Series synopsis
A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love, also known as 初めて恋をした日に読む話 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on TBS on January 15, 2019. It ended on March 19, 2019. It was created by Tomoko Yoshizawa. It stars Kyoko Fukada, Ryusei Yokohama, Kento Nagayama and Tomoya Nakamura.
Junko Harumi was once a model student during her middle school and high school days. She failed to enter prestigious Tokyo University and her life has not gone smoothly since then. She has a hard time finding a job and having relationships with men. Now, at the age of 31, she works as a teacher at a private institute. 3 men, who vary in type, appear in front of her. Masashi Yakumo is smart and a cousin of Junko, Kyohei Yuri is a disorderly high school student and Kazuma Yamashita is Kyohei ’s te ...
Premise
Junko Harumi was once a model student during her middle school and high school days. She failed to enter prestigious Tokyo University and her life has not gone smoothly since then. She has a hard time finding a job and having relationships with men. Now, at the age of 31, she works as a teacher at a private institute. 3 men, who vary in type, appear in front of her. Masashi Yakumo is smart and a cousin of Junko, Kyohei Yuri is a disorderly high school student and Kazuma Yamashita is Kyohei ’s teacher in high school.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kyoko Fukada as Junko Harumi
- Ryusei Yokohama as Kyohei Yuri
- Kento Nagayama as Masashi Yakumo
- Tomoya Nakamura as Kazuma Yamashita
- Fumi Dan as Shinobu Harumi
- Kenjirou Ishimaru as Tadashi Harumi
- Katsuhisa Namase as Michizane Umeoka
- Yo Takahashi as Tsutomu Teshigawara
Supporting cast
- Shingo Tsurumi as Shojiro Yuri
- Bunichi Hamanaka as Tsukasa Nishiooi
- Yumi Adachi as Miwa Matsuoka
- Ai Yoshikawa as Mika Etou
- Konatsu Kato as Momo Imai
- Reina Kurosaki as Sakura Tajima
- Takato Nagata as Endo
- Kazuki Horike as Nara
- Keisuke Sakurai as Kabu
- Takuya Wakabayashi as Kisa
- Sarutoki Minagawa as Gori-san
- Marin as Mon-chan
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 15, 2019 | March 19, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 15, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 22, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 29, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 15, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 19, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |