| Every season there is a steady trickle of announcements for various new dramas that are in production and new movies being planned. I thought this would be a good spot to post any drama-related news or announcements or discuss projects that are in development/casting. To start, this movie in production sounds interesting to me :) "Fish Story," a novel by author Kotaro Isaka, is being adapted to the big screen by director Yoshihiro Nakamura. Nakamura previously adapted Isaka's "Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker" in 2006. Atsushi Ito ("Densha Otoko") stars as a member of an unsuccessful rock band during the '70s. They record one last song, which ends up becoming a critical part of various people's lives in later decades, and ultimately the song saves the world. Kengo Kora, Mikako Tabe, Gaku Hamada, Mirai Moriyama, and Nao Omori also appear. Filming is already set to finish on the 23rd of this month, but the final cut won't be seen in cinemas until 2009. (Source: Tokyograph) |
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| This is a good thread. I stickied it. Thanks for creating it MagicalEmi! Here's a list of Korean dramas in 2008 for those of you who are interested. Aquarius [Romance], Cast: Im Jung Eun, Choi Ryung, Ha Joo He, In Sung Before and After: Plastic Surgery Clinic [Medical], Cast: Kim Sung Min, Lee Jin Wook, Kim Jung Hwa, So Yi Hyun Beethoven Virus [Music], Cast: Kim Myung Min, Lee Ji Ah Big Fish [Romance], Cast: Kwon Sang Woo, Ko Hyun Jung Bittersweet Life [Romance], Cast: Oh Yeon-soo, Lee Dong-wook, Jeong Bo-seok, Park Si-yeon Cain and Abel [Action], Cast: So Ji Sup, Jung Ryu Won Chunja's Happy Events [Family], Cast: Seo Ji Hye, Go Doo Shim, Kim Ki Bum, Wang Bit Na, Joo Sang Wook Dae Wang Sejong [Historical], Cast: Kim Sang Gyung, Lee Yoon Ji, Lee Chun Hee, Kim Myung Gon Don't Ask Me About the Past [Romantic Comedy], Cast: Kim Seung Woo, Kim Won ee, Jung Yoo Suk, Kim Yoo Min Don't Be Swayed [Romance Drama], Cast: Kim Nan Jin, Im Chae Mo, Sun Woo Eun Suk, Hong Eun Hee, Kim Da In East of Eden [Drama], Cast: Song Seung Hun, Yun Jung Hoo, Lee Da Hae, Park Hae Jim, Lee Yeon Hee, Choi Jung Won, Jo Min Ki Elegant Family [Romance], Cast: Yoon So Yi Empress Chun Chu [Historical], Cast: Chae Si Ra, Choi Jae Sung, Lee Duk Hwa First Wives Club [Romance], Cast: Oh Hyun Kyeong, Ahn Nae Sang, Kim Hye Sung, Son Hyun Joo Gourmet [Romance], Cast: Kim Rae Won, Nam Sang Mi, Kwon Oh Joong, Kim So Yeon Hong Gil Dong [Action Comedy], Cast: Kang Ji Hwan, Sung Yu Ri, Jang Guen Suk, Kim Ri Na I Am Happy [Romance], Cast: Lee Hoon, Kim Hyo Jin, Ahn Yonh Joon, Kim Jong Su I Love You [Romance], Cast: Ahn Jae Wook, Seo Ji Hye, Hwan Hee, Park Hye Young, Gong Hyeong Jin, Jo Mi Ryung Il Ji Mae [Historical], Cast: Lee Seung Ki, Yoon Jin Suh Iljimae [Historical], Cast: Lee Jun Ki, Park Shi Ho, Lee Moon Sik, Han Hyo Joo Last Scandal [Romance], Cast: Choi Jin Shil, Jung Joon Ho, Byun Jung Soo, Jung Woong Mom Has Grown Horns [Family], Cast: Lee Sun Jae, Ryu Jin, Shin Eun Kyung, Lee Yuri, Kim Hye Ja My Sweet City [Romance], Cast: Choi Kang Hee, Lee Sun Gyun, Ji Hyun Woo, Kim Young Jae My Woman [Romance], Cast: Park Sol-mi Park Jung Chul, Go Joo Won, Choi Yeo Jin,Choo Sang Mi On Air (2008) [Romance], Cast: Lee Bum Soo, Kim Ha Neul, Song Yun Ah, Park Yong Ha One Mom and Three Dads [Romance], Cast: Eugene, Jo Hyun Jae, Jae Hee, Shin Sung Rok, Kim Bin Woo, Soo Sang Wook Our Happy Things [Family], Cast: Park Sang Min, Park Soo Jin, Do Jin Won, Park Sang Myung, Sa Kang Powerful Opponents [Romance], Cast: Chae Rim, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee Jin Wook Robber [Romance], Cast: Lee Da Hae, Jang Hyuk, Kim Jung Tae Single Dad in Love [Romance], Cast: Oh Ji Ho, Heo Yi Jae, Kang Sung Yun, Park Chan Hwan, Im Joo Hwan Spotlight [Romance], Cast: Ji Jin Hee, Son Ye Jin, Jin Goo Sirasoni [Romance], Cast: Hwang In Young, Im Ho, Uhm Ji Won Strongest Chil Woo [Historical], Cast: Eric Moon, Goo Hye Sun, Kim Byul, Yoo Ah Tazza [Gambling], Cast: Jang Hyuk, Han Ye Seul, Kim Min Joon The Art of Seduction [Romance], Cast: Shin Sung Rok, Park Soo Jin The Kingdom of the Winds [Fantasy], Cast: Song Il Gook, Choi Jung Won, Jung Jin Young, Jang Tae Sung The Lawyers of The Great Republic Korea [Romance], Cast: Lee Soo Kyung, Han Eun Jung, Lee Sung Jae, Ryu Soo Young The Painter of the Wind [Period], Cast: Moon Geun Young, Park Shin Yang The Scale of Providence [Romance], Cast: Song Chang Ui, Moon Sung Geun The World That They Live In [Romance], Cast: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-kyo Things We Do That We Know We Will Regret [Romance], Cast: Kim Jung Hwa, Kim Won Hee Triple [Romance], Cast: Jung Il Woo, Min Hyo Rin When It's At Night [Romantic Comedy], Cast: Kim Sun Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Kim Jung Hwa, Lee Joo Hyun Who Are You? [Romance], Cast: Yoon Kye Sang, Go Ara, Kang Nam Gil Why Did You Come to My House? [Romantic Comedy], Cast: Lee So Yeon, Kim Ji Hoon, Kim Seung Soo, Oh Yoon Ah Woman of Matchless Beauty [Romance], Cast: Bae Jong Ok, Kim Min Jong, Son Chang Min , Han Go Eun Women of the Sun [Romance], Cast: Kim Ji-Soo, Han Jae-Suk, Lee Ha-Na, Jung Gyo-Woon You Are My Destiny [Romance], Cast: Im Yoona (SNSD), Lee Ji Hoon, Park Jae Jeong |
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| ^with all the inner dialogue, i would think so. ^_^ @sorairo: thats one hell of a nice list of info, thanks XD |
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| what about the hana yori dango korean version? |
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| ^It is in talk right now. I didn't add it to the list because I need to confirm the casting first. |
| you're so thorough XD |
