"Stove League" Japanese version, SBS's surprise programming..Kazuya Kamenashi stars [Official]

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The remake drama of "Stove League" produced in Japan will be available in Korea through SBS.

The Japanese remake of the same name based on the SBS drama "Stove League" aired in 2019 (hereinafter referred to as "Stove League Japanese version") will be released in Japan on March 28, and will be broadcast on the terrestrial SBS channel from March 29, the next day in Korea. This work is a joint project between Korea and Japan jointly promoted by Studio S, a drama studio under SBS, and NTT Docomo Studio & Live, a Japanese video production company.

The original "Stove League" was a hot topic that caused social syndrome when it was aired in Korea, and it depicts the process of Baek Seung-soo (Nam Goong-min), the new general manager who was appointed to the lowest professional baseball team "Dreamz", rebuilding the team through drastic reforms, with a highest viewer rating of 20.8% at the time and winning a number of awards, including the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards TV Drama Awards. These achievements served as an opportunity to prove the expandability and global competitiveness of the original IP.

The news of the remake in the Japanese market, where interest in baseball is high, is also highly anticipated in the region. Kazuya Kamenashi, a member of the Japanese idol group KAT-TUN, a singer and sportscaster, plays the main role of the "Stove League Japanese version" and the general manager of the professional baseball team "Dreams" (Nam Goong-min), and the role of the operation team leader Lee Se-young (Park Eun-bin) in the original will be played by actor Nehru Nagahama from the popular Japanese girl group "Keyaki-zaka46." Meanwhile, Nomura Mansai, a former member of the prestigious Japanese traditional theater "Kyogen" family and a representative Japanese actor, will appear in the role of the club president (played by Oh Jung-se), who is in conflict with the general manager.

The Japanese version also added a differentiating element unique to the remake. Cha Jun-ho, a member of the idol group DRIPPIN, participated in the role of Lim Min-jong, a Korean-born player, and Ha Do-kwon, who played Kang Doo-ki in the original film, made a special appearance, raising expectations for fans in both Korea and Japan.

The Japanese version of the "Stove League" will be released every week after its first broadcast on SBS at 11:05 p.m. on March 29 in Korea. In Japan, it will be released through local OTT Lemino and premium paid channel WOWOW.

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