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is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008 until June 17, 2008. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa and Ryo Nishikido of japanese idol group Kanjani Eight. The special, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes aired on June 26, 2008. The series follow the life of Michiru Aida, a beauty parlor assistant who returns to Tokyo after 4 years. Bullied by her seniors at work and abused by her boyfriend, she is reunited with her best friend during high school, Ruka Kishimoto, a skilled motocross racer. Takeru, a make-up artist, is introduced to Ruka by her housemate, Eri and thus begin a journey of friendship. A manga counterpart focusing on Ruka's and Michiru's high school days is currently being published in Malika. Although episode 11 was supposed to be the final episode, a sudden phone call requested the producers to add on a special. A movie has also been announced due to Last Friends' immense popularity.〔(Entameblog )〕 Last Friends was number 1 on Fuji's top 50 list from June 16 till June 29.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fuji Top 50 List June 16 to June 29 )〕 However, it had since dropped to 6th place〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fuji Top 50 List after special )〕 after the broadcast of the special and as of the week of July 7 to 13, Last Friends ranked 9th on the Top 50 list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fuji Top 50 List June 30 to July 6 )〕 Aside from the official website at Fuji TV, another website has also been created, named "Last Friends: Another".〔(Last Friends:Another )〕 ==Creation and conception== Juri Ueno and Masami Nagasawa were originally approached for the role of Ruka and Michiru.〔(TokyoWrestling Interview Part 1 )〕 Asami Mizukawa was cast for the other woman character Taeko Asano planned to have in the drama.〔 Takeru, however was a last minute addition because the producers wanted a male presence in the drama.〔 Initially the drama, was to be only about domestic violence (DV) and gender identity disorder portrayed by Nagasawa and Ueno respectively. A character who used DV was then created.〔 Ueno was picked by Asano, who saw her performance in Rainbow Song. According to Asano, it was her intuition which said Ueno was perfect for the role of Ruka Kishimoto, a character with gender identity issues. Eita was cast because of his "feminine feel". Nagasawa was selected because Asano thought of her as the "smiling woman who worries".〔(TokyoWrestling Interview Part 2 )〕 Takeru's friendship with Ruka was in the "grey zone".〔(TokyoWrestling Interview Part 3 )〕 Asano stated that Ueno was very enthusiastic about her role from the beginning, asking about the hairstyle and clothing when she accepted the role. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Last Friends」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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