Netflix releases titles of five new Japanese unscripted content

The content varies from comedy to crime to adventure and is at the development stage currently

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J-dramas are popular among audiences all across the globe for their engaging and varied content. They have a certain charm that probably only viewers would understand. To bank on the growing popularity of Japanese content, the streaming giant Netflix is coming up with five new unscripted projects for its platform.

The OTT player has released the titles of its five new forthcoming Japanese dramas that include a romance reality series and documentaries based on real-life crime, a J-pop star and the art of Kabuki theater. These dramas are part of the 10 unscripted projects the streamer has been planning. Of the 10, the platform will release 7 dramas this year.

According to Yahoo.com, the two Netflix managers of live-action creative in Japan, Mitsuko Koyabashi and Taro Goto said in their joint statement, “Japan’s love affair with unscripted content goes back to the 1950s and remains one of the country’s most dominant forms of entertainment.” The content slate includes comedy to competition shows to be able to cater to comforting entertainment that people expect from Japanese television, and some adventurers through its reality shows, showcasing some real-world adventures of on-screen personalities.

The five new unscripted titles include Love Village, a reality dating series where young Japanese singles relocate to a house in the mountains to find if love can transpire in an idyllic setting and season 2 of the Japanese version of Netflix’s Love is Blind. There is also a documentary, LiSA Another Great Day, which is about the Japanese music star and another documentary Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki. It follows the life of the former teen idol and actor Toma Ikuta as he attempts to enter the rigorous world of Japanese Kabuki theatre. And there is a crime show, Tokyo Crime Squad: The Lucie Blackman Case. This is also a documentary that talks about the investigation of British tourist Lucie Blackman, who was brutally killed. The documentary features interviews with the Japanese detectives who led the case.

Netflix had earlier announced the reboot of the famed Iron Chef cooking competition franchise. These five new dramas will be a part of these previously announced unscripted projects. These projects are at the development stage at Netflix Japan.

“Our recent success with unscripted shows proves that this appetite is still growing,” said Koyabashi and Goto.

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