"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (July 5th to 11th), Fumino Kimura appeared at the production announcement press conference for the drama "School of love.," in which she plays the lead role, and Fujiya Katsuhito, the creator of the original manga, visited the set of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The 19th medical record." This article will be covered in two parts.
On July 5th, it was announced that "W" by Snow Man will be the theme song for the third installment of the "Occupy" drama series starring Sakurai Sho, "Broadcasting Station Occupy " (Nippon TV, Saturday 9pm). Following "Large Hospital Occupy" and "New Airport Occupy", this will be the third consecutive work to have the song chosen as the theme song. Snow Man commented, "We never thought we would be in charge of the theme song for three consecutive works, so we thought 'No way!' But we're really happy and honored! We hope that everyone will enjoy "W" along with the drama."
On the 6th, the 26th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8:00 pm and others), starring Ryusei Yokohama Ryusei, "Three Women", was broadcast, and Asadora fans reacted to Kameda Yoshiaki's appearance. Kameda plays the role of Shiba Zenko, a representative playwright of the Tenmei and Kansei periods. He makes a somewhat abrupt appearance at Koshodo, where he is brought by Kitao Masaen (Furukawa Yudai), to greet Tsutaju with "Thank you." Kameda is known to Asadora fans as "Nomiya-san the painter" in the serial TV drama "Ranman," which aired in the first half of 2023 starring Ryunosuke Kamiki . On social media, there were voices of surprise such as "Ahhh!! Kameda-san!! Kameda Yoshiaki-san has appeared!! It's Nomiya-san, who everyone loves from Ranman!!"
On the 7th, it was announced that actor Motoki Nakazawa , who played the role of Chihiro, the younger brother of Takashi Yanai(Takumi Kitamura ) in the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan ," will release his first photo book (Wani Books) in October. The photo book captures Nakazawa from May 2024 to July 2025, including his "walking through the four seasons," portraits in the studio, and traveling around his hometown. Nakazawa commented, "It took about a year to photograph me at that time and moment, living with the role. It's a luxurious book that was made possible with the support of many people. Please look forward to it!"
On the 8th, it was announced that season 3 of the drama series "Alice in Borderland" on the video streaming service "Netflix" will be available from September 25th. Additional cast members were also announced, including the appearances of Kento Kaku and Tina Tamashiro. "Alice in Borderland" tells the story of Arisu Ryohei (Alice) played by Yamazaki and Usagi Yuzuha (Rabbit) played by Tsuchiya Tao Tsuchiya, who challenge a "game" that will cost them their lives in order to return to their original world. Season 3 is set four years after Alice and the Rabbit returned to their original world. The two were married and living happily, but one day, the Rabbit suddenly disappears, guided by a man named Ryuji (Kaku), who is researching the afterlife...
On the 8th, Fumino Kimura appeared at the production announcement press conference for the drama series "School of love." (Fuji TV, Thursdays 10pm) held in Tokyo. It was reported that Kimura had been hospitalized due to poor health, and on the 2nd of this month, she reported, "I'm sorry for causing you concern," and "I've already returned to the set and filming has resumed." Kimura revealed that after returning to filming, she received vitamins from her co-star, Tanaka Minami, saying, "When I returned to my seat, the vitamins were there. There was a note left behind on how many tablets to take and when. I've come to love those vitamins."
On the 8th, it was revealed that Jun Matsumoto, who is in charge of the original manga "The 19th medical record: Akira Tokushige's Medical Examination," visited the set of the TBS Sunday Theatre "The 19th Medical Record" (Sundays at 9pm), which began on The 19th medical record and stars Matsumoto Jun. In the examination room where Akira Tokushige (played by Matsumoto), a doctor in the "General Medicine Department," examines patients, he expressed admiration for the worldview and realism unique to the drama, saying, "In the manga, the medical office is drawn to be a little smaller, but this layout is very convenient." Furthermore, he enthusiastically took photos from various angles, saying, "Please let me use them as reference for my drawings," and seemed to be very interested in the medical equipment on set.
On the 8th, the first episode of the TV drama " The Kidnapping Day " (TV Asahi, Tuesday 9pm) starring the much talked about "genius child actor" Yuno Nagao was broadcast, and Yuno's acting became a hot topic. Yuno plays Nanase Rin, a genius girl who has lost her memory, and in the first episode, Rin is shown to be fluent in Chinese, Tagalog, French, Arabic, and English, immediately showing glimpses of her genius. On social media, comments such as " Yuno Nagao is so amazing I'm speechless," "Yuno is seriously a genius," "She's so amazing, I watched with my mouth open," and "Yuno is amazing, even if she didn't understand the meaning, it's amazing how she can say this so fluently..." were posted one after another.
