Koisenu Futari

Koisenu Futari
Key visual
恋せぬふたり
Written by	Erika Yoshida
Directed by	Yudai Noguchi Yuta Oshida Shohei Doi
Starring	Yukino Kishii Issey Takahashi
Music by	Umitaro Abe
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Original release
Network	NHK
Release	10 January (2022-01-10) – 21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)

Koisenu Futari (恋せぬふたり) is a 2022 Japanese television drama series starring Yukino Kishii and Issey Takahashi.[1] The series revolves around the relationship of two aromantic asexual people.

Cast

• Yukino Kishii as Sakuko Kodama
• Issey Takahashi as Satoru Takahashi
• Shogo Hama as Matsuoka Hajime
• Fujiko Kojima as Chizuru Kadowaki
• Akiko Kikuchi as Haruka Inozuka
• Kana Kita as Minori Ishikawa
• Hidenobu Abera as Daisuke Ishikawa
• Naomi Nishida as Sakura Kodama
• Mantaro Koichi as Hiromi Kodama

Production

Koisenu Futari was produced under NHK and had three directors; Yudai Noguchi (episodes 2, 5, and 8), Yuta Oshida (episodes 1, 4, and 7), and Shohei Doi (episodes 3 and 6).[2]

Development

Co-director Yuta Oshida came up with the idea for the story of Koisenu Futari after coming to the realization that Japanese television dramas often include romantic relationships and elements. This led to him learning about asexuality, with his research including interviewing asexual people. NHK staffers initially expressed skepticism when he pitched the show in May 2021, but ultimately they agreed that the show could work despite the lack of public knowledge about aromanticism and asexuality.[3]

Music

Umitaro Abe provided the musical score for Koisenu Futari. The theme song for the television series "Marugoto" (まるごと, "Whole") by the pop band Chai.[2][4]

Broadcast

Koisenu Futari premiered on NHK on 10 January 2022. It had eight episodes, with the last episode broadcast on 21 March 2022.[5]

Episodes

No.	Directed by [2]	Original release date [6]
1	Yuta Oshida	10 January 2022 (2022-01-10)
2	Yudai Noguchi	17 January 2022 (2022-01-17)
3	Shohei Doi	24 January 2022 (2022-01-24)
4	Yuta Oshida	31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)
5	Yudai Noguchi	21 February 2022 (2022-02-21)
6	Shohei Doi	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
7	Yuta Oshida	14 March 2022 (2022-03-14)
8	Yudai Noguchi	21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)

External links

• Koisenu Futari official microsite at NHK (in Japanese)
• Koisenu Futari at IMDb

References

1. "岸井ゆきの×高橋一生「恋せぬふたり」" [Yukino Kishii x Issei Takahashi's drama "Koisenu Futari"]. Model Press (in Japanese). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. "岸井ゆきの×高橋一生 よるドラ『恋せぬふたり』新たな出演者＆主題歌決定！" [Yukino Kishii x Issey Takahashi's drama "Koisenu Futari" new cast members and theme song announced!] (in Japanese). NHK.
3. Ito, Hiroki; Iki, Midori; Honma, Honomi (21 March 2022). "NHK TV drama sheds light on lives of asexual, aromantic people". The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
4. Idris, Azim (14 January 2022). "CHAI drop 'Whole', a dancey new single about unconditional love". NME. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
5. "エピソード - 恋せぬふたり" [Episode - Koisenu Futari]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
6. "過去のエピソード" [Past episodes]. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 October 2022.