DASADA

Dasada (stylized in all-caps) is a Japanese television series starring members of the idol group Hinatazaka46. The show aired on Nippon TV at 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM on Thursdays, and is available on Hulu Japan after it finished airing. The opening and closing themes are both included on Hinatazaka46's single, "Sonna Koto Nai yo". The series is the second television drama series starring Hinatazaka46, after Re:Mind. Plot High school student Yuria Sada finds out that her parents are at risk of losing their dressmaking shop to debt collectors unless they can repay their 10 million yen debt within six months. Teaming up with fellow classmate and aspiring fashion designer Saori Shinohara, Yuria launches a clothing brand named "Dasada" to repay the debt. Cast All active members of Hinatazaka46 make an appearance in the series (Yūka Kageyama and Hiyori Hamagishi were on hiatus during production and did not appear). Major roles include: Nao Kosaka as : An airheaded second-year student who thinks she looks very cute. Her family owns the Sada Dressmaking Shop. Miho Watanabe as : A second-year student in the same class as Yuria. She becomes the designer of Dasada's clothes. Kyōko Saitō as : A third-year student and the volleyball club president. Shiho Katō as : A third-year student who also works as a model under the stage name Serenadé, which makes her popular among her peers. Mirei Sasaki as : A second-year student in the same class as Yuria. Her sister Tororo, played by Mao Iguchi, is a gravure idol. Kumi Sasaki as : A second-year student and Yuria's childhood friend. Suzuka Tomita as : A second-year student and Yuria's childhood friend. Members of the idol group Factory Mei Higashimura as Konoka Matsuda as Hina Kawata as Former AKB48 member Yūka Tano also appears as a volleyball club member.