2006 Japanese television dramas

←2005 - 2006 - 2007→ This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.

2006 Winter Season

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Japanese Title Romaji Title TV Station Time Frame Starring Actors Theme Song(s) Episodes Average Ratings
小早川伸木の恋 Nobuki Kobayakawa no Koi Fuji TV Thursdays 22:00~22:54
12 January 2006 to 23 March 2006
Toshiaki Karasawa, Naohito Fujiki, and Nana Katase Nanamusica
"くるりくるり" (Kururi Kururi)
11 11.45%
Ns'あおい Nurse Aoi Fuji TV Tuesdays 21:00~21:54
10 January 2006 to 21 March 2006
Satomi Ishihara Kobukuro
"桜" (Sakura)
11 14.17%
西遊記 Saiyūki Fuji TV Mondays 21:00~21:54
9 January 2006 to 20 March 2006
Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Satoshi Ito, Eri Fukatsu, and Asami Mizukawa MONKEY MAJIK
"Around The World"
11 22.8%
アンフェア UNFAIR Fuji TV Tuesdays 22:00~22:54
10 January 2006 to 21 March 2006
Ryoko Shinohara, Eita, Masaya Kato, and Mari Hamada Yuna Ito
"Faith"

Destiny's Child
"Survivor" (Insert Song)
11 15.4%
白夜行 Byakuyakō TBS Thursdays 21:00~21:54
12 January 2006 to 23 March 2006
Takayuki Yamada and Haruka Ayase Kō Shibasaki
"影" (Kage)
11 12.28%
ガチバカ! Gachibaka! TBS Thursdays 22:00~22:54
19 January 2006 to 23 March 2006
Katsunori Takahashi, Waka Inoue, Kotaro Koizumi, Saori Takizawa, Yuya Tegoshi, and Takahisa Masuda Mai Kuraki
"ベスト オブ ヒーロー" (Best of Hero)
10 7.8%
輪舞曲 RONDO TBS Sundays 22:00~22:54
15 January 2006 to 26 March 2006
Yutaka Takenouchi, Choi Ji-woo, Yoshino Kimura, Naoki Sugiura, Mocomichi Hayami, Yui Ichikawa, and Ryuta Sato Ayaka
"I Believe"
11 15.51%
夜王~YAOH~ YAOH TBS Fridays 22:00~22:54
13 January 2006 to 24 March 2006
Masahiro Matsuoka, Kazuki Kitamura, Karina, and Jun Kaname TOKIO
"Mr.Traveling Man"
11 15.47%
時効警察 Jikou Keisatsu TV Asahi Fridays 23:15~24:10
13 January 2006 to 10 March 2006
Joe Odagiri and Kumiko Asō CEYREN
"雨" (Ame)
9 10.1%
けものみち Kemonomichi TV Asahi Thursdays 21:00~21:54
19 January 2006 to 16 March 2006
Ryoko Yonekura and Tōru Nakamura Miyuki Nakajima
"帰れない者たちへ" (Kaerenai Monotachi e)
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神はサイコロを振らない Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai NTV Wednesdays 22:00~22:54
18 January 2006 to 15 March 2006
Satomi Kobayashi, Eri Tomosaka, Tarō Yamamoto, and Shinji Takeda Ryohei feat.Verbal (M-Flo)
"Onelove"
9 9.6%
喰いタン Kui-tan NTV Saturdays 21:00~21:54
14 January 2006 to 11 March 2006
Noriyuki Higashiyama, Go Morita, and Kotomi Kyono B'z
"結晶" (Kesshou)
9 17.37%

