Preview of "Cold Case 3 ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira ~" - Autumn 2020

Title: Cold Case 3 ~ Shinjitsu no Tobira / コールドケース3 ~ 真実の扉 ~ (Cold Case 3 ~ The Door of Truth ~)

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 5 Dec 2020

Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm

Broadcast by: WOWOW

Total number of episodes: 10

Cast: Yoshida Yo, Nagayama Kento, Takito Kenichi, Mitsuishi Ken & Miura Tomokazu

Guests: Eguchi Yosuke, Ogata Naoto, Toda Naho, Inowaki Kai, Yokota Eiji, Kurosawa Asuka, Yamamoto Mirai, Watanabe Dai, Go Riju, Okabe Takashi & Matsukada Yohei (Eps 1 & 2)

Arimura Kasumi, Iwata Takanori, Izumisawa Yuki, Nimura Sawa, Matsubara Chieko, Wakabayashi Go, Tajima Reiko & Kamijo Tsunehiko (Ep 3)

Nakamura Tooru, Otoo Takuma, Konno Mahiru, Yamada Kinuo, Fukuda Saki & Daigo Kotaro (Ep 4)

Matsuzawa Takumi, Oda Lisa & Kokubo Toshihito (Ep 5)

Yamaguchi Sayaka, Kubota Sayu, Akaso Eiji, Watanabe Makiko & Tsuda Kanji (Ep 6)

Kuroki Haru, Takasugi Mahiro, Suruga Taro, Nakajima Hiroko, Yamaji Kazuhiro & Maya Kyoko (Ep 7)

Takehara Pistol, Mizuno Miki, Miyazawa Kazufumi, Tamaoki Reo, Hamada Megumi & Umegaki Yoshiaki (Ep 8)

Cho Tamiyasu, Nakayama Shinobu, Nashimoto Kenjiro, Guts Ishimatsu, Murata Takehiro, Daichi Yasuo & Hou Wei (Ep 9)

Tomita Yasuko, Kita Kana, Kanno Misuzu, Hirata Kaoru, Nakajima Hiroki, Nakata Kurumi & Nishio Mari (Ep 10)

Preview of "Seiten wo tsuke" (NHK 2021 Taiga)

Title: Seiten wo tsuke 青天を衝け 

Official website: here

O.A. Start Date: 14 Feb 2021

Timeslot: Sundays 8pm

Broadcast by: NHK

Cast: Yoshizawa Ryo, Kobayashi Kaoru, Wakui Emi, Murakawa Eri, Fujino Ryoko, Koura Kengo, Narumi Riko, Hiraizumi Sei, Asaka Mayumi, Tezuka Satomi, Tanabe Seiichi, Mitsushima Shinnosuke, Hashimoto Ai, Okada Kenshi, Tezuka Mai, Tamaki Hiroshi, Itabashi Shunya, Sakou Yoshi, Yamazaki Ginnojou, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Kawaei Rina, Mimura Rie, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Kimura Yoshino, Takenaka Naoto, Hara Hideko, Watanabe Ikkei, Tsuda Kanji, Fujiwara Kisetsu, Yoshi Ikuzou, Watanabe Daichi, Kamishiraishi Mone, Minemura Rie, Kishitani Goro, Ootani Ryouhei, Satoi Kenta, Hirata Mitsuru, Nakamura Yasuhi, Kaname Jun, Koike Teppei, Morley Robertson etc.

Preview of "Ore no ie no hanashi" - Winter 2021

Title: Ore no ie no hanashi 俺の家の話 (My family's story)

Official website: here

Official LINE: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 22 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Fridays 10pm

Broadcast by: TBS

Cast: Nagase Tomoya, Toda Erika, Nagayama Kento, Eguchi Noriko, Inowaki Kai, Hamura Jinsei, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Miyake Hiroki, Hiraiwa Kami, Akiyama Ryuji, Kiritani Kenta & Nishida Toshiyuki

Preview of "Tengoku to Jigoku ~ Saiko na Futari ~" - Winter 2021

Title: Tengoku to Jigoku ~ Saiko na Futari ~ 天国と地獄 ～サイコな2人～ (Heaven & Hell ~ The 2 Psychos ~)
Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official LINE: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 17 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Sundays 9pm

