Terrace House

This article is about the Japanese reality show franchise. For the architectural style, see Terraced house.
Terrace House
GenreReality
Presented byYou
Reina Triendl
Yoshimi Tokui
Azusa Babazono
Ryota Yamasato
Hiroomi Tosaka
Ayumu Mochizuki
Kentaro
Shono Hayama
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
ProducersDai Ota
Sayaka Matsumoto
Running timeVaries
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFuji Television, Netflix
ReleaseOctober 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) –
May 19, 2020 (2020-05-19)
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Terrace House (Japanese: テラスハウス, Hepburn: Terasu Hausu) is a Japanese reality television show franchise consisting of five series and one theatrical film. The show follows the lives of six strangers, three men and three women from different walks of life, who live under the same roof while getting to know and date each other.[1] The show has received positive reviews for its earnest take on the reality TV format.[1][2][3][4] Since releasing internationally the show has become a global sleeper hit and developed a cult following.[5][6]

The first series, subtitled Boys × Girls Next Door,[7] originally aired on Fuji Television's "Cool TV" segment from October 12, 2012, to September 29, 2014, after which the 2015 standalone film Closing Door was released as a conclusion to the show. Subsequent series were produced as Fuji TV and Netflix co-productions, internationally premiering as a Netflix Original while also airing on Fuji Television within Japan.[8] The second series, subtitled Boys & Girls in the City, aired from September 2, 2015, to September 27, 2016, and moved the setting from the Shōnan area to central Tokyo. For the third series the show moved from Japan to Hawaii, airing from November 1, 2016, to August 29, 2017, under the subtitle Aloha State. The fourth series, subtitled as Opening New Doors, moved the show back to Japan in Nagano prefecture and aired from December 19, 2017, to February 12, 2019. The fifth and most recent series, Tokyo 2019–2020, began airing on May 14, 2019, and aired its last episode on May 19, 2020, when it was cancelled following the death of cast member Hana Kimura.[9][10]

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  6. ^ "How A Japanese Reality TV Show About Nothing Became A Global Hit". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  7. ^ "テラスハウス - フジテレビ". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  8. ^ "Netflix、9月2日よりサービス開始". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  9. ^ "Fuji TV to end reality show "Terrace House" after cast member death". Kyodo News. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  10. ^ "Current season of 'Terrace House' cancelled following death of cast member Hana Kimura". The Japan Times. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.