"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (May 10th to 16th), the topics were that Haruka Fukuhara will be starring in the serial drama " Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day " which will be broadcast in July on Fuji TV's " Getsuku " time slot (Mondays at 9pm), and that Saito Yuki, who played the first Asamiya Saki, Minamino Yoko, who played the second, and Asaka Yui, who played the third, in the popular 1980s drama "Sukeban Deka" (Fuji TV), will all appear at an event. We will cover this in two parts.
On May 14th, it was revealed that "Mass-Produced Nogizaka46 : The Blue Counterattack of the Ryosangata Riko, " in which Yuki Yoda , who graduated from the idol group "Nogizaka46" in February, played the role of a "plastic model girl," will be broadcast on TV Tokyo from July 3rd. The story depicts the final youthful years of high school life in a plastic model club that is on the verge of being disbanded, and will be co-starred by Nogizaka46 4th generation members Haruka Kaki and Tsutsui Ayame, who are Yoda's juniors. Following on from "Ryosangata Riko ," various real-life plastic models will appear in each episode with the production cooperation of "BANDAI SPIRITS," known for Gunpla and other products.
On the 15th, it was announced that Fukuhara will star in the drama series " Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day " which will be broadcast in July in the Fuji TV " Getsuku " slot. This will be Fukuhara's first lead role in a " Getsuku" slot in 20 years since her debut, and her first appearance in a drama series in the GP (golden prime) time slot on the same network. The story is a heartwarming portrayal of the protagonist, Natsui Tsubasa (Fukuhara), who was seconded from the violent crimes division of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police to a child consultation center, and who, as a new child welfare officer, faces children and their parents and grows together with them. Hayashi Kento plays Kurata Sousuke, a veteran child welfare officer who becomes Tsubasa's mentor. This is the first time Fukuhara and Hayashi have acted together.
On the 15th, it was Rinka Kumada will be appearing in the TBS Friday drama " DOPE " (Fridays at 10pm) which will be co-starring Tomoya Nakamura and Kaito Takahashi of the popular group "King & Prince". The drama depicts the activities of the Special Investigation Division of the Narcotics Control Department in a near-future Japan where a new drug called "DOPE" is rampant. This is Kumagaya's first foray into full-scale action, and she will play Izumi Ruka, a former member of the Special Investigation Division. Izumi was a direct subordinate of Watanuki Mitsuru, the "strongest" narcotics agent in the Special Investigation Division, played by Yuko Araki. Her whereabouts after she left the Special Investigation Division were unknown, but she plays a mysterious woman who appears around the members of the Special Investigation Division with a certain purpose.
On the 15th, the cast of the July drama series "Chihayafuru -Meguri-" (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm), starring Ami Touma , was announced, revealing that Nanoka Hara , who also appears in the NHK morning drama series " Anpan ", will appear. Hara will play Tsukiura Nagi, a current member of the competitive karuta club at Mizusawa High School, which was once built by Ayase Chihaya ( Suzu Hirose) and Oe Kanade (Mone Kamishiraishi) and is now a strong team. The cast announced this time includes 15 members of the competitive karuta clubs of three schools: Umezono High School, played by Touma Aizawa Meguru; Mizusawa High School, which has now grown into a strong school; and Hokuo Gakuen, which once competed with Mizusawa High School. The cast is an up-and-coming cast with an average age of 19, and they are said to be training hard every day for competitive karuta.
On the 16th, it was announced that the sequel to the drama starring Aran Abe and Nichika Akutsu, which became a hot topic on the video streaming service "TELASA", "I became the main role of a BL drama, Part 2", will be exclusively streamed on TELASA from noon on June 13th. The six-episode series will deliver an even more powerful, heart-pounding and hilarious "pure love story". The drama is a live-action adaptation of Suzurigai's popular BL (Boys' Love) manga. In the sequel, new challenges await Akato Yuichiro (Abe), the next breakout actor, and Aoyanagi Hajime (Akutsu), a former popular child actor who has talent but is now a lackluster actor.
On the 16th, it was announced that the "Sukeban Deka Festival in Goodbye Marunouchi TOEI" event will be held on June 7th. The event will feature a one-day screening of the first season of the TV series and two movies of the popular 1980s drama "Sukeban Deka." The stage greeting will also feature a joint appearance by Saito, who played the first Saki Asamiya, Minamino, who played the second, and Asaka, who played the third. The event will be held at Marunouchi TOEI (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) from 1pm on the same day. The four episodes from the first season of the TV series (episodes 1, 2, 16, and 24) and the movies "Sukeban Deka" and "Sukeban Deka: Kazama Sisters' Revenge" will be screened. This will be the first time that Saito, Minamino, and Asaka will appear together at a screening event related to "Sukeban Deka."