Broadcast by: TBS

Theme Song: "Tadaima" by Teshima Aoi

Cast: Ayase Haruka, Takahashi Issei, Emoto Tasuku, Mizobata Junpei, Nakamura Yuri, Sakoda Takaya, Hayashi Yasufumi, Nomaguchi Tooru, Yoshimi Kazutoyo, Baba Tooru, Tani Kyosuke, Kishii Yukino, Kiba Katsumi & Kitamura Kazuki

Preview of "Oh! My Boss! Koi wa bessatsu de" - Winter 2021

Title: Oh! My Boss! Koi wa bessatsu de オー！マイ・ボス！恋は別冊で (Oh! My Boss! Romance to be in a separate volume)

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 12 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm

Broadcast by: TBS

Theme Song: "Luv Bias" by Kis-My-Ft2

Cast: Kamishiraishi Mone, Nanao, Tamamori Yuuta, Mamiya Shotaro, Kubota Sayu, Asei, Akiyama Yuzuki, Ota Yuri, Takahashi Maryjun, Nadaki Takeshi, Hashizume Jun, Yamauchi Suzu, Miyazaki Yoshiko, Takahashi Hitomi, Kurashina Kana & Yusuke Santa Maria

Top 10 bestselling artists in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the total amount of sales from the artist's releases in JPY:

1) ARASHI (JPY 14,520,000,000) - 9th time that they had won the bestselling artist title, second consecutive year since 2019

2) BTS (JPY 10,740,000,000)

3) Yonezu Kenshi (JPY 9,712,000,000)

4) King & Prince (JPY 6,336,000,000)

5) Nogizaka46 (JPY 5,967,000,000)

6) Official Hige Dandism (JPY 4,851,000,000)

7) King Gnu (JPY 4,051,000,000)

8) TWICE (JPY 3,841,000,000)

9) SixTONES (JPY 3,751,000,000)

10) SEVENTEEN (JPY 3,588,000,000)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 most-streamed songs in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the number of times which it was streamed:

1) Yoru ni kakeru - YOASOBI (210,623,551)

2) Pretender - Official Hige Dandism (170,845,721)

3) I LOVE... - Official Hige Dandism (161,936,575)

4) Hakujitsu - King Gnu (157,472,278)

5) Gurenge - LiSA (151,489,880)

6) Kosui - Eito (148,343,225)

7) Dynamite - BTS (138,211,363)

8) Make you happy - NiziU (130,231,243)

9) Homura - LiSA (122,353,954)

10) Hadaka no kokoro - Aimyon (104,548,078)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 digital albums in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the number of downloads:

1) STRAY SHEEP - Yonezu Kenshi (197,583)

2) Make you happy - NiziU (118,190)

3) CEREMONY - King Gnu (91,313)

4) Traveler - Official Hige Dandism (65,240)

5) Oishii pasta ga aru to kiite - Aimyon (27,643)

6) A COMPLETE ~ ALL SINGLES ~ - Hamasaki Ayumi (26,657)

7) BE - BTS (21,162)

8) WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - Billie Eilish (20,070)

9) Sympa - King Gnu (19,462)

10) Tenki no Ko complete version - RADWIMPS  (18,265)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 digital singles in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the number of downloads:

1) Gurenge - LiSA (942,691)

2) Homura - LiSA (709,966)

3) I LOVE... - Official Hige Dandism (638,058)

4) Yoru ni kakeru - YOASOBI (539,090)

5) Pretender - Official Hige Dandism (538,314)

6) Hakujitsu - King Gnu (513,603)

7) Kanden - Yonezu Kenshi (499,084)

8) Hadaka no kokoro - Aimyon (403,820)

9) Kosui - Eito (346,653)

10) Uma to Shika - Yonezu Kenshi (317,060)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 bestselling albums in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the number of copies sold. For the ranking from No.11 onwards, please refer to the source:

1) STRAY SHEEP - Yonezu Kenshi (1,563,030)

2) This is ARASHI - ARASHI (822,459)

3) MAP OF THE SOUL:7 ~ THE JOURNEY ~ - BTS (658,882)

4) L& - King & Prince (612,574)

5) MAP OF THE SOUL:7 - BTS (455,446)

