Drama Shower

Japanese television programming block

Drama ShowerNetwork| MBS

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Launched|

April 22, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-04-22)

Closed|

April 11, 2024; 15 months ago (2024-04-11)

Country of origin| Japan
Key people| Kaoru Azuma
Major broadcasting contracts| Kadokawa Corporation
Format| Boys' love dramas
Running time|

* Fridays at 1:29-1:59 AM JST[a]

Original language(s)| Japanese

Drama Shower (Japanese: ドラマシャワー, Hepburn: Dorama Shawā) was a Japanese programming block on MBS. The programming block was a collaboration between MBS and Kadokawa's boys' love programming label, Tunku, to broadcast boys' love television drama series published by the latter. Drama Shower was broadcast on Fridays from 1:29 AM to 1:59 AM JST.[a] On March 11, 2024, MBS announced that they would be replacing Drama Shower with the programming block Drama Phil, beginning in April 2024.

## History

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On March 4, 2022, Kadokawa Corporation announced their new boys' love drama label, Tunku.[1][2] The label is produced by Kaoru Azuma, a long-time boys' love fan.[3] As Kadokawa had previously published a variety of boys' love manga and novels, Tunku was created with the purpose of bringing live-action drama adaptations of them worldwide.[2] The name "Tunku" was derived from the Japanese onomatopoeia of a beating heart and the label was named such to "deliver the excitement [of a beating heart] to viewers worldwide."[4] Azuma stated that Kadokawa approved of Tunku immediately due to their familiarity with boys' love culture and they soon gained the interest and approval of MBS to broadcast their projects.[3]

On the same day that Kadokawa announced the establishment of Tunku, MBS announced they were creating a programming block in collaboration with the label, titled Drama Shower, in which they would broadcast boys' love drama adaptations published under the Tunku label.[2] Drama Shower would be broadcast every Friday from 1:29 AM to 1:59 AM JST for a limited run of one year.[1][2] Azuma stated that despite Drama Shower running for one year, she would be interested in continuing Tunku after Drama Shower's end provided Kadokawa still has interest in the project.[3] The first title announced for Drama Shower was Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!, which began broadcast on April 22, 2022.[1][b] Despite that the series came from a publisher outside of Kadokawa, Azuma wanted the adaptation to be the first series on Drama Shower because it was seen as accessible to newcomers of the boys' love genre and because it was a romantic comedy.[3] It was followed by Senpai, This Can't Be Love!, Takara-kun & Amagi-kun, Eternal Yesterday, and Candy Color Paradox. In addition to the shows being serialized on Drama Shower, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of all series would be uploaded onto Tunku's Niconico channel as the episodes aired.[5]

On March 11, 2024, MBS announced that they would be replacing Drama Shower with the programming block Drama Phil, beginning with the broadcast of the television drama Ubawareta Boku-tachi [ja] on April 12, 2024.[6]

## Programming

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* Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss! (2022)[2]
* Senpai, This Can't Be Love! (2022)[7][8]
* Takane-kun & Amagi-kun (2022)[9]
* Eternal Yesterday (2022)
* Candy Color Paradox (2022-2023)[10]
* Jack Frost (2023)
* Tokyo in April is... (2023)
* My Personal Weatherman (2023)
* One Room Angel (2023)
* Mr. Sahara and Toki (2023-2024)
* My Strawberry Film (2024)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The timeslot is advertised as "Late Night Thursdays" and listed as Thursdays at 25:29, which is Friday at 1:29 AM.[1]
2. ^ Mr. Unlucky Has no Choice But to Kiss! is listed with the premiere date of April 21, 2022 at 25:29, which is April 22 at 1:29 AM.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "MBS：木曜深夜に1年限定の新ドラマ枠 第1弾は曽田陵介＆佐藤友祐W主演のBLラブコメ「不幸くんはキスするしかない！」" [MBS: New drama programming to air on late-night Thursdays for a year, first installment stars Ryosuke Sota and Yusuke Sato in the BL romantic comedy Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e Komatsu, Mikikaze (March 4, 2022). "Gamoko Tsuyu's BL Manga Fukoukun wa Kiss Surushikanai! Gets Live-action Drama in April". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
3. ^ a b c d Harada, Ichibo (July 15, 2022). "Giving Back to the BL Genre! Behind the Scenes of KADOKAWA's Live-action BL Drama Studio "Tunku"". Pixivision. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
4. ^ "人気ラブコメBL『不幸くんはキスするしかない！』がドラマ化、MBSドラマ新枠【ドラマシャワー】にて4/21放送決定！ W主演に曽田陵介さん・佐藤友祐さん（lol-エルオーエル-）". Animate (in Japanese). March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
5. ^ "木村慧人×山中柔太朗 キス直前『飴色パラドックス』予告解禁、第1話追加場面写真も". Dwango JP News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
6. ^ "須賀健太×荒牧慶彦がサイコスリラーでW主演、ドラマ「奪われた僕たち」4月スタート" [Kenta Suga and Yoshihiko Aramaki co-star in psychological thriller, Ubawareta Boku-tachi drama starts broadcast in April]. Natalie (in Japanese). March 11, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
7. ^ Komatsu, Mikikaze (May 17, 2022). "Shinta Harekawa's BL Manga Senpai, Danjite Koi Deha! Gets Live-action Drama Adaptation in June". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
8. ^ Hazra, Adriana (June 7, 2022). "Live-Action Sempai! Danjite Koi de wa! Series Reveals New Short Video, Streaming on Viki". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
9. ^ Komatsu, Mikikaze (August 4, 2022). "Two Boys Snuggle Up Together in Live-action BL Drama Takara-kun & Amagi-kun Trailer". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 13, 2022). "Candy Color Paradox Boys Love Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.