Signal (Japanese TV series)

Signal (Japanese: シグナル, Hepburn: Shigunaru), also known as Signal: Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team (Japanese: シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班, Hepburn: Shigunaru: Chōki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sōsahan), is a Japanese police procedural television series starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise and Kazuki Kitamura. It is a remake of the South Korean drama of the same name written by Kim Eun-hee, and aired every Tuesday at 21:00 JST from April 10 to June 12, 2018 on Fuji TV.[1][2]

Signal
Promotional poster
シグナル (Shigunaru)
Genre
Created byFuji TV
Based onSignal
by Kim Eun-hee[lower-alpha 1]
Written byMasaya Ozaki
Directed by
  • Akira Uchikata
  • Kosuke Suzuki
Starring
Opening theme"Don't Leave Me" by BTS
Composers
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Production
Producers
  • Takashi Hagiwara
  • Takahiro Kasabe
  • Mai Ishida
Camera setupSingle camera
Production companies
DistributorKansai Telecasting Corporation
Release
Original networkFuji TV
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseApril 10 (2018-04-10) –
June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)
Chronology
Followed bySignal the Movie (2021)
Related showsSignal (2016)

A sequel film, Signal the Movie, was released in theaters in Japan on April 2, 2021.[3]

Cast

Main

Supporting
  • Atsuro Watabe[4] as Tsutomu Yamada
  • Yuichi Kimura as Tsutomu Yamada
  • Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Shinya Kojima
  • Masahiro Komoto as Kazuo Iwata
  • Kaede Aono as Rika Anzai
  • Fuju Kamio as Ryota Kato
  • Yuito Obara[5] as Yōichi Ogawa

Original soundtrack

Boy group BTS from South Korea sang the opening theme song of the series entitled "Don't Leave Me".[6]

Title Year Artist Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[7]		 FRA Digital
[8]		 JPN US World
[9]
Oricon
[10]		 Hot 100
[11]
"Don't Leave Me"[12] 2018 BTS — 91 18 13 1
  • JPN: 4,611[13]
  • US: 9,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Ratings
Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
Kanto region Kansai region Ref.
1 April 10, 2018 9.7% 12.9% [14]
2 April 17, 2018 8.4% 14.3% [15]
3 April 24, 2018 8.3% 11.9% [16]
4 May 1, 2018 7.9% 13.0% [17]
5 May 8, 2018 6.7% 11.6% [18]
6 May 15, 2018 5.7% 9.7% [19]
7 May 22, 2018 6.9% 10.1% [20]
8 May 29, 2018 6.9% 10.3% [21]
9 June 5, 2018 7.3% 11.4% [22]
10 June 12, 2018 9.2% 13.5% [23]
Average 7.7% 11.9%

International broadcast
Country Network Premiere
Indonesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Vietnam		 WakuWaku Japan
(with subtitles)		 April 21, 2018[24]

Film
Main article: Signal the Movie

A sequel film, simply titled Signal the Movie, was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by Hajime Hashimoto, co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, and distributed by Toho, with cast members from the television series reprising their respective roles.[3]

Notes
  1. Both versions of Signal and the 2016 US TV series Frequency originate from the 2000 film of the same name by Toby Emmerich

References
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  2. "坂口健太郎、ドラマ初主演で警察官に！過去と現在が交差…未解決事件に挑む". Cinema Today.
  3. "劇場版シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班". Toho (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. "坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役　北村一輝、渡部篤郎も". Mainichi.
  5. 2018年春ドラマ4月 2018.06.06 2018.07.18 (2018-06-06). "シグナル長期未解決事件捜査班 第九話(18/6/5放送)のあらすじ、ネタバレ、無料動画で見逃し配信、考察、視聴率情報はこちら！！". Vodtrend (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "ＴＳが初のドラマ主題歌！フジ坂口健太郎が刑事役". Nikkan Sports.
  10. "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年04月02日～2018年04月08日 11～20位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  12. Kim, Bo-ra (2018-03-08). "[공식입장] 방탄소년단, 日드라마 '시그널' 주제가 부른다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  13. "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年04月02日～2018年04月08日 11～20位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  14. 坂口健太郎主演「シグナル　長期未解決事件捜査班」初回視聴率は関東９・７％　関西は１２・９％で２ケタ発進
  15. 坂口健太郎主演「シグナル」第２話視聴率は関東８・４％、関西は１４・３％の高数字
  16. "坂口健太郎主演「シグナル」第３回は８・３％　関西では３話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  17. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第４回は７・９％　関西は１３・０％で好調維持". Hochi.
  18. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第５回は６・７％　関西では５話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  19. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第６話は５・７％　関西は６話連続２ケタ維持". Hochi.
  20. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第７話は６・９％　関西は７話連続２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  21. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第８話は６・９％　関西は１０・３％で２ケタキープ". Hochi.
  22. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」第９話は７・３％　前回から０・４ポイントアップ". Hochi.
  23. "坂口健太郎初主演「シグナル」最終回は９・２％　関西は１３・５％で有終の美". Hochi.
  24. "Signal". Waku Waku Japan.
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