Today TBS held a press conference for their upcoming night drama “Quartet” starring Fukuda Saki and Matsushita Yuya.

Especially Fukada had to undergo quite a transformation for her very first role as hard-boiled young woman. For her role she graces a full-body tattoo, piercings and blond hair. “It feels like a whole different me. You can see a Fukada Saki you have never seen before,” she spoke enthusiastically about her role.

Today Fuji TV has held the press conference for their upcoming Monday drama “Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta” starring Toda Erika and Miura Haruma. The drama features a thrilling love story about two engaged teachers, Natsumi (Toda) and Shuji (Miura), at a senior high school and  [ Read More ]

Fuji TV has released the third trailer for their upcoming Monday drama, “Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshietekureta“, starring Toda Erika and Miura Haruma.

The 1-minute-long trailer features gives us a better grasp at understanding the atmosphere of this upcoming drama – Toda and Miura are an engaged teacher couple, and Takei Emi is the school girl who is going challenge their happy love life. AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko and Johnny’s Jr. Nakajima Kento are to appear as regulars as well.

NHK held a press conference today for their upcoming morning drama, “Ohisama“, starring actress Inoue Mao (23). The morning drama depicts the life of a cheerful young woman (Inoue) during the turbulent Showa period (1926-1989) plagued by the effects of the Second World War. Inoue already enjoys her role for  [ Read More ]

Two weeks ago it was announced that Toda Erika and Miura Haruma would star in Fuji TV’s upcoming Monday drama, “Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta“. We’ve learned that they will play an engaged couple and that they will depict the roles of teachers. The interesting part  [ Read More ]

21.3% – Ryomaden
21.1% – Aibou 9
15.4% – Freeter
13.9% – Nagareboshi
13.3% – Guilty
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Young actress Kawashima Umika (16) will star in her first drama called “Heaven’s Flower” next season, a romantic mystery in which she is going to disguise herself as an emotionless female assassin. It’s her first role that is not about a pure and innocent young girl.

“There is pressure as well, but first of all I’m looking forward to this role. I’ve always wanted to play an evil role!” she said. The role will also require a couple of action scenes about which she commented, “I’m going to receive some action training before the filming, because there will even be scenes with pistols and knifes.” Yet she didn’t seem to be nervous at all and added enthusiastically, “I hope and think that I will be able to show you a new side of me.”

20.2% – Aibou 9
17.6% – Ryoma den
16.7% – Freeter
15.2% – Iryu 3
14.1% – Ougon no Buta
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