Takeda Kouhei is a Japanese actor, TV personality, and model who was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 1986. He debuted in 2001 and has appeared in numerous drama series titles, such as “Hotel Concierge” in 2015 and the more recent “Old Fashion Cupcake” (2022).

Takeda Kouhei

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Nozue (Kouhei Takeda), a 39-year-old office worker, believes his career and life are bleak and stagnant. While his 29-year-old subordinate, Togawa (Tatsunari Kimura) is cold and distant at first, he secretly harbors respect and romantic feelings for Nozue. When fate brings them together at a trendy pancake shop, their relationship slowly begins to shift. As they spend more time together, Nozue finds himself drawn to Togawa’s unexpected kindness and charm, and the spark of something more starts to ignite between them. Could this newfound connection be the start of true love? This 2022 Japanese BL drama, based on the manga of the same name by Sagan Sagan, was directed by Ayaka Kato.

Old Fashion Cupcake

🧁 A Cupcake for Two 👨‍❤️‍👨

Young, beautiful, and wealthy, Rina Aizawa (Hotta Akane) has what many believe is the perfect life. The envy of everyone she meets, Rina should have nothing to complain about, and yet, she can’t seem to find happiness in her current life.&nbsp;

Constantly wondering what might have been, Rina spends an inordinate amount of time reminiscing about her school days and her former classmate, Ren Ichijo (Izumisawa Yuuki). Coincidentally, Rina and Ren are reunited when they both take a job at the same company. With years separating them and rumors of Rina being recently engaged, Ren has no thoughts of pursuing the girl he once knew. Even so, he can’t deny the fact that he has often thought of the lovely girl he once was able to call friend.&nbsp;

Though they never managed to move from friends to friendlier while they were in school, neither can deny that reuniting has stirred some long-forgotten feelings. Given the chance to catch up, all these years later, will Rina and Ren finally be able to move from friendship to love or will they forever hover someplace in between?

Adapted from the novel “Between Love and Friendship” by Tokyo Calendar Web, “Between Love and Friendship (Ver:Rina/Ver:Ren) is a 2022 Japanese romance drama directed by Ishii Yusuke.&nbsp;

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