Friday, June 06, 2025

Preview of "Oi, Dazai" - Spring 2025

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Title: Oi, Dazai / おい、太宰 Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 29 June 2025 Timeslot: Sundays at 10pm Broadcast by: WOWOW Cast: Tanaka Kei...
Thursday, June 05, 2025

When holding your horses may be better than trying to outsmart the competition - The strategic game of setting drama broadcast timeslots

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Much has been said about how viewing habits have changed in recent years due to the increasing popularity of OTT platforms and on-demand vie...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Preview of "Teruko to Rui" - Spring 2025

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Title: Teruko to Rui / 照子と瑠衣 Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 22 June 2025 Timeslot: Sundays at 10pm Broadcast by: NHK Total number o...
Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Quick Review #131: Mukashi no otoko - Spring 2001

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Title:  Mukashi no otoko / 昔の男　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rating : 4 / 10 Recommended for :  For those who want to watch an erotic/adult story about peopl...
Monday, June 02, 2025

Preview of "Hitori de shinitai" - Spring 2025

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Title: Hitori de shinitai / ひとりでしにたい Official website: here O.A. Start Date: 21 June 2025 Timeslot: Saturdays at 10pm Broadcast by: NHK Orig...
Sunday, June 01, 2025

Quick Review #130: Sunset Sunrise (movie)

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Title: Sunset Sunrise / サンセット・サンライズ　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rating : 8 / 10 Recommended for :  For those who want to watch a feel-good story with serio...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Romaji lyrics of "Boku niwa doushite wakarun darou" by Vaundy (Theme Song of TV Asahi Spring 2025 drama "PJ ~ Koukuu kyuunandan ~")

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Title: Boku niwa doushite wakarun darou Artist: Vaundy Written by: Vaundy Theme Song of TV Asahi Spring 2025 drama "PJ ~ Koukuuu kyuuna...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Quick Review #129: Kounodori 1 - Autumn 2015

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Title: Kounodori 1 / コウノドリ １ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rating : 8 / 10 Recommended for :  For those who want to watch a no-frills realistic take on the ...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Drama

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Mikami-sensei 2) Hotspot 3) Tokyo Sarada Bouru Voters Ranking Top 5 1) Onzoushi ni koi wa muzusugiru 2) Apollo no u...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Leading Actor

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Matsuzaka Toori - Mikami-sensei 2) Matsuda Ryuuhei - Tokyo Sarada Bouru 3) Katori Shingo - Nipponichi no saitei oto...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Leading Actress

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Ichikawa Mikako - Hotspot  2) Nao - Tokyo Sarada Bouru 3) Hirose Suzu - Kujaku no dansu, dare ga mita? Voters Ranki...
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Monday, May 26, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Supporting Actor

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Kakuta Akihiro - Hotspot 2) Okudaira Daiken - Mikami-sensei 3) Matsuyama Kenichi - Kujaku no dansu, dare ga mita? V...
Sunday, May 25, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Supporting Actress

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Shibuya Nagisa - Jigoku no hata made tsureteiku 2) Hiraiwa Kami - Hotspot 3) Suzuki An - Hotspot Voters Ranking Top...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

The 123rd Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2025) - Best Theme Song

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Puppets Can't Control You - ONE OK ROCK (Mikami-sensei) 2) Elf - Ado (Kujaku no dansu, dare ga mita?) 3) Koe - ...
Friday, May 23, 2025

Winners of Music Awards Japan (MAJ) 2025 - Grand Ceremony (22 May 2025)

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Here are the winners announced during the grand ceremony of Music Awards Japan 2025 on 22 May 2025: Song of the Year: "Bling-Bang-Bang...

A case of mis-directed anger? - Reading between the lines of Higashimura Akiko's criticism towards Bunshun for Nagano Mei's scandal

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Amid the controversy surrounding the alleged affair scandal of Nagano Mei and Tanaka Kei over the past month or so, the comments made by man...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Winners of Music Awards Japan (MAJ) 2025 - Premiere Ceremony (21 May 2025)

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The Music Awards Japan (abbreviated as MAJ), is a music awards show held by the Japanese music industry to honour music talents from Asia, J...

Quick Review #128: Bansan Blues - Winter 2025

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Title:  Bansan Blues / 晩餐ブルース　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rating : 7 / 10 Recommended for :  For those who want to watch a healing show featuring food and ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Too detached from reality? - The conflicting settings and unrealistic things in TBS Spring 2025 drama "Caster"

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While "Caster" has been getting the wrong kind of attention of late due to Nagano Mei's ongoing controversy about an alleged a...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Quick Review #127: Kawapperi Mukoritta (movie)

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Title:  Kawapperi Mukoritta / 川っぺりムコリッタ　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rating : 5 / 10 Recommended for :  For those who want to watch a slow and mild heartwar...
Monday, May 19, 2025

The more the merrier vs. too many cooks spoiling the broth? - Looking into the trend of multiple scriptwriters in TBS' Sundays 9pm dramas

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Is it a case of the more the merrier or will too many cooks spoil the broth?  This article from Real Sound raises the above question by loo...