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| From TOKYOGRAPH: Teen model Aoi Nakabeppu, who is currently serving as this year's Toray Swimwear Campaign Girl, will be starring in her first drama series this summer. The series, "Walkin' Butterfly," is based on a manga of the same name by Chihiro Tamaki. Nakabeppu plays a young woman aiming to be a model, but she has a complex about being too tall. The show is also getting an unusual crossover with a major movie. The film is Takahisa Zeze's "Flying Rabbits" (in theaters September 13), which revolves around the women's basketball team JAL Rabbits. Several of the film's stars, including Satomi Ishihara and Saori Takizawa, will make guest appearances in the drama as their characters from the movie. "Walkin' Butterfly" will air on TV Tokyo in the late-night Friday 12:12am time slot, starting on July 11. |
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| Also from Tokyograph: TBS' drama adaptation of "Koizora" now has its leads confirmed. From more than a thousand people auditioning for the parts, 16-year-old model Erena Mizusawa and 20-year-old D-BOYS actor Koji Seto were chosen to star in the series. Originally based on a mobile phone novel, the story was turned into a hit movie last year starring Yui Aragaki and Haruma Miura. When it was announced in May that the drama version would have a different cast, producers were said to be looking for a pair with relatively little acting experience. Mizusawa, a model for the magazine SEVENTEEN, just made her acting debut in BS-i's "Koisuru Nichiyoubi" drama program this past March. On the other hand, Seto has been with the acting troupe D-BOYS for about two and half years, and is currently gaining plenty of exposure as the hero of "Kamen Rider Kiva." "Koizora" starts on August 2, airing Saturday nights around 8:00pm. |
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| I've decided to be generous and give the Koizora a TRY. The movie was kinda ridiculous... but maybe the drama might be good. Since it has different actors, I can expect better acting (because anything is better than THAT), and they have more episodes to work with so the story can actually be believable. If they succeed... it might just become the successor of One Litre of Tears in terms of "best tearjerker drama ever". |
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| Continuing my spewing of Tokyograph drama news, this sounds interesting... ----- Minamisawa, Mizobata to star in "Akai Ito" adaptations from Tokyograph In April, it was announced that hit mobile phone novel "Akai Ito" is getting a combined drama and film adaptation later this year. Fuji TV has now revealed that the lead characters will be played by teen stars Nao Minamisawa and Junpei Mizobata. The story was one of the best-selling novels of 2007, similar to the success of "Koizora." "Akai Ito" revolves around the "red thread of fate" connecting the young pair Mei (Minamisawa) and Atsushi (Mizobata) and the trials they face. "Akai Ito" will have the same cast and staff working on both the big screen and small screen versions, and the two will be closely connected. The drama series will start in December, with the first two episodes laying the foundation of the story. Then the movie will pick up the plot when it opens on December 20, incorporating the novel's main storyline and adding original elements. After that, the drama will continue to develop and finish off the story. The project's website indicates that the supporting cast includes Ryo Kimura, model and actress Rei Okamoto, Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, and Tomo Yanagishita. ------ |
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| More HYD movie info... From Tokyograph... (as always) A special press conference for the "Hana Yori Dango Final" movie was held at the Nippon Budokan on Monday. With anticipation running high for the film's opening this coming Saturday, it was announced that TBS is going to air a one-hour special on Friday night at 10:00pm. The special will include a mini-episode that takes place just before the storyline of the movie. It was quickly filmed on Monday morning before the press conference. The show will also be partly broadcast live, with Arashi performing a theme song medley. Members of the group will even make an appearance as themselves in the mini-drama. "Hana Yori Dango" has had two successful seasons as a drama series, and this movie will finally bring the story to a close. |
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| As usual, from Tokyograph: Matsujun to star in "24 Hour Television" drama Arashi member Jun Matsumoto will star in a drama special that is being broadcast as part of NTV's charity program "24 Hour Television." Titled "Myu no Anyo, Papa ni Ageru," the drama will air on August 30. The drama is based on a true story about a young man (played by Matsumoto) who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of his wife (Karina) and his 2-year-old daughter, Myu-chan. Matsumoto, along with the rest of Arashi and actress Yukie Nakama, has already been announced as a host for "24 Hour Television," scheduled for August 30-31. |
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| that sounds like so much fun XD |
