Top 10 dramas which viewers wish to see a rerun on TV (Oricon)

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,000 people from teenagers to those in their 50s between 7 and 13 April 2020 where they chose the drama which they wished to see on TV again. The year when the drama was first shown on TV is indicated within the brackets:

1) Hanzawa Naoki (2013)

2) Hana Yori Dango series (2005)

3) Gokusen series (2002)

4) Yamato Nadeshiko (2000)

5) Unnatural (2018)

6) Legal High (2012)

7) Nobuta wo Produce (2005)

8) Ama-chan (2013)

9) 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei (from 1979)

10) Nigeru wa haji daga yaku ni tatsu (2016)

Source: Oricon

Winners of the Confidence Award Drama Prize - Annual Awards 2018

Best Drama: Ossans Love

Best Leading Actor: Yamada Takayuki & Suda Masaki (dele)

Best Leading Actress: Ishihara Satomi (Unnatural)

Best Supporting Actor: Sato Takeru (Hanbun, Aoi / Gibo to Musume no Blues)

Best Supporting Actress: Tanaka Yuko (anone)

Best Newcomer: Kiyohara Kaya (Toumei na Yurikago)

Best Script: Nogi Akiko (Unnatural)

Source: Oricon

Winners of the Tokyo Drama Award 2018

Drama Series Category
Grand Prix: Ossans Love (TV Asahi)

Excellence Awards:
Hiyokko (NHK)
Kahogo no Kahoko (NTV)
Unnatural (TBS)
Confidence Man JP (FujiTV)
Ishitsubute ~ Gaimusho kimitsuhi wo abaita sousa nika no otokotachi ~ (WOWOW)

Drama SP Category
Grand Prix: Kurara ~ Hokusai no Musume ~ (NHK)

Excellence Awards:
Aniimouto (TBS)
Kohaku (TV Tokyo)
Kuroidogoroshi (FujiTV)

Satellite / Streaming Drama Category
Excellence Awards:
Chiisana hashi de (Sky Perfect JSAT)
Miss Sherlock (Hulu)

Local Drama Category
You May Dream (NHK Fukuoka)
Mothers 2017 Nojuku no Ninpu (Chukyo TV)

Individual Awards
Best Leading Actor: Tanaka Kei - Ossans Love

Best Leading Actress: Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural

Best Supporting Actor: Yoshida Kotaro - Ossans Love

Best Supporting Actress: Agawa Sawako - Rikuou

Best Scriptwriter: Nogi Akiko - Unnatural

Best Director: Tsukahara Ayuko - Unnatural

Special Award: The production team of "Unnatural"

Best Theme Song: "Lemon" by Yonezu Kenshi (Unnatural)

Source: Natalie

Romaji lyrics of "Lemon" by Yonezu Kenshi (Theme song of Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural")

Title: Lemon
Artist: Yonezu Kenshi
Lyrics & Melody: Yonezu Kenshi
Theme song of Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural"

yume naraba dorehodo yokatta deshou
imada ni anata no koto wo yume miteru
wasureta mono wo tori ni kaeru you ni
furubita omoide no hokori wo harau

modoranai shiawase ga aru koto wo
saigo ni anata ga oshietekureta
iezuni kakushiteta kurai kako mo
anata ga inakya eien ni kuraimama

kitto mou kore ijou kizutsuku koto nado
ari wa shinai to wakatteiru

ano hi no kanashimi sae ano hi no kurushimi sae
sono subete wo aishiteta anata to tomo ni
mune ni nokori hanarenai nigai lemon no nioi
ame ga furiyamu made wa kaerenai
ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

kurayami de anata no se wo nazotta
sono rinkaku wo senmei ni oboeteiru
uketomekirenai mono to deau tabi
afurete yamanai no wa namida dake

