"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (June 21st to 27th), it was announced that Akiyama Ryuji of the comedy trio "Robert" will play the main character, Moguro Fukuzou , in the drama " The Laughing Salesman ," and that footage of the wrap-up of the drama series " A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You " (Fuji TV, Thursdays 10pm), in which Kyoko Yoshine and Honda Kyoya co-star, was made public. We will cover these topics in two parts.
On the 25th, it was revealed that Ayumu Nakajima Ayumu, Kamikawa Shusaku, Nakajima Sena, and Kinashi Noritake will appear in WOWOW's drama "W-30: Hei no Naka no Biyoshitsu " (Fridays at 11pm), which will begin airing on August 22nd and will star Nao. Ayumu Nakajima will play Naminuma Hiroki, the ex-boyfriend of the main character, hairdresser Komatsubara Haru (played by Nao). Kamikawa will play Tsuda Shota, the boyfriend of Haru's older sister Natsu (played by Kaho), and Nakajima Sena will play Ichii Aya, a hair model. Kinashi and Nao played father and son in the drama "When Spring Comes" (Kantele/Fuji TV), which aired last year, and this will be their first co-starring role in about a year and a half, but his role has not been revealed.
On the 25th, it was announced that Akiyama will play the lead character, The Laughing Salesman ," a live-action adaptation of the classic manga by the late Fujiko Fujio A. All 12 episodes will be available for three weeks from July 18th on the video streaming service "Amazon Prime Video." The story is an anthology format in which Moguro, a salesman dressed all in black, fills the "gaps in the hearts" of troubled modern people. The first drama adaptation of this work in the Reiwa era will be written by four people: Kudo Kankuro, Maggy, Hosokawa Toru, and Iwasaki Udai of "Kamometaru." Akiyama commented, "I know it sounds strange for me to say it myself, but I think I've turned into quite the Moguro."
On the 25th, Koshi Mizukami appeared with co-star Ken Yasuda at the WOWOW drama series " Drama W Kaibutsu " completion report meeting held in Tokyo. When asked about his impression of Yasuda, Mizukami said, "Yasuda's wrinkles are connected to the creepiness and sadness in this drama," and revealed his respect for him, saying, "This is my own biased view, but I want to have a face that shows wrinkles and life on the screen." " Drama W Kaibutsu" starts on July 6th. It will be broadcast and streamed on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand from 10pm on Sundays. There are 10 episodes in total, and the first episode will be broadcast for free.
On the 26th, footage of the wrap-up of the drama series "A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You " (Fuji TV, Thursdays 10pm), starring Yoshine and co-starring Honda Kyoya, was released. After finishing filming the meal scene between Natsumi (Yoshine) and Takimasa (Honda), Yoshine, with tears in her eyes, received a bouquet of flowers and said, "Thanks to all of you, and because of this team, we were able to get through this," and told Honda, "You two are crying your eyes out..." Honda also shed tears as he replied, "Thank you very much," and it was a touching moment filled with smiles and tears.
On the 26th, it was revealed that CBC TV will be creating a new drama slot on Thursday nights starting in July. The slot will be called "Drama Trip" and the first in the series will be "If There Was No Love in the World," starring Shimazaki Haruka and featuring former Bishounen member ISSEI (Kansashi Issei), which will air from 12:58 a.m. on July 31st. Set in a world where romance does not exist, people do not have specific partners and children are raised by everyone working together, the story follows the protagonist Otoha (Shimazaki), who is aware of her "love," a minority that makes people fall in love with specific people, and struggles with this, as well as Hare (ISSEI), who is also a "love," but unlike Otoha, hides her romantic feelings. After the show airs, it will be available on TVer.
On the 26th, it was announced that Doctor's Mine, the latest BL (Boys' Love) drama set to air in Thailand from July 13th, will be exclusively streamed in Japan on the video streaming service TELASA. The story is set in a university's engineering and medical departments and follows two couples. TELASA will be streaming a special behind-the-scenes program including interviews with the staff and cast from July 15th. From the 22nd, all 10 episodes will be streamed, one episode at a time, every Tuesday. They will be streamed as an uncut version, including scenes that were cut from the Thai broadcast.
On the 27th, it was announced that the first behind-the-scenes video for the sequel to the drama "I'm Now I became the main role of a BL drama Sequel," starring Aran Abe and Nichika Akutsu , titled "I'm Now I became the main role of a BL drama," will be released on the video streaming service "TELASA" from noon on July 4th. It will show the two of them, who have become very close through the previous series, even resting their heads on each other's laps in between filming, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of a bed scene. It will also feature "surprise interviews" conducted by the two with Watanabe Hide, Iwatani Shogo, and Ogoshi Yuki, who are continuing to star with them from the previous series.
