'Galileo' (Fuji TV)
'Galileo' (Fuji TV)
A total of 8 new dramas premiered from Monday to Thursday this week.
Fuji TV’s Monday drama ‘Galileo‘ (season 2) – starring heartthrob Fukuyama Masaharu and a new heroine played by Yoshitaka Yuriko – attracted the most viewers with a great rating of 22.6%. Many viewers also swooned over the male duo Ito Hideaki and Sakaguchi Kenji in …
On March 27, it was revealed that 4-member rock band SPYAIR’s newest song “Niji” will be used as the theme song for the TBS drama “Sennyu Tantei Tokage”, which will begin airing every Thursday at 9PM starting on April 18.
Actor Matsuda Shota stars as a detective in the drama. The drama offers a different flavor of mystery and suspense …
On February 18th, TBS announced that actor Matsuda Shota will be starring in their upcoming detective drama ‘Sennyu Tantei Tokage‘.
This is Matsuda’s second time to star as a detective after the 2009 drama Meitantei no Okite‘ (TV Asahi) and his first time to star in a TBS drama. This time, he will play a former elite police detective who possesses …
On September 10th, it was announced that worldwide renowned Chinese actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai is going to star in his first Japanese movie. The movie is titled ‘1905‘ and will be directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who also already made a name for himself around the world, especially as a master of the J-Horror genre.
This movie, however, will be a …
The movie “Liar Game -Saisei-” (-Reborn-), starring Matsuda Shota and Tabe Mikako, opened in theaters on March 3rd. The cast of the movie attended a stage greeting in Tokyo to celebrate its opening day.
Matsuda has been playing the role of the protagonist ‘Akiyama’ since the drama adaptation in 2007. He commented, “So far the genius Akiyama always was able to …
Popular model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu recently revealed a photo of herself with actor Matsuda Shota on her official blog.
Kyary, who held her first solo concert “Moshi Moshi Quattro” on the 25th, posted a number of exciting live photos. She remarked happily, “It was my first one-man show, so my heart was racing, but it was really …
It’s been revealed that actor Matsuda Shota has been chosen as the new image character for men’s cosmetics brand, ‘GATSBY‘.
“GATSBY” is widely known for their CMs featuring SMAP’s Kimura Takuya, who has been the brand’s image character since 2006. Previous image characters include Hagiwara Kenichi, Yoshida Eisaku, Motoki Masahiro, and Matsuda’s father Matsuda Yusaku.
In the new CM, Matsuda conveys strong …
On February 18th, actor Matsuda Shota and actress Sasaki Nozomi attended the first stage greeting for the upcoming movie, “Afro Tanaka“, at Shinjuku Piccadilly.
The afro Matsuda had to wear became a topic of great amusement at the stage greeting, especially after Sasaki revealed, “Matsuda-san would put on his afro and make strange movements, so I couldn’t help but …
On February 9th, a pre-screening event was held for the upcoming movie, “Liar Game -Saisei-“.
“Liar Game” is based on Kaitani Shinobu’s manga, and it was first adapted into a TV drama series in 2007 with Matsuda Shota and Toda Erika as its main leads. The series broadcasted “Season 2″ in 2009, and in 2010, it also received a live-action …
It’s been revealed that actor Matsuda Shota has been chosen as the new CM character for the soft drink, ‘Nacchan‘.
Since the product was launched back in 1998, popular actresses including Tanaka Rena, Horikita Maki, and Sakuraba Minami have served as its CM characters.
Matsuda, who has been watching the CM since his junior high school days, commented, “Never in my dreams …
It was announced back in October, that a new “Liar Game” movie called “Liar Game -Saisei-” (-Reborn-), starring Matsuda Shota and Tabe Mikako, will be opening in Japan on March 3rd, 2012.
Recently, the official site of the movie was updated with a full-length trailer. It gives us a nice first look at the new intense game, ‘Musical Chairs’, as …
On December 15th, Matsuda Shota and Sasaki Nozomi attended the pre-screening for their upcoming film, “Afro Tanaka“.
Matsuda plays the role of ‘Tanaka Hiroshi’, a 24-year old with a big afro, who has no experience with women. He commented, “The director and I became Afro Tanaka, and we thought about girls.” Director Matsui also stated, “We made this film while facing …
On November 26th, Matsuda Shota (26) made an appearance at the opening day event for his starring movie, “Hard Romantic-er”.
Smiling as he tried to describe his character, Matsuda said, “Rather than living as a single human within a story, I felt that I was living freely.” His co-star, Nagayama Kento (22), pointed out that Matsuda had an extreme level …
Child actress Ashida Mana is known for her charming smile, but she’ll have to hold it back for her upcoming role in the second “Liar Game” movie.
The new “Liar Game” movie was announced last month, along with the surprising news that Toda Erika would not be reprising her role. Instead, Tabe Mikako would be starring as a new heroine …
