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'DOCTORS' to return with a new season and a special drama
2013-06-07 03:17:00
It was recently announced that actor Sawamura Ikki is going to reprise his role as a super doctor in the second season and special of the hit drama 'DOCTORS ~Saikyou no Meii~' that aired on TV Asahi in 2011.
The drama is written by Fukuda Yasushi ('Galileo', 'Ryomaden') and portrays the shocking current state of a medical system that has long abandoned its actual mission of saving people. It's set at the Dogami General Hospital, which has run into financial difficulties. 'Sagara Kosuke'(Sawamura) is a heartless and incredibly skilled surgeon who hasn't yet lost sight of his mission as a doctor. In his own way, he tries his best to reform the hospital and to get his colleagues back on the right path.
On the June 1st special episode, the hospital was threatened by a huge organization and university hospital. Other recurring characters include Takashima Masanobu as the surgeon 'Moriyama Suguru', Ito Ran as the internist 'Minagawa Kazue', Higa Manami as the nurse 'Miyabe Sachi', and Nogiwa Yoko as the hospital director 'Dogami Tamaki'.
'DOCTORS 2 ~Saikyou no Meii~' is going to air every Thursday at 9:00 pm starting in July.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... and-a-special-drama |
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'Kodoku no Gourmet' to return for a 3rd season
2013-06-07 03:26:00
TV Tokyo has announced that the food gourmet drama 'Kodoku no Gourmet', based on Kusumi Masayuki and Taniguchi Jiro's manga of the same name, is going to return for a third season this summer.
Actor Matsushige Yutaka is once again going to play the protagonist 'Inogashira Goro'. The rest of the drama will continue in the exact same style as the previous two seasons and feature more sweets and light meals that made the second season so popular. Kusumi himself will also be appearing in a short segment at the end of the drama to give viewers more information.
It's already known that the food exploration crew will head to Hinodecho in Yokohama, Kanagawa and Akabane in Kita, and Tokyo among many other places.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... n-with-a-3rd-season |
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Mitsushima Hikari to star as a single mother in the new drama 'Woman'
2013-06-07 03:38:00
On May 22, NTV announced a new summer drama about a single mother with two children, titled 'Woman' (tentative), starring actress Mitsushima Hikari.
The drama is another original story written by Sakamoto Yuji, the creator of popular dramas such as 'Mother' and 'Saikou no Rikon'. 'Aoyagi Koharu' (Mitsushima) loses her husband in an unforeseen accident and is left with their two children and not much money. Her beloved children give her the strength to keep on living and to challenge all difficulties head-on.
Koharu's own mother will be played by actress Tanaka Yuko, and actor Kobayashi Kaoru will play her father. Moreover, the supporting cast is going to feature the two actresses Nikaido Fumi andTanimura Mitsuki.
Child actress Suzuki Rio was cast in the role of Koharu's oldest daughter. She already impressed as the young 'Yae' in the current NHK taiga drama 'Yae no Sakura'. The child actor for the role of her younger brother has yet to be decided.
NTV is going to air 'Woman' every Wednesday at 10:00 pm starting in July.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... -in-new-drama-woman |
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KinKi Kids' Domoto Tsuyoshi to team up with Fukuda Yuichi once again for a new horror comedy drama
2013-06-07 06:15:00
KinKi Kids' Domoto Tsuyoshi will star in a new TBS drama "Tenma-san ga Yuku" that will begin airing in July. This will be the first time in about four years for Domoto to star in a drama, and he'll be teaming up with Fukuda Yuichi (Kodomo Keisatsu", "Ore wa Mada Honki Dashitenai dake") who has worked with Domoto previously in "33pun Tantei" series.
"Tenma-san ga Yuku" is a horror comedy written and directed by Fukuda himself. The protagonist "Tenma" (Domoto), who has a hereditary ability to get in contact with ghosts, is the second president of a company to rid ghosts, however, contrary to his ability, he is a big coward. Since Tenma has no guts to exterminate the ghosts, he solves the ghost extermination requests by listening to what the ghosts say then tries to dispel their regrets or persuades them softly.