2006 Spring Season

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Japanese Title Romaji Title TV Station Time Frame Starring Actors Theme Song(s) Episodes Average Ratings
アテンションプリーズ Attention Please Fuji TV Tuesdays 21:00~21:54
18 April 2006 to 27 June 2006
Aya Ueto, Ryo Nishikido, Saki Aibu, Kotaro Koizumi, and Miki Maya Kimura Kaela
"OH PRETTY WOMAN"
11 16.37%
医龍-Team Medical Dragon- Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- Fuji TV Thursdays 22:00~22:54
13 April 2006 to 29 June 2006
Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi Inamori, Teppei Koike, and Kazuki Kitamura Ai
"Believe"
11 14.8%
弁護士のくず Bengoshi no Kuzu TBS Thursdays 22:00~22:54
13 April 2006 to 29 June 2006
Etsushi Toyokawa, Hideaki Itō, Reiko Takashima, and Aki Hoshino hitomi
"GO MY WAY"
11 12.74%
クロサギ Kurosagi TBS Fridays 22:00~22:54
14 April 2006 to 23 June 2006
Tomohisa Yamashita, Maki Horikita, Koji Kato, Yui Ichikawa, and Tsutomu Yamazaki Tomohisa Yamashita
"抱いてセニョリータ" (Daite Senorita)
11 15.67%
おいしいプロポーズ Oishii Propose TBS Sundays 21:00~21:54
23 April 2006 to 25 June 2006
Kyōko Hasegawa, Keisuke Koide, Mao Kobayashi, Eiko Koike, and Saeko Tomiko Van
"Flower"
10 12.0%
トップキャスター Top Caster TBS Mondays 21:00~21:54
17 April 2006 to 26 June 2006
Yūki Amami, Akiko Yada, Hiroshi Tamaki, Shosuke Tanihara, Nao Matsushita, and Shota Matsuda Sowelu
"Dear friend"
11 18.3%
富豪刑事2 Fugou Keiji 2 TV Asahi Fridays 21:00~21:54
21 April 2006 to 23 June 2006
Kyoko Fukada and Isao Natsuyagi Taku Ozeki
"トライアングル・ライフ" (Triangle Life)
10 12.0%
7人の女弁護士 Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi TV Asahi Thursdays 21:00~21:54
13 April 2006 to 8 June 2006
Yumiko Shaku, Masaru Nagai, Sachie Hara, Waka Inoue, Rie Shibata, Naomi Kawashima, and Yōko Nogiwa AAA
"ハリケーン・リリ、ボストン・マリ" (Hurricane Lily, Boston Mary)
9 12.05%
ギャルサー Gyarusa- ; Gal Circle NTV Saturdays 21:00~21:54
15 April 2006 to 24 June 2006
Naohito Fujiki, Erika Toda, Mari Yaguchi, Emi Suzuki, Ryuta Sato, Katsuhisa Namase, and Arata Furuta Naohito Fujiki
"HEY!FRIENDS"
11 12.9%
プリマダム Primadem NTV Wednesdays 22:00~22:54
12 April 2006 to 21 June 2006
Hitomi Kuroki, Arata Furuta, Akina Nakamori, Yuto Nakajima, and Uno Kanda Akina Nakamori
"花よ踊れ" (Hana yo Odore)
11 11.2%
ブスの瞳に恋してる Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru Fuji TV Tuesdays 22:00~22:54
11 April 2006 to 27 June 2006
Goro Inagaki, Tomoko Murakami, Yuri Ebihara, MEGUMI, Saori Takizawa, Shigeru Muroi, and Shigeaki Kato Kumi Koda
"恋のつぼみ" (Koi no Tsubomi)

MIYU
"ビューティフル・マインド" (Beautiful Mind)
12 15.9%

2006 Summer Season

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Japanese Title Romaji Title TV Station Time Frame Starring Actors Theme Song(s) Episodes Average Ratings
サプリ Sapuri Fuji TV Mondays 21:00~21:54
10 July 2006 to 18 September 2006
Misaki Ito, Kazuya Kamenashi, Eita, Miho Shiraishi, Mirai Shida, Ryou, and Kōichi Satō ayaka
"Real Voice"
"ブルーデイズ" (Blue Days) (Insert Song)

