Calpis and Gokko Club Collaborate on Youth-Focused Short Drama Series

Asahi Beverages Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, President Kayoko Kondo) will begin distributing a youth short drama series on June 17, created in collaboration between its 'Calpis' brand and the vertical short-form drama creator group Gokko Club.

The short dramas, themed around 'diverse high school students and their after-school lives with Calpis Water,' will be released as a series of sensitive coming-of-age episodes capturing the emotional lives of teenagers. Topics include club activities, romance, fireworks festivals, summer festivals, hometown visits, studying, and school cultural festivals. The series will be available on a dedicated website and through Gokko Club's social media accounts, including TikTok, with a user-participation SNS campaign also launched.

The 'Calpis' brand aims to contribute to the smiles and healthy lifestyles of people of all ages, from children to adults, under the theme of 'sweet and tangy taste experiences and memories connecting people and time, nurturing minds and bodies and expanding a peaceful society.' Through this collaboration, Calpis seeks to create broad touchpoints with teenagers, including high school students, and convey its charm as a brand that accompanies relaxing, comforting moments.

Dedicated Website URL https://www.calpis.info/cw2026cp-houkago/

GOKKO Inc. (Gokko Club) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gokko5club/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/gokko5club/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gokko5club/

SNS Campaign Overview

Campaign Period: July 13 to July 26, 23:59

Prize and Winners: One case of 'Calpis Water' PET 500ml for up to 300 winners

Campaign Details: Announced via 'Calpis Mizutama Tsushin' (@calpis_mizutama) https://x.com/calpis_mizutama

About Gokko Club

GOKKO Inc. is a creative company gathering next-generation entertainment leaders. The creator group 'Gokko Club' continues producing vertical short dramas themed on 'the small loves often forgotten in daily life,' establishing a world-class, end-to-end production system where planning, scripting, filming, editing, posting, and marketing are handled by a single integrated team. To date, they have produced and posted over 4,000 works, achieving over 12 billion cumulative views and more than 6 million total social media followers※, maintaining one of the largest audience reaches in Japan's short-form drama space. ※Including joint accounts

'Calpis' and 'CALPIS' are registered trademarks of Asahi Beverages Co., Ltd.