Completion press conference of WOWOW drama "Akka"

The completion press conference of new WOWOW drama "Akka" was held on 18 November which was attended by the leads Oikawa Mitsuhiro and Kuroki Meisa. The drama begins its run from 23 November at 10pm on Sundays. When interviewed by the media if there were any episodes on set which made her nervous on set, Kuroki said that there was a scene where Oikawa had to carry her and she was worried that he might find her too heavy but he ended raising her with ease. On the other hand, Oikawa cited the kissing scene which made him quite embarrassed and nervous.

Source: Sponichi

Preview of "Akka" - Autumn 2014

Tittle: Akka 悪貨 (Evil Currency)
Official website: here
Broadcast by: WOWOW
O.A. Start Date: 23 November 2014
Timeslot: Sundays 10pm
Total number of episodes: 5
Original novel by: Shimada Masahiko
Cast: Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Kuroki Meisa, Hayashi Kento, Abe Tsuyoshi, Sasano Takashi, Ishibashi Renji, Toyohara Kosuke, Takahashi Katsumi

Oikawa Mitsuhiro & Kuroki Meisa work together in new WOWOW drama "Akka"

Oikawa Mitsuhiro and Kuroki Meisa will be working together in the new WOWOW drama "Akka" (Evil Currency) which consists of 5 episodes and will be shown from November. The drama which is based on the finance suspense novel by Shimada Masahiko, features Oikawa as Nonomiya Fuyuhiko, a mysterious tycoon who tries to destroy the Japanese economy through the use of counterfeit currency and Kuroki as Miyazono Erika, a police detective who tries to stop his plan.

This is Oikawa's first leading role in a drama in 10 years since 2004's TV Asahi drama "Mystery Minzoku Gakusha Yagumo Itsuki". Although he plays good characters most of the time, Oikawa is happy about playing a dark hero this time which is a good form of stress relief. He also praised Kuroki who he is working for the first time, for being a very cheerful person who can switch to becoming a cool beauty quickly which is a trait he deeply admires. As for Kuroki, she commented that her character this time will be a tough one to play so she has to work extra hard on portraying the character.

Source: Yomiuri Hochi / Sponichi