Akina Nakamori

SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.

Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.

SixTONES' first TV variety show features fun challenges, quirky projects, and a gourmet segment, creating an entertaining and unpredictable mix of humor and surprises with popular guest appearances.

Segawa Rio, a quick-acting detective, gets transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Violent Crimes Division after she got shot during her previous case. She is made to work together with Nagumo Jun, a level-headed but eccentric psychology professor whose skills at behavioral analysis are the key to tracking down the criminals. There's also Teranishi Kei, a shy young detective who's had a crush on Segawa since their days at the academy...

The story is set around five employees working hard in the lesser Tama branch of a secret society aiming for world domination called the Calcal Group: an aspirational new recruit, a polite but self-conscious superior, a modern guy with a cold attitude to everything, a hotheaded but kind senior employee and a handsome older man leading the pack.

Manda Kana (Kuroki Hitomi) is an average 44 year old housewife with a husband and kids. Growing up, Kana took ballet classes, but due to financial issues in the home she quit and has never started up again. And then...she meets with the world of ballet once more.

Kiyoka, a doctor, will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the woman she thinks brought destruction to her marriage and life. Misaki, a working interpreter, wife and mother-to-be, will do anything to protect the people she loves. Meanwhile, both women are forced to reconcile the love for their husbands with other men in their lives who seem to understand their very essence.

Yuji was once a top rock star. He comes back to Japan after the two years of US life. Nobody pays attention to him any more. Aoi who becomes his manager tries very hard to get work for him. He still has pride. Finally by Aoi's effort he can hold a concert. (source: dramawiki)

Akina Nakamori’s first appearance in a TV drama. The special depicts the process by which an office lady who comes from a rural area grows as a person through the way of life of a man who intrudes into the communal life of women.

The Best Ten was a popular music TV program on TBS channel that ran from January 19, 1978 until September 28, 1989, for a total of 603 episodes. It was broadcasted live every Thursday from 21:00 to 21:54. Every week top ten ranking songs were announced from the 10th position to the 1st using a "ranking board", which was inspired by flap displays at international airports. After announcement of the song the artist would usually appear through the "Mirror Gate", chat with the hosts and proceed to perform the song. Some performances were aired from remote locations. The singers were usually accompanied by a live orchestra, although later in the run karaoke also became common. Hosts: 1. 1978.01.19–1985.04.25 (eps. 1–375) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Kume Hiroshi (久米宏) 2. 1985.05.02–1985.09.26 (eps. 376–397) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & a rotating male host: Matsumiya Kazuhiko (松宮一彦), Ikushima Hiroshi (生島ヒロシ) or Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 3. 1985.10.03–1986.09.25 (eps. 398–448) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Konishi Hiroyuki (小西博之) 4. 1986.10.02–1989.01.05 (eps. 449–565) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 5. 1989.01.12–1989.09.28 (eps. 566–603) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子), Watanabe Masayuki (渡辺正行) & Karasawa Akihiro (柄沢晃弘)

A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.