KAT-TUN
"You"
11 14.2%
不信のとき~ウーマン・ウォーズ~ Fushin no Toki ~Woman Wars~ Fuji TV Thursdays 22:00~22:54
6 July 2006 to 21 September 2006
Ryoko Yonekura, Yuki Matsushita, Ken Ishiguro, Kaoru Sugita, and Kotaro Koizumi Ann Lewis
"あゝ無情" (A~ Mujou)

Saki Fukuda
"Goodbye My Love" (Insert Song)
12 12.9%
結婚できない男 Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Fuji TV Tuesdays 22:00~22:54
4 July 2006 to 19 September 2006
Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Takashi Tsukamoto Every Little Thing
"スイミー" (Swimmy)
12 17.1%
ダンドリ。~Dance☆Drill~ DanDori.~Dance☆Drill~ Fuji TV Tuesdays 21:00~21:54
11 July 2006 to 19 September 2006
Nana Eikura, Rosa Kato, and Masuda Takahisa UVERworld
"SHAMROCK"
11 8.9%
誰よりもママを愛す Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su TBS Sundays 21:00~21:54
2 July 2006 to 10 September 2006
Masakazu Tamura, Yuki Uchida, Tetsuji Tamayama, Mitsuki Nagashima, Ran Ito, and Satomi Kobayashi Fukumimi
"惑星タイマー" (Wakusei Timer)
11 10.4%
花嫁は厄年ッ! Hanayome wa Yakudoshi! TBS Thursdays 22:00~22:54
6 July 2006 to 21 September 2006
Ryoko Shinohara, Hiroyuki Yabe, Shima Iwashita, and Keiichiro Koyama SUEMITSU & THE SUEMITH
"Astaire"
12 12.0%
タイヨウのうた Taiyou no Uta TBS Fridays 22:00~22:54
14 July 2006 to 15 September 2006
Erika Sawajiri, Takayuki Yamada, Nao Matsushita, Jun Kaname, Chieko Kuroda, and Masanobu Katsumura Kō Shibasaki
"invitation"

Insert Songs:
Kaoru Amane
"タイヨウのうた" (Taiyou no Uta)
"Stay with me"

Tachibana Masami
"Wish"
10 10.3%
レガッタ~君といた永遠~ Regatta~Kimi to Ita Eien~ TV-Asahi Fridays 21:00~21:54
14 July 2006 to 8 September 2006
Mokomichi Hayami, Saki Aibu, Shota Matsuda, and Chinatsu Wakatsuki Kobukuro
"君という名の翼" (Kimi to Iu Na no Tsubasa)

Daniel Powter
"Bad Day" (Insert Song)
9 5.4%
下北サンデーズ Shimokita Sundays TV-Asahi Thursdays 21:00~21:54
13 July 2006 to 7 September 2006
Aya Ueto, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Mayumi Sada Fumiya Fujii
"下北以上 原宿未満" (Shimokita Ijou Harajuku Miman)
9 7.3%
CAとお呼びっ! CA to Oyobbi! NTV Wednesdays 22:00~22:54
5 July 2006 to 13 September 2006
Alisa Mizuki, Shōsuke Tanihara, Karina, and Naomi Nishida Nakanomori Band
"Fly High"
11 9.5%
マイ☆ボス マイ☆ヒーロー MY☆BOSS MY☆HERO NTV Saturdays 21:00~21:54
8 July 2006 to 16 September 2006
Tomoya Nagase, Yui Aragaki, Yuya Tegoshi, and Koki Tanaka TOKIO
"宙船" (Sorafune)
10 18.9%