6) CEREMONY - King Gnu (435,908)

7) SOUNDTRACKS - Mr.Children (315,876)

8) 24H - SEVENTEEN (293,825)

9) Strawberry Prince - Sutopuri (266,132)

10) Traveler - Official Hige Dandism (255,028)

Source: Oricon

Top 10 bestselling singles in 2020 (Oricon)

Figures tabulated from 9 Dec 2019 to 13 Dec 2020 and numbers in brackets indicate the number of copies sold. For the ranking from No.11 onwards, please refer to the source:

1) Imitation Rain / D.D. - SixTONES vs Snow Man (1,760,904)

2) Shitsuren, Arigatou - AKB48 (1,181,701)

3) Kite - ARASHI (1,147,865)

4) Shiawase no hougoshoku - Nogizaka46 (1,115,150)

5) KISSIN' MY LIPS / Stories - Snow Man (1,001,570)

6) NAVIGATOR - SixTONES (707,699)

7) Sonna koto naiyo - Hinatazaka46 (644,135)

8) Mazy Night - King & Prince (591,673)

9) smile - Twenty * Twenty (502,143)

10) NEW ERA - SixTONES (480,379)

Source: Oricon

Preview of "Ao no SP - Gakkounai Keisatsu Shimada Ryuuhei -" - Winter 2021

Title: Ao no SP - Gakkounai Keisatsu Shimada Ryuuhei - / 青のSP─学校内警察・嶋田隆平─ / The Blue School Police - The policeman in the school Shimada Ryuuhei - 

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official Twitter: here

Official YouTube: here

O.A. Start Date: 12 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Tuesdays 9pm

Broadcast by: Kansai TV

Theme Song: "Oikaze" by SHE'S

Cast: Fujiwara Tatsuya, Maki Youko, Yamada Yuuki, Izumisawa Yuki, Takuma Seiko, Shibuya Kento, Chisun, Kodama Norikatsu, Kanazawa Masami, Otoo Takuma, Ishii Masanori, Suga Kenta, Endo Yuuya, Asumi Rio, Minemura Rie, Masu Takeshi, Yamaguchi Sayaka & Takahashi Katsumi

Preview of "Shitteru Wife" - Winter 2021

Title: Shitteru Wife 知ってるワイフ (Familiar Wife)

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 7 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Thursdays 10pm

Broadcast by: FujiTV

Original drama by: CJ ENM, STUDIO DRAGON CORPORATION / Chorokbaem Media

Theme Song: "Kimi to mitai sekai" by Kanjani 8

Cast: Ookura Tadayoshi, Hirose Arisu, Matsushita Kouhei, Kawaei Rina, Morita Kanro, Suezawa Seiya, Sano Hinako, Ando Niko, Maggy, Nekoze Tsubaki, Okayama Hajime, Takimoto Miori, Namase Katsuhisa & Katahira Nagisa

Preview of "Uchi no musume wa, kareshi ga dekinai!!" - Winter 2021

Title: Uchi no musume wa, kareshi ga dekinai!! ウチの娘は、彼氏が出来ない!! (My daughter can't get a boyfriend!!)

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official LINE: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 13 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Wednesdays 10pm

Broadcast by: NTV

Theme Song: "Sora to Ao" by Ieiri Leo

Cast: Kanno Miho, Hamabe Minami, Okada Kenshi, Kawakami Youhei, Arita Teppei, Sawamura Ikki & Fukuhara Haruka

Preview of "Red Eyes Kanshi Sousahan" - Winter 2021

Title: Red Eyes Kanshi Sousahan レッドアイズ 監視捜査班 (Red Eyes Surveillance Investigation Team)

Official website: here

Official Instagram: here

Official Twitter: here

O.A. Start Date: 23 Jan 2021

Timeslot: Saturdays 10pm

Broadcast by: NTV

Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Matsushita Nao, Shuri, Shishido Kavka, Matsumura Hokuto & Kimura Yuichi

2020's ranking of celebrities with the most CM deals (Nihon Monitor)

This ranking released by Nihon Monitor list the top celebrities with the most CM deals between 1 January 2020 and 30 November 2020. The number of CM deals held by each celebrity is presented within the brackets: