Ren Meguro To Lead TV Asahi April Drama Written by Jun Ikeido
Ren Meguro of Snow Man will star in TV Asahi's Thursday 9 p.m. slot for the April 2027 season. Jun Ikeido provides the original concept and writes the screenplay under his alias Michio Tsubaki.
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Why it matters
Ikeido is handing a full original drama to a single lead for the first time as the credited concept creator, and TV Asahi is pairing that name with a Snow Man member coming off a Season 2 role in SHOGUN.
Key Facts
- Ren Meguro of Snow Man will star in TV Asahi's Thursday 9:00 to 9:54 p.m. drama slot for the April 2027 season.
- Jun Ikeido provides the original concept and writes the screenplay under the alias Michio Tsubaki.
- The title, Meguro's role, the story, and co-stars have not been announced.
- Meguro completed a shoot in Canada for Season 2 of SHOGUN.
- TV Asahi executive producer Yumiko Miwa said the project has been in development for several years.
TV Asahi says the title, Meguro's role, the story, and co-stars are still under wraps. Executive producer Yumiko Miwa said the project has been in development for several years.
The project has no title, no character, and no supporting cast announced, but TV Asahi has already fixed its slot: Thursdays from 9:00 to 9:54 p.m., starting with the April 2027 season. Yumiko Miwa, the executive producer, said the idea has been in development for several years and that the team had been hoping for Meguro specifically. Ikeido writes under Michio Tsubaki, the alias he used on the film The Children of Shylock, which won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Screenplay. Meguro's last major shoot took place entirely in Canada for Season 2 of SHOGUN.
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- Cinema Today 目黒蓮、池井戸潤と初タッグ！「SHOGUN」経て4月期テレ朝ゴールデン帯連ドラ単独初主演