Life in Smokey Blue

Struggling salesman Sakutaro reunites with his sharp-tongued former rival Kuji, reigniting a buried one-night spark from eight years ago.

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  1.Episode 1

  10.0

  07-04-202625m

  Unemployed Sakutaro is saved from a hotel scam by Kuji, his rival and ex-lover, in their first reunion in eight years.

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  2.Episode 2

  10.0

  14-04-202625m

  Working as a translator, Sakutaro uncovers the touching, hidden memories shared between Kuji and his late father.

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  3.Episode 3

  10.0

  21-04-202625m

  Tamaki’s surprise visit and initial distrust of Kuji melt away as he begins to share Sakutaro’s deeper story.

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  4.Episode 4

  10.0

  28-04-202624m

  Kuji feels uneasy as his brother Minoru returns from the U.S. to take over the family home, stirring old complexes.

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  5.Episode 5

  10.0

  05-05-202624m

  Sakutaro faces a crossroads as a new job offer and family changes force him to decide if he will leave Kuji's side.

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  6.Episode 6

  12-05-202624m

  Kuji faces the heartbreaking end of his childhood home as it's cleared out and prepared for demolition by his brother.

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  7.Episode 7

  19-05-202624m

  Kuji heads abroad, leaving Sakutaro to balance work and school until he receives a shock: Tajimi has collapsed.

• Ep 8

  8.Episode 8

  26-05-2026
• Ep 9

  9.Episode 9

  02-06-2026
• Ep 10

  10.Episode 10

  09-06-2026