About "Drama Shower" (BL dramas airing on MBS)

"Drama Shower" (ドラマシャワー) was an MBS time slot specialized in BL drama productions. The project was launched in April 2022 and it was originally a one-year limited project, but due to its success and popularity, MBS decided to renew it for another year. In March 2024 it was announced that My Strawberry Film would be the last installment of the time slot and that, as of April 2024, Drama Shower would be replaced by a new time slot called "Drama Fill". Drama Fill is a more generic time slot that includes non-BL series, as well (the first installment of Drama Fill is in fact the non-BL psychological thriller Ubawareta Bokutachi).

Drama Shower was a collaboration between MBS — the same broadcasting company as My Beautiful Man — and Tunku (トゥンク) — a new drama label established by KADOKAWA, which has many hit BL manga and novels under its belt. In Japanese "tunku" is an onomatopoeic word that suggests the sound of a pounding heart. The hope is that these BLs will take their viewers on an exciting journey, making their hearts beat.

List of Drama Shower series
(chronological order)

1. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (finished airing)

2. Senpai, This Can't be Love! (finished airing)

3. Takara-kun & Amagi-kun (finished airing)

4. Eternal Yesterday (finished airing)

5. Candy Color Paradox (finished airing)

6. Jack o' Frost (finished airing)

7. Tokyo in April Is... (finished airing)

8. My Personal Weatherman (finished airing)

9. One Room Angel (finished airing)

10. Mr. Sahara & Toki-kun (finished airing)

11. My Strawberry Film (finished airing)

Where to watch the series: 

All the Drama Shower series can be watched on Viki and/or GagaOOLala.
Mr. Sahara & Toki-kun can also be watched on iQIYI.
You can watch the behind the scenes on Niconico Channel (the first part of the clips is free to watch, but unlocking the full footage requires a subscription plan).

Official drama websites:

• Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss: https://www.mbs.jp/fukoukun
• Senpai, This Can't be Love: https://www.mbs.jp/sepakoi
• Takara-kun & Amagi-kun: https://www.mbs.jp/takaten
• Eternal Yesterday: https://www.mbs.jp/eien
• Candy Color Paradox: https://www.mbs.jp/amepara
• Jack o' Frost: https://www.mbs.jp/jackfrost
• Tokyo in April Is...: https://www.mbs.jp/shigatsu
• My Personal Weatherman: https://www.mbs.jp/taikan
• One Room Angel: https://www.mbs.jp/oneroomangel
• Mr. Sahara & Toki-kun: https://www.mbs.jp/sahatoki
• My Strawberry Film: https://www.mbs.jp/mystrawberryfilm

Social media accounts: 

• Twitter (Drama Shower): https://twitter.com/tunku_shower
• Instagram (Drama Shower): https://www.instagram.com/tunku_shower
• TikTok (MBS Drama): https://www.tiktok.com/@drama_mbs

Some of the dramas have separate social media accounts:

• Takara-kun & Amagi-kun:
  > Twitter: https://twitter.com/takaten_drama
  > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takaten_drama
  > TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@takaten_drama
• One Room Angel:
  > Twitter: https://twitter.com/one_an_drama
• My Strawberry Film:
  > Twitter: https://twitter.com/drama_msf
  > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberryfilm

Other sources: 

• Project announcement (English translation):
  https://twitter.com/motivateanger/status/1500486125474832384
• Wikipedia (Drama Shower page in Japanese and English):
  > https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ドラマシャワー
  > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Shower
• Project introduction (on the website of Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss):
  https://www.mbs.jp/fukoukun/intro.shtml
• Screen Online's articles (introduction to the project and the series):
  1. https://screenonline.jp/SCREEN_Plus/17522734
  2. https://screenonline.jp/SCREEN_Plus/17540983
  3. https://screenonline.jp/SCREEN_Plus/17555878
  4. https://screenonline.jp/SCREEN_Plus/17569165
• Project renewal: https://www.mbs.jp/eien/intro.shtml
• End of the project: https://www.mbs.jp/ubawareta_bokutachi

[The credits of the pictures used in this post go to GagaOOLala and MBS.]

 -Aprillen-:

Thank you F!

Aw, no problem <3

Thank you F! ♡ 

Thank you F!!

Anyone know if it did well enough in Japan that MBS thinks this experiment with BL series was a success?  I’d love if they did it again and keep those BL’a coming!

They are going to rebroadcast Fukou-kun in January! https://twitter.com/tunku_shower/status/1608404140568477703

Hopefully that's a sign that the shows are popular in Japan ^^

 Nicksden:

Not just Fukou-kun. Senpai and Eien are also going to be rebroadcast.

Wow, good to hear!

I’m glad to hear they’re rebroadcasting most of the shows. It’s too bad that T&A isn’t one of them. I loved that little show and rewatch it often. But I’m glad about Eien because it is so fantastic. Truants for the info.