The success of Doctor X is starting to rub off.

Minami Hinabe to star in Fuji TV Winter 2022 drama

Minami Hinabe will star in the Fuji TV Winter 2022 drama "Dr. White".

Minami plays Byakuya. She is found passed out one morning in a park. She only remembers her name but doesn't know too much else about whats going on. However, for some reason she has massive medical knowledge and is able to make amazing diagnosis. She then begins to work with a diagnostic team at a local hospital.

The drama airs beginning in January, 2022.

Haru Kuroki to star in Fuji TV 2022 Winter drama

Haru Kuroki will star in the Fuji TV Winter 2022 drama "Gossip".

Kuroki plays Ririko Seko. She works in the accounting department of Kanfuru News an online media website. Their articles are done by the editorial team which is all male, and most of the stories are just edited versions from other websites. Then, one day, Ririko is transferred from accounting ot the editorial deparment.

The drama airs beginning in January, 2022.

Kodoku no Gurume on the Shinkansen.

Hidekazu Mashima to star in TBS Winter 2021 drama

Hidekazu Mashima will star in the TBS Winter 2021 drama "Izakaya Shinkansen".

Mashima plays Susumu Takamiya who works for an insurance company. His job has him traveling all across Japan on one day trips vis the Shinkansen. While on the trips, he picks up meals and eats them on the Shinkansen on his way back. The train becomes his own personal Izakaya to eat, drink, and relax.

The drama airs in December, 2021.

File this under "the more thing change, the more they stay the same". Yasufumi Terawaki returns after a 14 year absence as good old Kameyama for "Aibou 21": https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/482587

Atsuko Maeda and Riko Narumi together. Could be interesting.

Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi and Akihisa Shiono co-star in 2023 Spring TV Tokyo drama

Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi, & Akihisa Shiono will co-star in the TV Tokyo drama series “Kashi Mashi Meshii.” The drama is based on manga series “Kashi Mashi Meshii” by Mari Okazaki. The three leads will play former classmates from an art university, who begin to regularly meet again over meals. The suicide of a former classmate brought them together.

“Kashi Mashi Meshi” first airs April 10, 2023 in Japan.