"Drama Week" brings you the latest drama news from the past week. This time (August 2-8), we'll be covering Satoshi Tsumabuki 's upcoming lead role in the October TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The Royal Family" (Sundays at 9pm), and the upcoming broadcast of the classic drama "From the North Country" on Fuji TV's "Happy Hour" slot starting August 11th. We'll be covering these topics in two parts.
On August 2nd, it was revealed that the seven-member boy band "THE SUPER FRUIT," which will make its major debut in September, will star in the drama series "Samgyeopsal Desu ga" (TV Tokyo), which will begin airing that same month. This will be the first time the entire group will appear in a drama, and the story will be a fake documentary co-produced by Japan and Korea, filmed entirely in Korea. The protagonist, Yuma Oda, a rookie director for an information program, suddenly transforms into "Samgyeopsal" while on a business trip to Korea. In order to avoid this unexpected transformation, he tries to grow little by little through trial and error with his friends Teruhisa Takura and Yuru Horiuchi. The members of THE SUPER FRUIT will appear with the same names as their characters.
On the 4th, it was announced that the popular drama "From a Northern Country," which depicts the life of the protagonist played by Tanaka Kunie and his family in Furano, Hokkaido, will be broadcast on Fuji TV's "Happy Hour" slot (Monday to Friday, 1:50 PM, Kanto region) from August 11th. This time, all 24 episodes of the drama series that aired from October 1981 to March 1982 will be broadcast in one go (the first episode will start at 2:48 PM). Based on the original story and screenplay by Kuramoto So, the series is set in the great outdoors of Furano and depicts the protagonist Kuroita Goro (Tanaka), his eldest son Jun (Yoshioka Hidetaka), eldest daughter Hotaru (Nakajima Tomoko), and the people around them, as they strive to live their lives, and the bond between parent and child.
On the 4th, the 91st episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast, and Motoki Omori of " Mrs. Green Apple " made his first appearance in the role of Takuya Ise in a school uniform, creating a buzz among viewers. This is Omori's first appearance in a Asadora. The character he plays , Takuya Ise, is a student who loves acting and music due to the influence of his parents. He is modeled after the composer Izumi Tasuku, who has written many famous songs. Viewers responded on social media with comments such as "What's this, suddenly Mrs. lol" and "Here comes a really fast-talking nerd lol." Comments such as "Mrs. Omori is really good" and "Congratulations on your Asadora debut, Omori-san" were also posted.
On the 5th, it was revealed that Satoshi Tsumabuki will be starring in the October TBS Sunday Theatre drama "The Royal Family" (Sundays at 9 PM). Set in the world of horse racing, the epic 20-year story of a man and a racehorse, where the bonds between family and friends create miracles, is based on the novel of the same name by Hayami Kazuma, and Tsumabuki plays tax accountant Kurisu Eiji. Kurisu has always respected his father, who runs a tax accounting firm, but after a certain incident, he experiences setbacks in his career and loses hope. Then, he meets horse owner Sanno Kozo, and his life, which had come to a halt, begins to move forward... This is the story. Filming took place with the full cooperation of the JRA (Japan Racing Association), and the dramatic footage shot at actual racetracks is a highlight.
On the 6th, it was revealed that Aoi Wakana and Fuju Kamio will be co-starring in the October drama series "Even if All Love Ends" (ABC TV/TV Asahi, Sundays at 10pm). This will be the first time the two will be acting together, playing "fateful lovers" who are struggling with conflict due to misunderstandings. The story is based on the short story collection of the same name by Fuyuno Yozora. Aoi plays Hazawa Yu and Kamio plays Osaki Mao, who were high school classmates and lovers. Captivated by Mao's engrossed drawing, Yu loved her so much that he believed this was their "fateful love." However, when they went to university, the two became long-distance and gradually drifted apart... This is the story.
