Arashi member Masaki Aiba (26) is set to take on his first lead role in a drama series this fall. He will star in TV Asahi's "My Girl," his first series since "Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru" in 2003.
Aiba, who is more known for appearing in variety shows than in dramas, said that he wants to show his fans a "completely different Masaki Aiba" from his usual self.
"My Girl" is based on a manga by Mizu Sahara (an alternate pen name of mangaka Sumomo Yumeka), currently being serialized in Shinchosha's Weekly Comic Bunch. The comic is described as an "ultimate love story" about a young man named Masamune Kazama (Aiba). During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly left one day. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune's child, whom he finally meets and decides to raise.
TV Asahi will broadcast "My Girl" in its Friday 11:15pm time slot, starting in October.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:32 am Post subject: Yoshitaka, Oguri & Mizushima to spice up your Monday!
Yoshitaka, Oguri & Mizushima to spice up your Monday!
Big news for all Oguri Shun fans, the 26 years-old actor is going to have the starring role in Fuji TV�fs next Monday-09pm dorama "Tokyo DOGS ~Worst and Best Partners~" that�fs starting in October. It�fs the first time ever that Fuji TV is going to air an original police dorama in their most prestigious time slot for doramas.Oguri will play an elite cop from the New York Police Department, but as the title already suggest, he won�ft be working alone. His partner who experienced a sudden rise from being a delinquent to being a detective at the police headquarter is going to be played by Mizushima Hiro (25), yet another very popular young ikemen actor. Fuji TV is already counting with quite some high ratings and there is no reason why they shouldn�ft.
Let�fs look at some more detailed infos about their roles. Oguri�fs role is an elite detective at the NY Police Department who originally has been working in the military. At work he seems to be calm and serious, but that doesn�ft mean that he can�ft adapt to all kind of situations. He is coming to Japan and (the setting is New York, according to Fuji TV) will work together with the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department in a joint operation in order to bust some large-scale drug dealings that are happening at the moment. He is going to work together with a detective from the Special Investigation Division, played by Mizushima.
Mizushima is a martial expert who used to be a delinquent and in a biker gang himself. He has a really hot-blooded character with a lot of hobbies that even intensify his cool and strong image, an unusual new role for Mizushima. Those 2 different personalities will have no other choice but to work as partners which is going to cause some really interesting negotiations, not to mention that great "buddy vibe" that is hopefully going to attract a lot of viewers.
Oguri himself is already quite excited about this dorama, "With such amazing coactors, I can�ft help but being excited right from the beginning." Mizushima too, "It�fs my first Monday-09pm dorama and I can�ft wait to show a totally new side of me."
The regular readers of this site probably already wonder why I posted this here, but don�ft worry, there IS going to be space enough for a heroine role. No other than the quickly rising Yoshitaka Yuriko (21) is going to play a very important key figure to all the events taking place in the dorama. Yoshitaka is just as excited as the other male leads. "I�fm so nervous and excited that I�fm shivering right now. I�fd like to take advantage of this nervousness and use it as an impulse to dash forward."
A whole new face for the Monday-09pm and I couldn�ft be more excited about Fuji TV�fs change of course.
Wow, this rumor actually comes true. 2ch is getting it right these days.
I'm loving it. Another one is Hina of Kanjani8 as Aiba co-star in MyGirl. Before that they were saying it was Tsubasa.
Tokyo DOGS looks promising, as long as Hiro's character is not a bumbling idiot. He's real life tennen but can't play an idiot. How ironic. I'm a fan though because I think his love for Ayaka is kind of epic.
Would love to hear more of him speaking English as opposed to Shun's horrible pronunciation
The drama and main casts have been confirmed but they haven't announced the other regular minor characters. From the manga it seems the role for either Tsubasa/Hina will be Aiba's colleague. The character fits Hina's personality more than Tsubasa... but that's not acting imo.
Are they making it a trend with Arashi/Eito pairing or what?
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:
Alisa Mizuki, Teppei Koike play lovers in romantic comedy
Tue, September 1, 2009 (1:24am EDT)
Actress Alisa Mizuki (32) is starring in a TBS drama series next season called "Ohitorisama." The show will be a romantic comedy, pairing her up with young actor Teppei Koike (23).
"Ohitorisama" is an original series by screenwriter Masaya Ozaki ("Kekkon Dekinai Otoko," "Oniyome Nikki"). Mizuki plays a teacher at a prestigious girls' school, who excels in her work but lacks in cooking and housekeeping. She falls in love with a colleague 10 years younger than her (Koike), and they begin living together. Each episode highlights the differences in their age, status, mindset, and values.
Miki Maya (45) will play the principal of the school. Nao Matsushita (24) and singer Ami Suzuki (27) have also been added to the cast. TBS has scheduled "Ohitorisama" for Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting on October 16.
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:12 am Post subject:
gaijinmark wrote:
Alisa Mizuki, Teppei Koike play lovers in romantic comedy
Tue, September 1, 2009 (1:24am EDT)
Actress Alisa Mizuki (32) is starring in a TBS drama series next season called "Ohitorisama." The show will be a romantic comedy, pairing her up with young actor Teppei Koike (23).
"Ohitorisama" is an original series by screenwriter Masaya Ozaki ("Kekkon Dekinai Otoko," "Oniyome Nikki"). Mizuki plays a teacher at a prestigious girls' school, who excels in her work but lacks in cooking and housekeeping. She falls in love with a colleague 10 years younger than her (Koike), and they begin living together. Each episode highlights the differences in their age, status, mindset, and values.
