Hiyokko (2017)

Both Sakuma Yui and Ito Sairi are in this 2017 morning drama as well. Sakuma has the much larger role here, but the two do have a few scenes together.

- Both are Asadora - hardworking FL - FL works in restaurant - struggling of life - friendship that remains forever

I think Hiyokko and Teppan have some similarities. Besides its focus on food & restaurant, these two asadoras also depicted heartwarming stories about a group of people who live together in a boardinghouse. At first the characters didn't care about each other, but slowly as the story progressed they started to learn about each other's life and truly became a family-like group when they are away from their hometowns.