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Signal (Japanese TV series)

{{short description|2018 Japanese television drama series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Signal japanese tv series poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{nihongo|シグナル|Shigunaru}}

| genre = {{ubl|Procedural|Drama|Thriller}}

| creator = Fuji TV

| writer = Masaya Ozaki

| based_on = {{based on|Signal|Kim Eun-hee}}{{efn|Both versions of Signal and the 2016 US TV series Frequency originate from the 2000 film of the same name by Toby Emmerich}}

| director = {{ubl|Akira Uchikata|Kosuke Suzuki}}

| starring = {{ubl|Kentaro Sakaguchi|Michiko Kichise|Kazuki Kitamura|}}

| opentheme = "Don't Leave Me" by BTS

| endtheme =

| composer = {{ubl|Yuki Hayashi|Asami Tachibana}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| num_seasons =

| num_episodes = 10

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer =

| producer = {{ubl|Takashi Hagiwara|Takahiro Kasabe|Mai Ishida}}

| editor =

| cinematography =

| camera = Single camera

| runtime =

| company = {{ubl|Kansai Telecasting Corporation|Horipro}}

| network = Fuji TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2018|4|10}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2018|6|12}}

| related = {{Plainlist|

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}}

{{Nihongo|Signal|シグナル|Shigunaru|lead=yes}}, also known as {{Nihongo|Signal: Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team|シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班|Shigunaru: Chōki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sōsahan|lead=yes}}, 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.{{cite web|title=[단독] '시그널' 日 리메이크 확정, 사카구치 켄타로 출연|url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/1406_201802011809019379|website=YTN|date=February 2018 }}{{cite web|title=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|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0098540|website=Cinema Today|date=19 February 2018 }}

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

Cast

=Main=

  • Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kento Saegusa
  • Michiko Kichise{{cite web|title=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|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180227/dyo/00m/200/023000c|website=Mainichi}} as Misaki Sakurai
  • Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Ooyama

=Supporting=

{{colbegin}}*Atsuro Watabe 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{{Cite web |date=2018-05-01 |script-title=ja:神尾楓珠インタビュー「兄弟の絆も見どころです」『シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班』 |trans-title=Fuju Kamio Interview "Brotherly bonds are also a highlight" "Signal Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team" |url=https://www.tvlife.jp/pickup/169384 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816181825/https://www.tvlife.jp/pickup/169384 |archive-date=2023-08-16 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=TV LIFE web |language=ja}} as Ryota Kato
  • Yuito Obara{{Cite web|last=2018年春ドラマ4月 2018.06.06 2018.07.18|date=2018-06-06|title=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！！|url=https://vod-trend.com/signal-episode9/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Vodtrend|language=ja}} as Yōichi Ogawa{{colend}}

Original soundtrack

Boy group BTS from South Korea sang the opening theme song of the series entitled "Don't Leave Me".{{cite web|title=TSが初のドラマ主題歌！フジ坂口健太郎が刑事役|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201803070000796.html|website=Nikkan Sports}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="3" style="width:12em;"| Title

! rowspan="3"| Year

! rowspan="3"| Artist

! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="3"| Sales

scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"|KOR
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=52&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Even If I Die, It's You |website=Gaon Music Chart |language=ko |access-date=2016-12-29}}

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|FRA Digital

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2018&we=14|language=fr|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés}}

! scope="col" colspan="2"| JPN

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"|US World
*{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-02-04/world-digital-songs|title=Even If I Die, It's You |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2017-06-20}}

  • {{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-04-14/world-digital-song-sales|publisher=Billboard |title=World Digital Song Sales|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|Oricon
{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/|title=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|work=ORICON NEWS|accessdate=April 17, 2018|language=ja-JP|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412152745/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/|archivedate=April 12, 2018}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|Hot 100
{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=04&day=23|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100|work=Billboard JAPAN|accessdate=April 21, 2018|language=ja-JP}}

scope="row"|"Don't Leave Me"{{Cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0003732863|title=[공식입장] 방탄소년단, 日드라마 '시그널' 주제가 부른다|access-date=2018-04-04|date=2018-03-08|last=Kim|first=Bo-ra|language=ko}}

|2018

|BTS

|—

|91

|18

|13

|1

|

  • JPN: 4,611{{Cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/|title=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|accessdate=April 17, 2018|work=ORICON NEWS|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412152745/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2018-04-16/p/2/|archivedate=April 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
  • US: 9,000
colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Ratings

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="2" |Broadcast date

! colspan="3" |Average audience share

width="110"|Kanto region

! width="110"|Kansai region

! width="30"|Ref.

1

| April 10, 2018

| 9.7%

| 12.9%

|[http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180411-OHT1T50057.html 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]

2

| April 17, 2018

| 8.4%

| 14.3%

|[http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180418-OHT1T50059.html 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]

3

| April 24, 2018

| 8.3%

| 11.9%

|{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180425-OHT1T50043.html|website=Hochi|date=25 April 2018 }}

4

| May 1, 2018

| 7.9%

| 13.0%

|{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180502-OHT1T50074.html|website=Hochi|date=2 May 2018 }}

5

| May 8, 2018

| 6.7%

| 11.6%

|{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180509-OHT1T50044.html|website=Hochi|date=9 May 2018 }}

6

| May 15, 2018

| 5.7%

| 9.7%

|{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180516-OHT1T50108.html|website=Hochi|date=16 May 2018 }}

7

| May 22, 2018

| 6.9%

| 10.1%

|{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180523-OHT1T50044.html|website=Hochi|date=23 May 2018 }}

8

| May 29, 2018

| 6.9%

| 10.3%

| {{cite web |title=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 |url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180530-OHT1T50072.html |website=Hochi|date=30 May 2018 }}

9

| June 5, 2018

| 7.3%

| 11.4%

|{{cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180606-OHT1T50045.html |website=Hochi|date=6 June 2018 }}

10

| June 12, 2018

| 9.2%

| 13.5%

| {{cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180613-OHT1T50090.html |website=Hochi|date=13 June 2018 }}

colspan="2" |Average

! 7.7%

! 11.9%

!

International broadcast

class="wikitable"

! Country

! Network

! Premiere

{{flagicon|IDN}} Indonesia
{{flagicon|Mongolia}} Mongolia
{{flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar
{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka
{{flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam

| WakuWaku Japan
(with subtitles)

| April 21, 2018{{cite web|title=Signal|url=https://www.wakuwakujapan.com/en/program/detail/wj0000004334/|website=Waku Waku Japan}}

Film

{{main|Signal the Movie}}

A sequel film, simply titled Signal the Movie, was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by {{ill|Hajime Hashimoto|ja|橋本一}}, co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, and distributed by Toho, with cast members from the television series reprising their respective roles.{{cite web|url=https://www.toho.co.jp/movie/lineup/signal.html|title=劇場版シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班|website=Toho|language=ja|access-date=April 2, 2021}}

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|ktv.jp/signal/}}
  • {{IMDb title|tt8315772}}

Category:2018 Japanese television series debuts

Category:Japanese-language television shows

Category:Japanese crime television series

Category:Japanese fantasy television series

Category:Japanese police procedural television series

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Category:Fuji Television dramas

Category:Japanese television series based on South Korean television series