Drama Prime Time Report – 12/07~12/09

Drama Prime Time Report – 12/07~12/09

Drama Prime Time Report – 12/07~12/09

Things aren’t exactly getting easier for the dramas towards the end of this season, but at least some of the final episodes are standing out a bit.

The Friday dramas ‘Ooku ~Tanjou~‘ (TBS) and ‘Tokumei Tantei‘ (TV Asahi) performed similarly to last week. The latter aired its ninth and final episode this week, but the …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 11/28~12/04

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of November 28th to December 4th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, music videos, and theme songs for this week after the cut!


Oricon Weekly Charts for 11/26~12/2

Oricon has revealed their weekly charts for November 26th to December 2nd.

Check out the results below!

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<Single Weekly Ranking>

1. “MONSTERS” – The MONSTERS : 11/28 (160,139)

2. “Kami Hikouki” – Kobukuro : 11/28 (40,068)

3. “Kimi to DANCE DANCE DANCE / MY LADY ~Fuyu no Koibito~” – BOYFRIEND : 11/28 (37,800)

4. “Polar Star” – FTISLAND : 11/28 (35,260)

5. “Shiranai” – …


Katori Shingo & Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit The MONSTERS tops Oricon weekly chart

Katori Shingo (SMAP) and Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit The MONSTERS‘ song “MONSTERS” (released on November 28th) sold 160,000 copies in its first week and grabbed the No.1 spot on Oricon weekly chart for the week of December 10th.

“MONSTERS” is being used as the theme song for the ongoing TBS drama “MONSTERS” that Katori and Yamashita star in.

It’s been over …


Drama Prime Time Report – 11/30~12/02

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/30~12/02

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/30~12/02

Most of the weekend dramas didn’t suffer additional losses this week and some were even able to regain a couple of viewers.

The Friday drama timeslot was opened by the two-hour drama ‘Akuto‘ on Fuji TV, starring Takizawa Hideaki among many others. It recorded a decent rating of 13.1% and was only beaten by …


Drama Prime Time Report – 11/22~11/25

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/22~11/25

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/22~11/25

It was another awful weekend for most of the dramas with various new negative records.

Due to the public holiday on Friday, this report also includes the ratings from Thursday. As usual, many people didn’t stay home at the evening before the holiday to watch TV and those who did only watched their most favorite …


Drama Prime Time Report – 11/16~11/18

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/16~11/18

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/16~11/18

The majority of the Friday / Weekend dramas have lost some viewers again compared to last week, but there are also a few positive trends.

On Friday, the baseball match on TBS delayed the following programs, including the drama ‘Ooku ~Tanjou~‘, by exactly one hour. This means that said drama had to air in the …


The MONSTERS reveal PV clips for their upcoming single for a limited time

Katori Shingo (SMAP) and Yamashita Tomohisa’s new unit ‘The MONSTERS‘ have revealed PV clips for their upcoming single on Victor Entertainment’s official website for a limited time!

The title track “MONSTERS” serves as the theme song for Katori and Yamashita’s starring drama series, ‘MONSTERS‘. In the music video, the two uses the song’s hard and edgy beat to show …


Drama Prime Time Report – 11/09~11/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/09~11/11

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/09~11/11

The drama ratings have somewhat stabilized over the weekend, but at least there where no bad surprises.

The Friday drama ‘Ooku ~Tanjou~‘ (TBS) gained a couple of viewers (plus 1.3%) and recorded a rating of 8.9%, while the 11:00 pm night drama ‘Tokumei Tantei‘ (TV Asahi) was able to maintain its high rating above 10%.

On …


Drama Prime Time Report – 11/02~11/04

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/02~11/04

Drama Prime Time Report – 11/02~11/04

It was a disappointing weekend for the most of the fall dramas, while NHK premiered their latest mini drama series.

The Friday drama ‘Tokumei Tantei‘ (TV Asahi) dropped 1.1%, but it still managed to record a good rating of 10.4%. ‘Ooku ~Tanjou~‘ (TBS) is still struggling around 7~8% (minus 0.3%; rating: 7.6%). Meanwhile, Fuji TV …


Drama Prime Time Report – 10/26~10/28

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/26~10/28

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/26~10/28

It’s that season of the year when the important baseball matches get people glued to their TVs, and although it may take away some views, it can also bring about positive affects on the ratings of the fall dramas.

The latest big baseball match began on Saturday, so the Friday prime time drama ‘Ooku ~Tanjou~‘ …


Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

Drama Prime Time Report – 10/19~10/21

The second-episode itch has hit all weekend dramas of the new fall season again and ‘MONSTERS’ has proved itself against baseball.

You better not expect any good news about the ratings when it comes to dramas and their second episodes. It’s the time for many nosedives and only some occasional surprising surges. This weekend the …


Katori Shingo & Yamashita Tomohisa’s unit ‘The MOSTERS’ reveals single details

As we reported previously, Katori Shingo (SMAP) and Yamashita Tomohisa have formed a new unit The MONSTERS, and will be singing the theme song for their upcoming drama series, ‘MONSTERS‘ (begins airing on October 21st on TBS).

The theme song also titled “MONSTERS“ that was written and composed by Katori and Yamashita together, and was produced by Jeff …


Yanagihara Kanako to play Yamapi’s girlfriend in upcoming drama ‘MONSTER’

It was revealed that comedic talent Yanagihara Kanako will play her first heroine role in TBS’ drama series “MONSTERS” (9PM on Sundays), which will begin airing on October 21. The series, a detective drama, has already become a hot topic as it stars SMAP’s Katori Shingo and Yamashita Tomohisa together for the first time ever.

Yanagihara plays Takano Emi, …


Prime Time Drama Preview – Fall 2012

The upcoming fall season for dramas is only a few weeks away (the earliest prime time drama starts on October 6th), but all the important announcements have already been made. During the mid-season it’s time for the networks to promote their upcoming dramas as much as they can in order to attract as many viewers as possible for their season …


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