Series synopsis
Kitchen For Singles, also known as ひとりごとエプロン is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on December 24, 2019. It stars Matsumoto Kiyo.
Natsuki Hayashi is a 26-year-old office worker who leaves home at 8:00 a.m. and returns home at 6:00 p.m. everyday. She is usually dressed in a suit, but when she comes home, it is her castle. She lives in a 2DK apartment complex, surrounded by the sundries she has collected since her school days. Her daily routine is to cook dinner while listening to music. All recipes are in her head. The events of the day, things that interest her, and nostalgic memories. Whatever pops into her head, she cook ...
Premise
Natsuki Hayashi is a 26-year-old office worker who leaves home at 8:00 a.m. and returns home at 6:00 p.m. everyday. She is usually dressed in a suit, but when she comes home, it is her castle. She lives in a 2DK apartment complex, surrounded by the sundries she has collected since her school days. Her daily routine is to cook dinner while listening to music. All recipes are in her head. The events of the day, things that interest her, and nostalgic memories. Whatever pops into her head, she cooks it rhythmically. Muttering to herself, she lets the music take over and today, too, a new recipe is born.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | December 24, 2019 | February 4, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 4 | September 2, 2020 | September 30, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 4 | March 11, 2022 | March 19, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 12 | December 24, 2019 | March 19, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 24, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 7, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 14, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 2, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 9, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 16, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 11, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 12, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 18, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Easy Potato Gratin but not light “I knew I should have waited until spring." Natsuki was depressed as soon as she got home. She pretended not to notice the disturbing skies and put on the leather shoes she had fallen in love with at first sight, but as expected, it rained. After wiping off the water and praying that it would not stain my shoes, I realized that I was also wet and cold. "On a day like this, I needed something hot to eat." Wearing a colorful apron, Natsuki heads for the kitchen. Today's dish is ...... gratin. |
December 24, 2019 |
| 2 |
Spring Rolls of Shredded Vegetables, Not Just in Spring On her way home from playing with friends, Natsuki is approached by a strange man. Running back from the sudden “Nanpa(pick-up),” she looks up the word "Nanpa" in the dictionary. She then takes vegetables out of the "package from her mother" in the hallway and confronts him, placing them on the counter. At times like this she always does one thing to calm down. Today's dish is going to be ...... spring rolls. |
January 7, 2020 |
| 3 |
Soy Milk Miso Soup in the Morning Natsuki woke up early, because she had been busy working every day and went to bed immediately after coming home last night. Beautiful sunny Saturday morning, and she suddenly has a lot of time on her hands after doing the laundry piling up. On days like this, she want to do something a little different. This morning, let's try a different breakfast. 8 |
January 14, 2020 |
Production
Release
| First aired | December 24, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | March 19, 2022 |
| Status | in_production |