nani wo shiteita no nani wo miteitano
watashi no shiranai yokogao de

doko ka de anata ga ima watashi to onaji you na
namida ni kure sabishisa no naka ni iru nara
watashi no koto nado douka wasurete kudasai
sonna koto wo kokoro kara negau hodo ni
ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

jibun ga omou yori
koi wo shiteita anata ni
arekara omou you ni
iki ga dekinai

anna ni soba ni ita no ni
marude uso mitai
totemo wasurerarenai
sore dake ga tashika

ano hi no kanashimi sae ano hi no kurushimi sae
sono subete wo aishiteta anata to tomo ni
mune ni nokori hanarenai nigai lemon no nioi
ame ga furiyamu made wa kaerenai
kiriwaketa kajitsu no katahou no you ni
ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

The 96th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2018) - Best Drama

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Unnatural (TBS)
2) 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II (TBS)
3) Warotenka (NHK)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II (TBS)
2) Unnatural (TBS)
3) Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~ (NTV)
4) Kuragehime (FujiTV)
5) BG ~ Shinpen Keigonin ~ (TV Asahi)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Unnatural (TBS)
2) 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II (TBS)
3) anone (NTV)
4) Warotenka (NHK)
5) Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru (FujiTV)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Unnatural (TBS)
2) 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II (TBS)
3) Warotenka (NHK)
4) anone (NTV)
5) BG ~ Shinpen Keigonin ~ (TV Asahi)

Source: The Television

The 96th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2018) - Best Leading Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural
2) Hirose Suzu - anone
3) Fukada Kyoko - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural
2) Ayase Haruka - Seirei no Moribito ~ Saishusho ~
3) Fukada Kyoko - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru
4) Yoshine Kyoko - Kuragehime
5) Aoi Wakana - Warotenka

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural
2) Hirose Suzu - anone
3) Fukada Kyoko - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru
4) Yoshine Kyoko - Kuragehime / Yoshioka Riho - Kimi ga kokoro ni sumitsuita

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural
2) Aoi Wakana - Warotenka
3) Hirose Suzu - anone / Fukada Kyoko - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru / Yoshine Kyoko - Kuragehime

Source: The Television

The 96th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2018) - Best Supporting Actor

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Iura Arata - Unnatural
2) Kagawa Teruyuki - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II
3) Seto Koji - Kuragehime

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Kagawa Teruyuki - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II
2) Iura Arata - Unnatural
3) Seto Koji - Kuragehime
4) Kubota Masataka - Unnatural
5) Kotaki Nozomu - Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Iura Arata - Unnatural
2) Mukai Osamu - Kimi ga kokoro ni sumitsuita
3) Matsuyama Kenichi - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru
4) Kubota Masataka - Unnatural / Kitamura Takumi - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Iura Arata - Unnatural
2) Takahashi Issei - Warotenka
3) Hamada Gaku - Warotenka
4) Seto Koji - Kuragehime
5) Kitamura Takumi - Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru

Source: The Televison

The 96th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2018) - Best Supporting Actress

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Kimura Fumino - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II
2) Tanaka Yuko - anone
3) Kadowaki Mugi - Todome no Kiss

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Kimura Fumino - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II
2) Ichikawa Mikako - Unnatural
3) Haru - Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~
4) Kadowaki Mugi - Todome no Kiss
5) Babazono Azusa - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Tanaka Yuko - anone
2) Ichikawa Mikako - Unnatural
3) Kadowaki Mugi - Todome no Kiss
4) Hirose Arisu - Warotenka
5) Haru - Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Tanaka Yuko - anone
2) Kadowaki Mugi - Todome no Kiss
3) Hirose Arisu - Warotenka / Haru - Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~ / Kimura Fumino - 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II

Source: The Televison

The 96th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2018) - Best Theme Song

Overall Ranking Top 3
1) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi (Unnatural)
2) Find The Answer - Arashi (99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II)
3) Ashita wa doko kara - Matsu Takako (Warotenka)

Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Find The Answer - Arashi (99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II)
2) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi (Unnatural)
3) Mae wo muke - Hey! Say! JUMP (Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~)
4) Sayonara Elegy - Suda Masaki (Todome no Kiss)
5) A New Day - Beverly (Kuragehime)

TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi (Unnatural)
2) here comes my love - Mr.Children (Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru)
3) Sayonara Elegy - Suda Masaki (Todome no Kiss)
4) Find The Answer - Arashi (99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II)
5) Masquerade - Toshi (MASKMEN)

Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Ashita wa doko kara - Matsu Takako (Warotenka)
2) Lemon - Yonezu Kenshi (Unnatural) / Sans toi, ma mie - Takimoto Miori (Koshiji Fubuki Monogatari)
4) Gomibako kara, Blues - Takehara Pistol (Byplayers 2)
5) Sayonara, Elegy - Suda Masaki (Todome no Kiss) / Ichikabachika - Re:versed (Kakegurui)

Source: The Televison

Winners of the 11th Confidence Award Drama Prize (Winter 2018)

Here are the winners of the 11th Confidence Award Drama Prize for the Winter 2018 season:

Best Drama: Unnatural

Best Leading Actor: Shison Jun (Joshiteki Seikatsu)

Best Leading Actress: Ishihara Satomi (Unnatural)

Best Supporting Actor: Iura Arata (Unnatural)

Best Supporting Actress: Tanaka Yuko (anone)

Best Script: Nogi Akiko (Unnatural)

Best Newcomer: Shimizu Hiroya (anone)

Source: Confidence Award Drama Prize

Winners of Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Winter 2018)

There were 2,144 valid votes for this round of voting between 8th and 15th March where the top 5 for each category in each season would then be eligible as nominees for the annual awards.The numbers in brackets indicate the number of votes received for the drama and/or actor/actress:

Top 10 ikemen heartthrobs from the Winter 2018 drama season (Modelpress)

Modelpress conducted a survey on its readers between 16 February and 23 February to find out who they regarded as their favourite ikemen heartthrob from the Winter 2018 drama season. There were 16,927 responses received and the top 10 list is as follows:

1) Seto Koji (Kuragehime)

2) Iura Arata (Unnatural)

3) Kubota Masataka (Unnatural)

4) Matsumoto Jun (99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi SEASON II)

5) Yamazaki Kento (Todome no Kiss)

6) Kitamura Takumi (Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru)

7) Yamada Yuki (Holiday Love)

8) Kamenashi Kazuya (FINAL CUT)

9) Yamada Ryosuke (Momikeshite Fuyu)

10) Kimura Takuya (BG ~ Shinpen Keigonin ~)

Source: Modelpress

Oricon's most anticipated Winter 2018 dramas ranking

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,364 people from their teens to 50s between 18 December and 25 December whereby they chose which Winter 2018 they are looking forward to watch. Dramas which were not announced by the TV stations before 18 December were not included in this survey and only dramas from the private networks and NHK were considered as candidates in this list.

There are two rankings here i.e. the primetime (7pm to 10pm) and midnight categories (shown after 11pm). Numbers in brackets indicate the overall weighted score in terms of anticipated ratings, leading actor/actress, supporting cast and content which account for 20 marks each. As such, the maximum score a drama can get is 80. The asterisk indicates dramas which are based on novels/manga.

Production press conference of TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural"

The production press conference of TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural" was held at Space FS Shiodome on 9 January which was attended by the director Tsukahara Ayuko, scriptwriter Nogi Akiko and cast members Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Ichikawa Mikako and Matsushige Yutaka. The drama begins its run from 12 January at 10pm.