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| Drama Grand Prix: "CHANGE" and "Last Friends" win for Fuji TV Thu, July 17, 2008 (1:42am EDT) From Tokyograph: Nikkan Sports has completed its Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for the spring season, which counts as the first quarter of the 2008 awards. A total of 8,350 votes were gathered during the first ten days of July. Fuji TV's Monday night series "CHANGE" took two awards. It edged out "Last Friends" by 129 votes to be named Best Drama, and Takuya Kimura overwhelmed "ROOKIES" star Ryuta Sato by a margin of almost 2,200 votes in the race for Best Actor. Yuki Amami was voted Best Actress for her role in "Around 40." The next closest choices were Aoi Miyazaki and Yukie Nakama. "Last Friends" picked up the remaining two categories, Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Ryo Nishikido only collected 1,100 votes, but it was enough to defeat Hiroshi Abe and the rest. Juri Ueno, considered only a supporting cast member to Masami Nagasawa, pulled in more than 2,500 votes, with Eri Fukatsu slightly less than 400 votes away. |
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| WOOHOO!!! In my opinion, CHANGE was way better than Last Friends. Takuya Kimura did an AMAZING job in his role. The series had just the right balance between drama (which was pretty muchh all Last Friends had), comedy, and romance. Congratulations! =D |
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| "Cafe Kichijoji de" to be adapted as daytime drama Sat, July 19, 2008 (12:37pm EDT) The comedy story "Cafe Kichijoji de" is being adapted to television this fall. The show will be TV Tokyo's first daytime drama series, and it will put talento Emiri Nakayama in her first starring role. "Cafe Kichijoji de," written by Yuki Miyamoto, originated in 1999 as a drama CD and a radio drama. After that, it was turned into a manga series, illustrated by Kyoko Negishi. The story revolves around a colorful group of five good-looking men who work at a cafe. Their daily misadventures continually cause problems for their unfortunate manager. That character was a male in the original story, but has now been made into a female for the drama, played by Nakayama. --- Wow, a daytime drama, interesting! Usually it's just morning and evening ones ^_^ I am kinda sad that they are changing that role to female though. I have the manga, and it's cute~! |
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| Ninomiya, Nishikido, Toda star in drama based on Higashino novel Wed, July 23, 2008 (12:40am EDT) The mystery novel "Ryusei no Kizuna," written by popular author Keigo Higashino, is being turned into a television drama series this fall. The show will star Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, and Erika Toda, with Kankuro Kudo penning the script. Ninomiya, Nishikido, and Toda play three siblings whose parents were murdered when they were children. After being deceived later on in life, they bonded together as a team of swindlers, stealing money from the rich. One day, they find a man whom they believe is their parents' killer, and they start planning to take their revenge. Ninomiya is taking the lead as the oldest sibling, Koichi. Nishikido plays the younger brother Taisuke, while Toda plays the sister Shizuna. Tomokazu Miura has also been announced as a cast member. TBS will air the drama on Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting in October. ----- Yaaaay, a new Nino drama! :D |
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| YES! I've been waiting for a new Nino drama this year! |
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| More HYD, Matsumoto Jun, and Nakama Yukie? Heaven~ |
| New live-action "Salaryman Kintaro" announced from Tokyograph Hiroshi Motomiya popular manga series "Salaryman Kintaro" is once again being adapted as a television drama. It previously ran for four seasons on TBS between 1999 and 2004 with Katsunori Takahashi as the star, and it even had a movie directed by Takashi Miike after the first season. The new version, however, is jumping to TV Asahi and has a brand new actor, Masaru Nagai. It is uncommon for a television network to produce a drama series based on the same source as another drama from a different network. One of the few examples is Fuji TV's 2006 series "Saiyuki," which was originally dramatized by NTV from 1978 to 1980. As for the role of Kintaro, Takahashi offered his encouragement to the younger Nagai. The two have plenty of experience working together, as they both appeared in the "Tokumei Kakarichou Tadano Hitoshi" drama series, which has had three seasons and is having a movie version released in December. The new "Salaryman Kintaro" will air in TV Asahi's Friday 11:15pm time slot, starting in October. ---- Ahh, this will be interesting~ I liked the other Kintaro series :) I am curious about how the new actor will do. Takahashi was pretty cool in the role. |
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| Aya Ueto to play "Japanese Paris Hilton" from Tokyograph This fall, Fuji TV is producing a drama series called "Celeb to Daihinmin," a romantic comedy starring Aya Ueto and Yusuke Kamiji. Ueto's role is said to be inspired by American celebrity Paris Hilton. The story revolves around Alice Hirata (Ueto), the spoiled and naive daughter of a wealthy hotel magnate. On the other hand, Kamiji plays an impoverished widower raising three children. Between the two contrasting characters, romance is born. In charge of the drama are producer Hiroyuki Goto and director Hidetomo Matsuda, who both worked on the popular "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" television series. Fuji TV will broadcast "Celeb to Daihinmin" at 9:00pm on Tuesdays, starting in October. ---- Even though I don't like the idea of anything being remotely influenced by Paris Hilton, this drama sounds interesting to me :D |
