Today was preview screening and press conference for Fuji TV’s upcoming Monday drama “Nagareboshi” starring Ueto Aya (25) and Takenouchi Yutaka (39).

Ueto is rumored to be in a relationship with EXILE’s leader HIRO (41) and all the reporters wanted to get a comment from her, but during the press conference she didn’t answer any questions related to the rumor and just kept on smiling. At another PR-Event for “Uniqlo” today, her senior Yonekura Ryoko (35) was also asked about their relationship, but she didn’t really seem to know about it either. [...]

Today the actors Ishihara Satomi (23), Tanihara Shosuke (38), Oshima Yuuko (21) and mangaka Kaitani Shinobu (Liar Game) introduced the new comedy-mystery drama “Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso” that is based on one of Kaitani’s manga.

The highlight of the little press conference was to see Ishihara wearing her unique “Arabian” kimono kind of dress for the first time in public. After looking at the dress, people immediately noticed that something seemed different when she was standing right next to the 183cm tall Tanihara. The 157cm short Ishihara must be wearing some impressive shoes under that dress, because at the event it looked like as if she was 180cm tall. [...]

Two weeks ago it was announced that actress Ishihara Satomi (23) would star in TV Asahi’s upcoming Sunday Night Drama “Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso”. Back then Kaitani Shinobu, the creator of the original manga as well as the popular “Liar Game”, already anticipated to see Ishihara wearing the unique and flashy fashion of the protagonist. Today they’ve released a picture from the poster shoot to give us a glimpse of the dress she is going to wear in the drama.

She will play Odagiri Kyoko, a beautiful psychic who uses her fake powers to solve criminal cases on TV. During the TV show she usually has to wear a gorgeous dress that helps her distracting the viewers from the obvious lie. Ishihara already commented on the dress and said, “I was aiming to make an expression as if she was forced to wear the dress, but still tries to look her best while wearing it. The fabric is similar to a kimono, but it looks more like a wedding dress mixed with some Arabian flavor.” [...]

The Keigo Higashino novel "Himitsu" ("The Secret") is being turned into a live-action drama series this fall, starring Mirai Shida (17) and Kuranosuke Sasaki (42). The show will air in TV Asahi's Friday 11:15pm time slot, starting in October.   Published in 1998, "Himitsu" was nominated for the Naoki Prize  [ Read More ]

This spring TV Asahi created the "Sunday Night Drama" drama time slot at 11pm and today they've announced that actress Ishihara Satomi (23) will star in its 3rd drama called "Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso". It will be her first drama starring role since "Puzzle" back in 2008.   The  [ Read More ]

Fuji TV is going to introduce a new drama time slot on Sundays at 9pm with the start of this year's fall season and today they've announced who are going to be the pioneers for that time slot.   The drama is called "Perfect Report" and features actress Matsuyuki Yasuko  [ Read More ]

The fall season seems to become better and better with every new drama announcement. Today it has been confirmed that actress Shinohara Ryoko (37) will star in NTV's upcoming drama "Kogane no Buta ~Watashi-tachi ga haratta Zeikin wo Oue!~". It will be her first starring role in a drama serial  [ Read More ]

It's Monday and another rumored fall drama has finally been confirmed, but they are still deciding on suitable a title.   Actor Takenouchi Yutaka (39) will return to Fuji TV's prestigious Monday 9pm timeslot after more than 9 years since "Dekichatta Kekkon" in 2001. He is going to play a  [ Read More ]