The drama will be set at the newly-established UDI Laboratory which is tasked to investigate unnatural death cases. Ishihara plays a 33-year-old forensic pathologist Misumi Mikoto who specialises in investigating the death causes of corpses brought to UDI and is a very rational person who thinks that death means the end of everything and there is no such thing as a beautiful death in the world. Iura Arata plays a fellow forensic pathologist Nakadou Kei and has a bad attitude, Kubota Masataka plays a part-time record assistant Hisabe Rokurou and is very skillful when it comes to the Internet and gadgets, Ichikawa Mikako plays Shouji Yuko, a lab technician and good friends with Mikoto and Matsushige Yutaka who plays the director of the laboratory Kamikura Yasuo and struggles to control his team members.

Guest line-up from TBS Winter 2018 dramas for Tokyo Friend Park New Year SP 2018

The following cast members from TBS Winter 2018 dramas i.e. "99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi Season II", "Kimi ga kokoro ni sumitsuita" and "Unnatural" will be appearing in the TBS game show "Tokyo Friend Park New Year SP 2018" to be shown from 7pm on 8 January 2018 so do check out this programme especially if your favourites are in the lineup:

Preview of "Unnatural" - Winter 2018

Title: Unnatural アンナチュラル
Official website: here
Official LINE: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 12 Jan 2018
Timeslot: Fridays 10pm
Theme Song: "Lemon" by Yonezu Kenshi
Cast: Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Ichikawa Mikako, Iio Kazuki, Ikeda Tetsuhiro, Ryuusei Ryo, Ogasawara Kai, Fukushi Seiji, Kitamura Yukiya, Ookura Koji, Yoshida Uuronta, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Matsushige Yutaka

Ryuusei Ryo to appear in TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural" as a funeral parlour employee

Ryuusei Ryo will be appearing in the upcoming TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural" starring Ishihara Satomi which begins its run from 12 Jan in the Fridays 10pm timeslot. The drama will be set at the newly-established UDI Laboratory which is tasked to investigate unnatural death cases. Ishihara plays a 33-year-old forensic pathologist Misumi Mikoto who specialises in investigating the death causes of corpses brought to UDI and is a very rational person who thinks that death means the end of everything and there is no such thing as a beautiful death in the world. Co-stars will include Iura Arata who plays a fellow forensic pathologist Nakadou Kei and has a bad attitude, Kubota Masataka who plays a part-time record assistant Hisabe Rokurou and is very skillful when it comes to the Internet and gadgets, Ichikawa Mikako who plays Shouji Yuko, a lab technician and good friends with Mikoto and Matsushige Yutaka who plays the director of the laboratory Kamikura Yasuo and struggles to control his team members.

Ishihara Satomi to star in TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural" as a forensic pathologist

Ishihara Satomi will be starring in the TBS Winter 2018 drama "Unnatural" which will begin its run from January next year in the Fridays 10pm timeslot. The original story will be written by Nogi Akiko who was responsible for the hit drama "Nigeru wa haji daga yaku ni tatsu".

The drama will be set at the newly-established UDI Laboratory which is tasked to investigate unnatural death cases. Ishihara plays a 33-year-old forensic pathologist Misumi Mikoto who specialises in investigating the death causes of corpses brought to UDI and is a very rational person who thinks that death means the end of everything and there is no such thing as a beautiful death in the world.

Ishihara revealed that she has always loved watching medical dramas since she was a child and is very excited about acting in this original story from Nogi. As such, she will try her best to take on the filming and show the struggles her character is facing due to her pride and difficulty in relying on others.

Co-stars will include Iura Arata who plays a fellow forensic pathologist Nakadou Kei and has a bad attitude, Kubota Masataka who plays a part-time record assistant Hisabe Rokurou and is very skillful when it comes to the Internet and gadgets, Ichikawa Mikako who plays Shouji Yuko, a lab technician and good friends with Mikoto and Matsushige Yutaka who plays the director of the laboratory Kamikura Yasuo and struggles to control his team members. Among her co-stars, Kubota is the only one who has never worked with Ishihara but she is confident and reassured that they will work well together along with Iura, Ichikawa and Matsushige.

Sources: Oricon / Sponichi / Eiga.com