Koinaka
| Koinaka | |
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| Also known as | KOINAKA ~ Best Friends in Love |
| Japanese | 恋仲 |
| Genre |
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| Written by | Sayaka Kuwamura |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Ending theme | "Kimi ga Kureta Natsu" by Leo Ieiri[1] |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ryōta Fujino |
| Running time | 54–69 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | July 20 – September 14, 2015 |
Koinaka (恋仲, KOINAKA ~ Best Friends in Love[2]) is a Japanese television drama series premiered on Fuji TV from July 20, 2015, on Mondays at 21:00.[3] It was directed by Hiro Kanai and Shōgo Miyaki, both of whom directed Summer Nude in 2013. The screenplay was written by Sayaka Kuwamura who is a screenwriter of the live-action version of Strobe Edge.[4]
Sota Fukushi played the lead role for the first time in getsuku drama,[5] Tsubasa Honda played his childhood friend, and Shūhei Nomura played his rival in love. They made a joint appearance in Enoshima Prism in 2013.[6]
The first episode received a viewership rating of 9.8%, and the third episode recorded the highest rating of 11.9% in the Kantō region.[7] The last episode was partially broadcast live, and Rino Sashihara appeared as a guest role.[8]
Cast
[edit]- Sota Fukushi as Aoi Miura, main character
- Tsubasa Honda as Akari Serizawa, Miura's childhood friend
- Shūhei Nomura as Shōta Aoi, Miura's childhood friend
- Taiga Nakano as Kōhei Kanazawa, Miura's childhood friend
- Sakurako Ohara as Nanami Miura, Aoi Miura's younger sister
- Yui Ichikawa as Ruiko Saeki, Miura's ex-girlfriend
- Yua Shinkawa as Kazuha Sawada, Shōta Aoi's co-worker
- Mizuki Yamamoto as Mirei Tominaga, senior worker at Miura's company
- Yō Yoshida as Mariko Niwa, chairman of Miura's company
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Hirotoshi Serizawa, Akari's father
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Ratings (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "君がいた夏" | Hiro Kanai | July 20, 2015 | 9.8[9] |
| 2 | "戻れない距離" | Hiro Kanai | July 27, 2015 | 9.9[10] |
| 3 | "7年目の真実" | Shōgo Miyaki | August 3, 2015 | 11.9[11] |
| 4 | "裏切り" | Shōgo Miyaki | August 10, 2015 | 10.8[12] |
| 5 | "最後の花火" | Shōgo Miyaki | August 17, 2015 | 11.8[12] |
| 6 | "決意" | Shōgo Miyaki | August 24, 2015 | 9.5[13] |
| 7 | "告白" | Hiro Kanai | August 31, 2015 | 10.6[14] |
| 8 | "結婚" | Shōgo Miyaki | September 7, 2015 | 10.9[15] |
| 9 | "君がくれた夏" | Hiro Kanai | September 14, 2015 | 11.5[7] |
International broadcast
[edit]- In Sri Lanka, it was aired on TV Derana with Sinhalese subtitles under the title, Best Friends in Love and premiered on June 7, 2018.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ieiri Leo to sing the theme song for Fukushi Sota's starring drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "More info | FUJI CREATIVE CORPORATION".
- ^ TV 恋仲. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ 福士蒼汰、月9初主演に不安なし！ (in Japanese). Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Fukushi Sota to star in next 'Getsu 9' drama". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ 新月9「恋仲」の3人は実は幼馴染!?福士蒼汰、本田翼、野村周平が出演の映画『江ノ島プリズム』をご紹介！ (in Japanese). navicon. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b 月9「恋仲」最終回視聴率は11.5% 右肩上がりでフィニッシュ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ 指原莉乃『恋仲』最終回に生出演「月9女優になれました！」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ 「恋仲」初回視聴率は9.8% まさか…月9史上初の1桁発進 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ 「恋仲」第2話も2桁届かず9.9% 月9史上初の1桁発進から横ばい (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ フジ月9「恋仲」視聴率11.9%！第3話で初の2桁をマーク (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b 月9「恋仲」第5話視聴率11.8% 3週連続2桁台キープ (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ 月9「恋仲」第6話は9.5% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ 月9「恋仲」第7話は10.6% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ 月9「恋仲」第8話は10.9% (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ ""Best Friends in love" starts telecasting on Derana TV".
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Koinaka at IMDb
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