A new character that challenged the audience was a backfire, and the “partner” was chosen incorrectly… Masaharu Fukuyama and Takuya Kimura “have a clear difference in the drama series they starred in.
Masaharu Fukuyama (54) and Takuya Kimura (50) have long captured the hearts of women as two of the most handsome men in Japan. They are still going strong as handsome older men, and it has been a long time since they appeared side by side in a drama series in the same season. The result, ……, can be said to be a complete one-man victory for Fukuyama.
The TBS Sunday drama “Last Man – The Blind Investigator,” in which Fukuyama plays the lead role, is the only drama this season to maintain double-digit ratings. Moreover, in recent years, the ratings for Sunday theater have been dropping rapidly, and it is common for the ratings to not reach double digits. The station must be very grateful to Mr. Fukuyama, as the brand was on the verge of a decline.
In contrast, Mr. Kimura’s Gekkan 9 drama “Kazama Kochin – Kyobo 0″ (Fuji Television) is struggling badly, unexpectedly falling below double digits in viewer ratings. This one may be called a pinch for the Kimura brand, not the Tsuki 9 brand” (TV magazine editor).
(TV magazine editor) “Both works are complete episodes set in the police department. Why in the world did they differ so much? Entertainment journalists familiar with the drama scene cited two reasons.
(1) The image demanded by the drama industry, which has become a staple of the entertainment industry.
The first is the “firmness of Fukuyama vs. the challenge of Kim Tak.
The first was the image of “firmness vs. challenge. Although the setting is different, there is a certain sense of security, as many people on the Internet have said, ‘He looks just like Yukawa from Galileo.
Not only the characters, but the film itself is a moderately comical detective story, making it perfect for Sunday nights when you want to relax and watch. It may sound strange to say this, but Mr. Fukuyama’s acting ability is said not to be that high to begin with. I think it was a good decision for him not to take on difficult roles, but to stick to the image that the TV audience wants.
Conversely, it was Kimura who boldly challenged this image.
In the special drama “Kyobo,” he played a ruthless and devilish instructor, and overturned the reputation of “no matter what he does, he’s still Kimura Taku. It was thought that he would continue to do well, but surprisingly, he was not sought after for serial dramas.
The average viewer rating for Kimutaku’s first series was in the double digits. It would have been fine for a special, but for a serial drama that would be watched ten times, the public was still looking for Kimutaku’s personality.