Other cast members include Kawaguchi Haruna (as the female employee at Tenma's company), Minagawa Sarutoki (as the head clerk at Tenma's company), Serina (as Tenma's neighbor who runs after him), Sato Jiro (as Tenma's deceased father who appears in his dream), and Morisaki Hiroyuki (as a detective who snoops around Tenma).
Not only starring in the drama, Domoto will also sing the theme song which he created after receiving a request from Fukuda. Moreover, he is also in charge of the opening instrumental song for the drama.
"Tenma-san ga Yuku" will be aired on TBS' drama NEO time slot starting in July (every Monday at 12:28 am).
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... horror-comedy-drama |
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Oguri Shun to play a deceased husband in new drama 'Woman'
2013-06-07 21:40:00
Actor Oguri Shun will be appearing in the upcoming NTV drama 'Woman' starring Mitsushima Hikari.
It's the first time for Mitsushima and Oguri to work together. She plays the single-mother 'Aoyagi Koharu' and he portrays her deceased husband named 'Shin'. The script is written by Sakamoto Yuji ('Mother', 'Saikou no Rikon') and follows the difficult life of Koharu after being left alone with their two children.
Oguri's character, Shin, used to be a venturesome mountain climber and traveled the world to find new challenges. He settled down after meeting Koharu and got married, having two children and leading to Shin's decision to stop mountain climbing. He found himself a more mundane and less dangerous job - only to fall victim to a whim of fate and losing his life in an unexpected accident.
The first episode of 'Woman' will air on July 3.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... -in-new-drama-woman |
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Nagasawa Masami to appear in next 'Getsu 9' drama starring Yamashita Tomohisa
2013-06-11 00:46:00
It has been revealed that actress Nagasawa Masami will make an appearance in next "Getsu 9" drama "SUMMER NUDE", which will star Yamashita Tomohisa.
This will mark the first time in 6 years for Nagasawa to co-star with Yamashita since they last appeared together in "Proposal Daisakusen" aired in 2007.
As we reported previously, "SUMMER NUDE" will be set at a beach hut. The protagonist "Mikuriya Asahi" (Yamashita) is a cameraman who can't forget his ex-girlfriend who suddenly left him. The drama depicts a love triangle between Asahi, and two women "Chiyohara Natsuki" (played by Karina), a chef whose fiance left her right before their marriage, and "Taniyama Hanae" (played by Toda Erika) who has been in love with Asahi for 10 years since high school.
In the drama, Nagasawa will play Asahi's former love "Kasumi".
Nagasawa, who joined the filming in the beginning of this month, commented, "Since it's a summer drama, the first day of filming already gave me the summer feeling. The summer-like excitement inside of me is swelling up, and I would like to enjoy it."
"SUMMER NUDE" will begin airing on July 8th on Fuji TV (every Monday at 9:00 pm).
Source: http://tokyohive.com/article/201 ... -yamashita-tomohisa |
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"Aibou" to get third film adaptation + its new drama season to start
2013-06-11 00:52:00
On June 10th, it was announced that popular drama series "Aibou" will be getting a third film adaptation "Aibou -Gekijouban III-", as well as a new drama series "Aibou season 12".
"Aibou" is the detective drama series that has remained popular over 10 years since it was first aired in 2000. It has been adapted into 4 films (2 films + 2 spin-off films), and they all became big hit movies.
For Narimiya Hiroki, who joined the drama series starting in the 11th season as the third partner of the protagonist "Sugishita Ukyo" (played by Mizutani Yutaka), this will be the first film adaptation for him to participate in, and the second drama season he appears in.
"Aibou -Gekijouban III-", which will be released as a work commemorating TV Asahi's 55th anniversary since its opening, will be set at a solitary island in the Pacific Ocean that is located 300 km southward from central Tokyo. In the special environment, which can be described as a huge closed room, "Sugishita Ukyo" and "Kai Toru" (Narimiya) will face another difficult case.
