Dearest — Season 1

Aired 15 October 2021 • 59 min

Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.

Aired 22 October 2021 • 45 min

Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.

Aired 29 October 2021 • 45 min

Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.

Aired 5 November 2021 • 45 min

Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.

Aired 12 November 2021 • 46 min

Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.

Aired 19 November 2021 • 46 min

Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.

Aired 26 November 2021 • 45 min

While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.

Aired 3 December 2021 • 45 min

The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.

Aired 10 December 2021 • 45 min

The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.

Aired 17 December 2021 • 45 min

Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.