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More fall drama news... Mocomichi becomes a TV "father" from Tokyograph Hayami Mocomichi will be starring in an NTV drama series this fall, it was learned on Sunday. While the show is currently untitled, it is said to feature the actor in a "father" role. Mocomichi plays the role of Kotaro Yamashita, an aspiring young novelist working part-time at a publishing company. He leads the life of a poor bachelor, but he somehow gets stuck living with the 6-year-old An, an impertinent but gifted child actress, forcing him to take on the role of a father figure. Rosa Kato has been cast as An's manager. NTV has scheduled the drama for Tuesday nights at 10:00pm. The first episode airs in October. -- I want to see this one :D |
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"Den-O" concludes with third movie from Tokyograph The popular "Kamen Rider Den-O" series, which ended in January of this year, is getting its third and final theatrical film in October. No other "Kamen Rider" series has had more than two movies released in theaters. Most "Kamen Rider" incarnations in recent history have had only a single movie during the summer while the show was on the air, but "Den-O" broke that trend with a second film this past April. Now it will have a third, titled "Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown." Osamu Kaneda is again directing. Takeru Sato will of course reprise his lead role as Ryotaro Nogami. Dori Sakurada has been cast as a grandchild of Nogami who transforms into a different Kamen Rider. Other confirmed cast members include Sayaka Kanda and Yuki Matsumura. The film opens on October 4. ---- |
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| ... ANOTHER Den-O movie? Are you kidding me? It was good and I miss it, but Kamen Rider Kiva is suffering a bit from the continual attention to Den-O, and other series that deserve a sequel (Faiz/555) aren't getting anything else. Not fair! |
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| "Cat street" is started to air in Japan this month; and i am kind of excited about it. also, i know that they are planning to make "Bride of the water god" into drama in Korea. |
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| Oh wow, I would LOVE to see "Bride of the Water God" as a drama! ***_*** That has the potential to be really amazing (or really cheezy ^_^;) ----- Two more drama announcements: ----- Haruma Miura to star in "Bloody Monday" from Tokyograph Rising teen actor Haruma Miura will take on his first starring role in a television drama series. This fall, TBS is airing an action/suspense series called "Bloody Monday," loosely based on a manga by Ryo Ryumon. Miura plays a genius hacker facing off against a terrorist organization. Michiko Kichise is the female lead as one of the terrorists. Takeru Sato and Hisashi Yoshizawa have also been cast in the series. The show will be getting tie-ins with tech companies Microsoft and Yahoo! Japan. "Bloody Monday" has been lined up for the 7:56pm time slot on Saturday nights, starting on October ------- and ------ Maki Horikita's "Innocent Love" from Tokyograph Popular actress Maki Horikita has picked up her next lead drama role. She will star in the tentatively-titled "Innocent Love," scheduled to air in Fuji TV's flagship Monday night time slot this fall. As the title suggests, the show will be a romance story. The script is an original work written by Taeko Asano, whose most recent hit was "Last Friends" this past spring. Like that show, "Innocent Love" will focus on the lives of modern youths. The shows also share a director (Yusuke Kato) and a producer (Toshiyuki Nakano). The story centers around the tragic heroine Kanon Akiyama (Horikita). As a child, she lost both her parents to a murderer, and her older brother was arrested as the prime suspect. Shunned by her town as the sister of a killer, she heads to Tokyo and picks up a job as a housecleaner. There, she has a fateful encounter with a man, but the road to romance is fraught with difficulty. This will be Horikita's first time starring in Fuji TV's key time slot. Last year, her popularity skyrocketed due to a starring role in "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e." Currently, she appears in the NHK taiga drama "Atsuhime." That series doesn't finish filming until the end of September, so she will briefly be shooting simultaneously for "Atsuhime" and "Innocent Love." "Innocent Love" will premiere in October. --- EDIT: Oh, and some more drama news from ANN: Fujyoshi.jp Streams Live-Action Boys-Love Drama posted on 2008-08-20 02:21 EDT TreasureNet, Inc.'s Fujyoshi.jp website for Japanese boys-love fans (fujoshi) has launched an original live-action drama series series called Love Bridge on Monday. The streaming video series unfolds as a workplace romance between three men. The website promotes one unique feature of the series: user feedback will help shape the storyline, the final pairings, and even dialogue. The website has already been streaming short video interviews in which anonymous males purportedly describe their real-life boys-love "experiences." 2,000 members registered within a month of the website's March opening. Source: animeanime.jp ------ So it is not a typical drama, more like a web-drama, but I think the idea is interesting. Maybe someone will grab each episode and sub them :) |
