Dasada (stylized in all-caps) is a Japanese television series starring members of the idol group Hinatazaka46. The show aired on Nippon TV at 1:00 AM to 1:30 AM on Thursdays, and is available on Hulu Japan after it finished airing.[3] The opening and closing themes are both included on Hinatazaka46's single, "Sonna Koto Nai yo". The series is the second television drama series starring Hinatazaka46, after Re:Mind.[4]

Dasada
Developed byYasushi Akimoto
Screenplay byErika Yoshida
Directed byHayato Kawai
Ryō Nishimura
StarringHinatazaka46
Opening theme"Seishun no Uma"
Ending theme"Nazē-": Factory[a][1][2]
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducersKazue San'nōmaru
Takahisa Mizuta
Hirofumi Itō
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNippon TV
Release16 January (2020-01-16) –
19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)

Plot

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High school student Yuria Sada finds out that her parents are at risk of losing their dressmaking shop to debt collectors unless they can repay their 10 million yen debt within six months. Teaming up with fellow classmate and aspiring fashion designer Saori Shinohara, Yuria launches a clothing brand named "Dasada" to repay the debt.

Cast

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All active members of Hinatazaka46 make an appearance in the series (Yūka Kageyama and Hiyori Hamagishi were on hiatus during production and did not appear). Major roles include:

  • Nao Kosaka as Yuria Sada (佐田ゆりあ): An airheaded second-year student who thinks she looks very cute. Her family owns the Sada Dressmaking Shop.
  • Miho Watanabe as Saori Shinohara (篠原沙織): A second-year student in the same class as Yuria. She becomes the designer of Dasada's clothes.
  • Kyōko Saitō as Makoto Ogasawara (小笠原真琴): A third-year student and the volleyball club president.
  • Shiho Katō as Serena Takatō (高頭せれな): A third-year student who also works as a model under the stage name Serenadé, which makes her popular among her peers.
  • Mirei Sasaki as Ichigo Okada (岡田いちご): A second-year student in the same class as Yuria. Her sister Tororo, played by Mao Iguchi, is a gravure idol.
  • Kumi Sasaki as Yuriko Tachibana (立花ゆりこ): A second-year student and Yuria's childhood friend.
  • Suzuka Tomita as Nanao Hataya (畑屋菜々緒): A second-year student and Yuria's childhood friend.
  • Members of the idol group Factory[5]
    • Mei Higashimura as Guinomi (ぐいのみ)
    • Konoka Matsuda as Ochoko (おちょこ)
    • Hina Kawata as Tokkrin (トックリン)

Former AKB48 member Yūka Tano also appears as a volleyball club member.

Production and release

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The fashion brand Dasada was launched in real life and modeled by Hinatazaka46 members at the 30th Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show, held on 29 February 2020 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fashion show was held via livestreaming only.[6][7]

A re-run of the series with audio commentary by the cast, titled Dasada: Mirai e no Countdown (DASADA〜未来へのカウントダウン〜, lit.'Dasada: Countdown to the Future'), was aired from July 2 to September 10.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Insert song

References

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  1. ^ "音楽". Dasada Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "登場人物". Dasada Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "日向坂46初主演ドラマの"3年後"を一部公開 特典映像は6時間超" (in Japanese). Iwate Nippo. Oricon. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "日向坂46の"ハッピーオーラ"を体現したドラマ『DASADA』 『Re:Mind』からの変化を探る" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Real Sound. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "今夜の日向坂46『DASADA』 FACTORY効果で無事借金を返済 「DASADA」は新たな壁に…". Crank in! (in Japanese). Broadmedia Corporation. March 4, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "ドラマ「DASADA」出演の日向坂46がファッションショー!TGCを鮮やかに染める". Natalie (in Japanese). 29 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ "日向坂46初主演ドラマから生まれたブランド「DASADA」がTGCに!メンバー総出演の圧巻ランウェイ". Girlswalker (in Japanese). 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ "「DASADA〜未来へのカウントダウン〜」 日向坂46ドラマ出演メンバーによる 全話オーディオコメンタリー付き&スペシャルトーク番組放送決定!". Dasada Official Site (in Japanese). Nippon TV. December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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