'It's Your Turn to Die' The Japanese drama 'Your Turn to Die', which depicts an exchange murder game taking place in a mansion.

Tezuka couple, who overcame a 15-year age gap and got married, begin their newlywed life in a newly moved-in mansion. Tezuka Nana, a sportswear designer who works from home, attends a residents' meeting and gets caught up in a strange game.

“Everyone has at least one person they want to kill, right? But if you kill someone, you'll be the first suspect among the people around you. Then how about an exchange murder? We kill each other's target instead of ourselves.”

The residents' meeting participants, who started to bring up the absurd idea of 'exchange murder,' initially started the conversation as a joke, but soon a strange tension began to flow. Eventually, the residents' meeting participants who actually started the 'exchange murder game' anonymously wrote down the names of the people they wanted to kill on paper and exchanged them randomly. The residents' meeting participants who check the names written on the exchanged papers. Although they wrote down the names of the people they wanted to kill and even exchanged the papers, they all parted as if nothing had happened, saying that it was just a game.

If it had ended there, it would have been just a game, but that night, the mansion's security guard fell from the rooftop and died, marking the beginning of the real 'exchange murder.' “Your turn.” Starting with the security guard, the people in the mansion began to die one by one, and the Tezuka couple started to uncover the truth behind the incident and find the culprit.

The Japanese drama “Your Turn to Kill” is a drama that aired for two consecutive quarters from April to September 2019, consisting of a 10-episode incident part and a 10-episode counterattack part. It gained immense popularity in Japan at the time of its broadcast due to its stimulating material of one person dying every week in a mansion inhabited by over 30 people. As you watch the drama, you'll find yourself questioning not only the mansion residents but also the main characters. By combining the clues hidden throughout the drama, you can deduce who the culprit might be and enjoy the drama even more.

The main characters of the drama, the Tezuka couple, Tezuka Shota and Tezuka Nana, are characters who love mysteries so much that they have all the volumes of the mystery manga “Detective Conan” at home. As befitting mystery enthusiasts, they compare handwriting on the paper, find clues in the residents' homes, and essentially act as the police in the drama. Since so many characters appear, it can be confusing, but it was easy to watch because even until the final episode, when a character appears, their apartment number and name are displayed in subtitles.

I recommend taking notes while watching the drama. There are many characters, and it's also convenient to deduce who the culprit might be when you find out who wrote which name in the exchange murder game one by one. The identity of the culprit revealed in the final episode and the ending felt a little disappointing compared to the unfolding events, but overall, I think it's a drama worth investing your time in. If you enjoy mystery genres or enjoy the manga “Detective Conan” like the main characters, the Tezuka couple, there's a high probability you'll find this drama enjoyable.

Another characteristic of the drama “Your Turn to Kill” is that one of the drama's theme songs was sung by Tanaka Kei (田中 圭), the actor who played the protagonist, Tezuka Shota, using his character's name. It's a song with impressive lyrics expressing his feelings for his wife, Tezuka Nana in the drama. This theme song appears from the counterattack part onwards after the incident part ends.

You can watch the Japanese drama “Your Turn to Kill” on Watcha, TVING, and Wavve.