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NHK announced the average “time shift audience rating” and” total audience rating” for all 156 episodes of the drama series “Natsuzora” which ended on September 28th. The Kanto area had a real-time audience rating of 21.0%, a time-shift audience rating of 7.5% and and a Read More …
Ayase Haruka’s TBS drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues” (Step-Mother and Daughter’s Blues) episode 7 achieved a 15.1% rating on August 21st, another increase in ratings since episode 6 which received a 13.9% rating on August 14th. The drama has continued to rise in the Read More …
New TBS drama “Black Pean” is off to a great start debuting with a 13.7% rating for its first episode. The drama starring Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari (34) aired on April 22nd and is based on the 1988 novel by Kaidou Takeru. The title “Black Pean” Read More …
In commemoration of the Fuji TV 30th anniversary of the Monday 9 p.m. Getsuku dramas (sometimes known as “gekku” which is short for Getsuyo Kuji /Monday 9 p.m.), two two-disc compilation CD’s will be released on March 21st. There will be two titles of the Read More …
There was no doubt that Ayase Haruka upped her game as an actress. One of Japan’s most popular actress and model that you’ll often see on television, film and on magazine covers, Haruka Ayase appeared in the action-packed, fall/ winter drama “Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Read More …