Including the regular cast members in the drama series, Oikawa Mitsuhiro who served as Ukyo's second partner "Kanbe Takeru", and Ishizaka Koji who appeared in season 11 as Toru's father "Kai Mineaki", will also appear in the film adaptation. Additionally, Ihara Tsuyoshi, Shaku Yumiko, Kazama Toru, and Takuma Shin will be making guest appearances.
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NHK TV dramas to air in Myanmar
ENTERTAINMENT JUN. 13, 2013 - 06:02AM JST ( 1 )TOKYO —
The NHK morning serial drama “Carnation” and the historical drama series “Atsuhime” will go to air from mid-July in Myanmar, NHK said in a press release. They will be the first NHK dramas to go to air on terrestrial television in Myanmar since the transition from military to civilian rule in 2011.
The telecasts are part of a project involving Japan International Broadcasting Inc (JIB) and a commercially operated satellite broadcaster, Myanmar National TV (MNTV). The two NHK dramas will be screened on the terrestrial service that MNTV will launch from mid-July in Myanmar’s three largest cities—Yangon, the capital Naypyidaw, and Mandalay.
Source: www.japantoday.com |
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Kis-My-Ft2's new song chosen as the theme song for Tamamori Yuta's starring drama
2013-06-13 22:53:00
It was announced that popular group Kis-My-Ft2's new song "Kimi to no Kiseki" has been chosen as the theme song for member Tamamori Yuta's starring drama "Pintokona", which will begin airing in July on TBS.
Ichikawa Yoshiyasu, Mashiko Tatsuro, and ha-j teamed up for its lyrics and music, and apparently, it took the longest time to complete, compared to any other Kis-My-Ft2 songs.
Tamamori commented, "It's a love song comprised of heart wrenching lyrics that you keep loving your loved one earnestly, and a summer-like melody. This may be the most straightforward song in Kisumai history. We sang it with all our hearts to make it the 'Kiseki (=miracle) song' that could help with the success of love for people listening to the song. Please check out the theme song along with the drama itself!"
Although the release date for the song has not been set at this moment, the group will perform the song on TBS' special music program "Ongaku no Hi" (to be aired on the 29th).
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... tas-starring-drama2 |
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Additional cast members for upcoming drama 'LIMIT' revealed
2013-06-13 22:59:00
It has been revealed that former AKB48 member Masuda Yuka will make an appearance on TV Tokyo's upcoming drama "LIMIT".
"LIMIT" is a live-action drama adaptation of Suenobu Keiko's popular manga. The protagonist is a high school girl named "Konno Mizuki". One day, Mizuki's class goes on a field trip, but on the way there, their bus falls off a cliff in the mountains. Only five girls including Mizuki survive the accident. They are injured, lost in the mountains, and no one is coming to rescue them anytime soon. Pushed to their limits, the girls are forced to switch into survival mode and to lay bare their innermost feelings.
Last month, it was already announced that actress Sakuraba Nanami would play the protagonist, and three of the four other girls would be played by Tsuchiya Tao, Kudo Ayano, and Yamashita Rio.
Now Masuda has been added as the fifth girl who survives the accident, named "Usui Chikage". Regarding her role, Masuda said, "I felt a little anxious about if I would be able to play this role when I read the manga, as the character is like the exact opposite of me. However, after the filming started, I feel that I could become Chikage-chan little by little while getting help from other cast members. I hope the viewers could see Chikage being similar to the original manga."
Other cast members announced along with Masuda include, Suzuki Katsuhiro (as "Hinata Haruaki", a classmate of Mizuki), Kubota Masataka (as "Igarashi Wataru", assistant teacher of Mizuki's class *original character for the drama), and Watanabe Ikkei (as "Konno Hirokazu", Mizuki's father).
"LIMIT" will begin airing on July 12th (every Friday at 12:12 am).
