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Reiwa’s “Erotic Drama Strategy

The only TVer favorite to have more than 1 million subscribers was “My Treasure” (Fuji).

The theme of this drama is “mendicancy,” in which a woman gives birth to a child she had with another man, pretending it is her husband’s, and raises it as her husband’s. The main character is Wakana Matsumoto (40), who has starred in two consecutive TV dramas and is on the rise. Producer Reiko Mangan, who worked on “Lunch Faces” and “Even If You Don’t Do It for Me,” presents a tingling, sordid story that touches on the taboo of housewives and married couples struggling with the line they must not cross.

Tatsuya Fukazawa of Snow Man Tatsuya Fukazawa (32) of “Snow Man” plays the role of the “beloved one,” Aida says, “There is another strength of this work that makes it popular on TVer.

As there was a bed scene between Matsumoto and Fukazawa from the first episode, eroticism is a key point. In the past, TV users could not watch TV dramas with their families, so they would put on extreme erotic dramas during the daytime when their husbands were away at work, but now that Reiwa is in full swing, the trend is to watch TV dramas on smartphones whenever they want. That’s why the TVer viewership is doing very well, even though the ratings aren’t doing so well.”

Coming in second in the number of favorite subscribers was “Lion’s Lair ” (TBS).

Yuya Yagira (34) and Ryota Bando (27) are just wonderful. Yagira is very restrained in his performance, but every once in a while he makes a comment that really touches your heart. The film depicts the courage and hardship of being kind to someone while many people are just trying to make ends meet. The mystery part is also authentic and works well as a device to make you want to watch the next episode as soon as possible,” said Oyama.

The most popular program that many said was “the best for enjoying without thinking” was “Min-Oh R” (TV Asahi).

Some people pointed out that “Masaki Suda (31) and Issei Takahashi (43), who were in the main cast of the previous episode, left the show and their power went down,” said Mr. Oyama. Kenichi Endo (Enken) (63), who starred in the film, was also said to be overjoyed. Kazuya Ohashi (27) of “Naniwa Boys” sang “Under the Big Chestnut Tree” and danced to the debut song of “Naniwa,” which also created a buzz. The satire on the well-timed House of Representatives election and the U.S. presidential election was also very effective,” said a commercial broadcaster executive.

The team that produced “Occupy the Main Hospital” and “Occupy the New Airport” (both on Nippon TV), both starring Sho Sakurai, 42, received mixed reviews for “Undercover Siblings ” (on Nippon TV).

In the “Occupy” series, Sakurai’s character is forced to say “No way,” which is a habit of the detective in the series, and I was not so sure about it. The V-Cinema style atmosphere is not suitable for weekend viewing,” said Kawada.

The “discussion group” is in a frenzy. A new way to enjoy drama productions has recently been established among drama watchers: “consideration,” in which they examine the characters’ lines and predict the identity of the culprit or the mastermind.

VTuber yumelive, one of the watchers of this drama, who likes to make predictions, praised this work highly.

He says, “This film is the quintessence of a drama of consideration, as the identity of the fraudulent group ‘Phantom Beast’ is gradually revealed and there is a mysterious inside man. The great thing is that the official website uses Morse code to give a whiff of ″what happens next″. There are many things that have to be checked, such as the official website, the official X, and the X of the producer in charge, but the exhilaration of recovering the foreshadowing is irresistible.

The trial-and-error process of TV people is likely to continue for some time to come.

From the December 6, 2024 issue of FRIDAY