Tomohisa Yamashita’s Return to Commercial Screening “Blue Moment”: “Those Two Actresses” Hold the Key to a Hit

Tomohisa Yamashita (39), a.k.a. Yamapo, is making a full return to commercial TV dramas.

Yamashita left the former Johnny’s s office in 2008, but at that time, TV stations were still strongly influenced by the office, and even Yamashita, who was a very popular idol, was not an exception. After that, he had not starred in a commercial TV drama for five years, but this spring he made a comeback with Fuji Television’s Wednesday drama “Blue Moment”.

The influence of the NHK drama series “Masanao Fudosan” (Honest Fudosan), in which she starred, was a major factor in her complete return to Fuji Television.

In 2010, NHK, which had no commercials and was relatively free from ties to other stations, boldly cast Yamashita in the lead role in “Masanao Fudosan” (Honest Fudosan), which was a big hit. The drama was a big hit. The drama was so well received that a second part was produced this year. The drama was equally well received, and there is no doubt that it will become a series.

This convinced the commercial broadcasters that Yamashita had the numbers after all. Of course, the reason why they did not use any of the talents who had left Johnny’s was due to the discovery, but it was also because of the suspicion that “they really don’t have much numbers, do they? Yamashita was not able to dispel this suspicion. Yamashita has done a good job of dispelling that suspicion.

However, there are those who point out that the success of “Honest Fudosan” is not solely due to Yamashita’s strength.

Yamashita’s co-star Haruka Fukuhara and Rika Izumi, who played the other actress in the film, also played a major role in the success of “Honest Fudosan. Although they are not flashy, they are both solid performers. They gave sparkling performances without eclipsing Yamashita, adding depth to the drama.

In fact, Yamashita is an actor who has been blessed with co-starring actresses. His best-known works are “Kurosagi” (TBS) and the “Code Blue -Doctor Heli Emergency Rescue-” series (Fuji TV). In the former, he was supported by Maki Horikita, and in the latter by Yui Aragaki and Erika Toda, actresses who are not only popular but also highly regarded for their acting abilities.

Conversely, the films that did not receive much publicity tend to have casts that are based on name value. If the female cast of “Honest Fudosan” had been different, the result would have been very different.

This makes us wonder about the actresses who will co-star in the new drama. Looking at the announced names, the other actress is Tsubasa Honda (31), who once caused a buzz for being a “bad actor. The heroine is the still unknown Natsuki Deguchi (22), which makes for a somewhat unsettling lineup. ……

The film is a bit of a mystery, but it’s a good one! This Natsuki Deguchi is a very promising young talent who is said to be “one of the best in a hundred years. When I saw her for the first time in this drama, I was surprised and said to myself, “What is this, a girl who really looks like a once-in-a-century talent? I was so surprised when I saw her for the first time in this drama.

In addition to her transparent charm, she is also an excellent actor, and is gradually starting to play important roles in TV dramas and movies. She has also been seen in “It’s Not Too Inappropriate! (TBS, 2012), Deguchi was considered by the industry to be the next breakout star.

There is also a slightly bitter reassurance from …….

The TV station’s PR person said, “I don’t mean to put it this way, but although Honda plays Yamashita’s partner, her role is one in which she dies early on. The mystery of her death is the key to the story, but it seems unlikely that they will have that much time together.

In addition, “Blue Moment” is about a rescue specialist, which is Yamashita’s specialty. With other talented actors in the supporting cast, I am sure that this will be Yamashita’s new masterpiece,” said an entertainment writer and columnist.

The resurrected Yamapo has no blind spot. We look forward to the start of the drama.

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