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... rama-limit-revealed |
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Yamashita Tomohisa to cover Magokoro Brothers' song for his upcoming 'Getsu 9' drama
2013-06-14 22:33:00
As we reported previously, Yamashita Tomohisa will be starring in Fuji TV's next "Getsu 9" drama titled "SUMMER NUDE", which is scheduled to begin airing on July 8th. It has since been revealed that Yamashita will be in charge of its theme song.
For the theme song, Yamashita will cover Magokoro Brothers' song "Summer Nude" from 1995, and it will be titled "SUMMER NUDE '13".
CHOKKAKU and OKAMOTO'S will be participating in the arrangement, and reportedly, his cover version will have a more 'sparkly' sound while keeping the atmosphere in the original.
"SUMMER NUDE '13" will be released on July 31st as Yamashita's 8th single, and it will have limited editions A, B, C, and a regular edition. Both limited editions A and B will come with a DVD. The cover arts for the single will feature the beach and the beach hut from the drama.
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Drama "SUMMER NUDE" will be set at a beach hut. The protagonist "Mikuriya Asahi" (played by Yamashita) is a cameraman who can't forget his ex-girlfriend "Kasumi" (played by Nagasawa Masami) who suddenly left him. The drama depicts a love triangle between Asahi, and two women "Chiyohara Natsuki" (played by Karina), a chef whosefiance left her right before their marriage, and "Taniyama Hanae" (played byToda Erika) who has been in love with Asahi for 10 years since high school.
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It was recently announced that Sexy Zone member Sato Shori has been added to the cast, and he will be playing "Taniyama Shun", a younger brother of Toda's character.
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Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... oming-getsu-9-drama |
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Nakajima Kento's ongoing drama 'BAD BOYS J' to be made into a film
2013-06-14 22:38:00
It was announced that Sexy Zone member Nakajima Kento's first leading drama "BAD BOYS J", which is currently airing on NTV, will be made into a film.
"BAD BOYS J" is based on Tanaka Hiroshi's manga "BADBOYS" that was serialized on Young King during 1988 to 1996.
After the live-action drama started this April, there have been a lot of requests from fans who wanted see the sequel, and those who didn't want it to end. Therefore, they decided to make it into a film.
The story is set in Hiroshima where powerful delinquent groups are crowded together, and it depicts the intense youth of the delinquents.
In the drama, Nakajima plays the leader of a delinquent group "Gokurakuchou", named "Kiriki Tsukasa", while Kis-My-Ft2' Nikaido Takashi plays "Danno Hidenori", the leader of the top group of gangs in Hiroshima, called "Beast". A.B.C-Z' Hashimoto Ryosuke also appears in the drama, as "Hiro", the leader of "Hiroshima Night's" which is the opposing group to "Gokurakuchou".
The film adaptation will portray fierce fights as a powerful enemy stand in front of the three, as well as a story of their strong friendship.
Many other cast members who are appearing in the drama, which include Johnny's Jr. members, Nogizaka46 members, Triendl Reina, and Itano Tomomi, will continue making appearances in the film, and of course, more new cast members will be added.
The last episode of the "BAD BOYS J" drama will be aired on June 22nd, and the movie adaptation is set to open in theaters on November 9th.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... be-made-into-a-film |
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YUKI to provide theme song for Hirosue Ryoko's upcoming drama, 'Star Man ~Kono Hoshi no Koi~'
2013-06-19 22:08:00
YUKI's new song, "STARMANN", has been chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV/Kansai TV's upcoming drama, 'Star Man ~Kono Hoshi no Koi~'.
The drama stars Hirosue Ryoko as the lead role and is directed by Tsutsumi Yoshihiko. YUKI wrote the song's lyrics upon reading the drama's script. "When I expressed the feelings of the protagonist played by Hirosue Ryoko-san, who wishes to be with 'Hoshio', I was captivated by the fascination of music, and it turned out to be a song about a girl who falls strongly in love," she commented.
