Friday, June 30, 2023

Preview of "Nare no hate no bokura" - Summer 2023

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Title: Nare no hate no bokura なれの果ての僕ら Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official TikTok: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Sta...
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Preview of "Akujo ni tsuite" (Drama SP)

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Title: Akujo ni tsuite 悪女について  Official website: here O.A. Dates: 10pm on 27 Jun and 4 Jul 2023 Broadcast by: NHK Original novel by: Ariyosh...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Preview of "Keiji Shichinin Season 9" - Spring 2023

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Title: Keiji Shichinin Season 9 / 刑事７人 Season 9 Official website: here Official Instagram: here Official Twitter: here O.A. Start Date: 7 Ju...
Monday, June 26, 2023

When the end is not really the end - a new trend of having SPs shown one week after the finale?

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Is this the start of yet another new trend in the Japanese drama industry? After the conclusion of FujiTV Spring 2023 drama "Kazama Kim...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The challenges in the hands-free and total control approaches of artiste management as seen from Hirosue Ryoko's & Nagayama Kento's recent scandals

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Following Hirosue Ryoko's recent affair scandal and the arrest of Nagayama Kento for marijuana possession last week, the topic about the...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

The press conference of Candle Jun in response to his wife Hirosue Ryoko's infidelity scandal

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Just when you thought that the scandal would die down after Hirosue Ryoko's admission of her affair...the next installment in the saga c...
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Monday, May 29, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Drama

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Brush up life 2) Oooku Season 1 3) Wana no sensou Voters Ranking Top 5 1) Maiagare! 2) Brush up life 3) Suki suki w...
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Leading Actor

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Kusanagi Tsuyoshi - Wana no sensou 2) Nishijima Hidetoshi - Keishichou Outsider 3) Takahashi Issei - 6 byoukan no k...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Leading Actress

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Ando Sakura - Brush up life 2) Tominaga Ai - Oooku Season 1 3) Inoue Mao - 100 mankai ieba yokatta Voters Ranking T...

Johnny's Jimusho's follow-up actions in response to the Johnny Kitagawa sexual assault issue & my thoughts

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In response to the sexual assault issue surrounding its late founder Johnny Kitagawa, Johnny's Jimusho announced on 26 May 2023 the fol...
Friday, May 26, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Supporting Actor

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Tanaka Kei - Reversal Orchestra 2) Matsuyama Kenichi - 100 mankai ieba yokatta 3) Sometani Shota - Brush up life Vo...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Supporting Actress

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) Kaho - Brush up life 2) Nagasaku Hiromi - Maiagare! 3) Kinami Haruka - Brush up life Voters Ranking Top 5 1) Takaha...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The 115th Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2023) - Best Theme Song

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Overall Ranking Top 3 1) I love you by back number (Maiagare!) 2) BETTING by Katori Shingo x SEVENTEEN (Wana no sensou) 3) Hoshizukiyo by YU...
Saturday, May 06, 2023

Thoughts about "Tsukuyomi-kun no kindan no oyashoku" Ep 1 (spoiler alert!)

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The first word that came to my mind after watching this episode was "sensual". Not that there was anything sexual or explicit abou...
Friday, May 05, 2023

Thoughts about "Nichiyou no yoru gurai wa..." Ep 1 (spoiler alert!)

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This turned out to hit closer to home than expected. I was already prepared for this to be an emotional ride considering that the three lead...
Thursday, May 04, 2023

Winners of the 26th Nikkansports Dorama Grand Prix (Spring 2022 - Winter 2023)

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The voting exercise was conducted online between 30 March and 6 April 2023 where respondents chose from dramas shown between April 2022 and ...

Thoughts about "Nami yo kiitekure" Ep 1 (spoiler alert!)

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Koshiba Fuuka literally carried the show on her own in this first episode with an impressive performance. In the few times I had watched Kos...
Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Thoughts about "Dr. Chocolate" Ep 1 (spoiler alert!)

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I wasn't expecting much from this drama but surprisingly, it turned out to be decent despite some loopholes in the story. First of all, ...