Oshiete Agetai! (partially found Japanese live-action TV drama; 1989)

A magazine promo for the series.

Status: Partially Found

Oshiete Agetai! (おしえてあげたい!) was a short-lived TV drama series produced and broadcast by TBS in Japan. The series focuses on the lives of three women working in an office as well as their romantic connections with colleagues.

History

During the 1980s, producer and broadcaster TBS aired many TV dramas aimed at older audiences. Oshiete Agetai! was one of these many shows, focusing on the office worker's life with dreams to break out and follow your heart. The series could be compared to The Summer Story of 7 Men and Women (男女7人夏物語), an old 1986 TBS series focusing on workers having fun with their lives while they’re still young. The demographic for the show is believed to be younger adult women, based on the show's themes of romance as presented by its female leads.

The series aired on Wednesdays at 9 pm from April 5th until May 10th, 1989, for 6 episodes. The show aired as a part of a block alongside Scrap and Let’s Start With I Love You. Shiseido, Bourbon, and Honda were some of the many companies credited as sponsors at the start and end of each episode.

They had an opening theme (Bus Stop – The Hollies) which played during the opening scene of the show instead of having a traditional opening sequence. The series did have an ending sequence featuring Tricky by Minnie, as a form of promotion for her Sherry Moon album which was released the same month. The ending theme was also used in TV commercials as well as during the next time notices.

According to a post on X, the show was canceled after 6 weeks of airing due to poor viewership ratings. The series was promoted in magazines like Weekly Myojo and on TBS’ local affiliates in the form of commercials and hosted breaks promoting the 9 pm where it initially aired.

Cast

• Kiriko Kawashima: Mie Yamaguchi
• Mariko Yokosaka: Keiko Saito
• Noriko Kakinuma:Miho Takagi
• Yusuke Sawano: Toshikazu Nunokawa
• Saburo Nishioka: B Saku Sato
• Yoichi Tanimura: Ken Ishiguro
• Hideyuki Nakahara: Ryu Kano
• Tamami Konno: Yami Arimori
• Shiori Kawashima: Riori Doke
• Shimizu International Department Manager: Kenji Sawara

Episodes

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	Title unknown	April 5, 1989	Lost
2	Title unknown	April 12, 1989	Lost
3	Title unknown	April 19, 1989	Lost
4	ときめきの甘い夜 (A Sweet and Exciting Night)	April 26, 1989	Found
5	Title unknown	May 3, 1989	Partially Found
6	Title unknown	May 10, 1989	Lost

Availability

After the show was cancelled, very little is known about what happened to it. It appears that no home media for the series was released following its conclusion, likely due to the low ratings. The show also isn’t acknowledged on TBS’ website unlike many of their other produced shows and dramas.

A promotional image from an April 89 issue of Weekly Myojo Magazine was posted to X in 2021, featuring some stills of the cast.

In March 2024, YouTube user The Davo Domain shared the ending credits of Oshiete Agetai! to his secondary account (The Davo Double). Later in May, the full 4th episode was uploaded to YouTube, as well as a hosted segment featuring a preview of the episode. It’s likely more info on the show could be found through magazines like Weekly TV Guide, however, due to its age and apparent lack of popularity, recordings of the remaining episodes are unlikely to be found…

It is possible TBS still possesses copies of the show. In 2014 they rebroadcast Scrap, another drama that aired during the same block as Oshiete Agetai!

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Videos

Ending credits for Oshiete Agetai!

4th episode of the series, uploaded by The Davo Double.