Cheerdan
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, July 2018
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: –
Genre: School
Cast: Tsuchiya Tao, Ihara Rikka
Synopsis: Moved by a performance of Fukui Chuo High School’s JETS cheerleading team which she saw as a child, she (Tsuchiya Tao) dreamed of joining the same team in the future. But at some point, she comes to think of it as impossible for her and enrolls in a neighbouring town’s high school which is mediocre in both studies and sports. Even so, she cannot completely cut off her feelings for cheerleading. One day, an assertive transfer student from Tokyo unexpectedly says, “Do the cheerleading dance with me!”. These words rekindle her feelings. They take set up a cheerleading team and pursue the impossible dream to “Defeat JETS. Conquer Japan!”
Website: www.tbs.co.jp/cheerdan_2018.html
Double Fantasy*NEW*
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Saturdays, Summer 2018
Station: WOWOW
Scriptwriters: Aso Kumiko (Tokyo Alice, Hito wa Mitame ga 100%, Cain and Abel), Minorikawa Osamu
Original Work: Double Fantasy by Murayama Yuka
Genre: Romance
Cast: Mizukawa Asami, Tanaka Kei, Mashima Hidekazu, Yanagi Shuntaro, Shinohara Yukiko, Takigawa Yumi, Murakami Hiroaki
Synopsis: Popular scriptwriter Takato Natsu (Mizukasa Asami) lives in a house in the suburbs with her husband Shogo (Mashima Hidekazu), a former TV station director, who takes care of the housework. But she comes to dislike his involvement in her work. She is also tired of being encouraged by her mother Kiyoko (Takigawa Yumi) to go for fertility treatment and frequently complains to her close friend Okajima Kyoko (Shinohara Yukiko), who is a magazine editor, about her family. Meanwhile, Natsu is invited by theatre director Shizawa Ichirota (Murakami Hiroaki) to his new play and they end up spending the night together. Driven by instinct, she leaves home but is surprisingly neglected by Shizawa. Just when Natsu is feeling lonely, Iwai Ryosuke (Tanaka Kei), who was her ex-boyfriend during university days, shows up. Despite their good time together, she continues to have desires which have not been satisfied. However, she gets wooed by an up-and-coming actor Obayashi Kazuya (Yanagi Shuntaro) whom she met in an unexpected way. Will Natsu be happy or lonely?
Website: www.wowow.co.jp/dramaw/wf
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