The 85th Drama Academy Awards (Spring 2015) - Best Drama Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Aozora no shita, Kimi no tonari - Arashi (Youkoso, Wagaya e)

2) Rose - Bette Midler (Algernon ni Hanataba wo)

3) Yume miru hito - Sada Masashi (Tenno no Ryoriban)

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) Rose - Bette Midler (Algernon ni Hanataba wo)

2) Aozora no shita, Kimi no tonari - Arashi (Youkoso, Wagaya e)

3) Sekai wa owaranai - Thinking Dogs (Yamegoku ~ Yakuza yamete itadakimasu ~)

4) Yume miru hito - Sada Masashi (Tenno no Ryoriban)

5) Beautiful - Superfly (Mother Game ~ Kanojotachi no Kaikyu ~)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) Aozora no shita, Kimi no tonari - Arashi (Youkoso, Wagaya e)

2) SUN by Hoshino Gen (Kokoro ga pokitto ne)

3) Beautiful - Superfly (Mother Game ~ Kanojotachi no Kaikyu ~)

4) Rose - Bette Midler (Algernon ni Hanataba wo)

5) Sekai wa owaranai - Thinking Dogs (Yamegoku ~ Yakuza yamete itadakimasu ~)

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Aozora no shita, Kimi no tonari - Arashi (Youkoso, Wagaya e)

2) Yume miru hito - Sada Masashi (Tenno no Ryoriban)

3) Don't Feel, Think!! - Kishidan (LOVE Riron)

4) Rose - Bette Midler (Algernon ni Hanataba wo)

5) Beautiful - Superfly (Mother Game ~ Kanojotachi no Kaikyu ~) / SUN by Hoshino Gen (Kokoro ga pokitto ne)

Source: The Television

Production press conference of FujiTV Spring 2015 drama "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne"

The production press conference of FujiTV Spring 2015 drama "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne" was held on 31 March which was attended by the leads Abe Sadao, Mizuhara Kiko, Fujiki Naohito and Yamaguchi Tomoko. The drama which begins its run from 8 April in the Wednesdays 10pm timeslot, is written by Okada Yoshikazu and features the four leads with psychological ailments of their own who are caught in a love web.

Abe revealed that when he took up the role, he thought it would be a good chance for him to speak freely since this is a love comedy involving adults. However, it turned out that his role is a person who becomes withdrawn into his own world due to stress from overwork so he remains silent most of the time. As such, in the first episode, the majority of his lines was just "iya". Nonetheless, he is still enjoying the filming despite being unable to speak as much as he wishes. When asked if he has any experience of feeling as if his heart had snapped, Abe said that if anyone is to tell him that he or she is going to watch "Dr. Rintaro" this season, he would be quite upset and so he vows to work hard to prevent that from happening. Dr. Rintaro is NTV's Spring 2015 offering in the same timeslot this season as "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne". On the other hand, Yamaguchi who plays Abe's ex-wife and Fujiki's current girlfriend, said that it is an exactly different story for her because she has a lot of lines to say in the drama so she's working very hard to memorise them.

Source: Sponichi

Preview of "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne" - Spring 2015

Title: Kokoro ga Pokitto ne 心がポキッとね (The Heart Snaps)
Official Website: here
O.A. Start Date: 8 April 2015
Timeslot: Wednesdays 10pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Scriptwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
Theme Song: SUN by Hoshino Gen
Cast: Abe Sadao, Mizuhara Kiko, Fujiki Naohito, Yamaguchi Tomoko, Tokunaga Eri, Yamashita Rio, Nagase Tasuku, Ikezu Shoko, Yamanishi Atsushi

Abe Sadao, Mizuhara Kiko, Fujiki Naohito & Yamaguchi Tomoko star in FujiTV Spring 2015 drama "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne"

Abe Sadao, Mizuhara Kiko, Fujiki Naohito and Yamaguchi Tomoko will be starring in the new FujiTV Spring 2015 drama "Kokoro ga Pokitto ne" (The Heart Snaps) which is due to be shown from April in the Wednesdays 10pm timeslot. The drama which is written by Okada Yoshikazu known for his works such as "Saigo kara nibanme no Koi", features four men and women who have to cope with their own emotional wounds and are caught in a messy love web.

Abe plays the role of Kojima Haruta, a divorcee who was forced to quit his job in a major corporation due to a psychological ailment caused by overwork and stress from the people around him. Haruta became a homeless man after losing his job and family but is trying to get back on his feet again after being taken in by Otake Shin (Fujiki Naohito), the owner of an antique furniture shop in Tokyo. He works as a furniture repairman in the shop but keeps to himself all the time and tries hard to keep himself calm in order to prevent a relapse. Just then, Haruta meets Hayama Miyako (Mizuhara Kiko), a woman who totally loses herself whenever she falls in love and tries too hard to stick to her men to the extent of being a stalker thus landing herself into trouble with the police. As a result of this encounter, Haruta finds himself struggling to maintain his inner peace due to her unpredictable behaviour. Miyako is besotted with Shin after he saved her once in the past by chance but he already has a beautiful and smart girlfriend Kamoda Shizuka (Yamaguchi Tomoko) who happens to be Haruta's ex-wife. However, Shizuka cannot bring herself to tell Shin about this fact.

Source: Sanspo 1 / Sanspo 2