Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17
Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17
The winter season is settling in nicely with many new dramas that premiered over the past seven days.
‘Nobunaga no Chef‘ (TV Asahi) – starring Kis-My-Ft2’s Tamamori Yuta – premiered on Friday and achieved a good double-digit rating (11.6%) during its 11:00 pm time slot. Many dramas have started with such high ratings in this …
On December 2nd, actress Mizukawa Asami held a handshake event for her new photo book, ‘29‘, at Fukuya Bookstore in Shinjuku Subnade.
This is Mizukawa’s first photo book in 10 years. She decided to release it because she wanted to leave something behind to remember during her 20’s as she turns 30. The photo shoot took place in 3 locations – …
On November 20, it was announced that actress Mizukawa Asami is going to star in the upcoming NTV drama ‘Share House no Koibito‘.
‘Share House no Koibito’ tells the story of ‘Shio’ (Mizukawa), a single female office employee around the age of thirty who decides to move into a shared house in order to escape her loneliness. In the shared house, …
On April 11th, Kora Kengo and Mizukawa Asami attended the press conference for the upcoming WOWOW drama ‘Tsumi to Batsu A Falsified Romance‘.
The drama is a live-action adaptation of a manga by Ochiai Naoyuki, which successfully managed to transfer Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” (1866) into modern-day Japan. It’s a great fusion of a historic masterpiece with modern society …
On April 8th, a new CM for the Doraemon CM series of TOYOTA’s campaign ‘ReBORN‘, was released. As we reported before, a french actor, Jean Reno, plays Doraemon and Tsumabuki Satoshi plays Nobita.
This 5th CM version is titled “Suneo’s nice driving”, and Yamashita Tomohisa, who plays Suneo, invites Nobita and Doraemon to his palatial residence to show …
Asano Tadanobu in "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari 2011 Fall SP" (Fuji TV)
Asano Tadanobu in "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari 2011 Fall SP" (Fuji TV)
Here is the Friday and weekend edition of the the Drama Prime Time Report, highlighted by a tough Saturday for the monsters of “Yokai Ningen Bem“, the grand finale of “Gou – Himetachi no Sengoku“, and yet another nose dive of “Nankyoku Tairiku“.
Friday was a rather ordinary …
French actor Jean Reno has picked up the role to play ‘Doraemon’ for Toyota’s new CM!
Last week, Toyota released the first-ever live action adaptation of the popular anime, “Doraemon“, through their CM, which also stars Tsumabuki Satoshi as ‘Nobita’ and Ogawa Naoya as ‘Gian’. Joining Jean Reno, Yamashita Tomohisa will play ‘Suneo’ and Mizukawa Asami will play ‘Shizuka-chan’.
The …
Popular NHK Taiga drama, “Gou“, wrapped up filming for the series on September 30th, and to celebrate, the cast held a crank up ceremony at a studio in Shibuya.
“Gou” started filming from August 19th of last year and wrapped up more than a year later in Nagano. Lead actress Ueno Juri (who played the role of ‘Gou’), as well as Mukai …
On August 14th, Mizukawa Asami participated in her first runway show for “Katsura Yumi’s Talk & Fashion Show“!
Famed bridal fashion designer Katsura Yumi saw Mizukawa’s performance on NHK’s taiga drama, “Gou“, and immediately wanted her to wear her dresses.
The actress wore a total of three different dresses and couldn’t stop smiling. She commented, “It’s my dream (to get married someday). …
It’s been reported that a sequel to the popular drama series, “Aishiteru~ Kaiyo~“, will air this fall as a special! Actress Inamori Izumi will reprise her lead role, with Mukai Osamu, Okada Masaki, and Mizukawa Asami as her co-stars.
“Aishiteru ~Kaiyo~” is a drama about two kids in grade school who are involved in a shocking murder case.
Titled “Aishiteru ~Kizuna~“, this special …
Suzuki Fuku (l.) and Ashida Mana from "Marumo no Okite" hot on the trail of "JIN"
Suzuki Fuku (l.) and Ashida Mana from "Marumo no Okite" hot on the trail of "JIN"
On Friday, the drama “Umareru” dropped down to a new season low while competing against a strong live-action adaption of Higashino Keigo’s novel “11 Moji no Satsujin” and a very strong “Hodo Station“. Meanwhile “Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto” reached its final …
"Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto" (TV Asahi)
"Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto" (TV Asahi)
Horikita Maki’s drama “Umareru” loses ground a bit again after it’s season-high last week, but the remaining Friday dramas continued where they left off.
There is nothing new to report about the ratings of the Saturday only drama, “Kokosei Restauran“. It’s still reaching numbers near the 11% mark.
Sunday was the most interesting of …
The fantastic trio of "Marumo no Okite" on Sunday evenings
The fantastic trio of "Marumo no Okite" on Sunday evenings
Unlike last week, Friday wasn’t a nice start for the dramas. “Umareru.” dropped below the 10% mark again and “Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto” experienced an even bigger drop down to a new season low.
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However, things looked up on Saturday with “Kokosei Restaurant” only losing 0.3% despite having to …
Tanimura Mitsuki as a cat in "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari: PETS"
Tanimura Mitsuki as a cat in "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari: PETS"
Friday was a nice start into the weekend for the drama viewers. Both, “Umareru.” and “Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto” were able to improve the ratings, with the former even reaching higher ground above the 10% again. It doesn’t look like the competitors had much to do with …
Ishikawa Rika in "Tsuri Deka 2"
Ishikawa Rika in "Tsuri Deka 2"
Lot’s of green icons this week, as most programs are recovering from the “Golden Week Effect,” including the dramas.
“Hancho 4” and “Shiawase ni Narou yo” were both able to improve a lot this Monday. Especially the latter can be happy that it successfully managed to escape the single digit ratings, and the former almost …
