‘Ossan’s Love’ Renewed For A New Sequel; Premiering January 2024

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2023-09-25
11:24

The hit Japanese drama ‘Ossan’s Love’ announced its return with a new sequel!

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— 【公式】おっさんずラブ🌏アカウント (@ossans_love) September 24, 2023

‘Ossan’s Love: Returns’ is the upcoming sequel of ‘Ossan’s Love,’ in which actors Kento Hayashi, Kei Tanaka, and Kotaro Yosida reprise their roles as Ryota Maki, Soichi Haruta, and Musashi Kurosawa, respectively.

‘Ossan’s Love’ gained popularity in 2016 as a late-night one-shot drama and turned into a serial drama in 2018. Its popularity spread through word of mouth and social media such as Twitter (now X) and has influenced entertainment, creating a new viewership index. The drama is praised for its straightforward love story worldwide. It received numerous awards, including the Confidence Award Drama Prize’s Best Drama, Tokyo Drama Awards Grand Prix, Television Drama Academy Awards’ Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, and Elan D’or Awards. In 2019, the movie ‘Ossan’s Love: LOVE or DEAD’ was released, followed by ‘Ossan’s Love -in the Sky’ in the same year.

The drama depicts Soichi Haruta, in his thirties, an employee at a local real estate office, who struggles with his luck in finding women. His mother leaves him to find a way to survive, and he accepts a co-worker’s offer to live with him. However, he is caught off guard when Ryota Maki, his co-worker, has a crush on him. His boss, Musashi Kurosawa, has also confessed his love for him. Soichi finds himself in an unexpected love triangle, surrounded by men with strong feelings for him. He struggles to sort out his emotions as he is constantly pulled in opposite directions. The story explores themes of hope, fate, and the challenges individuals face in pursuing happiness and success. The story explores themes of hope, fate, and the challenges faced by individuals in their pursuit of happiness and success.

The sequel ‘Ossan’s Love Returns’ will be released in January next year on local TV station TV Asahi’s Friday night drama time slot! What kind of story awaits to unfold in this sequel? Find more with BLtai for more updates!

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