The 84th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2015) - Best Drama Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Sakura - Arashi (Ouroboros)

2) Mugi no Uta - Nakajima Miyuki (Massan)

3) Mondai Girl - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Mondai no aru resutoran)

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) Sakura - Arashi (Ouroboros)

2) Sakuramichi - Tohoshinki (Hanayome Noren)

3) Karei naru gyakushu - SMAP (Zeni no Sensou)

4) KISS.KISS.KISS - KAT-TUN (Second Love)

5) Anata ni koi wo shitemimashita - chay (Date ~ koi to wa donna mono kashira ~)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) Sakura - Arashi (Ouroboros)

2) Mondai Girl - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Mondai no aru resutoran)

3) Mugi no Uta - Nakajima Miyuki (Massan)

4) Shijo no Jinsei - Shiina Ringo (Marumaru Tsuma)

5) Karei naru gyakushu - SMAP (Zeni no Sensou)

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Mugi no Uta - Nakajima Miyuki (Massan)

2) Mondai Girl - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Mondai no aru resutoran)

3) Anata ni koi wo shitemimashita - chay (Date ~ koi to wa donna mono kashira ~)

4) Furimukanaide - The Peanuts (Date ~ koi to wa donna mono kashira ~)

5) Karei naru gyakushu - SMAP (Zeni no Sensou) / TOKYO NORTH SIDE - Yamada Takayuki (Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane)

Source: The Television

The 84th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2015) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Takahata Mitsuki - Mondai no aru resutoran

2) Matsuoka Mayu - Mondai no aru resutoran

3) Koike Eiko - Massan

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) Ueno Juri - Ouroboros

2) Kimura Fumino - Zeni no Sensou

3) Oshima Yuko - Zeni no Sensou

4) Koike Eiko - Massan

5) Fukada Kyoko - Second Love

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) Takahata Mitsuki - Mondai no aru resutoran

2) Matsuoka Mayu - Mondai no aru resutoran

3) Koike Eiko - Massan

4) Mizukawa Asami - Ghost Writer

5) Wakamura Mayumi - Utsukushiki Wana ~ Zanka Ryoran ~

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Koike Eiko - Massan

2) Oshima Yuko - Zeni no Sensou

3) Kimura Fumino - Zeni no Sensou

4) Matsuoka Mayu - Mondai no aru resutoran

5) Mizukawa Asami - Ghost Writer / Takahata Mitsuki - Mondai no aru resutoran

Source: The Television

The 84th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2015) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Hasegawa Hiroki - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira

2) Oguri Shun - Ouroboros

3) Yasuda Ken - Mondai no aru resutoran

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) Oguri Shun - Ouroboros

2) Watabe Atsuro - Zeni no Sensou

3) Nakajima Yuto - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

4) Hasegawa Hiroki - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira

5) Kamiki Ryunosuke - Gakkou no Kaidan

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) Hasegawa Hiroki - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira

2) Oguri Shun - Ouroboros

3) Nakajima Yuto - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

4) Yasuda Ken - Mondai no aru resutoran

5) Kamiki Ryunosuke - Gakkou no Kaidan

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Hasegawa Hiroki - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira

2) Yasuda Ken - Mondai no aru resutoran

3) Tsutsumi Shinichi - Massan

4) Yashima Norito - Massan

5) Watabe Atsuro - Zeni no Sensou

Source: The Television

The 84th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2015) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) An - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

2) Charlotte Kate Fox - Massan

3) Nakatani Miki - Ghost Writer

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) An - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

2) Charlotte Kate Fox - Massan

3) Horikita Maki - Masshiro

4) Nakatani Miki - Ghost Writer

5) Shibasaki Kou - Marumaru Tsuma

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) An - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

2) Nakatani Miki - Ghost Writer

3) Charlotte Kate Fox - Massan

4) Maki Yoko - Mondai no aru resutoran

5) Hirose Suzu - Gakkou no kaidan

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Charlotte Kate Fox - Massan

2) An - Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

3) Nakatani Miki - Ghost Writer

4) Maki Yoko - Mondai no aru resutoran

5) Shibasaki Kou - Marumaru Tsuma

Source: The Television

The 84th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2015) - Best Drama

Overall Ranking Top 3

1) Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~ (FujiTV)

