The 95th Drama Academy Awards (Autumn 2017) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Mitsushima Hikari - Kangoku no Ohimesama
2) Aoi Yu - Saki ni umareta dake no boku
3) Yamamoto Mizuki - Keiji Yugami

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Aoi Yu - Saki ni umareta dake no boku
2) Tabe Mikako - Saki ni umareta dake no boku
3) Mitsushima Hikari - Kangoku no Ohimesama
4) Yoshida Yo - Kounodori 2
5) Tomosaka Rie - Ashi Girl

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Mitsushima Hikari - Kangoku no Ohimesama
2) Yamamoto Mizuki - Keiji Yugami
3) Kanno Miho - Kangoku no Ohimesama
4) Yoshida Yo - Kounodori 2
5) Hirosue Ryoko - Okusama wa, toriatsukai chuui

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Mitsushima Hikari - Kangoku no Ohimesama
2) Yamamoto Mizuki - Keiji Yugami
3) Kaho - Kangoku no Ohimesama
4) Agawa Sachiko - Rikuou
5) Aoi Yu - Saki ni umareta dake no boku / Yoshida Yo - Kounodori 2 / Kanno Miho - Kangoku no Ohimesama / Sakai Maki - Kangoku no Ohimesama / Morishita Aiko - Kangoku no Ohimesama / Nakama Yukie - Ashita no Yakusoku / Tezuka Satomi - Ashita no Yakusoku / Matsushita Nao - Ima kara anata wo kyouhaku shimasu / Natsuki Mari - Shinjuku Seven / Katayama Yuki - Setoutsumi

Source: The Televison

Preview of "Setoutsumi" - Autumn 2017

Title: Setoutsumi セトウツミ
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 13 October 2017
Timeslot: Fridays 12.52am
Broadcast by: TV Tokyo
Original manga by: Konomoto Kazuya
Opening theme song: "Niji" by SUPER BEAVER
Ending theme song: "We are the light" by miwa
Cast: Takasugi Mahiro, Hayama Shono, Kiyohara Kaya, Morinaga Yuuki, Katayama Yuki, Miiko (cat)

Kiyohara Kaya to play the heroine in TV Tokyo Autumn 2017 drama "Setoutsumi"

Kiyohara Kaya will be playing the heroine in the new TV Tokyo Autumn 2017 drama "Setoutsumi" starring Takasugi Mahiro and Hayama Shono which will begin its run from October in the Fridays 12.52am timeslot. The drama which is based on the ongoing same-titled manga by Konomoto Kazuya currently serialised in "Bessatsu Shounen Champion", was made into a movie in 2016 starring Ikematsu Sousuke and Suda Masaki who played Utsumi and Seto respectively while the heroine was played by Nakajo Ayami.

The drama features Takasugi as Utsumi Sou who is a cool, quiet and bespectacled high school student also attending cram school while Hayama plays Seto Shoukichi who used to belong to the soccer club and is very sociable and the moodmaker in school. The story is relatively simple and describes how these two high school boys chat in the Kansai dialect after school at the riverside since they both are free for a while due to Seto quitting from the soccer club and Utsumi having some time on hand before he has to go to cram school. Their conversations are peppered with a lot of wit and cynicism which are bound to make the viewers laugh. Kiyohara will be playing Kashimura Ichigo who is a schoolmate of Seto and Utsumi and regarded as the school's Madonna. Although Seto expresses interest in her, she is in love with Utsumi.

Kiyohara commented that as this is the first time that she is acting in a work which has strong comedic elements, she is worried about whether she can handle this. However, as the story is set in Osaka which also happens to be her hometown, she felt a sense of familiarity with the story and that she discovered how interesting the story was when she read the original manga. With regard to her character, she described Kashimura as someone who's frank to herself, somewhat innocent and a bit shrewd but hopes to uncover new charms in her character as the filming progresses.

Sources: Eiga.com / Oricon

Takasugi Mahiro & Hayama Shono as double leads in new TV Tokyo Autumn 2017 drama "Setoutsumi"

Takasugi Mahiro and Hayama Shono will be double leads in the new TV Tokyo Autumn 2017 drama "Setoutsumi" which will begin its run from October in the Fridays 12.52am timeslot. The drama which is based on the ongoing same-titled manga by Konomoto Kazuya currently serialised in "Bessatsu Shounen Champion", was made into a movie in 2016 starring Ikematsu Sousuke and Suda Masaki who played Utsumi and Seto respectively.

The drama features Takasugi as Utsumi Sou who is a cool, quiet and bespectacled high school student also attending cram school while Hayama plays Seto Shoukichi who used to belong to the soccer club and is very sociable and the moodmaker in school. The story is relatively simple and describes how these two high school boys chat in the Kansai dialect after school at the riverside since they both are free for a while due to Seto quitting from the soccer club and Utsumi having some time on hand before he has to go to cram school. Their conversations are peppered with a lot of wit and cynicism which are bound to make the viewers laugh.

Takasugi revealed that he had read the manga before getting the offer for this drama and had thought before that the manga was so interesting even though it is mainly made up of dialogue between two people. As a fan, he is very happy to be able to act in this drama and pledged to work hard at mastering the Kansai dialect. Although he is worried about how to make the drama interesting just through dialogue and that Utsumi's character is somewhat difficult to comprehend, he hopes to be able to show the troubles which Utsumi has and the importance of the time he spends with Seto.

On the other hand, Hayama who had watched the movie before, expressed his surprise at how a conversational story like this could be so interesting and which led to him reading the manga at one go. As this is the first time that he will be working with Takasugi, he is eager and excited about their collaboration. Although he also feels the pressure, he will be putting his best effort to play Seto.

Sources: Eiga.com / Oricon / Sanspo / Yomiuri Hochi