A Girl & Three Sweethearts, known as Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto (好きな人がいること) in Japan, is a 2016 Japanese television drama, starring Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Shohei Miura and Shūhei Nomura. It aired on every Monday at 21:00 (JST) on Fuji Television beginning July 11, 2016 and ending on September 19, 2016.[1]
A Girl & Three Sweethearts | |
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Also known as | A Girl & Three Sweethearts |
Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto | |
Genre | Romance Comedy Drama |
Written by | Sayaka Kuwamura |
Directed by | Hiro Kanai Ryo Tanaka Tomonobu Moriwaki |
Starring | Mirei Kiritani Kento Yamazaki Shohei Miura Shūhei Nomura |
Opening theme | Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto by JY |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producer | Ryota Fujino |
Running time | 45 minutes Mondays at 21:00 (JST) |
Production company | Fuji Television Drama Production Center |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji Television |
Release | July 11 September 19, 2016 | –
Cast
edit- Mirei Kiritani as Misaki Sakurai
- A hardworking patissier who just got laid off, she bumps into her old crush Chiaki Shibasaki and ends up working for his family restaurant Sea Sons while moving in with him and his two brothers.
- Kento Yamazaki as Kanata Shibasaki
- The second Shibasaki brother, head chef of Sea Sons. He is very stoic, but his culinary skills are well-known. His half-sister is Manami Nishijima.
- Shohei Miura as Chiaki Shibasaki
- The eldest Shibasaki brother and Misaki's old crush. He owns and operates several restaurants including Sea Sons, the restaurant passed down to him and his brothers from his father after he died. He used to date Kaede Takatsuki, but they broke up after she moved away to study abroad in Boston. He hides many secrets in hopes to protect his family.
- Shūhei Nomura as Touma Shibasaki
- The youngest Shibasaki brother, a free spirit and womanizer. He quits culinary school without telling his brothers and questions what to do with his life.
- Sakurako Ohara as Manami Nishijima
- Kanata's half-sister. Her mother is suffering from a rare disease.
- Kenta Hamano as Nobuyuki Himura
- Chiaki's good friend from college.
- Hinako Sano as Mikako Okuda
- Nobuyuki's girlfriend.
- Marie Iitoyo as Fuka Ninomiya
- Touma's girlfriend. She is concerned about Touma's welfare.
- Nanao as Kaede Takatsuki
- Chiaki's ex-girlfriend and aspiring pianist. She has a complicated past she hides from Chiaki so he won't get hurt, but still loves him.
- Kōtarō Yoshida as Ryo Higashimura
- Head of a major restaurant chain, he wants to take over Sea Sons from the Shibasaki brothers and he's not afraid of using nefarious means to do so.
Episodes
editEpisode | Original air date | Episode title | Romanized title | English title | Director | Ratings (%) | Notes |
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1 | July 11, 2016 | 最高の再会、最低の出会い | Saikō no saikai, saitei no deai | Best of reunion, the lowest of the encounter | Hiro Kanai | ||
2 | July 18, 2016 | 最高のご褒美 | Saikō no go hōbi | Best reward | 10.4% [2] | ||
3 | July 25, 2016 | 好きです | Sukidesu | I like it | 8.7% [3] | ||
4 | August 1, 2016 | つのる想い | Tsunoru Omoi | Thought to raise | 9.5%[4] | Shuhei Nomura, Kenta Hamano, Miami D has also appeared in the sub-audio[5] | |
5 | August 8, 2016 | 告白 | Kokuhaku | Confessions | 8.4%[6] | ||
6 | August 15, 2016 | 彼の真実 | Kare no shinjitsu | His truth | 8.3%[7] | Miura Shohei & Shuhei Nomura appeared in the sub-audio[8] | |
7 | August 29, 2016 | 君の傍にいたい | Kimi no hata ni itai | I want to be your neighbor | 8.2%[9] | ||
8 | September 5, 2016 | 運命の夜 | Unmei no yoru | Fateful night | 7.7%[10] | ||
9 | September 12, 2016 | KISS | KISS | Kiss | 9.4%[11] | Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki and Ryota Fujino producer also appeared in the sub-audio project[12] | |
10 | September 19, 2016 | それだけ。 | Sore dake | That's all | 8.4%[13] |
Remark
edit- Episode 7 was not aired on Monday, August 22, 2016, due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (7:00 p.m. to 9:54 p.m. Japan consortium program). This episode was scheduled to be aired on Monday August 29, 2016[14]
International broadcast
editIn Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Mongolia, the drama is broadcast on WakuWaku Japan with a variety of subtitles under the title, A Girl and Three Sweethearts.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ "桐谷美玲、月9『好きな人がいること』初主演!山崎賢人、三浦翔平、野村周平が3兄弟" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "フジ月9「好きな人がいること」2週連続10%超え". 日刊スポーツ (in Japanese). 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ^ "月9「好きな人がいること」視聴率は8・7% 第3話で初の2桁割れ". スポニチアネックス (in Japanese). 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
- ^ "月9「好きな人が―」4話目視聴率は0・8%アップの9・5%" (in Japanese). 2016-08-02. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "好きな人がいること - とれたてフジテレビ". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ 株式会社スポーツニッポン新聞社マルチメディア事業本部. "月9「好きな人がいること」第5話視聴率 自己ワースト8・4% ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". www.sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "月9「好きな人が―」第6話視聴率は8・3%" (in Japanese). 2016-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "『好きな人がいること』三浦翔平&野村周平が副音声に登場" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ 株式会社スポーツニッポン新聞社マルチメディア事業本部. "月9「好きな人がいること」第7話視聴率は自己ワースト8・2% ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". www.sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ "「月9」視聴率は7・7% 今作過去最低を更新…好きな人がいること" (in Japanese). 2016-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ "山崎賢人「好きな人がいること」挽回上昇9・4% - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ "桐谷美玲&山崎賢人、最終回目前『スキコト』副音声に登場" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ "月9「好きな人がいること」最終回は8・4% 「スキコトロス」惜しむ声も". スポニチアネックス. September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "好きな人がいること - フジテレビ". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "WAKUWAKU Magazine Singapore". Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "WAKUWAKU JAPAN is a channel of japan entertainment".
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- A Girl & Three Sweethearts at IMDb