"Drama 1 Week" brings you the latest drama news from the past week. This time (November 8-14), we'll be covering topics such as the fact that a special version of Fuji TV's "Getsuku" drama "119 Emergency Call," which aired in January 2025, will be broadcast on January 3, 2026, and that Yukihira Risa, who has been the talk of the town for being the "beautiful ring girl," will be starring in DMM TV's vertical short drama "Picked Up by God's Tongue - My Next Husband is a Godly Chef Worth Over 100 Million." We'll be covering this in two parts.
On November Getsuku , it was announced that a special drama, " 119 Emergency Call 119 Emergency Call Call 2026 YOKOHAMA BLACKOUT," based on the Fuji TV " Getsuku " drama "119 Emergency Call," starring Nana Seino , which will air in January 2025, will be broadcast on January 3rd, 2026. Regular cast members including Kiyono, Koji Seto, Ai Mikami, Hayato Ichinose, Ko Maehara, Yuri Koichi Sato will reunite. The special drama is set at the Yokohama City Fire Department Communications Command Center at the end of the year. The introduction of "AI controllers" is proposed, raising a conflict over whether human work should be replaced by machines. Then, on New Year's Eve, a sudden large-scale power outage occurs, throwing the city into chaos... This is the story.
On the 9th, Shiro Sano, who plays Shimane Prefecture Governor Yasumune Eto in the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Akari Takaishi , appeared at the "36th Kansai Correctional Exhibition" held at Osaka Prison (Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture). Sano was appointed as the prison warden for a day, and toured the venue and participated in a mini talk show. Sano said, "It was my first time to visit a prison, of course, and such opportunities rarely come around, so it was a valuable experience. Perhaps it's the nature of an actor, but my body reacted to the prison atmosphere, and I felt like I had to be prepared."
On the 9th, the fifth episode of the TBS Sunday Theater drama "The Royal Family" (Sunday 9 PM), starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, aired, and featured the full debut of Nakajo Koichi, played by Snow Man's Ren Meguro. Koichi is the illegitimate son of Sanno Kozo (Koichi Sato). His mother, Mikiko (Nakajima Tomoko), a former hostess in Ginza, gave birth to him without his knowledge. He now joins a university horse racing club and, like his father, is passionate about horse racing. While Mikiko is hospitalized in Maebashi, the two listened to the radio coverage of the Japanese Derby. During the climax of the match race between Royal Hope and Valshare, he lost his voice, and after crossing the finish line, he murmured with satisfaction, "That was a great race." Fans commented, "I understood why Ren Meguro was cast in that moment... the atmosphere changed so dramatically."
On the 10th, it was announced that the 2014 fall morning Asadora"Massan," starring Tetsuji Tamayama, will be rebroadcast on NHK General TV from 12:30 PM to 12:45 PM Monday through Friday, starting December 22nd. The drama will consist of 150 episodes, and will also be available for simultaneous viewing and catch-up streaming on NHK ONE (New NHK Plus). In "Massan," Tamayama and Charlotte Kate Fox play the couple Kameyama Masaharu and Ellie, who are based on the "father of Japanese whiskey," Taketsuru Masataka, and his Scottish wife, Rita. Other cast members include Saki Aibu, Akari Hayami, Akari Hayami, Naomi Nishida, Noriko Eguchi, Noriko Eguchi, Eiko Koike, Morio Kazama, Pinko Izumi, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.
On the 11th, it was revealed that Yukihira Risa, who became a hot topic as the "beautiful round girl," will be starring in the vertical short drama "Picked Up by God's Tongue - My Next Husband is a Divine Chef Worth Over 100 Million Yen," which began streaming on DMM TV that same day. Endo Saya (Yukihira) gave up her dream of becoming a chef and married Ichijo Shingo (Azuma Natsuki), renowned as Japan's best chef, but now works as a waitress at the high-end restaurant where Shingo is the chef. After witnessing his affair with co-worker Nikaido Riko (Yoshida Akari), she is informed of her divorce and dismissal, but a reunion with Ajizono Takumi (Nakano Atsushi), the genius chef with whom she once shared her dream in Florence, will dramatically change Saya's life.
On the 11th, the main cast of WOWOW's drama "Serial Drama W Sirius no Hansho" (5 episodes, first episode free), starring former Hey! Say! JUMP member Yuto Nakajima, which will begin airing and streaming on January 10, 2026, was revealed. Nimura Sawa will play Higashiyama Sana, leader of the wrongfully convicted relief support group "Team Zero," who works with lawyer Fujishima Shota (Nakajima) to request a retrial of a death sentence. Kaneko Daichi will play Yasuno Sosuke, a lawyer who has been Fujishima's best friend since high school and is also the mood maker of "Team Zero."Naoto Ogata prosecutor who sought the death penalty for an incident 25 years ago and is currently the head of the Gifu District Public Prosecutors Office.
On the 12th, it was announced that a brand new special drama, "Last Man - The Blind Investigator - FAKE/TRUTH", based on the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "Last Man - The Blind Investigator -" starring Fukuyama Masaharu, will be broadcast on the same station from 9pm on December 28th. The special drama's story begins immediately after the drama series. It depicts events that take place a little before the film "Last Man - First Love -" (directed by Hirano Shunichi), which will be released on December 24th. It was also revealed that Wakana Matsumoto will be appearing in the special drama. Matsumoto will play the role of Harima Misaki, the TV station's most popular Caster.
