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Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun to star as detective in Fuji TV’s next Getsu 9

Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (28) has been chosen to star in Fuji TV’s next Monday night drama series, titled “Lucky Seven.” This is his second time starring in one of Fuji TV’s “Getsu 9” dramas, after “Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku” in 2010.

The story revolves around a team of seven detectives who work together to solve difficult cases, with Matsumoto playing a rookie named Tokita Shuntaro. So far, Eita (28) and Oizumi Yo (38) have also been announced as part of the team, while the other cast members are still unknown. The team reportedly consists of 4 men and 3 women.

Until now, Matsumoto has mainly starred in love stories targeted at the core female audience between the ages of 20 and 34. This will be his first detective drama, which is also said to be full of action and comedy.

The show will be directed by Sato Shinsuke, the director behind the “GANTZ” live-action movies that starred fellow Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari. Filming for “Lucky Seven” is scheduled to start in early December.

Fuji TV will broadcast “Lucky Seven” on Mondays at 9:00pm, starting in January.

From Tokyograph

Jun-kun being a detective again is definitely something to look forward to, it’s been a while since Kindaichi 3 which I had thrilled watching. :D It’s exciting that he’s doing something different compared to the last two dramas…let’s hope his series wardrobe consists of a few dazzling suits. ;)

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Freeter wons Best Drama on 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix

Nikkan Sports has revealed the winners for their “14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix” that covered the whole fall season.

Fuji TV dominated the grand prix by winning in 4 of the 5 categories. The most popular drama last season was “Freeter” which consequently led it to win “Best Drama” in the grand prix as well. Ninomiya Kazunari won “Best Starring Actor” for his performance in “Freeter” while Kanno Miho was awarded as the “Best Starring Actress” for her role in the mysterious drama “Guilty” (Fuji TV).

The five winners will be added as nominees to the annual Grand Prix that is going to take place in March.

You check out all the winners and nominees below!

Best Drama
01 – 1012 votes – Freeter
02 – 511 votes – Ryomaden
03 – 457 votes – Nagareboshi
04 – 280 votes – Aibou season 9
05 – 233 votes – Guilty

Best Starring Actor
01 – 1164 votes – Ninomiya Kazunari (Freeter)
02 – 825 votes – Fukuyama Masaharu (Ryomaden)
03 – 439 votes – Mizutani Yutaka (Aibou season 9)
04 – 423 votes – Takenouchi Yutaka (Nagareboshi)
05 – 270 votes – Oguri Shun (Juui Dolittle)

Best Starring Actress
01 – 881 votes – Kanno Miho (Guilty)
02 – 696 votes – Toda Erika (SPEC)
03 – 451 votes – Shinohara Ryoko (Ougon no Buta)
04 – 392 votes – Suzuki Kyoka (Second Virgin)
05 – 238 votes – Shida Mirai (Himitsu)

Best Supporting Actor
01 – 766 votes – Kagawa Teruyuki (Ryomaden)
02 – 629 votes – Inagaki Goro (Nagareboshi)
03 – 329 votes – Tamaki Hiroshi (Guilty)
04 – 222 votes – Oizumi You (Ougon no Buta)
05 – 221 votes – Oikawa Mitsuhiro (Aibou season 9)

Best Supporting Actress
01 – 711 votes – Ueto Aya (Nagareboshi)
02 – 626 votes – Karina (Freeter)
03 – 362 votes – Inoue Mao (Juui Dolittle)
04 – 327 votes – Maki Yoko (Ryomaden)
05 – 324 votes – Maeda Atsuko (Q10)

From Tokyohive

Congrats to Nino and the Freeter drama cast and staff, as well as, all others that make it to the top 5! :)

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Kaibutsu-kun becomes 2010′s best-selling drama DVD

Arashi’s Satoshi Ohno (29) drama “怪物くん (Kaibutsu-kun)” DVD box set has beaten US drama “24″ to be the best-selling drama DVD of 2010, figures released from Oricon today have revealed, reports Mainichi Shinbum Digital.

DVD: Kaibutsu-kun drama DVD box set (18,060 yen)

In its first week, the Arashi leader’s drama has sold more than 22,000 copies, 300 more than the “24 season seven” box set, making it the current No.1 in Japan.

”怪物くん(Kaibutsu-kun)” is a story about 怪物ランド(Monster Land) prince 怪物くん(Kaibutsu-kun), played by Ohno, who gets sent to the human world by his father along with his monster companions Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken for training. It is based on the manga series of the same name, created by Fujiko Fujio in the 1960s, and has already been transformed into an anime series in 1968 and 1980.

From Momoedgewood

I bet Oh-chan was mecha surprised about this, we can see how much Kaibutsu-kun is loved. Congratulations to him, the cast and the drama staff! :)

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Ninomiya, Fukuda, Ichimura and others to have guest roles in Matsumoto’s drama

Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (27) as a props technician and Kyoko Fukuda (27) as an assistant producer are the roles guest actors will be playing in the final of Jun Matsumoto’s summer drama next week, it was revealed yesterday, reports Sankei Sports.

The drama “夏の恋は虹色に輝く (Natsu no Koi wa Niji-iro ni Kagayaku)” follows the romance between a second-generation actor Taiga Kusunoki (Matsumoto) and single mother Shiori Kitamura (Yuko Takeuchi). The final focuses on the Taiga’s work in the stage play of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

The guest actor list for the final has revealed a line up of many A-list Japanese actors, including Masachika Ichimura (61) who plays a stage actor who had gotten the role of Claudius in the play.

Ichimura had previously starred with Matsumoto in 2007′s drama series “Bambino!” and had said he had been extremely excited to be able to work with the popstar again.

It has been reported that Arashi’s Nino, who plays a props technician, also has a scene with Matsumoto, but how the two character’s will interact with one another has been left as a surprise for Monday.

Other guests include Kyoko Fukuda as an assistant producer role, Yukiya Kitamura (36) as an actor who plays Hamlet, and Mari Natsuki (58) as a singer role.

Matsumoto has been reported to have been working 100 per cent for the final.

“I want to make this Hamlet play the best it can be,” he said.

From Momoedgewood

Kyaa~~Matsumiya, this is going to something amazing! Hopefully, it will be a bratty Neener. LOL I bet Nino is mecha happy to be guesting in a drama with Yoko-san even for a few seconds. I cannot wait to see this along with the appearances of the another A-List artists.

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Ninomiya Kazunari to star in Fuji TV drama

Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya (27) is confirmed to be starring in a new drama series this fall. Titled “Freeter, Ie wo Kau,” the show will feature Ninomiya as a part-time worker trying to get his life back together for the sake of his family. Karina (26) will play the female lead.

The show is Ninomiya’s first starring role in a drama series since the 2008 “Ryusei no Kizuna.” As an actor, he has recently been focused on filming for his upcoming movies “Ooku” and “GANTZ.” In contrast with those spectacular big screen roles, his character in this home drama will be a “freeter” (a term used to describe young people without full time employment, not counting students and homemakers).

The story is based on a book of the same name by Hiro Arikawa, published last year. The story revolves around a young man named Seiji Take (Ninomiya), who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori (shut-in) in his own room. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: “Even though I’m just a freeter, I’m going to buy a house for the sake of my family.”

One of the people he meets at the construction site is Manami Chiba (Karina), who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami, proud to be working as an on-site supervisor, is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other.

Filming already started earlier this month. The show will air on Fuji TV on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting in October.

From Tokyograph

Woot, I can’t believe it has been two years since he’s been in a drama. It feels like yesterday that I was watching the last episode of Ryusei no Kizuna. Freeter sounds interested and very Nino-like. LOL I cannot wait to see this. :)

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