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The situation for TV stations in Japan seems get more serious season after season. Dropping advertising revenues and a rapidly declining number of viewers force them to reduce the costs at all ends and doramas are no exception.

You might have already noticed that this upcoming fall season there are going to be a a couple more sequels than usual with doramas such as "Liar Game 2", "Sono Otoko, Fuku-Shocho 3" or "Koshonin 2". The magazine Shukan Josei now reports that we will continue to see this trend towards sequels of popular older doramas instead of putting a lot of money into new projects and the new sets that would come with them throughout the next seasons.

The most surprising sequel that is already expected to start in January is "Code Blue 2" starring Yamashita Tomohisa. It’s still just a rumor, but there are a lot of sources telling the same information. If this holds to be true, then we would see one of the fastest sequels. After all the original "Code Blue" only aired about 1 year ago. Another trend is to save costs by producing movies based on doramas or the other way around. This upcoming season we have "Real Clothes" as a nice example, but next year we are also going to see a 2nd movie based on the "Koshonin" series and the first one of the "Liar Game" series.

Of course, we still have original projects such as "Tokyo DOGS" starring Oguri Shun, but don’t be surprised to find out that Fuji TV actually saved a lot of money on this one as well. Apparently they are going to put a lot of money into Oguri’s directorial debut that’s going to release next year and in return he had(!) to appear in their Monday-09pm dorama slot, hoping that he could boost up their ratings again. Whether he even had to do it for less money is not known, but it wouldn’t be that surprising anymore. Of course Fuji TV is denying those rumors, "We’ve never heard anything about such a deal. We have a high opinion in the dorama’s content and in Oguri’s abilities as an actor."

Okay so what can we look forward to in 2010? It seems like there will be a lot of sequels, at least if you believe those rumors floating around the backs of those major TV stations. By the way, it’s not just Fuji TV and their "Code Blue" rumor. A "Bloody Monday 2" starring Miura Haruma in 2010 seems to be pretty much a done deal for TBS, too. Another of those really fast sequels. Both of them have been nice doramas with good ratings, so can you really blame the TV stations for playing safe?

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[oldspoiler]no mention of Gokusen 4?? xD there ARE rumors about it as well..[/oldspoiler]

Woohoo! Code Blue 2 and Bloody Monday 2

I love these two dramas and don't mind having a sequel

oh dear...seems this and last season's jdoramas haven't been doing very well lately in the ratings...compared to last year's jdoramas...could the problem be the dramas themselves? Not interesting enough for the viewers?
I've been observing the ratings for this season's jdoramas, and much of them aren't doing very well...around 'mediocre' or so...only a few of the dramas are doing quite well with double digits.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to Shun's [b]Tokyo DOGS[/b]! But by the sound of things, it sounds like he has a lot of pressure on him, Fuji TV is counting on him to push up their ratings. But with his popularity, and talent as an actor, I'm sure he'll do great! I'm also looking forward to the movie that he'll be directing!

Hope all goes well.

This post has been edited by C♥旬:聖:亀: 05 October 2009 - 04:50 AM

Certainly not G4 since Nakama Yukie already said the movie would be her last portrayal of Yankumi. T.T If they changed the sensei or did something similar, it'd most probably incur the wrath of Gokusen fans. Besides, I really don't need anotheer rewritten Gokusen 1.

Code Blue got too draggy and aimless towards the last few eps and I stopped watching so i guess I won't be catching the sequal if it did get filmed. Oh well...this meant a lot less doramas to watch in the future seasons!

I had previously felt that Jdoramas lack sequels (I could only remember Kindaichi and Trick, both of which are basically stand-alone episodes linked together) and this was a regret because I want to know so much more about the 'happily-ever-afters' of my fav characters....but then came Hana Yori Dango...and that kind of opened the floodgates I guess.

This post has been edited by karened: 05 October 2009 - 10:24 AM

Yay less doramas to watch means more time for other things. *lol*

And yeah after realizing certain actors (or idols) aren't always a guarantee for good ratings they try to stupidly copy the plots... what a great idea!!! [/irony]

I doubt that Code Blue won't get less boring with a sequel...


And no comment about the Gokusen 4 rumour or I'll have to kick someone!

i didnt even know code blue has a sequel til this year lol
i mean liar game was expected but code blue?
well i hope they both turn out good
as a fan of erika i am gonna watch both the dramas

omg
bloody monday 2??
wooah!!!
dont mind having a sequel !!

Code Blue ?!?
Yay~!!! I LOVE that drama~!!
It is sooooooooooooooooooooo GOOD!!!

Code Blue 2 and Bloody Monday 2 surely are must-watch series for the year 2010...
I don't think there will be a Gokusen 4 too... that would be kinda awkward, if they are gonna do sequels maybe it would be best if it would be for the next 3 or 5 years..

I was hoping a Code Blue sequel since I learned and enjoyed a lot from it, Bloody Monday's ending was a bit fast too..

i'm just waitingg for TOKYO DOGS (:
that sound suuper awesome ! && of course liar game 2 ! LOL , love erikaa ;;
BLOODY MONDAY 2 ? PLEASE . that would be the awesomestt (;

I still have high hopes for a season 2 for Bloody Monday. The ending was just too open and a cliff hanger.

OMGEEEE!!! YAY!! I FEEL SO HAPPY!!! HOPEFULLY THE RUMORS ARE TRUE, AND CAN'T WAIT FOR LIAR GAME AND TOKYO DOGS!! =)

This post has been edited by Melissa L.: 06 October 2009 - 03:26 AM