Recently, Okada Masaki has been rising as one of Japan’s more popular young actors, thanks to his many projects. In fact, he will star in a NHK Taiga drama for 2012, which will mark his first time participating in this popular drama genre.
With his previous starring dramas in mind, goo decided to ask its users, “What is your favorite dramas starring Okada Masaki?”
Check out the ranking below!
What happened at the wedding?! ("Zenkai Girl" - Fuji TV)
What happened at the wedding?! ("Zenkai Girl" – Fuji TV)
A couple more dramas have come to an end since Friday, leaving fans craving for more as usual. The Monday ratings are also included in this report, because it was a public holiday in Japan and therefore part of the long weekend.
Nothing big happened on Friday. “Ikemen desu ne” (TBS) …
Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" - TV Tokyo)
Just awesome, and he knows it! ("Yuusha Yoshihiko" – TV Tokyo)
It was the first weekend after the recent conclusion of all the sporting events, and most programs were able to reclaim their viewer ratings, especially the Saturday drama’s.
Friday still started with a popular TV special, the “31st All Japan High School Quiz“. Unfortunately, the drama special “Majutsu wa Sasayaku” …
Jang Geun Suk made Takimoto Miori beam in "Ikemen desu ne" (TBS)
Jang Geun Suk made Takimoto Miori beam in "Ikemen desu ne" (TBS)
It was a sporty weekend with the continuation of the “Daegu Athletics World Championships 2011” and the two football (soccer) matches of both the national men and women teams.
Fortunately, “Ikemen desu ne” (TBS), the first drama on Friday, aired at it’s regular time of 9pm and therefore avoided …
Kawakubo Takuji as 'Ponji' in "Yuusha Yoshihiko" (TV Tokyo)
Kawakubo Takuji as 'Ponji' in "Yuusha Yoshihiko" (TV Tokyo)
Most of the ratings are back to normal after NTV’s “24 Hour Television” last weekend, and there was only one drama that really lost a lot of viewers between Friday and Sunday.
As usual, let’s start with Friday and the seemingly popular drama “Ikemen desu ne” on TBS. Last week it lost …
Kuroki Meisa & Shirota Yu in "Jiu" (TV Asahi)
Kuroki Meisa & Shirota Yu in "Jiu" (TV Asahi)
This weekend was completely dominated by NTV’s annual “24 Hour Television” special on-air marathon, including the very well-received special drama that sidelined “Don Quixote” on Saturday.
First of all, let’s take a look at the Friday ratings.
Fuji TV’s special drama at 9~10pm didn’t receive a lot of attention, but unfortunately, …
AKB48’s Maeda Atsuko recently blogged a picture of herself and Tokuyama Hidenori from the set of Hana Kimi. Maeda explains that the two of them are like siblings on location, which she is grateful for.
“By the way, I’m holding Tokuyama Oniisan’s guitar in the picture!! Honestly, I’d like to be able to play the guitar…someday,” Maeda wrote, expressing her desire …
:'-| ... "Kingyo Club" (NHK)
:'-| … "Kingyo Club" (NHK)
The biggest winner of the weekend – “Don Quixote” (+2.2%/new season-high); the biggest loser – “Gou” (-4.5%/new season-low).
You won’t spot a lot of green (positive) icons in the listing below, because it was the weekend just before the August Bon Festival (‘Hachigatsu Bon‘). Many people also were attracted by a couple of war specials, and …
Fuji TV’s “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e” has been receiving many complaints after it aired a certain scene on August 7th.
Actress Maeda Atsuko (20) was seen sporting a T-shirt printed with the words “LITTLE BOY”, which is the codename of the atomic bomb that dropped on Hiroshima back in World War II. Since the episode was aired the day after Hiroshima …
Singing about the ratings? ("Ikemen desu ne")
Singing about the ratings? ("Ikemen desu ne")
The second half of the week didn’t bring forth any new surprises.
The prime time for Friday started with a nice drama special called “Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni“, starring Kitagawa Keiko and Koide Keisuke, performing decently during NTV’s movie time slot. Fuji TV also aired a variety special, making it difficult for the …
A stand-off with the ratings. ("Jiu")
A stand-off with the ratings. ("Jiu")
The weekend-report includes one new drama, weak ratings for one ‘danso’ drama, improved ratings for another ‘danso’ drama, terrible ratings for yet another ‘danso’ drama, and a recovered “Don Quixote“.
If you know the air-date of the three ‘danso’ dramas, you should already know the tendency of their ratings from the introductory sentence alone. Anyways, …
You better not make NANA (Kojima Haruna) your enemy. ("Ikemen desu ne")
You better not make NANA (Kojima Haruna) your enemy. ("Ikemen desu ne")
The ‘Drama Prime Time Report’ for the Weekend is here and let’s look at the couple of question marks that have been raised after the previous ratings, especially at the problematic danso dramas.
On Friday the second episode of “Ikemen desu ne” aired, one of three ‘danso’ dramas this …
Lots of naked ikemen in "Ikemen desu ne", desu ne?!
Lots of naked ikemen in "Ikemen desu ne", desu ne?!
It was a long weekend in Japan thanks to ‘Marine Day’ on Monday and people had other distractions to keep them away from the small tube, except for sport events like the World Cup or certain music and variety specials. When looking at the dramas, there were two big losers …
The cast of “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e~ Ikemen Paradise~ 2011” recently held a birthday party for AKB48 member Kashiwagi Yuki, who turned 20-years-old on July 15th!
Maeda Atsuko, who also turned 20 on the 10th, congratulated her fellow member and said, “Happy Birthday Yukirin! Let’s go drink beer together!” Kashiwagi showed her thoughtful determination, by expressing, “I am now …
Way to make a first impression, Kawashima Umika! ("Hanawake no Yon Shimai")
Way to make a first impression, Kawashima Umika! ("Hanawake no Yon Shimai")
A couple more summer dramas found their way on Japanese television since last Friday, but Ueto Aya was the first one who tried to deliver entertainment with her drama special of “Zettai Reido“. The special achieved a decent viewer rating of 13.9% that nicely fits into the average …
