Love Song (2016 TV series)

Love Song
Genre	Romance Drama
Written by	Yasuko Kuramitsu
Directed by	Hiroshi Nishitani Shin Hirano
Starring	Masaharu Fukuyama Sakura Fujiwara
Opening theme	Soup by Sakura Fujiwara
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
Production
Producer(s)	Yoshihiro Suzuki Daisuke Kusagaya
Running time	54 minutes Mondays at 21:00 (JST)
Release
Original network	Fuji TV
Original release	April 11, 2016 – present
External links
Website

Love Song (ラヴソング Ravusongu) is a 2016 Japanese television drama, starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Sakura Fujiwara. It airs on Fuji TV on Mondays at 21:00 (JST) beginning April 11, 2016.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Kohei Kamishiro (Masaharu Fukuyama) worked as a musician in his past. He only had one hit song and his recording contract was eventually cancelled. He became devastated and left the field of music.

Twenty years later, Kohei Kamishiro keeps his distance from music, but his passion for music hasn't faded away. He leads a boring life. Due to his past experience, he finds it difficult to have a relationship with women. One day, a woman appears in front of him. She has a complex and because of this leads a solitary life. The woman though has an amazing singing voice. By meeting her, Kohei begins to think he wants to make music again.

Cast

• Masaharu Fukuyama as Kohei Kamishiro
• Sakura Fujiwara as Sakura Sano
• Masaki Suda as Soraichi Amano
• Kaho as Mami Nakamura
• Miki Mizuno as Natsuki Shishido
• Ryudo Uzaki as Yuji Sasa
• Tetsushi Tanaka as Taizo Masumura
• Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Kazuo Hoshida
• Sayaka Yamaguchi as Ryoko Watanabe
• Houka Kinoshita as Fumio Takigawa
• Shogo Sakamoto as Masashi Takahashi
• Taro Suruga as Kenta Nomura

Episodes

No.	Original air date	Episode title	Romanized title	Director	Ratings (%)
1	April 11, 2016	あなたにこの声を届けたい!!たった一つの恋と歌が人生を変えていく!	Anata ni ko no koe o todoketai! ! Tatta hitotsu no koi to uta ga jinsei o kaete iku!	Hiroshi Nishitani	10.6%[4]
2	April 18, 2016	7秒の勇気で世界が変わる	7-Byō no yūki de sekai ga kawaru		09.1%[5]
3	April 25, 2016	あなたを想って歌います!	Anata o omotte utaimasu!		09.4%[6]
(Viewing rates are examined by Video Research in Kantō region)

References

1. "福山「月９」で結婚後初ドラマ！" (in Japanese). Hochi. February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
2. "月９「ラヴソング」吃音を題材にしたワケ　藤原さくらが熱演" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
3. "藤原さくら、ヒロイン大抜てき！月９で福山と心通わす" (in Japanese). Sanspo. February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
4. "福山雅治主演“月9”ドラマ『ラヴソング』初回10.6%". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
5. "月９「ラヴソング」苦戦続く…第２話で早くも視聴率２桁割れ9.1%". スポニチアネックス (in Japanese). 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
6. "福山雅治主演　月９「ラヴソング」第３話視聴率は微増9.4%". スポニチアネックス (in Japanese). 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Love Song at the Internet Movie Database