A one-stop-show of secret stories from the filming of the drama! Summer Drama “Behind the Scenes of the Intensifying Competition for Audience Ratings”.

Speaking of big-name scriptwriters, Yuji Sakamoto’s “Hatsukoi no Devil” (Nippon TV) is also a film to watch.

The main cast consists of Kento Hayashi (31), Taiga Nakano (29), Tasuku Emoto (35), and Mayu Matsuoka (27), all of whom are members of the police department but have no authority to investigate. The four quirky characters are well-defined, and the stylish and meaningful dialogue that is unique to Sakamoto’s works is still present. Although it is struggling in terms of viewer ratings, it is doing well in terms of distribution.

Mei Nagano (Mei), 22, starring in “Riding on a Unicorn” (TBS), received mixed reviews.

The core ratings are high and distribution is strong, but it fails to depict the realism of an IT-related start-up company, which should be the core of the story, nor the pains and joys of creativity. It exists only as a stage set. Hidetoshi Nishijima (51), who even served as a branch manager of a regional bank, was portrayed as an anachronistic and incompetent person, and it was unbearable to watch.”

Oyama, who laments that “I felt a new trend in dramas,” focuses on two works, “Ishiko to Habu Otoko” (TBS) and “Magical Renovation” (Fuji).

Both are male-female buddy dramas, but the relationship is not that of a protagonist and his assistant, but that of equals. They complement each other in what they lack. The fact that they don’t seem to have a romantic relationship is also common, which is refreshing.

Ishiko and Habu Otoko” is a legal drama based on new and familiar topics such as “an electric kickboard accident. The active use of young, up-and-coming actors such as Meru (Meru Nukumi, 20) is also highly praised.

The two characters are “Glass Ishida (Kasumi Arimura, 29), a paralegal who graduated from Tokyo University but failed the bar exam four times, and Yoshio Haneoka (Nakamura Rinya, 35), a high school graduate who became a lawyer with an astonishing memory. The title, which is a play on their names, was difficult to understand, but the first episode was distributed 2.5 million times, ranking second,” said Kitagawa.

Incidentally, the pair of Junko Arai and Ayuko Tsukahara, who worked on “Unnatural,” “MIU404,” and other high-profile productions, were in charge of this production. This film is also expected to leave a solid mark.

The director of a production company says that “Jun-Ai Dissonance” (Fuji) has all the characteristics of Reiwa’s dramas.

The director of a production company says, “The reform of the working style has prohibited long working hours, and the shooting schedule has been moved up. Since drama fees are paid on an episode-by-episode basis, an increase in the number of shooting days due to the advance schedule would mean longer working hours even though the fee would remain the same. This was shunned by the big-name actors. On the other hand, the schedule became more flexible, making it possible to make appearances at multiple times. This opened up opportunities for mid-career and young actors who had been smoldering in the background.

In fact, it was young Ai Yoshikawa (22) who was chosen to play the lead in the film. The aforementioned director says, “In the same film, there were many actors who appeared in multiple roles.

The kind father (Mitsuishi Ken, 60) who died a shocking death in “Roppongi Class” appeared as a villain in “Jun-Ai Dissonance. Miwako Kakei (28), who plays a music teacher, has appeared in six dramas this summer, including WOWOW. She is a hidden hot seller.

One of the most unusual dramas that almost completely copied a popular Korean drama was “Roppongi Class” (TV Asahi).

Ryoma Takeuchi (29) and Yuko Shinki (28), the lead actors, contracted corona. The film was shot mostly on TV Asahi’s premises, and the location of Roppongi was a source of much embarrassment, as people laughed at the idea that the film was shot on TV Asahi’s rooftop. She has a great presence, playing everything from a shadowy expression to the subtlety of a young girl in love. She has really peeled off her skin,” said a broadcaster.

The number of missed distribution of the first episode has reached 2,740,000 times, which is the highest number in the world. If it continues to be a winner, the hard work of the field will be rewarded.

From the September 2, 2022 issue of “FRIDAY