Preview of "Machi Isha Jumbo" - Summer 2013

Title: Machi Isha Jumbo
Official website: here
Official Facebook page: here
O.A. Start Date: 4 July 2013
Timeslot: Thursdays 11.58pm
Broadcast by: NTV
Cast: Maki Daisuke, Kutsuna Shiori, Yoshida You, Yamaguchi Daichi, Fueki Yuuko, Omi Toshinori

THE SECOND from EXILE to sing theme songs for "Machi Isha Jumbo" & "Frenemy ~ Dobunezumi no Machi"

EXILE's 5-member spin-off unit "THE SECOND from EXILE" will be singing the theme songs for two NTV summer 2013 dramas as announced on 25 June. The unit will be releasing a double A-side single on 14 August which contains two songs titled "SURVIVORS feat. DJ MAKIDAI from EXILE" and "Pride". The first song will be the theme song of "Machi Isha Jumbo" which begins its run from 4 July at 11.58pm on Thursdays and stars EXILE member Maki Daisuke while the latter will be the theme of "Frenemy" which starts on 3 July at 1.29am on Wednesdays and stars SHOKICHI in his first leading role.

Source: Sanspo

EXILE's MAKIDAI & Kutsuna Shiori to co-star in NTV summer 2013 drama "Machi Isha Jumbo"

EXILE member MAKIDAI (Maki Daisuke) and Kutsuna Shiori will work together in the NTV summer 2013 drama "Machi Isha Jumbo" which begins its run from 4 July at 11.58pm on Thursdays. The drama is based on the original comic by Koshino Ryou which is being serialised in the magazine "Shuukan Gendai". Maki plays a doctor who returns to his hometown for the first time in 12 years and takes over the local hospital in order to collect debts from the former director who owes money. He becomes known as Doctor Jumbo and clashes head-on with Kutsuna's character who is the director's daughter and a newbie nurse. This is the first leading role in a drama for MAKIDAI while this is Kutsuna's first leading role in a terrestrial television network drama.

Source: Sponichi