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| Drama announcements coming out of the woodwork here... --- Kyoka Suzuki leads female stars in "Scandal" from Tokyograph This fall, TBS is producing a drama series called "SCANDAL," dealing with the love lives of four married women of different generations. Kyoka Suzuki is officially the star, but she will be joined by Kaori Momoi, Kyoko Hasegawa, and Kazue Fukiishi. Suzuki plays 40-year-old housewife Takako Takayanagi. Her life seems full of happiness at first glance, but in reality she is troubled by a rebellious daughter and an unfaithful husband. At a wedding party for a mutual friend (Naho Toda), she meets the three other main characters: 32-year-old Hitomi (Hasegawa), the wife of a civil servant; 25-year-old Mayuko (Fukiishi), married to the director of a cosmetic surgery clinic; and 52-year-old Tamaki (Momoi), who wedded a lawyer after lying about her age. The story is said to also have an element of suspense, as an incident threatens the loss of their friend. Yumiko Inoue wrote the script, and Jiro Shono is producing. Filming has already begun. TBS will air the series on Sunday nights at 9:00pm, beginning on October 19. ---- Lots of dramas for the 40's crowd, yay :D |
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First starring role for Yoichi Nukumizu from Tokyograph 44-year-old actor Yoichi Nukumizu, a veteran of supporting roles, is finally getting his chance in the spotlight. This fall, he will play his first lead in a drama series with NTV's late-night "Tonsura," taking on the role of Yabu, an unattractive, incompetent, middle-aged publishing editor. The series is based on a 2006 novel of the same name by Hiroshi Tsuzuki, who is better known for his work as a television writer. In this odd story, Yabu (Nukumizu) commissions some writing from the beautiful young author Mika (Yuriko Yoshitaka), but she has suddenly found herself unable to write. Somehow, Yabu ends up being confined to Mika's home, resulting in a strange state of cohabitation for the mismatched pair. Satoshi Miki is directing the show for NTV. "Tonsura" will air on Saturday nights at 12:55am, starting on October 4. ------- Tetsuji Tamayama becomes a "Prisoner" from Tokyograph Actor Tetsuji Tamayama will star in a WOWOW suspense series titled "Prisoner," airing this fall. The drama is based on a true story of a Japanese man falsely imprisoned in Thailand who attempts to escape from jail. His character is an ex-teacher named Keigo who has to use his wits to break out. The supporting cast includes Mayu Tsuruta as a magazine reporter, Nao Omori as a suspicious foreigner, and Mayumi Sada as an interpreter. Filming started in late July in Thailand with cooperation from the navy. About half of the staff and cast are Thai, and dialogue is spoken in Japanese, Thai, and English. WOWOW will begin airing "Prisoner" in November. |
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Heheh talkin to myself some more here :) --- Alisa Mizuki to star in "OL Nippon" from Tokyograph Talento Alisa Mizuki has been given her 20th starring role in a drama series. In NTV's "OL Nippon," she will play a resourceful OL working in the general affairs department of a long-standing firm. The script is being handled by Miho Nakazono, who has written several female-led hits, including "Haken no Hinkaku" and "Yamato Nadeshiko." Mizuki's character is described as an ordinary office worker, single and in her early thirties. However, she hates to lose, which drives her to do her job well. Some of the filming is taking place in China, as Mizuki's character trains a group of Chinese workers as part of her company's outsourcing plans. "OL Nippon" will run in NTV's Wednesday 10:00pm time slot, starting in October. ---- I look forward to this, I like Mizuki Arisa a lot ever since I saw her in the early 90's body-switching drama Houkago. And I just loke OL dramas (Shomuni still continues to be the best though ^_^) |
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| Wheee.... ------ Oguri to pass torch to Mizukawa for TV dramafrom Tokyograph NTV has announced an interesting experiment with one of its drama series for next season. "Yume wo Kanaeru Zou," which was previously announced as a one-shot drama, will also be getting a series, though with a different star. Instead of Shun Oguri, actress Asami Mizukawa will be taking the lead. "Yume wo Kanaeru Zou" is based on a best-selling comedic novel by Keiya Mizuno. In the original story, Kouhei is an unsuccessful salaryman who encounters a Kansai-ben-speaking manifestation of the Hindu deity Ganesha, and eventually finds happiness in life under Ganesha's guidance. NTV's 2-hour adaptation of the story stars Oguri as Kouhei and Arata Furuta as Ganesha. Broadcast has been scheduled for October 2 at 9:00pm. But just before midnight on the same day, the network will premiere the serialized version, which is partly a continuation of the tale. Unlike the original story, the "Yume wo Kanaeru Zou" series will have a female lead. Mizukawa plays Asuka Hoshino, who gets dumped by her boyfriend on her 25th birthday and is forced to temporarily move into a small apartment due to a fire at her old place. While crying and wishing for happiness, she is suddenly confronted by Ganesha, who happened to live in that same apartment with Kouhei several years earlier. Arata Furuta will play Ganesha for the series as well. The drama's official time slot is 11:58pm on Thursday nights, beginning on October 2. ------ |
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Wow, lots of dramas this fall, and all of this is just the Japanese ones O_O ------ Hiro Mizushima, Anne Suzuki star in roommate comedy from Tokyograph Hiro Mizushima and Anne Suzuki will co-star in a Fuji TV drama series titled "ROOM OF KING," airing this fall. The show is an unusual comedy scripted by director/screenwriter Ellie Omiya. The story revolves around a group of housemates sharing a high-class apartment in Tokyo's Aoyama district. Mizushima plays a part-timer while Suzuki plays an OL. They begin living with a venereologist (Haruka Igawa) and a popular stylist (Atsuro Watabe), but after a series of events, they find themselves all competing in a game to win ownership of the apartment. Fuji TV will broadcast "ROOM OF KING" on Saturday nights at 11:10pm, starting on October 4. ------- |
