Signal (Japanese TV series)
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| Signal | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| シグナル (Shigunaru) | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Fuji TV |
| Based on | Signal by Kim Eun-hee[a] |
| Written by | Masaya Ozaki |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Don't Leave Me" by BTS |
| Composers | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
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| Camera setup | Single camera |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | April 10 – June 12, 2018 |
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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]
A sequel film, Signal the Movie, was released in theaters in Japan on April 2, 2021.[3]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kento Saegusa
- Michiko Kichise[4] as Misaki Sakurai
- Kazuki Kitamura[4] as Takeshi Ooyama
Supporting[edit]
*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[edit]
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 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||
Ratings[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Country | Network | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
 Indonesia Mongolia Myanmar Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Vietnam | WakuWaku Japan (with subtitles) | April 21, 2018[25] |
Film[edit]
A sequel film, simply titled Signal the Movie, was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by Hajime Hashimoto, 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[edit]
- ^ Both versions of Signal and the 2016 US TV series Frequency originate from the 2000 film of the same name by Toby Emmerich
References[edit]
- ^ "[단독] '시그널' 日 리메이크 확정, 사카구치 켄타로 출연". YTN.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ *"Even If I Die, It's You". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-29.
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- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés" (in French). April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ *"Even If I Die, It's You". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Bo-ra (2018-03-08). "[공식입장] 방탄소년단, 日드라마 '시그널' 주제가 부른다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Signal". Waku Waku Japan.
