, officially stylized as ''dEVIL'', is a Japanese remake of the Korean suspense drama series titled ''

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'' () which aired on

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in 2007. The drama stars

Satoshi Ohno is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer. He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname . Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese ta ...

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...

and

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, both under the talent agency

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Synopsis

Ryo Naruse (Satoshi Ohno) is a two-faced lawyer: on the surface, he is a kind-hearted soul, representing the poor and earning the nickname "The Angel Lawyer" from the press; but unbeknownst to anyone else, he is also a "devil," meticulously plotting the perfect revenge against those responsible for his younger brother's death. Naoto Serizawa (Toma Ikuta) is a gung-ho detective whose overzealous methods mask a dark past which he is trying to overcome. When a family acquaintance of Serizawa's is murdered, Serizawa is thrust in the middle of a multiple-homicide case which stirs up memories of a dark event from his past.

Opening theme song

The theme song for this series is "

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" by

, a popular Japanese boy band which Satoshi Ohno is the leader of. In a preview of "Truth" promotional video on TBS morning entertainment news program ''2jichaō'', Ohno explains that the meaning of the song is very close to the content and feel of the whole drama. Arashi displayed their dancing in the promotional video of "Truth" with Ohno as the lead. It was revealed in Maō's official blog (written by the staffs / producers and posted at their official site) Ohno diligently practiced the intricate dance move in between takes because of his busy schedule.

Cast

Primary cast

as Ryo Naruse *

as Naoto Serizawa *

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as Shiori Sakita *

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as Hitoshi Kasai *

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as Mitsuru Souda *Tomohiro Waki as Yosuke Ishimoto *Misa Uehara as Kaoru Takatsuka *Mai Shinohara as Eri Nishina *Yutaka Shimizu as Keita Yamano *Kisuke Iida as Kanrikan Ishihara *Toshihide Tonesaku as Takashi Kurata *Michiko Kichise as Mari Serizawa *Hitori Gekidan as Noriyoshi Serizawa *Yuji Miyake as Hiromichi Nakanishi *Koji Ishizaka as Eisaku Serizawa

Secondary cast

*Hiroki Kouno as young Toomo Manaka *Toshi Takeuchi as Hideo Manaka *Haruki Kimura as young Naoto Serizawa *Kayano Masuyama as young Shiori Sakita *Yuto Uemura as young Hitoshi Kasai *Haruo Honma as young Mitsuru Souda *Ryunoshin Nakamura as young Yosuke Ishimoto

Guest appearances

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as Masayoshi Kumada (episode 1) *Mayumi Asaka as Yoshimi Manaka (episodes 1, 2, 4) *Tetsuo Morishita as Takahiro Kumada (episodes 1, 2) *Kitaro as Kunio Hayashi (episodes 1, 2) *Kaoru Okunuki as Tae Shintani (episodes 2–4) *Momoka Oono as Sora Shintani (episodes 2–5, 7) *Naomasa Musaka as Takahiro Ikehata (episodes 4–7) * Yūka as Makiko Naruse (episodes 4–7) *Outa Tanino as the real Ryo Naruse (episode 5) *Kyusaku Shimada as Oosumi Kazuma (episodes 5–7, 9)

Episodes

Awards

References

External links

Official website

{{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Drama 2008 Japanese television series debuts 2008 Japanese television series endings Kin'yō Dorama Japanese television series based on South Korean television series Live-action shows scored by Hiroyuki Sawano