Fans of the widely popular medical drama series ‘Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji‘ will be delighted to hear that Fuji TV has just announced that there is going to be a new season this summer.
‘Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji’ is set at an emergency ward and follows a team of doctors as they try to save as many lives as possible. This …
It was announced that Takei Emi will star in TV Asahi’s upcoming late-night mystery drama “Otenki Oneesan” that will begin airing in April.
In the drama, Takei will play as a weather woman named “Abe Haruko.”
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Abe Haruko is somewhat of a weather prodigy as she acquires her qualification to become a certified weather forecaster at the young age of 11. She serves …
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 October 29th, it was announced that actress Nagasawa Masami is going to appear in a supporting role in Uchimura Teruyoshi’s second movie ‘Bokutachi no Koukan Nikki‘.
‘Bokutachi no Koukan Nikki’ is an adaptation of Suzuki Osamu’s novel ‘Geinin Koukan Nikki ~Yellow Hearts no Monogatari~‘ and depicts the struggles of a comedic duo in the Japanese world of entertainment. Suzuki himself …
On May 17th, Fuji TV held a press conference for the upcoming two-hour drama ‘Touma Kyouju no Tensai Suiri (1) Okinoshima no Ogon Densetsu Satsujin Jiken‘ starring Sasaki Kuranosuke.
Sasaki, who is starring in his first two-hour drama, is playing a Japanese professor researching ukiyo-e (color prints from the Edo period) who helps to solve cases with his sharp perception. At …
Drama Prime Time Report – April 9th~April 12th
Drama Prime Time Report – April 9th~April 12th
Five new prime time dramas began airing between Monday and Thursday, but how did they started off as the ratings winner this spring season?
On Monday, it was the fifth season of ‘Hancho‘ (TBS), which bravely aired its first episode among variety and music specials. Unlike the previous four seasons, the story is …
On December 6th, actress Ryo announced that she’s pregnant with her second baby! According to her agency, she is currently 5 months pregnant, and will be giving birth next spring.
It was also announced that Ryo will make an appearance in the upcoming drama, ‘Renai NEET ~Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata‘, as a character who is pregnant. The actress commented, “I …
It's magic! ("Ore no Sora" - TV Asahi)
It's magic! ("Ore no Sora" – TV Asahi)
Here is the Friday and weekend edition of the the Drama Prime Time Report, highlighted by very disappointing ratings for “Nankyoku Tairiku“.
Friday began the third round of the “FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2011 Japan” featuring the national women teams of all the great volleyball nations. After three wins and two losses, …
May 7th was the release day for the movie “Gaku“, which stars Oguri Shun and Nagasawa Masami, and the cast members all attended the stage greeting for the film.
“Gaku” is a story taking place in the Hida Mountains about a warm community between mountain rescue volunteer members and climbers, as well as the drama of lives at the rescue scenes.
At the greeting, …
No time for hangovers, the first spring dramas are here!
No time for hangovers, the first spring dramas are here!
Even if it just lasted for 1-2 weeks due to various circumstances, the void of dramas is finally over.
On Monday, the fourth season of “Hancho” – which stars Sasaki Kuraonsuke and a great ensemble of co-actors – gave the starting signal with a 2-hour long pilot episode that raked in a …
Upcoming drama “Hancho 4 Jinnan-sho Azumi-han ~Seigi no Daishou~” (Every Monday at 8:00 PM on TBS), in which Sasaki Kuranosuke star, will get a manga adaptation through e-book!
Although there have been many live-action adaptations of manga, having it go the other way around is very rare. The comic version will be made based on the drama, and each episode of …
Kobukuro’s new song, “Ano Taiyou ga, Kono Sekai wo Terashi tsuzukeru youni“, has been chosen as the theme song for the upcoming movie, “Gaku“, starring Oguri Shun.
The song was created as a result of the feeling that Kobukuro got from watching the movie, and the track ended up having the longest title among all of Kobukuro’s songs.
Popular actor Tamaki Hiroshi will star in TV Asahi’s special drama, “Suna No Utsuwa “, which will be aired on two consecutive nights during next spring.
“Suna no Utsuwa” was originally Matsumoto Seicho’s mystery novel series that was published in the Yomiuri newspaper from 1960 to 1961, and it’s a story about two detectives (a veteran detective, Imanishi Eitaro, and …
Friday night began with the finals of the “2010 Figure Skating Grand Prix” on TV Asahi and 20.2% of all households with a TV cheered on their national ice idols. The news program that followed, “Hodo Station” usually has great ratings all the time, but on Friday it profited even more from from the strong lead-in. The station …
Shida Mirai will be showing herself off in a wedding dress, for the first time in the last episode of drama, “Himitsu,” which will be broadcasted on December 10th. ”Himitsu” is a drama starring Sasaki Kuranosuke and Shida Mirai as a “married couple,” in which Sasaki’s dead wife’s spirit goes into his daughter (Shida).
Shida said, “I was dreaming to wear …
