First episode ratings of Tokyo Dogs, Samurai High School, Untouchable, Ohitori-sama and Shoukojo Seira

The first episode of "Tokyo DOGS" shown on 19 Oct achieved a high rating of 18.7% which makes it the highest rating for the debut episode of a Gekku drama this year. This beat the previous record of 17.7% of "Voice" starring Eita in the winter season.

Meanwhile, other dramas also made their debut during the weekends. "Samurai High School" achieved 14.0% which was the highest among weekend dramas. Nakama Yukie's "Untouchable" shown on 16 Oct got a rating of 11.6% while Mizuki Arisa and Koike Teppei's "Ohitori-sama" got 10.1%. As for Shida Mirai's "Shoukojo Seira", it managed to get 7.4% on its 17th Oct debut.

Preview of "Tokyo Dogs" - Autumn 2009

Title: Tokyo Dogs
Official website: here
O.A. Start: 19 Oct 09
Timeslot: Mondays, 9pm
Broadcast by: FujiTV
Theme song: Futatsu no Kuchibiru by EXILE
Cast: Oguri Shun, Mizushima Hiro, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Kaji Ryo, Azuma Mikihisa, Shiga Koutarou, Tomosaka Rie, Tanaka Yoshiko, Ootsuka Nene and Miura Tomokazu

Production press conference of "Tokyo Dogs"

The production press conference of "Tokyo Dogs" was held on 8 Oct where cast members Oguri Shun, Mizushima Hiro and Yoshitaka Yuriko made their appearances. Oguri and Mizushima play police detectives working in the NY and Japan police forces respectively who meet in New York to investigate a case involving a mysterious woman who lost her memory, played by Yoshitaka. The drama will be shown from 19 October at 9pm on Mondays via FujiTV.

Yoshitaka remarked jokingly that since her appearance in the story was limited compared to the two male leads, she had time to go shopping in New York while everyone was busy with filming. She wondered if it was "retribution" for what she did because she felt that an unknown being rode on her back thus leading her to rush to a church and pray to God. This made everyone laugh and Oguri to say that the media will label her as a weirdo again.

When asked if she felt nervous working with two handsome guys, Yoshitaka admitted that it was impossible to feel nothing. As for Oguri, he said that Mizushima looked so cute when he slept beside him on the plane while on the flight back from NY. In response, Mizushima said that when he felt nervous, he would calm down for no reason when he saw Oguri. As such, this led Oguri to joke that they should start "dating" since they had "feelings" for each other.

Top 10 most anticipated Autumn 2009 dramas (Oricon)

1) Liar Game Season 2 (FujiTV)

2) Tokyo DOGS (FujiTV)

3) Fumou Chitai (FujiTV)

4) Aibou Season 8 (TV Asahi)

5) Otomen ~ Aki ~ (FujiTV)

6) Koushonin THE NEGOTIATOR (TV Asahi)

7) My Girl (TV Asahi)

8) Samurai High School (NTV)

9) Real Clothes (FujiTV)

10) Ohitorisama (TBS)

EXILE to sing the theme song for "Tokyo DOGS"

EXILE will be singing the theme song for FujiTV's autumn Gekku drama, "Tokyo DOGS" which begins its run in October. The song titled "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" (Two Lips) is written by the group through a discussion among the members and is due to be released in November. This is the second time which an EXILE song has been used for a Gekku drama, following their debut single, "Yours eyes only ~ Aimai na Boku no Rinkaku" for the 2001 drama, "Dekichatta Kekkon". The song will be produced by Matsuo Kiyoshi who was also responsible for their hit single "Ti Amo" last year. Besides the theme song, EXILE will also be responsible for the insert songs used as BGM for the action scenes in the drama.

Autumn 2009 Gekku drama - "Tokyo Dogs ~ Saiaku de Saikou no Partner"

Oguri Shun and Mizushima Hiro will be teaming up in the autumn 2009 FujiTV Gekku drama (Mondays, 9pm), "Tokyo Dogs ~ Saiaku de Saikou no Partner" (Tokyo Dogs ~ The Worst yet Best Partner) which begins its run in October. This is the first police investigative drama in Gekku history and Oguri's first appearance in this slot. Oguri plays an elite police detective working in New York City who rose through the ranks from the military. He works with a calm and serious attitude and is well-known for being rigid. When he starts to work on a drug case with the Japan police force, he ends up having to work with a gangster-turned-policeman played by Mizushima Hiro. Mizushima's character is a guy who is well-versed in various forms of martial arts and is the exact opposite of Oguri's cold character. In addition, he is a fan of group dating unlike Oguri who shows little interest in women. Yoshitaka Yuriko will also be in the lineup as a mysterious woman who holds the key to solving the case.