is a 2011 Japanese television series and a remake of the 2009 South Korean series ''

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Plot

Miko is a 20-year-old girl. She is pure but prone to make mistakes. Since her father, who was a composer, died, grew up at an orphanage with her twin brother Mio Sakuraba. Now, Miko is at a convent dreaming of becoming a nun. But one day, a strange man named Mabuchi asks her to join a famous band called A*N*Jell due to her brother being out of the country. Once she agrees, something bigger than a love triangle starts to evolve, along with other people intertwined in this story.

Episodes

Cast

ANJell

Miori Takimoto is a Japanese actress and a former singer. Takimoto debuted in 2003 as a singer of the girl group Sweets, where she performed under the name Miori. After Sweets disbanded, Takimoto appeared on television as an actress. Biography Miori Takim ...

as Miko Sakuraba (female) & Mio Sakuraba (for disguised as male and playing as the real one too); A*N*Jell new vocalist/pianist * Yura Furutachi as young Miko * Kuu Furutachi as young Mio * Yuta Tamamori as Ren Katsuragi A*N*Jell lead vocal & guitarist * Riu Tanaka as young Ren * Taisuke Fujigaya as Shu Fujishiro A*N*Jell bassist *

Hikaru Yaotome is a Japanese singer, actor, tarento, and model. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP under Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi Prefecture. On December 1, 2002, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Later, he was put in the junior ...

as Yuuki Hongo A*N*Jell rapper & drummer

A*J Entertainment

* Takashima Masanobu as Ando Hiroshi (president of A*J Entertainment) * Yanagisawa Shingo as Mabuchi Hajime (Mio's manager) * Katase Nana as RINA * Nose Anna as Sawagi Yumiko

Others

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as NANA (actress & idol) * Tanoshingo as Toru (assistant) * Imori Miyuki as Sakuraba Shigeko (Miko & Mio's aunt) * Manda Hisako as Mizusawa Reiko (solo singer & Ren's mother)

Paparazzi reporters

* Rokkaku Seiji as Deguchi * Yamazaki Shigenori as Hashimoto * Shimizu Yutaka as Baba

ANJell's fans

* Takahashi Maiko as Misaki * Aoi as Nanami * Aizumi Moeri as Ayumi

Guests

Koda Kumi , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single " Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, " Real Emot ...

as herself (ep. 1) * Aoki Yuko as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party (ep. 1) * Kato Sylwia as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party (ep. 1) * Tanaka Minami as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party (ep. 1) * Ishizaka Koji as Harada (ep. 1) * Tani Kanon as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Honda Miyu as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Nagashima Terumi as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Uchida Junki as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Kasuga Kanon as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Sasahara Naoki as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Aoyama Kazuya as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Yoshida Akane as a child from the Aozora Gakuen (ep. 1) * Yashiba Toshihiro as an A.J Entertainment security guard (ep. 2) * Uchida Mikako (内田三香子) as a waitress (ep. 3) * Yabe Yukiko as a shop assistant (ep. 3) * Fujimoto Ryo (藤本涼) as a street clerk (ep. 3) * Tsujimoto Yuto (辻本優人) as a photographer (ep. 3) * Aoki Kazuyo * Masuda Naohiro (升田尚宏) as a newscaster (ep. 4) *

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as himself *

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as himself (special act ep. 8)

Music

It was announced that the band A.N.JELL from the TBS drama ''Ikemen desu ne'' will make their official debut on October 5, 2011. This band was originally a fictional band for the drama with Johnny’s Entertainment members Tamamori Yuta (

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) as Katsuragi Ren, Fujigaya Taisuke (Kis-My-Ft2) as Fukishiro Shu,

(

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

) as Hongo Yuki, and actress Takimoto Miori as Sakuraba Mio / Miko. Their debut CD temporary titled ''A.N.JELL with TBS "Ikemen desu ne" Music Collection'', will contain two discs – one including all four songs from the band and the other focusing on the OST of the drama with a special package to add. It will be released in two versions of Limited Edition and Regular Edition with the limited version including an original PV and a unique CD jacket. Also, the first print version of this regular version will enclose a rare CD jacket before Sakuraba was a member. ;Disc 1 #promise #futari (ふたり) #alone #Miss You ;Disc 2 #Ikemen desu ne Main Theme (美男ですね　メインテーマ) #Girl's Soul #Sunrise Shower #Youphoria #Pursuer #Aenaku naru mae ni (会えなくなる前に) #Ashita hareru kana (アシタハレルカナ) #Moon Knows #Run and Dive #Sky Sky Sky #Let's Play Tag #Bad Relations #Akegata no niji (明け方の虹) #You Are Not My Angel #My Formal Crisis #The Story Has Not Ended Yet #Tobikkiri no ai o komete (とびっきりの愛をこめて) #Asagi-iro no yoru (浅葱色の夜) #Someone's Sorrow #He Is My Hero #Yousei no kattou (妖精の葛藤) #Kokoro no oku no kata e (心の奥の方へ) #Ikemen desu ne Main Theme (美男ですね　メインテーマ) (Strings ver.) #Aenaku naru mae ni (会えなくなる前に) (Strings ver.) #Akegata no niji (明け方の虹) (Strings ver.)

References

External links

* {{in lang, ja Kin'yō Dorama 2011 Japanese television series debuts 2011 Japanese television series endings Musical television series Japanese television series based on South Korean television series