"Drama 1 Week" introduces the main drama news of the week. This time (July 5th to 11th), the NHK morning drama series " Anpan " starring Mio Imada made an unexpected appearance of the "heroine falls into a water trap", a common theme of Asadora, and Gordon Maeda Osamu, a genius manga artist. This will be covered in two parts.
On July Getsuku, Arashi member Aiba Masaki attended a press conference for the drama series "The Great Chase: Metropolitan Police Department SSBC Violent Crimes Unit" (TV Asahi, Wednesdays at 9pm). This season has been dubbed an "Arashi festival" due to the broadcast of "Broadcasting Station Occupy" (NTV, Saturdays at 9pm) starring Sakurai Sho and " The 19th medical record " (TBS, Sundays at 9pm) starring Jun Matsumoto . Aiba said with a smile, "I start on Wednesday and then Saturday and Sunday (this week), so when I meet (the two of them), I communicate with them and ask, 'How is it going on over there?' and I'm cheering for everyone (laughs)!"
On the 9th, the 73rd episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 am and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast, and the usual "heroine falls into the water" of Asadora was depicted in an unexpected way, which became a hot topic among viewers. In the episode, "Miss Kochi", a manga drawn by Taka (Takumi Kitamura) in "Monthly Kujira", was featured. A woman who cleared the high jump is asked by a man, "Ano kaki toberukai?" and jumps over the fence, saying "Annano heichi yarayo", but falls into the river with a "bo-chaaan". Kura (Miyoko Asada), who read this manga, laughed and said, "This is Hachikin Onobu." On social media, comments such as "So that's how it is", "The manga version of the heroine falling into the water", and "That's a lot of detail".
On the 10th, it was announced that Keiko Kitagawa will appear in the Asadora"Bakebake " starring Akari Takaishi in the second half of 2025. This is Kitagawa's first time appearing in a Asadora, and she will play Ushimizu Tae, a relative who strictly teaches the heroine Toki (Takaishi) about culture. Tae was born into one of the most prestigious families in Matsue. She has both dignified elegance and strictness, and she demands the dignity of a samurai's daughter from her relative Toki, teaching her the proper etiquette and tea ceremony. As for the characters of the Ushimizu family, it has been announced that Shinichi Tsutsumi will play the role of Den Ushimizu , who supports Toki behind the scenes, and Sannojo Rihito Itagaki play his son Sannojo.
On the 10th, the premiere event for the movie "TOKYO MER ~Running Emergency Room~ Nankai Mission" (directed by Matsuki Aya, released on August 1st), the sequel to the movie version of the serial drama "TOKYO MER ~Running Emergency Room~" (2023) starring Suzuki Ryohei, was held at Roppongi Hills (Minato Ward, Tokyo). With the sound of thunder occasionally ringing out, Suzuki said, "Every time we filmed it was tough. There were days when it was raining much harder than this," and Nanao also talked about her struggles, saying, "I don't want to do it every time. To be honest, I really don't want to do it. It's really hard." Yosuke Eguchi, Mahiro Takasugi, Meru Nukumi, Emma Miyazawa, Kento Kaku, Yuriko Ishida and others also appeared at the event.
On the 11th, it was revealed that Gordon Maeda will be appearing in the Asadora"Anpan." This will be Maeda's first time appearing in a Asadora, and he will play the role of Osamu Tezuka, a genius manga artist modeled after Tezuka Osamu, known as the "god of manga." Teshima Osamu is a manga artist whom Takashi (Takumi Kitamura) meets after moving to Tokyo, and later asks Takashi to do the character design and art for the animated film "Tales of the Thousand and One Nights." Maeda commented, "This is my first time appearing in a Asadora, and I'm very nervous about playing a character modeled after Osamu Tezuka, known as the 'god of manga,' but I feel it's rewarding."
On the 11th, it was revealed that the number of views of the first episode (aired on July 8th) of the TV drama series "The Kidnapping Day" (TV Asahi, Tuesday 9pm) starring actor Takumi Saito exceeded 1.06 million in three days, ranking first in TVer's overall ranking. This human mystery is based on the drama of the same name (2023) that became a hot topic in Korea. The protagonist, Masamune Shinjo (Saito), kidnaps the hospital director's daughter, Rin Nanase (Yumi Adachi ), to pay for the surgery of his seriously ill daughter. However, Rin has lost her memory, and Rin's parents, the hospital director and his wife, have been murdered by someone. Masamune and Rin are pursued by unidentified men and live a life on the run.
