Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Summer 2018)

There were 894 valid votes for this round of voting between 13th and 20th Sep where the top 5 for each category in each season would then be eligible as nominees for the annual awards.The numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama and/or actor/actress.

Note: This season's voting numbers were much lower than usual which could probably be due to the fact that Japan was hit with a number of natural disasters this summer:

Best Drama
1) Hanbun, Aoi (133)
2) Gibo to Musume no Blues (132)
3) Segodon (111)
4) Good Doctor (79)
5) Hagetaka (56)

Best Leading Actor
1) Suzuki Ryohei - Segodon (178)
2) Yamazaki Kento - Good Doctor / Sawamura Ikki - Zettai Reido 3 ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~ (145)
4) Ayano Go - Hagetaka (86)
5) Yamada Takayuki - dele (58)

Best Leading Actress
1) Ayase Haruka - Gibo to Musume no Blues (247)
2) Nagano Mei - Hanbun, Aoi (217)
3) Tsuchiya Tao - Chia Dan (102)
4) Ishihara Satomi - Takane no Hana (91)
5) Yoshioka Riho - Kenkou de bunkateki na saiteigendo no seikatsu (58)

Best Supporting Actor
1) Sato Takeru - Hanbun, Aoi (164)
2) Eita - Segodon (68)
3) Sato Takeru - Gibo to Musume no Blues (58)
4) Takenouchi Yutaka - Gibo to Musume no Blues (48)
5) Mineta Kazunobu - Takane no Hana (39)

Best Supporting Actress
1) Matsuyuki Yasuko - Hanbun, Aoi (111)
2) Kuroki Haru - Segodon (84)
3) Ueno Juri - Good Doctor (68)
4) Kamishiraishi Moka - Gibo to Musume no Blues / Honda Tsubasa - Zettai Reido 3 ~ Mizen Hanzai Sennyuu Sousa ~ (55)

Source: Nikkansports

Preview of "Chia Dan" - Summer 2018

Title: Chia Dan チア＊ダン (Cheer Dance)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official LINE: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 13 July 2018
Timeslot: Fridays 10pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Original movie: Chia Dan Joshikousei ga chiadansu de zenbei seihashichatta honto no hanashi
Cast: Tsuchiya Tao, Ishii Anna, Sakuma Yui, Yamamoto Maika, Asahina Aya, Ootomo Karen, Yanai Yumena, Shida Sara, Shimizu Hiroya, Kizu Takumi, Honda Chikara, Moriya Kanna, Kihara Masatoshi, Takamura Kaito, Araki Yuuko, Takahashi Kazuya, Konno Mahiru, Matsumoto Wakana, Kinoshita Houka, Agawa Sawako, Odagiri Jo & Hirose Suzu (Guest appearance)

Tsuchiya Tao to star in TBS Summer 2018 drama "Chia Dan"

Tsuchiya Tao will be starring in the TBS Summer 2018 drama "Chia Dan" which will begin its run from July in the Fridays 10pm timeslot and is the drama version of the same-titled movie starring Hirose Suzu. This will be Tsuchiya's first leading role in a primetime drama series. The movie describes the true story of how Fukui Commerical High School's cheerleading dance team "JETS" won the NDA National Championship in March 2009 in just three years since it was set up but the drama version will feature an original story with the same theme of chasing after a seemingly-impossible dream.