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Drama: Love is for the Dogs
Romaji: Hatsukoi DOGs
Japanese: 初恋DOGs
Director: Shingo Okamoto, No Young-Seob, Yoshihiro Ito
Writer: Bo-Hyun (webcomic), Moon Suni (webcomic), Arisa Kaneko
Network: TBS
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 1 - September 2, 2025
Runtime: Tuesday 22:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Aiko Hanamura (Kaya Kiyohara) is a lawyer and specializes in divorce. She is a perfectionist, but she is also a warm-hearted person who sympathizes with her clients going through marital problems. In her personal life, from growing up with parents who didn't get along well with each other, she doesn't believe in love. She enjoys her single life with her pet dog Sakura, whom she really loves.

One day, she takes Sakura for a walk and she meets Kai Shirosaki (Ryo Narita), who is taking his dog Shogun for a walk. He is single and works as a veterinarian & the director of an animal hospital. He is respected by his staff and the people that come into the hospital. He seems to have an extroverted personality, but he doesn’t talk much about himself to people. Aiko Hanamura's pet dog Sakura and Kai Shirosaki's pet Shogun have fallen in love at first sight, while the fate of Aiko Hanamura and Kai Shirosaki also moves greatly. Shogun was a stray dog, but, one year ago, Kai Shirosaki rescued the dog and named him Shogun. He has become a precious companion to Kai Shirosaki and Shogun also has a secret.

Meanwhile, Woo Seo-Ha (Na In-Woo) is South Korean and he comes from a powerful chaebol family. He has arrived in Japan with a mission. He tries to get close to Kai Shirosaki and, by chance, he meets Aiko Hanamura. A love triangle develops with a strange connection.

Notes

"Hatsukoi Dogs" takes over TBS' Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "Who Does Housework Anymore?" and followed by "Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo" October, 2025.
Based on webcomic "Doghan Romance” written by Bo-Hyun & illustrated by Moon Suni (first published March 9, 2025 via Naver).

Cast



Kaya Kiyohara	Ryo Narita	Na In-Woo
Aiko Hanamura	Kai Shirosaki	Woo Seo-Ha



Riku Hagiwara	Takeshi Nadagi	Kayo Noro	NOA	Wan Marui
Kosuke Watanabe	Takashi Oshiro	Michiru Sugimoto	Yutaro Natsuki	Riyo Ogasawara



Emma Miyazawa	Goro Kishitani	Shuto Miyazaki	Kyoko Fukada	Riko Nagase
Rumiko Yuge	Keita Honzawa	Ken Kusakabe	Yuka Miyase	Kana Misugi



Maki Sakai	Jin Dae-Yeon	Mie	Leo
Chikako Hanamura	Son Yeong-Su	Sakura	Shogun

Additional Cast Members:

Han Ji-Eun - Woo So-Yeon
Cha Hak-Yeon - Woo So-Jin
Lee Mi-Yeon - Choi Ha-Young (ep.1)
Mamiko Ito - Tamayo (ep.5)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	07/01/2025	5.8%
02	07/08/2025	5.0%
03	07/15/2025	5.0%
04	07/22/2025	4.1%
05	07/29/2025	4.6%
06	08/05/2025	4.1%
07	08/12/2025	4.1%
08	08/19/2025	4.7%
09	08/26/2025	4.3%
10	09/02/2025	4.4%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

Jillibean Aug 03 2025 8:22 pm This is absolutely Adorable! It's super nice to see a Japanese drama again and on such a sweet subject. Korean actor Na In Woo does very well with the Japanese language.

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 * '''Writer:''' Bo-Hyun (webcomic), Moon Suni (webcomic), [[Arisa Kaneko]]
 * '''Network:''' [[TBS]]
-* '''Episodes:'''
+* '''Episodes:''' 10
-* '''Release Date:''' July 1, 2025 --
+* '''Release Date:''' July 1 - September 2, 2025
 * '''Runtime:''' Tuesday 22:00
 * '''Language:''' Japanese
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 ==Notes==
-# "Hatsukoi Dogs" takes over [[TBS]]' Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Who Does Housework Anymore?]]"
+# "Hatsukoi Dogs" takes over [[TBS]]' Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[Who Does Housework Anymore?]]" and followed by "[[Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo]]" October, 2025.
 # Based on webcomic "Doghan Romance” written by Bo-Hyun & illustrated by Moon Suni (first published March 9, 2025 via [https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list?titleId=837308 Naver]).
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+'''Additional Cast Members:'''
+* [[Han Ji-Eun (1987)|Han Ji-Eun]] - Woo So-Yeon
+* [[Cha Hak-Yeon]] - Woo So-Jin
+* [[Lee Mi-Yeon]] - Choi Ha-Young (ep.1)
+* [[Mamiko Ito]] - Tamayo (ep.5)
+==Episode Ratings==
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+| 01 || 07/01/2025 || 5.8%
+|-
+| 02 || 07/08/2025 || 5.0%
+|-
+| 03 || 07/15/2025 || 5.0%
+|-
+| 04 || 07/22/2025 || 4.1%
+|-
+| 05 || 07/29/2025 || 4.6%
+|-
+| 06 || 08/05/2025 || 4.1%
+|-
+| 07 || 08/12/2025 || 4.1%
+|-
+| 08 || 08/19/2025 || 4.7%
+|-
+| 09 || 08/26/2025 || 4.3%
+|-
+| 10 || 09/02/2025 || 4.4%
+|}
+Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp/ Video Research, Ltd.]
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