2006 Fall Season

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Japanese Title Romaji Title TV Station Time Frame Starring Actors Theme Song(s) Episodes Average Ratings
僕の歩く道 Boku no Aruku Michi Fuji TV Tuesdays 22:00~22:54
10 October 2006 to 19 December 2006
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Karina, Kuranosuke Sasaki, MEGUMI SMAP
"ありがとう" (Arigatou)
11 18.2%
Dr.コトー診療所 2006 Dr. Coto's Clinic 2006 Fuji TV Thursdays 22:00~22:54
12 October 2006 to 21 December 2006
Hidetaka Yoshioka and Kō Shibasaki Miyuki Nakajima
"銀の龍の背に乗って" (Gin no Ryuu no Se ni Notte)

Kō Shibasaki
"思い出だけではつらすぎる" (Omoide Dake de wa Tsurasugiru) (Insert Song)
11 22.1%
のだめカンタービレ Nodame Cantabile Fuji TV Mondays 21:00~21:54
16 October 2006 to 25 December 2006
Hiroshi Tamaki, Juri Ueno, Saeko, Eita, Asami Mizukawa, and Keisuke Koide Performed by the Nodame Orchestra:

Beethoven
"Symphony No.7"

George Gershwin
"Rhapsody in Blue" (Insert Song)
11 18.8%
役者魂! Yakusha Damashii! Fuji TV Tuesdays 21:00~21:54
17 October 2006 to 26 December 2006
Takako Matsu, Makoto Fujita, Mirai Moriyama, and Rosa Kato Takako Matsu
"みんなひとり" (Minna Hitori)

Mariya Takeuchi
"スロー・ラヴ" (Slow Love) (Insert Song)
11 9.64%
嫌われ松子の一生 Kiraware Matsuko no Isshou TBS Thursdays 22:00~22:54
12 October 2006 to 21 December 2006
Rina Uchiyama, Jun Kaname, Eiko Koike, Emi Suzuki, and Yu Koyanagi BACCHUS
"In The Mood"
11 8.19%
セーラー服と機関銃 Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyuu TBS Fridays 22:00~22:54
13 October 2006 to 24 November 2006
Masami Nagasawa and Shinichi Tsutsumi Hoshi Izumi
"セーラー服と機関銃" (Sailor-fuku to Kikanjyuu)
7 13.3%
鉄板少女アカネ!! Teppan Shoujo Akane!! TBS Fridays 22:00~22:54
15 October 2006 to 10 December 2006
Maki Horikita, Takashi Tsukamoto, and Takanori Jinnai Orange Range
"Sayonara"
9 8.7%
だめんず・うぉ~か~ Damens Walker TV Asahi Thursdays 21:00~21:54
12 October 2006 to 7 December 2006
Norika Fujiwara, Yu Yamada, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sayaka Aoki, Hitomi Shimatani, and Seiichi Tanabe Kumi Koda
"夢のうた" (Yume no Uta)
"ふたりで…" (Futari de...) (Insert Song)

SHOWTA.
"Trans-winter~冬の向こう側~" (Trans-winter~Fuyu no Mukou Soba~) (Insert Song)
8 8.075%
家族~妻の不在・夫の存在~ Kazoku~Tsuma no Fuzai・Otto no Sonzai~ TV Asahi Fridays 21:00~21:54
20 October 2006 to 8 December 2006
Yutaka Takenouchi, Yuriko Ishida, Shusei Uto, and Tetsuya Watari EXILE
"Everything"
8 11.9%
14才の母 Jyuuyon-sai no Haha NTV Wednesdays 22:00~22:54
11 October 2006 to 20 December 2006
Mirai Shida, Misako Tanaka, Katsuhisa Namase, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Shigeru Muroi, Haruma Miura, and Kazuki Kitamura Mr. Children
"しるし" (Shirushi)
11 19.5%
たったひとつの恋 Tatta Hitotsu no Koi NTV Saturdays 21:00~21:54
14 October 2006 to 16 December 2006
Kazuya Kamenashi, Haruka Ayase, Erika Toda, Koki Tanaka, Yuta Hiraoka, and Jun Kaname KAT-TUN
"僕らの街で" (Bokura no Machi de)
10 11.6%

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