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| Room of King looks like it will be subbed by SBK Fansubs as well! I can't wait to see that one since I love both Hiro and Anne! |
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| A little Kdrama news: From Dramabeans: Goong lovers, take note! Your favorite faux royal couple, Yoon Eun-hye and Joo Ji-hoon, just may be teaming up again in a new drama. The two former onscreen lovebirds are top picks for the lead couple in MBC’s new Personal Taste [개인의 취향 -- working title]. One rep from the drama side explained that the production company is nearly finished with its casting and contract issues, and put the likelihood of a Yoon-Joo match-up at “very high.” The plot: A restless girl wants a gay (male) friend, ’cause fag hags are cool. The guy wants a place to live, so he pretends to be gay as they live together. In an interesting genre pair-up, we have the director of the jokey rom-com Fantasy Couple (Kim Sang-ho) and the writer of the weepie Sad Sonata (Lee Sung-eun) working together. Okay, first of all, we have several favorite kdrama clichés built right into the premise, including two of my favorites (cheesy but effective!): enforced proximity (the better for falling in looove!) and mistaken/pretend identity (to add angst when the pretender has to unveil his/her true self). This sounds like a hasty potluck of past hits, drawn upon in hopes of re-creating prior successes, like a Coffee Prince meets Fantasy Couple meets Bottom of the Ninth with Two Outs. ---- I can't wait for this *_* Give me my beloved Kdrama cliches! |
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More KDrama news from Dramabeans... --- The Korean “Boys Before Flowers” — wild card? The Korean version of Boys Before Flowers [aka Hana Yori Dango] is looking like it may be dubbed a “wild card.” The series, which has been produced in Taiwan and Japan and now plans for a Korean version, had initially planned to air on KBS2 at the end of this year. However, with difficulties arising in the early stages such as casting and organization, that is now being pushed back to next spring. … Not only that, the drama is going to be produced 100% by an outside production company, with Eight Peaks handling the scriptwriting and the directing. Like Bichunmu and Legend, the broadcast station will merely be involved in airing the series. At the outset, the director was going to be one managed through KBS’s drama department, and the tentative date set for next January or February A source at KBS said, “Unfortunately, Boys Before Flowers will be aired next spring. As the schedule is pushed further back, rather than sticking to the broadcast date, our plan is to consider it a sort of wild card.” ---- Interesting! I am sad about the delay though! |
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Three AKB48 members debut as male idol group in TV Tokyo drama TV Tokyo has announced a new drama series titled "Men-dol ~Ikemen Idol~." The show will star AKB48 members Haruna Kojima, Minami Takahashi, and Minami Minegishi, who recently formed together as the sub-unit No Sleeves. The story revolves around three ordinary girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata who are aiming to become idols, but they repeatedly fail in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, and they are forced to flee from the culprits. Fortunately, they are saved by a producer who is willing to let them debut, but they have to hide their true identities and dress up as boys instead. The show's theme song will be "Relax!," the first single from No Sleeves. "Men-dol" will air in the late-night "Drama 24" time slot (Friday 12:12am), starting on October 10. The drama's official website is now open. --- LOL, sounds like a shoujo manga plot ^_^ |
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| From Tokyograph: Mika Nakashima added to "Ryusei no Kizuna" cast Singer Mika Nakashima is taking on her first acting role in a television drama series since "Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike" in 2002. She has been cast in TBS's "Ryusei no Kizuna," which features young stars Kazunari Ninomiya, Ryo Nishikido, and Erika Toda. The drama, based on a mystery novel by popular writer Keigo Higashino, was first announced in July. The story follows three siblings who lose their parents to a murderer and subsequently become a team of swindlers to get revenge against the killer. Nakashima plays a character that was not in the original story - a mysterious woman who is a regular customer at the restaurant where the oldest brother (Ninomiya) works. Her first appearance is in the show's second episode. Nakashima is also providing a ballad called "ORION," to be used as an insert song in the drama. "ORION" will be released as a single on November 12. "Ryusei no Kizuna" premieres on October 17. |
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| Ogata Ken (from Ruri no Shima and Kaze no Garden which is airing) passed away on October 5th. Wow. @_@ He had a wonderfully long career. http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ogata_Ken |
SusanOct 30, 2008 8:33 PM
