Setsuyaku Rock
Setsuyaku Rock | |
Genre | Comedy[1] |
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Manga | |
Written by | Hiromi Okubo |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Morning KC |
Magazine | Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 22, 2016 – July 6, 2017 |
Volumes | 3 |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Produced by |
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Written by | Hayashi Mori |
Music by | Hidehiro Kawai |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Original run | January 22, 2019 – March 26, 2019 |
Episodes | 10 |
Setsuyaku Rock (Japanese:
Plot
Takao Matsumoto, a 30-year-old salaryman who has a passion for Western rock music, has ¥0 in his savings, causing his girlfriend, Makiko, to break up with him. After discovering how delicious homemade food is, Takao decides to start being frugal in order to get back together with Makiko. Each chapter depicts Takao saving money in various situations, such as food, electricity, clothes, and medical expenses.[1] Every time Takao saves money, it is accompanied with a visual gag of him hearing money rain down into an imaginary piggy bank.[2]
Characters
- Takao Matsumoto (
松本 タカオ, Matsumoto Takao) - Portrayed by: Tatsuya Ueda[3]
- Takao is a 30-year-old salaryman who works at an advertising agency, earning a net income of ¥200,000.[1] He plays in a band and has no sense of money.[1]
- Makiko Oguro (
大黒 マキコ, Ōguro Makiko) - Portrayed by: Mina Fujii[4]
- Makiko is Takao's ex-girlfriend who breaks up with him over his lack of sense of money.[1]
- Kouta Inaba (
稲葉 コウタ, Inaba Kōta) - Portrayed by: Daiki Shigeoka[3]
- Inaba is a refreshing and handsome man who Takao sees as his rival,[5] especially when Makiko befriends him.[2]
- Hamada (
浜田 ) - Hamada is a follower of Takao's Instagram account and they develop a close relationship when they meet in person.
Media
Manga
Setsuyaku Rock is written and illustrated by Hiromi Okubo . It was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Morning from December 22, 2016, (2017 issue nos. 4 and 5)[6][7] to July 6, 2017 (2017 issue no. 32).[8][9] The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by Kodansha under the Morning KC imprint.[7]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | January 23, 2018[10] | 978-4-06-510836-9 |
2 | March 13, 2019[11] | 978-4-06-515418-2 |
3 | May 23, 2019[12] | 978-4-06-515599-8 |
Television drama
A live-action television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2018, as the seventh entry to Nippon TV's late-night Monday television block, Shin Dora.[3][5] The series aired on Nippon TV from January 22, 2019,[a] to March 26, 2019, for 10 episodes.[13]
The series was re-imagined as a buddy comedy[2] and stars KAT-TUN member Tatsuya Ueda as Takao and Johnny's West member Daiki Shigeoka as Inaba.[3] On December 24, 2018, Mina Fujii was cast as Makiko.[4] Other series regulars include Ayaka Wilson and Takashi Ukaji as Rin Shiina and Keizō Kuwata respectively, original characters created for the drama.[4][14] Cookie from the comedy duo Yasei Bakudan also plays an original character created for the drama as the "god of rock", with ten different appearances based on popular Western musicians.[13][15]
The drama adaptation is directed by Kaku Mizuno, Atsushi Okamoto, and Kai Ōe, with Hayashi Mori writing the script and Hidehiro Kawai composing the music.[5] The theme song is "Go Ahead" by KAT-TUN.[3][16] In addition, Ueda performed the insert song "Setsuyaku Rock."[17] A version of the song was also performed as a duet between Ueda and Shigeoka, credited as the "Setsuyaku Rockers."[18]
Nippon TV rebroadcast the drama beginning on July 20, 2020, with the addition of newly filmed scenes.[2] The new scenes took place a year after the initial broadcast of the final episode and take place in July 2020, depicting Takao and Inaba reflecting on the events of the past year as they are being kidnapped.[19]
No. | Title [20] | Original air date |
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1 | "Rock, Savings, and Empty Space" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Hazama de" (Japanese: ロックと | January 22, 2019 |
2 | "Rock, Savings, and Fashion" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Oshare" (Japanese: ロックと | January 29, 2019 |
3 | "Rock, Savings, and Drinking Party" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Nomikai" (Japanese: ロックと | February 5, 2019 |
4 | "Rock, Savings, and Utility Costs" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Suidō Kōnetsu Hi" (Japanese: ロックと | February 12, 2019 |
