Nippon TV closed deal with CJ ENM and Disney+ for "Merry Berry Love"

Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment company, today announced its first-ever partnership with CJ ENM, a major entertainment company in Korea, for the co-production of a new cross-cultural romantic comedy drama series titled "Merry Berry Love" (working title). The series follows a down-on-his-luck spatial designer and a strawberry farmer who find love on a remote Japanese island, and features top Korean and Japanese actors.

Scheduled to air on Nippon TV in 2026, the drama will also stream globally on Disney+, as part of the strategic collaboration between Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd.

Starring Korea’s Ji Chang Wook (“The Manipulated,” “The Worst of Evil”) as spatial designer Lee Yubin, and Japan’s Mio Imada (“Tokyo Revengers”) as strawberry farmer Karin Shirahama, "Merry Berry Love" (working title) is directed by Kim Soojung (“Semantic Error”) and written by Lee Jaeyoon (“Divorce Insurance”). The series is developed and produced by CJ ENM (“Parasite,” “Queen of Tears”) and co-produced by Nippon TV (“Mother,” “Woman”).