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At 25:00, in Akasaka · S2 · E5

To Choose and Be Chosen

  • Oct 30, 2025
  • 24 min

Hayama faces a painful choice between his dream role on stage and a career-defining film offer.

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Hayama faces a painful choice between his dream role on stage and a career-defining film offer.

Season 2

10 episodes
  1. 1Where Our Bond Leads Us

    24 minOct 2, 2025

    Yuki and Hayama’s blissful new romance is shaken when an unexpected incident tests their trust.

  2. 2Let’s Break Up

    24 minOct 9, 2025

    Caught by their manager, Yuki and Hayama are told to end things just as their drama mirrors real life.

  3. 3My Lover Is My Rival

    24 minOct 16, 2025

    Yuki and Hayama move in together, but a new audition brings Yuki face to face with his idol director.

  4. 4I Don’t Want to Lose

    24 minOct 23, 2025

    Rivals on stage, Yuki and Hayama must compete for the same role while their love hangs in the balance.

  5. 5To Choose and Be Chosen

    24 minOct 30, 2025Now viewing

    Hayama faces a painful choice between his dream role on stage and a career-defining film offer.

  6. 6Experience, Memory, and Emotion

    24 minNov 6, 2025

    As Yuki struggles under a harsh director, Hayama’s film role pushes him to face his deepest emotions.

  7. 7What Do You Know About Me?!

    24 minNov 13, 2025

    As Shirasaki’s slump deepens, he makes a desperate request of Hayama—just as Hayama’s past resurfaces.

  8. 8An Emotion I Never Knew

    24 minNov 20, 2025

    Hayama is proud of Shirasaki’s growing success, yet jealousy toward Kuroki quietly creeps in. At the same time, a sudden film offer from his father forces him into a difficult decision.

  9. 9What Truly Matters

    24 minNov 27, 2025

    Haunted by memories of his mother, Hayama falters on set and clashes with Shirasaki—until Haruka suddenly appears before him.

  10. 10The Curtain Rises

    2 minDec 4, 2025

    After the play’s triumphant debut, Hayama and Shirasaki confront their true feelings—both as actors and as something more.