5 | "Rock, Savings, and Office" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Ofisu" (Japanese: ロックと | February 19, 2019 |
6 | "Rock, Savings, and High-Class Cooking" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Kōkyū Ryōri" (Japanese: ロックと | February 26, 2019 |
7 | "Rock, Savings, and Extremely Cheap Cooking" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Gekiyasu Ryōri" (Japanese: ロックと | March 5, 2019 |
8 | "Rock, Savings, and Male Improvement" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Otoko Migaki" (Japanese: ロックと | March 12, 2019 |
9 | "The Ultimate Savings" Transliteration: "Kyūkyoku no Setsuyaku" (Japanese: | March 19, 2019 |
10 | "Rock and Savings are Called Love" Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku de Ai o Yobu" (Japanese: ロックと | March 26, 2019 |
See also
- It's All About the Looks – Japanese manga series written by the same author
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e 「ひとパー」
大久保 ヒロミが描 く30歳 貯金 ゼロ男 の節約 コメディ「節約 ロック」 [Hitomi Okubo, author of It's All About the Looks, draws Setsuyaku Rock, a comedy about a 30-year-old man with no savings trying to be frugal]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ a b c d
上田 竜也 ×重岡 大 毅 『節約 ロック』新 撮 追加 で特別 編 放送 「良 いコンビ感 を出 したい」【コメント全文 】 [Setsuyaku Rock, starring Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka, is rebroadcast with new scenes: "I want to give it a feeling of a good duo"]. Oricon (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ a b c d e f KAT-TUN
上田 、主演 ドラマで直球 コメディー初 挑戦 ライバルにジャニーズWEST重岡 [KAT-TUN's Ueda takes on a challenge in the starring role of his first direct comedy, with Johnny's West Shigeoka as his rival]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ a b c KAT-TUN
上田 竜也 主演 ドラマ、追加 キャスト決定 藤井 美 菜 、アヤカ・ウィルソン、宇梶剛士 ら [Mina Fujii, Ayaka Wilson, and Takashi Ukaji added to the cast of drama starring Tatsuya Ueda from KAT-TUN]. Oricon (in Japanese). December 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 18, 2018). "Setsuyaku Rock Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series in January". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ モーニング2017
年 4・5合併 号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2024. - ^ a b "
節約 ロック" [Rock Savings]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ モーニング2017
年 32号 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024. - ^ "
節約 ロック" [Rock Savings]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ 【1
月 23日 付 】本日 発売 の単行 本 リスト [(January 23) List of tankōbon released today]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ 【3
月 13日 付 】本日 発売 の単行 本 リスト [(March 13) List of tankōbon released today]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ 【5
月 23日 付 】本日 発売 の単行 本 リスト [(March 13) List of tankōbon released today]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ a b くっきー、"ロックの
神様 "役 で10変化 KAT-TUN上田 竜也 「笑 いをこらえるのが大変 」 [Cookie makes 10 appearances in the role of the "god of rock"; Tatsuya Ueda from KAT-TUN states, "It's hard to hold back your laughter"]. Oricon (in Japanese). January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ Ressler, Karen (December 24, 2018). "Setsuyaku Rock Live-Action Series Adds 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 16, 2019). "Setsuyaku Rock Live-Action Series Adds Comedian Cookie as Original Character". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ KAT-TUN、
火 がテーマの10thアルバム「IGNITE」リリース [KAT-TUN releases their 10th album, Ignite, on Tuesday]. Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2019. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ KAT-TUN
上田 竜也 、劇 中歌 「節約 ROCK」に手応 え「ギャップを楽 しんで」 [Tatsuya Ueda from KAT-TUN reacts to music clip of Setsuyaku Rock: "Enjoy the gap in [Takao's] appearance"]. Oricon (in Japanese). February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^
上田 竜也 ×重岡 大 毅 『節約 ロック』で劇 中歌 セッション「すごく面白 かった」 [Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka have a session in music clip of "Setsyaku Rock": "It was very fun"]. Oricon (in Japanese). February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^
上田 竜也 ×重岡 大 毅 コンビが再 び、「節約 ロック」新 撮 パートありの"ちょっと特別 編 " [Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka return as a duo, Setsuyaku Rock's "slightly special version" features newly filmed parts]. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - ^ ストーリー [Story]. Nippon TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
External links
- Official website of the TV drama (in Japanese)