Okumura Hatsune is a new Japanese singer and songwriter. She is only 18 years old (born October 11, 1990).

Okomura Hatsune 3rd single is Honto Wa Ne, which is the ending theme of “Seigi no Mikata” J-Dorama.

Artist : Okumura Hatsune
Single : Honto wa ne
Released Date: 23 July 2008

Tracklist:
1.Honto wa ne
2.Natsu Iro no Koi
3.Honto wa ne (Instrumental)
4.Natsu Iro no Koi (Instrumental)

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Popularity: 38% [?]

Oricon has published the results of its viewer satisfaction rankings for the television drama series of 2007. #1 was “Hana Yori Dango 2,” which also ranked highest in the winter survey. It was followed closely by the top spring drama, “Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu,” but the top summer drama, “LIFE,” managed to only make #11.

The top 20 are:

1. Hana Yori Dango 2 (75.2%)
2. Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu (74.9%)
3. Galileo (73.6%)
4. Iryu 2 (73.2%)
5. Karei Naru Ichizoku (71.3%)
6. SP (70.9%)
7. Haken no Hinkaku (70.0%)
8. Papa to Musume no Nanokakan (69.7%)
9. LIAR GAME (69.2%)
10. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (69.0%)

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Popularity: 15% [?]

Video Research Ltd. has published a top 10 list of the highest-rated television dramas this year. The list includes both tanpatsu and renzoku dramas, though only the top episode counted for the latter.

#1 was the final episode of “Karei Naru Ichizoku” (30.4%), which starred Takuya Kimura and other popular celebrities. TBS ran the show during the winter, the same season it aired “Hana Yori Dango 2,” which ranked #2 with its finale (27.6%). NTV also had a hit that season with “Haken no Hinkaku,” whose closer was third on the list at 26.0%.

“Dondo Bare” was #4 (24.8%), slightly ahead of the “Galileo” opener (24.7%). #6 was the first part of the Seicho Matsumoto adaptation “Ten to Sen” that marked Beat Takeshi’s return to TV drama.

In August, NTV aired “Kimi ga Kureta Natsu” as part of its “24 Hour Television” charity program, and the starring pair of Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada brought in ratings of 23.3%.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

A few theme songs for next season’s television dramas were recently announced.

Tatsuro Yamashita is providing “Zutto Issho Sa” for Fuji TV’s “Bara no nai Hanaya,” which stars Shingo Katori and Yuko Takeuchi. With a scheduled release date in early March, it will be his first single since 2005.

Actress Alisa Mizuki, on the other hand, will release her first single in five years. The song, called “ENGAGED,” will be used as the theme for the NTV series “Saito-san,” which she stars in. Recording for the song actually began two years ago, but it was constantly being rewritten. The single goes on sale February 6.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

At the end of last month, it was revealed that Shoko Nakagawa and Mao Inoue recorded a song together for use in the “Anmitsu Hime” drama special in January. It has been revealed that the collaboration will be used as the show’s theme song, and is actually a new version of the Princess Princess single, “Diamonds.”

Other cast members from the drama special participated in the song as well, including Toshiro Yanagiba, Mari Natsuki, Shigeru Izumiya, Masaki Kyomoto, Yumi Shirakawa, and Morisanchu.

Fuji TV will broadcast “Anmitsu Hime” on January 6 at 7:00pm.

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Popularity: 8% [?]