Asian Drama

Koda Minare is a 26-year-old single woman working part-time at a curry restaurant. She's recently gone through a series of troubling events, including being dumped by her boyfriend and getting conned out of money. Because of this, she drinks alcohol at a bar. At that time, the chief director of a local radio station happens to be there and joins her. Koda Minare tells her story about the recent troubles she has experienced. The radio station chief director listens to her and realizes she has potential as a radio personality. Thanks to the chief director, Koda Minare is selected to host the late night radio program "Wave, Listen to Me."

Adapted from the manga series "Nami yo Kiite Kure" (波よ聞いてくれ) by Samura Hiroaki (沙村広明).

A mother's joy is in making delicious food for her family! However, her rebellious son, Takeshi, finds her loud and obnoxious. This is the diary of love and feasting between hyper-active Mom and Takeshi.

Adapted from the manga "Samurai Kaasan" (サムライカアサン) by Itaba Mina (板羽皆).

Mariko Goto is 29-years-old and dreams of marrying her ideal man by the age of 30. She finds her ideal man in Mitsuo Tomizawa. He works as a section chief at the same company where Mariko Goto works. Mitsuo Tomizawa is smart, handsome, and tall. He also does his job well. He seems like a perfect man, but he has a secret. His secret is that he loves his doll Michuko. ~~ Adapted from the manga of the same name by Murasaki.

Onigawara Momoka is a highschooler and she has the blood of an oni. She tries to hide her true identity while going to school and experiencing life with friends.

The 95th NHK Asadora is about Sumire, a girl born in the uptown of Kobe in the early Showa period. In the wake of wartime devastation, she works hard toward making children's clothes for a living, and later establishes a first-ever children's goods store in Japan. -- NHK