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Signal (Japanese TV series)

Signal (Japanese: シグナル, Hepburn: Shigunaru), also known as Signal: Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team (Japanese: シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班, Hepburn: Shigunaru: Chōki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sōsahan), is a Japanese police procedural television series starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise and Kazuki Kitamura. It is a remake of the South Korean drama of the same name written by Kim Eun-hee and aired every Tuesday at 21:00 JST from April 10 to June 12, 2018, on Fuji TV.[1][2]

Signal
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シグナル (Shigunaru)
Genre
Created byFuji TV
Based onSignal
by Kim Eun-hee[a]
Written byMasaya Ozaki
Directed by
  • Akira Uchikata
  • Kosuke Suzuki
Starring
Opening theme"Don't Leave Me" by BTS
Composers
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
  • Takashi Hagiwara
  • Takahiro Kasabe
  • Mai Ishida
Camera setupSingle camera
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseApril 10 (2018-04-10) –
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)
Related

A sequel film, Signal the Movie, was released in theaters in Japan on April 2, 2021.[3]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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*Atsuro Watabe[4] as Tsutomu Yamada
  • Yuichi Kimura as Tsutomu Yamada
  • Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Shinya Kojima
  • Masahiro Komoto as Kazuo Iwata
  • Kaede Aono as Rika Anzai
  • Fuju Kamio[5] as Ryota Kato
  • Yuito Obara[6] as Yōichi Ogawa

Original soundtrack

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Boy group BTS from South Korea sang the opening theme song of the series entitled "Don't Leave Me".[7]

Title Year Artist Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8] 		FRA Digital
[9] 		JPN US World
[10]
Oricon
[11] 		Hot 100
[12]
"Don't Leave Me"[13] 2018 BTS — 91 18 13 1
  • JPN: 4,611[14]
  • US: 9,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Ratings

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Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
Kanto region Kansai region Ref.
1 April 10, 2018 9.7% 12.9% [15]
2 April 17, 2018 8.4% 14.3% [16]
3 April 24, 2018 8.3% 11.9% [17]
4 May 1, 2018 7.9% 13.0% [18]
5 May 8, 2018 6.7% 11.6% [19]
6 May 15, 2018 5.7% 9.7% [20]
7 May 22, 2018 6.9% 10.1% [21]
8 May 29, 2018 6.9% 10.3% [22]
9 June 5, 2018 7.3% 11.4% [23]
10 June 12, 2018 9.2% 13.5% [24]
Average 7.7% 11.9%

International broadcast

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Country Network Premiere
  Indonesia
  Mongolia
  Myanmar
  Singapore
  Sri Lanka
  Taiwan
  Vietnam 		WakuWaku Japan
(with subtitles) 		April 21, 2018[25]

Film

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Main article: Signal the Movie

A sequel film, simply titled Signal the Movie, was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by Hajime Hashimoto [ja], co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, and distributed by Toho, with cast members from the television series reprising their respective roles.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Both versions of Signal and the 2016 US TV series Frequency originate from the 2000 film of the same name by Toby Emmerich

References

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  1. ^ "[단독] '시그널' 日 리메이크 확정, 사카구치 켄타로 출연". YTN.
  2. ^ "坂口健太郎、ドラマ初主演で警察官に！過去と現在が交差…未解決事件に挑む". Cinema Today.
  3. ^ a b "劇場版シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班". Toho (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役 北村一輝、渡部篤郎も". Mainichi.
  5. ^ 神尾楓珠インタビュー「兄弟の絆も見どころです」『シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班』 [Fuju Kamio Interview "Brotherly bonds are also a highlight" "Signal Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team"]. TV LIFE web (in Japanese). 2018-05-01. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ 2018年春ドラマ4月 2018.06.06 2018.07.18 (2018-06-06). "シグナル長期未解決事件捜査班 第九話(18/6/5放送)のあらすじ、ネタバレ、無料動画で見逃し配信、考察、視聴率情報はこちら！！". Vodtrend (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "ＴＳが初のドラマ主題歌！フジ坂口健太郎が刑事役". Nikkan Sports.
  8. ^ *"Even If I Die, It's You". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-29.
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  10. ^ *"Even If I Die, It's You". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  11. ^ "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年04月02日～2018年04月08日 11～20位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  13. ^ Kim, Bo-ra (2018-03-08). "[공식입장] 방탄소년단, 日드라마 '시그널' 주제가 부른다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  14. ^ "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年04月02日～2018年04月08日 11～20位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  15. ^ 坂口健太郎主演「シグナル　長期未解決事件捜査班」初回視聴率は関東９・７％　関西は１２・９％で２ケタ発進
  16. ^ 坂口健太郎主演「シグナル」第２話視聴率は関東８・４％、関西は１４・３％の高数字
  17. ^ "坂口健太郎主演「シグナル」第３回は８・３％ 関西では３話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  18. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第４回は７・９％ 関西は１３・０％で好調維持". Hochi.
  19. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第５回は６・７％ 関西では５話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  20. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第６話は５・７％ 関西は６話連続２ケタ維持". Hochi.
  21. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第７話は６・９％ 関西は７話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  22. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第８話は６・９％ 関西は１０・３％で２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  23. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第９話は７・３％ 前回から０・４ポイントアップ". Hochi.
  24. ^ "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」最終回は９・２％ 関西は１３・５％で有終の美". Hochi.
  25. ^ "Signal". Waku Waku Japan.
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