Fuji Discovers Success with Galileo

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Fuji Discovers Success with Galileo

October 17, 2007

Fukuyama Masaharu, Shibasaki Kou"Galileo", the new Fuji TV Monday night drama series, is off to a good start. With a couple of top names - Fukuyama Masaharu (38), in his first starring role in four years, and Shibasaki Kou (26) - the audience ranking for the opening episode was a very respectable 24.7% in the Kanto region, according to Video Research. The series is based on a popular novel by Higashino Keigo, and Fukuyama plays the physics genius Yukawa Manabu, while Shibasaki plays rookie detective Utsumi Kaoru. Each week features a guest villain, with Karasawa Toshiaki (44) taking on the role in the first episode. SMAP member Katori Shingo (30) will make a guest appearance in the fourth episode. In a radical change from his recent TV and movie role as the Monkey god Songoku in "Saiyuki", he will play a cunning serial killer.

Miyazawa Rie and Ebizo an Item Again?

October 16, 2007

Miyazawa RieActress Miyazawa Rie (34) may be back together with kabuki playboy Ichikawa Ebizo (29), according to the latest issue of women's weekly "Shuukan Josei". The owner of an izakaya restaurant that Ichikawa frequents says the actor introduced her on a recent visit, saying, "We're dating now." The two were first rumored to be dating back in 1997 by the same magazine, and romance was rekindled when they starred together in a theatrical production last month. Both have had eventful love lives, to say the least. Miyazawa's most famous romance was with sumo wrestler Takanohana back in the early 1990s. They were both huge stars at the time and their engagement and Miyazawa's reported change of heart received massive media attention. More recently, she had been dating accessory designer Mikita Takashi (37) since 2002, but the pair split up in the spring. Ichikawa's past romances include actresses Yonekura Ryoko (32), Sato Eriko (25) and Takaoka Saki (34). Asked about the latest rumors after a performance yesterday in Nagoya, he had no comment.

• In Tokyo yesterday Miss Mexico, 24-year-old newscaster Priscila Pelares, was chosen as Miss International 2007. Japan's representative, Shirata Hisako (25), didn't get any further than the last 12.

japan-zone.com

[crix]

thats awesome! aahh! cant wait to watch it..i didnt see him for a while..n really excited to see it...*need to clean my harddisk first *

[phenikx]

Itz good to see that galileo have good rating...itz a great jdrama, highly recommended...

katori shingo on episode 4,sweet,thnx 4 the info

[ryojin]

yes.. galileo is one worth drama to watch..
though sometimes i think it is 'too physics' even for engineer like me..

[URoxMYSox]

this drama is really good to watch. but im surprised that the engineer in post 5 thinks it's too physics. i've only done physics 101, so i totally don't understand what he talks about sometimes, but it's cool. he would talk about the physics, but then he also shows his experiment so it is easier to understand. i just wonder whether his equations are real HAHA im glad they're getting good ratings cause it really is a good drama

[riku_tsuda]

Galileo is a very good series. I have to admit when I first saw it I was just..."Wow...it's Science...Physics...no way too school related" but I have to admit the music, scenery, and plot line as well as actors did rub off on me sooner than expected. It's a very good series. Nice plot and interesting stories. The actors are also pretty looking and good too. I like the ending theme. My first series to see Fukuyama and Shibasaki.

[vagabond888]

I like this series and seriously I think it deserve the success~~!!

[ryuu]

yeah this is definitely a good drama, especially when the professor solve the problem. lol
write some equation on the wall or the floor?, omg! but it has a nice story behind it. cant wait to watch the next eps. :P

[honeybunny*]

i absolutely love this drama!! of course i love the cast, and the song by KOH+!!! they are amazing! sometimes i do have to really focus to understand the logic behind the mystery, but i love it when yukawa sensei starts writing the equations and solves the case!! i'm sad that it's over now but can't wait for the movie!!!