2) Massan (NHK)

3) Ouroboros ~ Kono ai koso, Seigi (TBS)

Voters Ranking Top 5

1) Ouroboros ~ Kono ai koso, Seigi

2) Zeni no Sensou

3) Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

4) Massan

5) Hanayome Noren

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5

1) Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

2) Massan

3) Mondai no aru resutoran

4) Ouroboros ~ Kono ai koso, Seigi

5) Zeni no Sensou

Judges Ranking Top 5

1) Date ~ Koi to wa donna mono kashira ~

2) Massan

3) Zeni no Sensou

4) Mondai no aru resutoran

5) Ghost Writer

Source: The Television

Production press conference of FujiTV Winter 2015 drama "Mondai no aru Resutoran"

The production press conference of FujiTV Winter 2015 drama "Mondai no aru Resutoran" was held on 7 Jan at Omotesando Hills which was attended by cast members Maki Yoko, Higashide Masahiro, Takahata Mitsuki, Matsuoka Mayu, YOU, Sugimoto Tetta, Usuda Asami, Yasuda Ken, Fukikoshi Mitsuru and Tayama Ryosei. The drama which begins its run from 15 Jan in the Thursdays 10pm timeslot, is written by Sakamoto Yuji who last worked with Maki in the 2013 hit drama "Saikou no Rikon" and is set in Ura Harajuku. A group of women led by Maki's OL character face various issues in life and come together to open a restaurant there but are faced with competition from an all-men's restaurant. They try to keep their business alive while dealing with their own problems.

Maki who usually plays roles of cool women, will be a comedic character this time. As such, she tries to discuss with the director on the direction of her acting so as to get the feeling which the scriptwriter hopes to convey. She also expressed her "jealousy" towards Yasuda who gets to play a prettier character than hers who is not concerned with looking good.

As one of the major themes of this drama is the battle between men and women, the actresses were asked about which male character they dislike and everyone named Sugimoto's role in unison. In response, Sugimoto said that him being detestable is in the name of acting so he smilingly accepted their "criticism". As for the question on what kind of traits they dislike in men, Maki answered that men who would ask women for money without qualms were the worst and said that she had met someone like this before in the past.

As this was also the first public appearance of Higashide who got married on New Year's Day to An, there was a lot of media attention on him but he didn't comment about his marriage. When explaining how his character is like, Higashide said that he's a pretty cold person who believes firmly that he is right all the time and says bad things to people even though he doesn't do it on purpose. However, this is merely a facade to hide his insecurities and lack of confidence so Higashide said that he could identify with his character's "bad points".

Source: Sponichi 1 /  Sponichi 2

Preview of "Mondai no aru Resutoran" - Winter 2015

Title: Mondai no aru Resutoran 問題のあるレストラン
Official website: here
Official blog: here
Official Twitter page: here
O.A. Start Date: 15 Jan 2015
Timeslot: Thursdays 10pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Theme Song: Mondai Girl by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Cast: Maki Yoko, Higashide Masahiro, Nikaido Fumi, Takahata Mitsuki, Suda Masaki, Tayama Ryosei, Matsuoka Mayu, Usuda Asami, You, Yasuda Ken, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Sugimoto Tetta

Maki Yoko & Higashide Masahiro team up in FujiTV Winter 2014 drama "Mondai no aru Resutoran"

Maki Yoko will be starring in the upcoming FujiTV Winter 2014 comedy drama "Mondai no aru Resutoran" (The Problematic Restaurant) which is due to be shown from January 2015 in the Thursdays 10pm. She will play the role of a former OL named Tamako who manages a restaurant operated by women and fights against a rival restaurant operated by men only. The chef of the rival restaurant will be played by Higashide Masashiro.

Maki commented that Tamako is not just a capable woman who is good at work but also has a soft side. On the other hand, Higashide concluded that his character is a "bad" guy and he hopes to be able to bring out this side of his character through his acting.

Source: Sanspo