I Happened To Join A Group Of Cool Guys On A School Trip: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hoki, a second-year high school student, is separated from his close friends and left alone during the group assignments for the trip. However, a guy from his middle school days invites him into a group of four popular, good-looking guys, almost forcibly. Initially, Hoki feels out of place among these so-called "Big Four", the school's most admired boys. But one of them, Watarai, starts paying attention to Hoki, and little by little, they begin to open up to each other…

Series details

• Title: I Happened To Join A Group Of Cool Guys On A School Trip
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2025-10-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86755
• IMDb ID: tt38718507
• TVDB ID: 466628

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-18; final listed air date 2026-01-03; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-10-17; final listed air date 2026-10-17.

Source and licence

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