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Play It Cool, Guys

Play It Cool, Guys

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Overview

The drama follows the lives of four individuals who are known for their clumsiness. Despite their various struggles, anxieties, and desires for approval, they somehow manage to maintain a cool and composed demeanor in their everyday lives.

Produced by Daiki Sugawara, Mitsunori Murata
NetworksTV Tokyo

Top Cast

Yuta

Yuta

Hayate Ichikura

Maito Fujioka

Maito Fujioka

Shun Futami

Dori Sakurada

Dori Sakurada

Takayuki Mima

Takumi Kawanishi

Takumi Kawanishi

Soma Shiki

Toshiki Seto

Toshiki Seto

Motoharu Igarashi

Kentaro Tomita

Kentaro Tomita

Kurosaki

Ryo Sato

Ryo Sato

Asami Futami

Jun Matsuo

Jun Matsuo

Akai

Rin Fukumatsu

Rin Fukumatsu

Kida

Takuma Usa

Takuma Usa

Aoyama

Themes & Keywords

slice of lifeschoolbased on mangacafeanxietyage-gap relationshipyouth

About Play It Cool, Guys

Play It Cool, Guys is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of slice of life, school, based on manga, cafe, anxiety, age-gap relationship. it stars Yuta, Maito Fujioka, Dori Sakurada. The drama follows the lives of four individuals who are known for their clumsiness. Despite their various struggles, anxieties, and desires for approval, they somehow manage to maintain a cool and composed demeanor in their everyday lives.

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