Dearest - Season 1
1 - Episode 1
Air Date: October 15, 2021
Track and field hopeful Daiki grows close with Rio, a student aiming to attend university in Tokyo, until a fateful event pulls them apart.
2 - Episode 2
Air Date: October 22, 2021
Daiki questions Rio about her connection to the deceased Akira. Fourteen years earlier, Rio has difficulty fitting into her new family situation.
3 - Episode 3
Air Date: October 29, 2021
Rio tells Daiki about the night of Akira's murder. When Sanada Wellness receives a menacing threat, Rio refuses to let it get in the way of work.
4 - Episode 4
Air Date: November 5, 2021
Daiki asks Rio about a suspicious man and hears Kase's alibi. A slanderous article appears online and causes problems for Rio at Sanada Wellness.
5 - Episode 5
Air Date: November 12, 2021
Daiki tries to get information about the past from an old member of the track and field team. Faced with a difficult truth, Rio must take bold action.
6 - Episode 6
Air Date: November 19, 2021
Rio worries about Yu and later deals with some tough criticism. Kase notices something strange when analyzing the video of Yu and Akira's fight.
7 - Episode 7
Air Date: November 26, 2021
While Rio and Yu try to move forward with their lives, Shiori Tachibana relentlessly pursues answers about the Sanada Group's wrongdoing.
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: December 3, 2021
The discovery of a body leads Rio to give a statement to the police about the victim. As suspicions turn toward Goto, he disappears without a trace.
9 - Episode 9
Air Date: December 10, 2021
The police narrow their investigation thanks to the custom pen. An article appears linking the Sanada Wellness donation scandal to the recent death.
10 - Episode 10
Air Date: December 17, 2021
Rio must make a difficult decision as the truth comes to the surface, tying together the events of 15 years prior with the recent murders.