Niihara Taisuke is a Japanese actor who was born on October 7, 2000, in Saitama Prefecture,&nbsp;Japan. He began appearing in commercial videos in 2015 and in 2018 transitioned to stage acting. In 2020, he appeared in the high school-themed drama series “17.3 About Love,” and in 2021 appeared in the drama “Sakura no Tou.”

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Futaba Yoshioka (Natsuki Deguchi) loved her warm-hearted classmate Kou Tanaka (Kaito Sakurai) during their middle school days, but they were abruptly separated when Kou moved to Nagasaki. Just as high school is about to end, Kou returns to Futaba’s life, but he’s not the same boy she fell in love with: he’s adopted a cold demeanor and a new surname. As they slowly reconnect, complications arise when Futaba discovers that a classmate, who also hails from Nagasaki, shares a painful history with Kou. As the final days of school unfold, tension builds and a potential love triangle emerges, threatening to overshadow their rekindled romance. Will Futaba and Kou's reunion blossom into a love that conquers the past, or will old wounds and new challenges lead them to heartbreak once more? This 2024 Japanese drama, based on the hit manga series of the same name by Io Sakisaka and directed by Kimura Mahito, follows 2023’s “AO HARU RIDE.”

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The Blue Spring Ride Team

In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka (Natsuki Deguchi) fell for her tender-spirited classmate Kou Tanaka (Kaito Sakurai). Their brief but joyful romance was shattered when Kou suddenly disappeared. Three years later, as Futaba nears her high school graduation, Kou reappears – now using the surname Mabuchi and possessing a cold demeanor. As Futaba uncovers the reasons behind his transformation, she wonders if they can rekindle their lost love or if she will face more heartache. This 2023 Japanese drama was based on the hit manga series of the same name by Io Sakisaka and was directed by Kimura Mahito.

AO HARU RIDE

Yamada Koichi (Komiya Rio) is an ever-cheerful, ever-popular high schooler with plenty of friends in his class. Oumi Mitsuru (Inoue Sora) is his polar opposite: a gifted young student who has plenty of intelligence, but relatively few social skills. Despite their vastly different personalities, they begin to feel a strong pull of mutual attraction. But one rainy morning, just as their passions are beginning to rise, a truck slams into Yamada Koichi in front of Oumi Mitsuru.

Moments later, it appears to Oumi Mitsuru that the other boy simply got up and continued about his business as though nothing has happened. But that is not what the rest of the world appears to understand has happened. As the boy’s classmates slowly begin to forget about Yamada Koichi, Oumi Mitsuru’s passion for him begins to burn stronger than ever. But is this really the “same” Yamada Koichi? Or has something very unusual happened to the love of Oumi Mitsuru’s life?

This drama was based on a novel by Eda Yuuri.

“Eternal Yesterday” is a 2022 Japanese drama series that was written for the screen and directed by Kobayashi Keiichi.

Eternal Yesterday

 Your 💖 hit me like a truck

Yuuki Kaneda (Toshiki Seto), a talented yet unsociable designer, has just found a new job at a computer graphics production company, training under Jun Yanase (Shuichiro Naito), a highly experienced and brilliant senior designer. Yuuki maintains his cold, standoffish demeanor around Jun, his office “senpai,” stunning Jun, who isn’t used to receiving this type of treatment. Secretly, however, Yuuki has a huge crush on Jun, but he plans to keep the secret to his grave… until he gets drunk at an office party, tells Jun the truth about his feelings, leading to the two sharing an unexpected kiss! Will this moment of sincerity bring them closer together, or will Yuuki back even further away? This 2022 Japanese BL drama, based on the hit manga of the same name by Shinta Harekawa, was directed by Tomohiro Takahashi and Akihiro Watanabe.

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