Kanno Miho to appear in the first episode of NTV Spring 2016 drama "Omukae Desu" as guest star

Kanno Miho will be the guest star in the first episode of NTV Spring 2016 drama "Omukae Desu" which marks her first appearance in a drama series since she gave birth last August. Coincidentally, she plays the role of a pregnant woman. Kanno commented that although she was pleased when Ito Shiro who plays her father praised her for her acting, she was actually wondering how she should portray her character since each pregnancy can be very different to the mother. Nonetheless, she was very happy to be back in a drama after she became a mother.

Ito plays the role of Yozo who has a daughter named Reiko (Kanno) and strongly objects to her impending marriage to her boyfriend Masamichi who does not have a fixed job. To make things worse, Reiko is already pregnant thus this leads to Yozo and her falling out because they cannot agree on the issue. Soon after, Yozo suddenly passes away and becomes a wandering spirit who doesn't want to reincarnate because he is still worried about Reiko.

Source: Oricon

Preview of "Omukae Desu" - Spring 2016

Title: Omukae Desu お迎えデス (Welcoming Death)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 16 April 2016
Timeslot: Saturdays 9pm
Broadcast by: NTV
Original manga by: Tanaka Meka
Theme Song: Bokutachi no Mirai by Ieiri Leo
Cast: Fukushi Souta, Tsuchiya Tao, Suzuki Ryohei, Kadowaki Mugi, Hamada Kokone, Nomaguchi Toru, Morinaga Yuki, Ootomo Karen, Negishi Takuya, Hirukawa Yu, Matsukawa Akari, Kobayashi Rio, Ishino Mako, Oosugi Ren

Ieiri Leo to sing the theme song for NTV Spring 2016 drama "Omukae desu"

Ieiri Leo will be singing the theme song for new NTV Spring 2016 drama "Omukae desu" starring Fukushi Sota and Tsuchiya Tao which will begin its run from 16 April in the Saturdays 9pm timeslot. The song titled "Bokutachi no Mirai" (Our future) will be released as her 12th single on 11 May and is her 6th drama theme song to date. Coincidentally, this is the third drama featuring Fukushi which she is singing the theme song for after FujiTV's "Umi no Ue no Shinryojo" and "Koinaka".

"Omukae desu" is based on the same-titled manga serialised since 1999 in the magazine "LaLa" by Tanaka Meka which features Fukushi as Tsutsumi Madoka, an university student who is poor at expressing his emotions and Tsuchiya as Aguma Sachi who is a sporty girl unafraid to show her feelings. The two of them are unable to get along due to their differing personalities but gradually come to understand each other better through their part-time job of helping spirits enter the realm of reincarnation.

As the drama talks about death, Ieiri wanted to convey a positive theme about the importance of the bonds between people and how people experience happiness, sadness, setbacks and hope in their lives. She commented that she tended to write more songs of loneliness and self-reflection to date so this is a new challenge for her by writing a song with lots of positive words.

Source: Oricon