The 16th Nikkansports Drama Grand Prix - Summer 2012

Here are the results of the 16th Nikkansports Drama Grand Prix for the summer 2012 season (numbers indicate votes received):

Best Drama
1) Ume-chan Sensei / NHK / 351
2) Rich Man, Poor Woman / FujiTV / 156
3) GTO / FujiTV / 131
4) Kuro no Onna Kyoushi / TBS / 75
5) Tokkan / NTV / 62

Best Leading Actor
1) Oguri Shun / Rich Man, Poor Woman / 279
2) AKIRA / GTO / 217
3) Matsuyama Kenichi / Taira no Kiyomori / 180
4) Toyokawa Etsushi / Beautiful Rain / 158
5) Watase Tsunehiko / Keishicho Sousa Ikka 9 Kakari / 134

Best Leading Actress
1) Horikita Maki / Ume-chan Sensei / 496
2) Inoue Mao / Tokkan / 140
3) Eikura Nana / Kuro no Onna Kyoushi / 124
4) Nakama Yukie / Ghost Mama Sousasen / 118
5) Ashida Mana / Beautiful Rain / 99

Best Supporting Actor
1) Takahashi Katsumi / Ume-chan Sensei / 220
2) Matsuzaka Tori / Ume-chan Sensei / 171
3) Iura Arata / Rich Man, Poor Woman / 74
4) Kitamura Yukiya / Tokkan / 72
5) Eguchi Yosuke / Iki mo dekinai natsu / 64

Best Supporting Actress
1) Ishihara Satomi / Rich Man, Poor Woman / 246
2) Minami Kaho / Ume-chan Sensei / 173
3) Suzuki Sawa / Tokkan / 75
4) Saito Yuki / Iryu Sousa / 72
5) Nakatani Miki / Beautiful Rain / 68

Source: Nikkansports

"Iki mo dekinai natsu" gets 12.1% for its first episode

The first episode of "Iki mo dekinai natsu" shown on 10 July got a rating of 12.1% in the Kanto region. The drama features Takei Emi as a 18-year-old who finds that her existence is not recognised legally because her mother did not report her birth to the authorities. She happens to meet a 42-year-old former reporter (Eguchi Yosuke) and the two gradually get closer over time. Other cast members include Koshiba Fuuka, Kimura Yoshino, Hamada Mari, Asada Miyoko, Hara Mikie and Kitaoji Kinya.

Source: Sponichi

Preview of Iki mo dekinai natsu - Summer 2012

Title: Iki mo dekinai natsu (Breathless Summer)
Official website: here
Broadcast by: FujiTV
O.A. Start Date: 10 July 2012
Timeslot: Tuesdays 9pm
Cast: Takei Emi, Eguchi Yosuke, Kimura Yoshino, Nakamura Aoi, Hara Mikie, Kirishima Reika, Koshiba Fuuka, Hamada Mari, Kaname Jun, RIKIYA, Hashimoto Rika, Shimizu Kazuki, Katsunobu, Asada Miyoko, Kitaoji Kinya

Adele's songs to be used as insert music for "Iki mo dekinai natsu"

Summer drama "Iki mo dekinai natsu" will feature songs from British singer Adele as announced on 1 July. The songs are "Someone like you" and "Set fire to the rain" which both come from her hit album "21" that sold 22 million copies worldwide.

Source: Sanspo

Eguchi Yosuke & Takei Emi in "Iki mo dekinai natsu"

Eguchi Yosuke and Takei Emi will be starring in the FujiTV summer drama "Iki mo dekinai natsu" (Breathless Summer) which will start in July and be shown in its Tuesdays 9pm timeslot. Takei plays a 19-year-old who aspires to be a patissier and happens to find out that her mother never reported her birth to the authorities thus resulting her being not registered on her mother's family register. Having to cope with the shock of finding out the truth, she also falls in love with a 41-year-old former reporter (Eguchi) who now works as a part-time employee in the city office to repent for a past incident. The two support each other through the tough circumstances and help each other get over the challenges facing them.

This is the second time that the two are working together as they both appear in the upcoming movie "Rurouni Kenshin" due to be shown from 25 August. Filming for this drama will begin in early June.
As for the remaining cast members, Kimura Yoshino will play Takei's mother who gave birth to her but did not report her birth thus making the latter an illegitimate child. Kitaoji Kinya plays an old man who frequents the pastry shop where Takei's character works at while Nakamura Aoi's character falls for Takei's. Asada Miyoko plays Takei's grandmother and Kaname Jun plays a mysterious man who has a key role in the story.

Source: Sanspo