Life in Smokey Blue

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2026-04-07

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

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2026-04-14

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

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2026-04-21

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

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2026-04-28

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

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2026-05-05

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

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2026-05-12

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

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2026-05-19

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

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2026-05-26

While grieving Tajimi, Sakutaro faces his work, while Kuga receives a proposal to write an essay about his father.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2026-06-02

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2026-06-09