The fourth episode of Fuji Television's drama series "Barakamon" (Wednesdays at 10 p.m.), starring actor Yosuke Sugino (27), was aired on the 2nd and the average household rating was 5.0% (Kanto region), according to Video Research on the 3rd. The ratings were 5.9%, 5.3%, and 5.3% from the first episode. The average individual ratings were 2.8%, 3.3%, 3.1%, and 2.8% from the first episode.
Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntaro Yanagi, Kazuki Kitamura, and director Yusuke Ishida attended the one-night-only interactive event "#ZonFest" of the Netflix movie "Zon 100: 100 Things I Want to Do Before I Become a Zombie" (worldwide exclusive distribution on July 3) held in Tokyo on July 1.
The third episode of the drama "Kocchi o muyo yo mukai kun" (NTV / Wednesdays), starring Eiji Akachu, aired on the 26th. Mukai-kun's (Akachu) decision has been receiving a lot of feedback. (*The following contains spoilers. Please read with understanding.)
The final episode of TBS Sunday Gekijo's "The Last Man" (Sundays at 9:00 pm), starring singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama and co-starring Hiroshi Oizumi as his buddy, was aired on the 25th, and its ending, which hints at a sequel, is attracting attention.
On April 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested actor Kento Nagayama, 34, on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law for possession of marijuana. Interviews with investigators revealed the following.
Episode 9 of the drama "Even If You Don't" (Fuji Television Network / Thursdays at 10pm), in which Nao plays the lead role, aired on August 8. Yoichi's (Eita Nagayama) delirious remarks are getting a lot of feedback.
On June 6, the drama "The Day Called Papa Again" (every Tuesday night 0:25-0:55, Fuji TV/ 4 episodes) starring EXILE NAOTO will start. EXILE NAOTO, who plays a "father" for the first time and stars in his first terrestrial drama on Fuji TV, talked about his impression of reading the script, the children he plays with, and the difficulty of playing the main character who suffers from a disease.
This is the result of a man who has been posting his cooking on Insta from college boy to working man." In just a few years, the posts of a male office worker whose culinary skills have become unmistakable have been receiving a huge response. How in the world is he able to cook dishes of such high quality? We asked the author, Hiro (@hirosryouri).
After its distribution in Korea, the U.S., and Taiwan in November 2022, the Korean drama "Weak Hero Class 1" has been selected as one of the "20 Best Korean Dramas of 2022" by Forbes (U.S.) and ranked first in the number of paying subscribers in 2022 by Wavve, a Korean video distribution service.
German director Wim Wenders' film "Perfect Days" has received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The movie stars Japanese actor Yakusho Koji.
We interviewed Tomoya Oku (18), who drew attention for his role in the NHK drama "O-oku.
He is currently living an exciting life, appearing in the TBS Sunday drama "Last Man - The Blind Investigator" (Sundays at 9 p.m.), starring Masaharu Fukuyama. Fukuyama, Yo Oizumi, and his great seniors take good care of him, and his eyes light up as he says that he wants to become a "cool adult" like them in the future. In fact, he says that the two gave him advice for his first variety show as well.
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