a more feminine point of view.
Higa Mika is an assistant in forensic medicine at Yongin University. She was raised by her mother and wanted to become a doctor but eventually opted for forensics. The police will call her teacher, Toru Asakawa, after the discovery of the corpse of a schoolgirl cruelly murdered. However, Inspector Nakazawa Fumiaki can't help but have a bad impression on Asakawa. While a second murder takes place…
No Shun Oguri for this two-part mini-drama, which will focus on actress Haru who helped him during his investigations. Here, we will find a mysterious case that seems to be related to the teacher that the young woman appreciates. For the cast: Haru (Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo), Ishimaru Kanji (Akira to Akira) and Kudo Asuka (Kanna-saaan!). We can't wait to see what will happen to this murder story which, although sewn with white thread, probably hides something else! Well of course, as before, the details are on the website of: TV Asahi.
The J-Drama sequels end here, we hope you find dramas to your liking. So we look forward to seeing you next month with more drama and more. Good viewing!
