Ratings Fall Below Expectations for New Ueno Juri Drama

 Starring Ueno Juri, Eita and Korean singer Hero, the Fuji TV drama Sunao ni Narenakute had its first episode aired this past Thursday night. Even though there was a kiss scene between the two main leads, as well as a huge sacrifice made by actor Tamayama Tetsuji, who had to passionately kiss his female boss Okuda, the drama failed to attract high ratings, pulling in 11.9%.

Sunao ni Narenakute is lead by
producer Nakano Toshiyuki, who previously worked with Ueno and Eita on the drama Last Friends. He expressed that 'Friends' only received 13.9% ratings on its first episode, but ended off with 22%. He is hopeful that 'Sunao' will do the same.