Miki Maya (45) will play the principal of the school. Nao Matsushita (24) and singer Ami Suzuki (27) have also been added to the cast. TBS has scheduled "Ohitorisama" for Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting on October 16.
I looooove Maya Miki and the story - if not full of macho cliches - sounds interesting.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject:
Sister
Time: From 10.00 p.m. Fridays, 11 & 18 December 2009
Station: NHK
Cast: Kato Rosa, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Konno Mahiru, Tanaka Kei, Kato Seishiro
This is a love suspense which uncovers the true emotions of people by the change in perspectives in the story.
A fleeting love between a girl (Kato Rosa), who lost her older sister (Konno Mahiru) in an unexpected accident, and an internationally renowned photographer (Ozawa Yukiyoshi) unfolds. However, in the eyes of another man (Tanaka Kei) who loves her, the relationship between the girl and photographer is the photographer�fs revenge on her. And from the eyes of the girl, this is a complication brought about by her jealousy of her older sister and love for the man. _________________
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:
Ryuta Sato stars in "Massugu na Otoko"
Actor Ryuta Sato (29) will play the lead role in a new drama series next season, called "Massugu na Otoko." The "ROOKIES" star, who recently became a father, will be joined by actress Kyoko Fukada (27) in this heartwarming comedy.
Sato plays Kenichiro Matsushima, an honest, 30-year-old bachelor working for a construction firm, who grows as a person through the unpredictable trials that he faces. One of those trials is the show's heroine Narumi Kurita (played by Fukada), a devilish and audacious part-timer who suddenly enters his life. It is said there is a possibility that her character will become pregnant during the story.
Shihori Kanjiya (23) has been cast as a woman who falls for Kenichiro, while D-BOYS leader Yuya Endo (22) plays one of Kenichiro's juniors. Nozomi Sasaki (21) plays an aspiring actress who lives with Narumi. Other cast members include Takashi Ukaji (47), Saori Takizawa (28), Sakura (26), Rieko Miura (36), Atsuro Watabe (41), and AAA's Misako Uno (23).
Fuji TV will broadcast the drama on Tuesday nights at 10:00pm, starting January 12.
But wait, there's more:
TV Asahi brings back "Salaryman Kintaro" drama for second season
Masaru Nagai (31) will once again be playing the title character of "Salaryman Kintaro." TV Asahi has announced a second season for its drama series, which aired in 2008.
The original "Salaryman Kintaro" manga was previously adapted as a popular drama by TBS, running for four seasons between 1999 and 2004 with Katsunori Takahashi as the star. Last year, TV Asahi produced its own adaptation of the manga with Nagai as the lead, and the 11.8% ratings average was enough to support the decision for a second season.
The main cast of the first season will return for the new one, including Waka Inoue (28) and Ken Utsui (78). The new theme song was also revealed to be "long time no see," a new tune by the band B'z that appears on their latest album.
"Salaryman Kintaro 2" will air in TV Asahi's Friday 11:15pm time slot, beginning in January.
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:58 am Post subject:
"Hidarime Tantei Eye" drama special becomes series
NTV has announced that last month's drama special "Hidarime Tantei EYE" is being turned into a full series next season. This will be the first lead role in a series for Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada (16).
In the special, Yamada played junior high student Ainosuke Tanaka, who receives a corneal transplant in his left eye from his deceased older brother, played by Kanjani8's Yu Yokoyama (28). He begins seeing visions hinting at a large crime organization, leading him to fight against it. The new series will be a continuation of the special.
In addition to Yamada and Yokoyama, actress Satomi Ishihara (22) is also reprising her role as a supportive teacher.
NTV will broadcast the drama on Saturdays at 9:00pm. The first episode will be sometime in January.
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject:
Nana Eikura gets bullied in Fuji TV workplace drama
Thu, November 26, 2009 (2:29am EST)
Fuji TV has unveiled another drama series for next season, titled "Nakanai to Kimeta Hi." Actress Nana Eikura (21) will be the star of the show, playing an office lady for the first time.
Eikura plays a graduate of a second-rate university who manages to find a job at a top-notch company. But after a minor mistake, she becomes the subject of serious bullying by her superiors and other co-workers. Ultimately, she chooses to endure the harassment, not wanting to simply run away from it.
Naohito Fujiki, Jun Kaname, Anne, Yasunori Danta, and Yoshino Kimura are part of the supporting cast. Fuji TV will broadcast the series at 9:00pm on Tuesday nights, beginning in January.
Source: Sankei Sports
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:
gaijinmark wrote:
"Hidarime Tantei Eye" drama special becomes series
NTV has announced that last month's drama special "Hidarime Tantei EYE" is being turned into a full series next season. This will be the first lead role in a series for Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada (16).
In the special, Yamada played junior high student Ainosuke Tanaka, who receives a corneal transplant in his left eye from his deceased older brother, played by Kanjani8's Yu Yokoyama (28). He begins seeing visions hinting at a large crime organization, leading him to fight against it. The new series will be a continuation of the special.
In addition to Yamada and Yokoyama, actress Satomi Ishihara (22) is also reprising her role as a supportive teacher.
NTV will broadcast the drama on Saturdays at 9:00pm. The first episode will be sometime in January.
LOOKING forward to this one cus the special ws good _________________
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and the story - if not full of macho cliches - sounds interesting.
