Short Program: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mitsuru Adachi's masterpiece of a short story collection Short Program was made into a live-action drama starring the global boy group JO1. For the first time, all JO1 members will take on the lead role in one of the eleven carefully selected episodes. The episodes of this diverse youth romance drama are packed with various elements, such as music, sports, and action. Where will the eleven boys who are chasing their dreams go?

Series details

• Title: Short Program
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 2022-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-03-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 35 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61407
• IMDb ID: tt18291072
• TVDB ID: 413410

Cast and credited roles

• Ohira Shosei — Shinjo Kohei
• Kawashiri Ren — Sugii Kazuhiko
• Kawanishi Takumi — Imai Ichiro
• Kimata Syoya — Kataoka Keiichi
• Kinjo Sukai — Tadokoro Misaki
• Kono Junki — Matsumura Wataru
• Sato Keigo — Tahara Shohei
• Shiroiwa Ruki — Toda Seiya
• Tsurubo Shion — Uehara Kenji
• Mamehara Issei — Toshino Hajime
• Yonashiro Sho — Takechi Haruhiko
• Yahagi Honoka — Tanimura Nao

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-03-01; final listed air date 2022-03-14; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Short Program on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.