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| More randomness from Tokyograph and dramabeans: ---------------------------- Eguchi, Inagaki, Hirosue star in "Triangle" from Tokyograph Fuji TV is producing a drama series called "Triangle," scheduled to air next season. Actor Yosuke Eguchi will be the star of the show, supported by SMAP's Goro Inagaki and actress Ryoko Hirosue. The series is described as a mystery/suspense story, starting with the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 1984. 15 years later, after the case goes unsolved and passes the statute of limitations, a doctor named Ryoji Goda (Eguchi) suddenly quits from his hospital and eventually becomes a detective. In 2008, he meets a traveling artist (Hirosue) in Paris, and shortly after Goda's return to Japan, he becomes involved in the expired murder case when another detective (Inagaki) receives an anonymous phone call. Aside from Paris, where filming is currently taking place, the show's settings also include Tokyo, Osaka, and Shanghai. The rest of the cast is said to include other top actors, young and old, including Kinya Kitaoji. "Triangle" will premiere on January 6, airing every Tuesday at 10:00pm. ------------------ Something I posted on the Asian Drama forum-- The US is remaking the Kdrama 'My Lovely Sam-Soon'. A US TV show pilot version of it is in production, however we don't know yet if the pilot will be picked up and if a full season will be made. --------------------- Another starring role for Shunsuke Daito in "Fujoshi Kanojo" from Tokyograph Young actor Shunsuke Daito has been chosen to lead in a new movie by director Atsushi Kaneshige, titled "Fujoshi Kanojo." He will co-star with actress Wakana Matsumoto. As the title suggests, the story focuses on a young man whose girlfriend is an otaku. Daito plays a college student referred to as "boku," while Matsumoto plays the anime/manga-loving OL called "Y-ko." The story is based on a blog-turned-book by writer Pentabu. The book has also been done as a manga. The movie is scheduled to start filming on the 19th, with theatrical release planned for next spring. -------------------------- |
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MagicalEmi said: A little Kdrama news: From Dramabeans: Goong lovers, take note! Your favorite faux royal couple, Yoon Eun-hye and Joo Ji-hoon, just may be teaming up again in a new drama. The two former onscreen lovebirds are top picks for the lead couple in MBC’s new Personal Taste [개인의 취향 -- working title]. One rep from the drama side explained that the production company is nearly finished with its casting and contract issues, and put the likelihood of a Yoon-Joo match-up at “very high.” The plot: A restless girl wants a gay (male) friend, ’cause fag hags are cool. The guy wants a place to live, so he pretends to be gay as they live together. In an interesting genre pair-up, we have the director of the jokey rom-com Fantasy Couple (Kim Sang-ho) and the writer of the weepie Sad Sonata (Lee Sung-eun) working together. Okay, first of all, we have several favorite kdrama clichés built right into the premise, including two of my favorites (cheesy but effective!): enforced proximity (the better for falling in looove!) and mistaken/pretend identity (to add angst when the pretender has to unveil his/her true self). This sounds like a hasty potluck of past hits, drawn upon in hopes of re-creating prior successes, like a Coffee Prince meets Fantasy Couple meets Bottom of the Ninth with Two Outs. ---- I can't wait for this *_* Give me my beloved Kdrama cliches! I heard this was cancelled :( |
| I heard that too, I am so disappointed ;_; I hold out hope that maybe it will get recast -_- |
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| Seriously! I loved the casting, but i thought the story was fantastic too. |
| Hiroshi Tamaki, Karina co-star in "Love Shuffle" from Tokyograph Screenwriter Shinji Nojima is working on an upcoming TBS drama series titled "Love Shuffle." The romantic comedy will star several popular actors, including Hiroshi Tamaki, Karina, Shota Matsuda, and Shihori Kanjiya. Tamaki plays a manager at an IT company who breaks off his engagement to the president's daughter (Kanjiya). Later at his apartment, a power failure leaves him trapped in an elevator with three other residents (Karina, Matsuda, and Shosuke Tanihara). While waiting, their conversation hits upon the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to run an experiment by "shuffling" their relationships with one another. "Love Shuffle" premieres on January 16 and will air every Friday at 10:00pm. --- Yay, Tanihara Shosuke! Old-school Doumyouji! :) I love him, I am so happy to see he is becoming more popular. I noticed he won sevral fan favorite polls for various things XD ---- Kamenashi leads "Kami no Shizuku" drama adaptation from Tokyograph Next season, NTV is airing a live-action drama based on Tadashi Agi's popular wine-themed manga "Kami no Shizuku." The drama series will star KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi in his first salaryman role. The original manga is currently running in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine. The story revolves around a young man whose father, a world-famous wine critic, suddenly dies. In order to take over his father's vast wine collection, he must face off against his adopted brother in a contest to find specific wines, even though he originally has no knowledge of wines. "Kami no Shizuku" will run in NTV's Tuesday 10:00pm time slot, starting in January. |
