Drama Kazunari Ninomiya Month 9 Kazunari Ninomiya
Arashi’s Kazunari Ninomiya, Miki Nakatani, and Takao Osawa will be starring in the monthly drama “ONE DAY ~Holy Night’s Karamou~” (Fuji TV) starting October 9th. This work is attracting attention as it is Ninomiya’s “first starring role on September 9”.
The drama is a story of mystery, love, and miracles that depicts the events of one day on Christmas Eve over the course of one season. The main characters are Seiji Shoroji (Ninomiya), a man with amnesia who is suspected of a shooting incident, Kikyo Kurauchi (Miki Nakatani), a newscaster for a local station, and Toki Tachiaoi, a chef at Aoi Tei, a long-established restaurant that has been in operation for three generations. The three people who were supposed to have had no relationship at all in their lives (played by Takao Osawa) are gradually led to intersect fates.
Ninomiya is originally known as a “acting Johnny’s,” but he just received high praise for his performance in the Sunday theater “VIVANT” (TBS) in July. Furthermore, there seems to be a voice within the industry that he is an “actor with numbers.”
“Many of the dramas starring Ninomiya in the past have recorded high viewership ratings.For example, the average household viewership rating for “Freeter, Ie wo Kau” (Fuji TV) in October 2010 was 17.1. % (Video Research research, Kanto area/hereinafter the same), “Ryusei no Kizuna” (TBS network) in October 2008 was 16.3%, and “Yamada Taro Monogatari” in July 2007 (previous same) was 15.3%. All of them were in double digits. “VIVANT,” in which he played an important role, also did well at 14.3%, making it the top-ranked commercial summer drama.” (Entertainment Writer)
However, there are also some concerns. Month 9’s “Midsummer Cinderella” in the July period did not perform well with an average audience rating of 5.6% for all episodes, which was the lowest in the history of Month 9. Some are worried that the follow-up to the same work, “ONE DAY ~Holy Night’s Karamou~” will drag down this number.
“‘Midsummer Cinderella’ was a classic love story, but ‘ONE DAY~The Holy Night’s Trouble~” is the complete opposite, a work with strong mystery elements.In addition, from the first episode there are foreshadowings that unravel the mystery. It has been predicted that the story will be recovered in the final episode, and the “story analysis” that has recently become active on the Internet is likely to become more exciting.Also, in this work, Ninomiya will portray the man suspected of the shooting incident. However, since he has a reputation for serious acting, I think he will attract viewers in “ONE DAY~The Holy Night’s Karamou~.” (Same person)
Of course, not only Ninomiya, but also Nakatani and Osawa, who also star in the drama, have both appeared in the blockbuster drama “JIN” series (TBS) and recorded high viewership ratings. Lately, the average for all episodes has been in the single digits for Month 9, but the numbers for “ONE DAY ~ Holy Night’s Karamou~” may be promising.
(Text = Rui Taguchi)
Last update: 2023/10/09 08:00