Meanwhile, Hirosue said, "I already choke up when hearing YUKI-chan's voice, but I was drawn into the worldview of this song which sings about a girl's insecurities, wishes, and feelings of love that cannot be put into words."
Tsutsumi added, "Okada-san's amazing story and YUKI-san's intense POP theme song! How powerful! As a closet fan who always plays her songs in the car, I am inspired!"
'Star Man ~Kono Hoshi no Koi~' is a love story about a single mother named 'Uno Sawako' who falls in love with a mysterious young man named 'Hoshio' (Fukushi Sota) at first sight. It will air every Tuesday nights starting July 9th.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... n-kono-hoshi-no-koi |
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androp to sing the theme song for Mitsushima Hikari's drama, 'Woman'
2013-06-20 03:03:00
androp's new song, "Voice", has been picked up as the theme song for NTV's upcoming drama series, 'Woman' (starts July 3rd).
'Woman' is a human drama that portrays the life of a single mother. The protagonist will be played by Mitsushima Hikari and her late husband by Oguri Shun.
"Voice" is described as a support song for those who are living their lives to the fullest. It was chosen as the drama's theme song because its strong message fits the storyline perfectly. This will be androp's first time providing a theme song for a drama.
Regarding the song, Uchisawa Takahito (Vo, G) commented, "By living day after day, we experience painful and sad things. There are those who feel that way even now. We made a song that would encourage and give a light of hope to people who are fighting hard and facing life."
The band will release "Voice" sometime this summer.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... -mitsushima-hikaris |
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Yoshitaka Yuriko to star in NHK's morning drama next year
June 26, 2013 @ 12:57 am
On June 25th, a press conference to announce the production of NHK's morning drama for the first half of 2014, titled "Hanako to Anne", was held, and it was revealed that actress Yoshitaka Yuriko would be the heroine of the drama.
This will mark the first NHK morning drama for Yoshitaka to star in.
She enthusiastically commented, "At first I wondered if I would be good enough, like if I would be suitable for the face of morning...but I would like to face the role hungrily although I will be suffering and struggling. I will try my hardest so I don't hear that it was a mistake to cast me."
"Hanako to Anne" depicts half of Muraoka Hanako's life who is known as the translator of Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables". The drama gets ideas from "Anne no Yurikago Mukaraoka Hanako no Shogai", which was written by Muraoka's granddaughter, and Nakazono Miho ("Yamato Nadeshiko", "Doctor X ~Gekai Daimon Michiko~") is in charge of the scenario.
Yoshitaka said, "I'm very excited, and looking forward to playing the role. I think it will a worthwhile job." She also revealed that her grandmother is a fan of morning dramas, saying, "I believe I could practice filial piety with it."
NHK's morning drama "Hanako to Anne" will be aired during March 31st to September 27th of 2014 with 156 episodes in total.
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... ing-drama-next-year |
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THE SECOND from EXILE to sing theme song for two NTV dramas
June 26, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
It's been revealed that EXILE sub-unit THE SECOND from EXILE will be singing the theme songs for two NTV dramas starting in July.
The group will be releasing their new single, "SURVIVORS feat. DJ MAKIDAI from EXILE / Pride", on August 14. "SURVIVORS-" will be used in 'Machiisha Jumbo!!' (starts July 4) while "Pride" will be used in 'Frenemy ~Dobu Nezumi no Machi~' (starts July 3). Both songs were written to fit the image of each drama.
"Machiisha Jumbo!!" stars EXILE's Maki Daisuke (MAKIDAI) as a successful doctor. THE SECOND was chosen to provide the theme song as their strong performance matched the drama's image. Meanwhile, SHOKICHI will take his first lead role in "Frenemy". He even wrote the lyrics to "Pride" himself.
SHOKICHI expressed, "It is such an honor. It will make me happy if our songs will help liven up the dramas."
Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/article ... ng-for-2-ntv-dramas
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