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| We got some Joe and Ariel Action! I can't believe I almost missed this one: Taiwan’s best drama couple are back at it in a new drama. It was recently said that Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin will star in a new drama together, well the stories weren’t false. Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin are going to star in an all new drama called Love Or Bread. This new drama is about Cai Jin Lai (Joe Cheng), a guy who lives his life in a of false lies, making the world believe he’s a wealthy young gentlemen. But in real life he’s a lazy, unhelpful in debt pauper. Zhen Shan Mei (Ariel Lin) is a poor young woman that very kind, filial, and a very hard-working bread winner of her family. She has a boyfriend, who she helps to support financially while he lives abroad in America. Zhen Shan Mei decides to go to to America in hopes that they will finally get married. Her parents don’t want it to happen so they don’t let her go. Later on she decides to go, but only to find out of he was lying to her all this time. He Used up all her savings and isn’t accepting to face her family. she secretly returns to Taiwan but when she returns she meets Cai Jin Lai and they come to an agreement and end up sharing a broke-down old house together. Cai Jin Lai and Zhen Shan Mei are totally opposite of each other, but have something they both need: Money. While the live together they begin to have feelings for each other. When Zhen Shan Mei ‘prince charming’ appears in the picture, Cai Jin Lai character knows he can’t give her anything like her ‘prince charming’ does so he decides to walk away to give her happiness. but can Zhen Shan Mei choose between ‘Love or Bread’? This new drama is already done filming and is airing on November on CTV and GTV every Sundays. Zhen Shan Mei was supposed to be acted by Barbie Xu, but due to schedule conflicts she wasn’t able to take it. (My edit in, DramaWiki stated that the role was actually made for Ariel, but she turned it down. When her own drama fell through, she took it back from Barbie Xu who had a conflict) http://kojaproductions.wordpress.com |
AaranaNov 13, 2008 12:39 PM
| ---- Mizushima, Eikura team up for "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" adaptation The ongoing manga series "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" is being adapted as a live-action TV series on Fuji TV next season. Young actors Hiro Mizushima and Nana Eikura will co-star in the romantic comedy. The original comic by Riko Miyagi, also known as "Mei-chan's Butler," is currently serialized in the Shueisha magazine Margaret. The story revolves around a young woman named Mei (Eikura) who finally finds the "butler of her dreams" (Mizushima), whom she has been searching for since a past encounter. Takeru Sato will play Mizushima's younger brother. Fuji TV will air the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting in January. ------------- Ah! I have this manga! I never thought they would make a live action from it! LOL :) I need to see this! |
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| Hahahaha. It's a Kamen Rider series! I like the matchup of Sato and Mizushima. Kamen Rider Kabuto (Mizushima Hiro) DID come just before Kamen Rider Den-O (Sato Takeru). This is a much-watch just for those two boys! |
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---- NEWS' Tegoshi joins Horikita, Matsuyama in "Nakushita Kioku" from Tokyograph Yuya Tegoshi of NEWS has been added to the cast of "Nakushita Kioku," an upcoming movie by American director Hans Canosa. The film was announced earlier this week when it was revealed that Maki Horikita and Kenichi Matsuyama will be the co-stars. The film, based on Gabrielle Zevin's "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac," tells the story of a high schooler named Naomi (Horikita) who loses the last four years of her memory in an accident. Tegoshi will play Mirai, her close friend. Filming started this week. The movie is expected to be released in 2009, hopefully followed by a U.S. release in 2010. ----- I find this movie announcement really interesting. I actually read that book a few months ago, and it is just weird to think there will be a Horikita Maki movie based on it, lol :D I look forward to seeing what they do with this! |
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YYYYAAAAAAAYYY! More Ohno! Satoshi Ohno tries comedy in next drama series After starring in the TBS drama series "Maou" last season, Arashi's Satoshi Ohno is back with his second starring TV role. This time, he will lead the TV Asahi comedy series "Uta no Oniisan," which will air on Friday nights at 11:15pm this winter. This is said to be his first comedy role, including his performances in film and theater. The story revolves around an unconventional children's show called "Minna de Utao!" Ohno plays Kenta, a young musician whose band breaks up and who gets dumped by his girlfriend. To top it off, his own family labels him as useless. Unexpectedly, he becomes an "uta no oniisan," a singing character on the children's show. The show begins filming on the 18th of this month and premieres on January 16 ----- Go Leader! Go Leader! :D He is so funny, I think he will be great in a comedy~ |
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| Holy crap, YAY! I haven't watched Maou yet, but I'm excited for a comedy series with Ohno! Ha, and he's perfect too because of his AWESOME voice. XD |
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| More stuff to YAAAA! About! --- Two "Nodame Cantabile" films planned for 2010 Anime News Network reports that the latest issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine reveals plans for two live-action "Nodame Cantabile" films. The news follows right on the heels of the announcement that the currently-airing "Nodame Cantabile: Paris" anime series is getting a sequel next fall. The two movies are continuations of the popular 2006 drama series, which had a two-part special at the start of this year based on the Paris story arc. The story reportedly continues with the Paris chapter. Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki will of course reprise their starring roles. The first film has been slated for January 2010, quickly followed by the second in the spring. ----- w00t :D |
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