Archive for 'Drama' Category
Jun Matsumoto x Yuko Takeuchi star in next “Getsu 9” drama
Jun Matsumoto (松本潤) will star in Fuji TV’s Monday night drama series next season.
Matsumoto, born August 30, 1983, often called MatsuJun, is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is a member of boy band Arashi and is best known to drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Domyoji in the Hana Yori Dango series.
Matsumoto will be the first member of “Arashi” to appear in a drama during that time slot, and this will be his first lead role in a full-length Fuji TV series. Read the rest of this entry »
Yu Yamada’s first lead role in drama “Gakeppuchi no Eri ~ Kono Yo de Ichiban Daiji na ‘Kane’ no Hanashi”
Yu Yamada (山田優) has been given her first starring role in a drama series.Yamada, born July 5, 1984 in Okinawa, is a model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.
Yamada will play the protagonist in TV Asahi’s “Gakeppuchi no Eri ~ Kono Yo de Ichiban Daiji na ‘Kane’ no Hanashi,(崖っぷちのエリー~この世でいちばん大事な“カネ”の話)” based on a semi-autobiographical essay by mangaka Rieko Saibara (西原理恵子). Read the rest of this entry »
Akiko Yada x Kenji Sakaguchi for Fuji TV special drama
Akiko Yada (矢田亜希子)made her first public performance in four years, joining actor Kenji Sakaguchi(坂口憲二)in Odaiba for the preview screening of their Fuji TV special drama, “Keiji Narusawa Ryo: Tokyo Terror, Jijou Saiaku no 24jikan” (刑事・鳴沢了~東京テロ、史上最悪の24時間~/ Detective Ryo Narusawa: Tokyo Terror: The Worst 24 Hours in History). Read the rest of this entry »
Tomoya Nagase x Kankuro Kudo for new drama “Unubore Deka”
TOKIO’s Tomoya Nagase is once again teaming up with screenwriter Kankuro Kudo for a new drama series this summer.
This will be their third one together, after “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” (2000) and “Tiger & Dragon” (2005).
Tomoya Nagase (長瀬 智也) is a Japanese singer and actor born on November 7, 1978. Nagase has had parts in over 40 dramas. His first lead role was in Hakusen Nagashi (1996). More lead roles followed including Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Mukodono!, and Tiger & Dragon. Mukodono! was his first comedic role. In My Boss My Hero he had another comedic role. Read the rest of this entry »
Second live-action drama “Hotaru no Hikari”
The second live-action TV series based on Hotaru no Hikari manga will premiere in July.
Haruka Ayase will reprise her role as Hotaru, a 27-year-old office lady who would rather sit around lazily at home than pursue romance. Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It’s a glamorous job but Hotaru’s private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. Read the rest of this entry »
Nozomi Sasaki x Sumo Drama “Dohyo Girl”
Fashion model Nozomi Sasaki (佐々木希) has her first starring role in a drama series, though it will unexpectedly be about sumo wrestling.
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Takuya Kimura’s drama “Tsuki no Koibito” Preview Clip
The Monday 9 PM slot drama in spring is “Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~” starring Takuya Kimura , Ryoko Shinohara , Lin Zhiling, Keiko Kitagawa and Shota Matsuda . It will be a love pentagon between the five.
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Alisa Mizuki x “Sazae-san” drama

Due to the success of the “Sazae-san” drama special on Nov.15 2009, Fuji TV is working on a second one to air this summer. Last year’s special starring Mizuki Alisa (観月ありさ) was so successful that they decided to do another episode with her this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Joe Odagiri to star in drama “Atami no Sousakan”
Joe Odagiri (オダギリジョー) will star in a new drama series this summer on TV Asahi, titled “Atami no Sousakan.” Read the rest of this entry »
Rika Adachi in wedding kimono for “Gegege no Nyobo”
Rika Adachi (足立梨花) wearing a wedding kimono for drama “Gegege no Nyobo”.
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Takuya Kimura returns to Getsu 9 drama “Moon Lovers”
Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉) is going to star in Fuji TV’s Getsu9 drama “Moon Lovers (月の恋人~Moon Lovers~)” next season.
In this drama, kimura will have to try himself as a company president.
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Eita,Ueno,Jejung,Seki and Tamayama posed for “Sunao ni Narenakute” poster
The 5 main casts of drama “Sunao ni Narenakute”gathered on the roof of Fuji TV Wangan Studio.
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Drama “Trick Shinsaku Special 2”
“Trick” revives for the first time in four and a half years.
“Trick” is a comedic drama and movie series, as well as associated comic books and meta-fiction novels about a magician and a physicist who debunk fraudulent spiritualists. Read the rest of this entry »
Nakanai to Kimeta Hi X miwa’s “don’t cry anymore”
The viewer rating of drama “Nakanai to Kimeta Hi (泣かないと決めた日)”,airs on Fuji TV every Tuesday at 9:00pm, is increasing.
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TVXQ member Jejung X Drama “Sunao ni Narenakute”
TVXQ member Jejung (born Jan.26,1986) has been cast in his first Japanese drama.
TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (東方神起), is a South Korean boy band quintet formed in 2003.
Jejung will appear in Fuji TV’s “Sunao ni Narenakute,” which stars Eita (瑛太) and Juri Ueno (上野樹里) in a story of five friends who meet through the social networking service Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »