Winners of the Tokyo Drama Award 2017

Drama Series Category
Grand Prix - Nigeru wa haji daga, yaku ni tatsu

Excellence Awards - Sanadamaru / Ie uru onna / Quartet / Byplayers / CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan

The 93rd Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2017) - Best Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Bouningen - RADWIMPS (Frankenstein no Koi)
2) I'll be there - Arashi (Kizoku Tantei)
3) Senakagoshi no Chance - Kame to YamaP (Boku, Unmei no hito desu)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) I'll be there - Arashi (Kizoku Tantei)
2) Senakagoshi no Chance - Kame to YamaP (Boku, Unmei no hito desu)
3) Destiny - CheNelle (Reverse)
4) PICK IT UP - Kis-My-Ft2 (Sakurako-san no ashimoto ni wa shitai ga umatteiru)
5) Bouningen - RADWIMPS (Frankenstein no Koi)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Bouningen - RADWIMPS (Frankenstein no Koi)
2) Non Fiction - Hirai Ken (Chiisana Kyojin)
3) Senakagoshi no Chance - Kame to YamaP (Boku, Unmei no hito desu)
4) Destiny - CheNelle (Reverse)
5) I need your love - Beverly (CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Bouningen - RADWIMPS (Frankenstein no Koi)
2) CQCQ - Kamisama, Boku wa kizuiteshimatta (Anata no koto wa sorehodo)
3) Just You and I - Amuro Namie (Haha ni naru)
4) Non Fiction - Hirai Ken (Chiisana Kyojin) / Senakagoshi no Chance - Kame to YamaP (Boku, Unmei no hito desu)

Source: The Televison

The 93rd Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2017) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Koike Eiko - Haha ni naru
2) Toda Erika - Reverse
3) Naka Riisa - Anata no koto wa sorehodo

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Nakayama Miho - Kizoku Tantei
2) Toda Erika - Reverse
3) Kimura Fumino - Boku, Unmei no hito desu
4) Takei Emi - Kizoku Tantei
5) Koike Eiko - Haha ni naru

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Koike Eiko - Haha ni naru
2) Toda Erika - Reverse
3) Naka Riisa - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
4) Araki Yuuko - CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan
5) Kimura Fumino - Boku, Unmei no hito desu

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Koike Eiko - Haha ni naru
2) Naka Riisa - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
3) Toda Erika - Reverse / Kimura Fumino - Boku, Unmei no hito desu / Nikaidou Fumi - Frankenstein no Koi

Source: The Televison

The 93rd Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2017) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Higashide Masahiro - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
2) Kagawa Teruyuki - Chiisana Kyojin
3) Nishijima Hidetoshi - CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Takito Kenichi - Kizoku Tantei
2) Tamamori Yuta - Reverse
3) Yamashita Tomohisa - Boku, Unmei no hito desu
4) Namase Katsuhisa - Kizoku Tantei
5) Matsushige Yutaka - Kizoku Tantei

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Higashide Masahiro - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
2) Okada Masaki - Chiisana Kyojin
3) Nishijima Hidetoshi - CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan
4) Yasuda Ken - Chiisana Kyojin
5) Suzuki Nobuyuki - Anata no koto wa sorehodo

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Kagawa Teruyuki - Chiisana Kyojin
2) Higashide Masahiro - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
3) Nishijima Hidetoshi - CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan
4) Takeda Tetsuya - Reverse / Yamazaki Ikusaburo - Anata no koto wa sorehodo

Source: The Televison

The 93rd Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2017) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Haru - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
2) Sawajiri Erika - Haha ni naru
3) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu 2

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Sawajiri Erika - Haha ni naru
2) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu 2
3) Kuroki Haru - Mi wo tsukushi ryourijou
4) Haru - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
5) Kiritani Mirei - Hito wa mitame ga 100 percent

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Haru - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
2) Sawajiri Erika - Haha ni naru
3) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu 2
4) Kuroki Haru - Mi wo tsukushi ryourijou
5) Takanashi Rin - Koi ga heta demo ikitemasu

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Haru - Anata no koto wa sorehodo
2) Sawajiri Erika - Haha ni naru
3) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu 2 / Kuroki Haru - Mi wo tsukushi ryourijou / Tabe Mikako - Tsubaki Bunguten Kamakura Daishoya Monogatari

Source: The Television

The 93rd Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2017) - Best Drama

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Reverse (TBS)
2) CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan (FujiTV)
3) Kizoku Tantei (FujiTV)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Kizoku Tantei (FujiTV)
2) Reverse (TBS)
3) Boku, Unmei no hito desu (NTV)
4) Frankenstein no Koi (NTV)
5) Haha ni naru (NTV)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Reverse (TBS)
2) CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan (FujiTV)
3) Chiisana Kyojin (TBS)
4) Anata no koto wa sorehodo (TBS)
5) Haha ni naru (NTV)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan (FujiTV)
2) Chiisana Kyojin (TBS)
3) Anata no koto wa sorehodo (TBS)
4) Reverse (TBS) / Frankenstein no Koi (NTV)

Source: The Television

Winners of Nikkansports Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2017)

There were 2,930 valid responses for this voting and numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama or actor/actress:

Best Drama
1) Boku, Unmei no hito desu (1166)
2) Kizoku Tantei (703)
3) Reverse (203)
4) Chiisana Kyojin (125)
5) Hiyokko (107)

Best Leading Actor
1) Kamenashi Kazuya - Boku, Unmei no hito desu (1,025)
2) Aiba Masaki - Kizoku Tantei (726)
3) Fujiwara Tatsuya - Reverse (281)
4) Hasegawa Hiroki - Chiisana Kyojin (183)
5) Oguri Shun - CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan (167)

Best Leading Actress
1) Sawajiri Erika - Haha ni naru (609)
2) Arimura Kasumi - Hiyokko (455)
3) Amami Yuki - Kinkyuu Torishirabeshitsu 2 (437)
4) Haru - Anata no koto wa sorehodo (313)
5) Shibasaki Kou - Onna Joshu Naotora (284)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Yamashita Tomohisa - Boku, Unmei no hito desu (1,020)
2) Takito Kenichi - Kizoku Tantei (330)
3) Namase Katsuhisa - Kizoku Tantei (184)
4) Mitsushima Shinnosuke - Boku, Unmei no hito desu (174)
5) Tamamori Yuuta - Reverse (150)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Kimura Fumino - Boku, Unmei no hito desu (904)
2) Nakayama Miho - Kizoku Tantei (327)
3) Takei Emi - Kizoku Tantei (206)
4) Nanao - Boku, Unmei no hito desu (179)
5) Toda Erika - Reverse (149)

Source: Nikkansports

Winners of the 8th Confidence Award Dorama Prize (Spring 2017)

Here are the winners of the 8th Confidence Award Drama Prize for the Spring 2017 season:

Best Drama: Reverse

Best Leading Actor: Oguri Shun (CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan)

Best Leading Actress: Tabe Mikako (Tsubaki Bunguten Kamakura Daishoya Monogatari)

Best Supporting Actor: Higashide Masahiro (Anata no koto wa sorehodo)

Best Supporting Actress: Koike Eiko (Haha ni naru)

Best Script: Okudera Satoko & Shimizu Yukako (Reverse)

Best Newcomer: Araki Yuuko (CRISIS Kouan Kido Sousatai Tokusouhan / Hyakumanen no onnatachi)

Source: Confidence Award Drama Prize

Production press conference & screening event of TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo"

The production press conference and first-episode-screening event of TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo" was held on 11 April which was attended by cast members Haru, Higashide Masahiro, Suzuki Nobuyuki and Naka Riisa. The drama which is based on the same-titled manga by Ikuemi Ryo, features Haru as Watanabe Mitsu who works at an eye clinic and is married to Ryota (Higashide) who she met when he came to the clinic as a patient. Unknown to Ryota, Mitsu had always been in love with her former junior high classmate Arishima Koki (Suzuki) since her teens but he disappeared without a word one day. Having been told by a fortune teller before when she was in junior high that she will end up marrying someone she likes second best instead of the man she loves most, Mitsu then decided to marry Ryota because she thought that she would never stand a chance with Koki anymore. However, as fate would have it, she happens to bump into Koki again and begins a forbidden affair with him despite the fact that Koki is already married to Reika (Naka).

As the theme of the story is related to extramarital affairs, Haru was asked about her views about this topic. She commented that if a close friend of hers was involved in such an affair, she would try to persuade the latter to give up on the relationship. However, if the affair involved someone she knows but isn't that close to, she would be quite curious to hear about it as if she is peering into someone's secrets and mocking the parties' involved so this is somewhat similar to the feel projected in this drama.

Higashide commented that although his character is a husband betrayed by his wife, he was prepared for the character to be disliked as the story progresses because of the extreme actions he would take as a result of his jealousy. In response, Naka said that everyone should be quite keen to watch the unhappiness of others i.e. the four main characters but she called upon them not to dislike the four of them after watching this drama.

Meanwhile, Suzuki commented that he doesn't know much about marriage and parenthood but thanks to Higashide offering him the chance to come to his house and interact with his twin daughters, he managed to learn things such as how to carry a baby. Higashide revealed that the two of them knew each other through the audition of movie "Kirishima, Bukatsu yamerutteyo" and have been good friends since then.

The drama begins its run from 18 April at 10pm on Tuesdays.

Sources: Eiga.com / Oricon

Preview of "Anata no koto wa sorehodo" - Spring 2017

Title: Anata no koto wa sorehodo あなたのことはそれほど (I am not that in love with you)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
Official LINE: here
O.A. Start Date: 18 April 2017
Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Original manga by: Ikuemi Ryo
Theme song: "Kamisama, boku wa kizuite shimatta" by CQCQ
Cast: Haru, Higashide Masahiro, Naka Riisa, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Oomasa Aya, Nakagawa Shoko, Kurokawa Tomoka, Narita Ishin, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Hashimoto Jun & Asou Yumi

New band Kamisama, Boku wa kizuiteshimatta to sing the theme song for TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo"

New band Kamisama, Boku wa kizuiteshimatta will be singing the theme song for upcoming TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo" starring Haru which will begin its run from 18 April in the Tuesdays 10pm timeslot. The 4-member band who does not reveal their personal information nor appearance, will be making their major debut through the rock-style song titled "CQCQ" which will be released on 31 May. According to the drama's producer Sato Atsushi, the decision to choose the band was made within 30 seconds after hearing their song which is in sync with the drama's theme of unpredictable love between adults and reflects the speedy pace of the story.

The band was formed in spring last year and sang the theme song for game software Star Ocean: Anamnesis in November 2016. In their music video uploaded on YouTube, the four of them hide their faces behind masks. They are also singing the theme song for ongoing anime series "Chiruran Nibun no Ichi" but there are no announcements yet on their future activities as everything seems to be shrouded in secrecy.

Source: Sponichi

Haru & Higashide Masahiro to play a married couple in new TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo"

Haru will be starring in the upcoming TBS Spring 2017 drama "Anata no koto wa sorehodo" (I'm not that in love with you) which will begin its run from April 2017 in the Tuesdays 10pm timeslot. The drama which is based on the same-titled manga by Ikuemi Ryo, features Haru as Watanabe Mitsu who works at an eye clinic and is married to Ryota (Higashide Masahiro) who she met when he came to the clinic as a patient. Unknown to Ryota, Mitsu had always been in love with her former junior high classmate Arishima Koki (Suzuki Nobuyuki) since her teens but he disappeared without a word one day. Having been told by a fortune teller before when she was in junior high that she will end up marrying someone she likes second best instead of the man she loves most, Mitsu then decided to marry Ryota because she thought that she would never stand a chance with Koki anymore. However, as fate would have it, she happens to bump into Koki again and begins a forbidden affair with him despite the fact that Koki is already married to Reika (Naka Riisa).

Haru commented on her character Mitsu that she is someone who knows that even though what she desires is wrong, she would still go ahead with it. As such, Haru feels that Mitsu is a very straightforward yet somewhat silly woman so she hopes to be able to show these traits through her acting. This drama will be her first collaboration with Higashide.

Sources: Yomiuri Hochi / Sponichi / Oricon