'Bayside Shakedown', 'Tokyo Love Story'... Talking about Yuji Oda's Works! 'Yoshimoto Drama Club wants to talk about dramas!' YouTube Stream April 9, 2026 (Thursday) 12:00 PM Release

The latest episode of "Yoshimoto Drama Club wants to talk about dramas!", a video series where the "Yoshimoto Drama Club" discusses domestic dramas, titled "Let's talk about Yuji Oda's works!" will be streamed on J:COM's official YouTube channel on Thursday, April 9th.

Yoshimoto Comedians Shout Out Their Love for Dramas!

The "Yoshimoto Drama Club" is a group formed by drama-loving comedians: Keigo Fukuda (LLR), Onuki-san (Fufu no Jikan), Takeshi Murakami (Fruit Punch), and Ryo (Kotora). The four are currently serializing a monthly column called "Yoshimoto Drama Club's Drama Window," where they recommend dramas in J:COM's web magazine "J:magazine!". "Yoshimoto Drama Club wants to talk about dramas!", starring these four, deeply explores the charm of "domestic dramas" within a different theme set each month. They discuss works with their abundant knowledge and lively talks. This time, they invited RG (Razor Ramon) as a guest to talk about "Yuji Oda's works."

Yuji Oda is a person who turns everything into a drama.

RG revealed that he didn't watch the hugely popular "Tokyo Love Story" (Fuji TV / 1991), which also starred Yuji Oda, in real-time. He first watched the remake (streamed in 2020 / FOD). He said, "I thought, 'What is this, it's interesting!' so I went back and watched the 91' version." He recalled that this drama had a connection to Ehime Prefecture, where RG grew up, and the filming location of a certain scene in the 91' version was near his grandmother's house. He looked back at how it caused a huge commotion at the time.

After that, the discussion centered on "Bayside Shakedown" (Fuji TV), starring Oda. Murakami passionately said, "There's an interesting aspect where Aoshima (Oda), who wants to uphold justice with passion, clashes with the methods of the headquarters, making it difficult for him to investigate as he wishes. That alone is interesting, but the process of reaching the culprit is also interesting." Fukuda also commented, "It's not so much 'police and criminal' as it is the internal conflict within the police that is the main theme." Murakami described "Bayside Shakedown" as having humor, a sense of speed, and good background music, and then humorously said, "It's more useful than a pig. They say only a pig's squeal can't be eaten, but (in Bayside Shakedown) even the squeal can be eaten," drawing laughter with his unique expression.

In addition, they talked extensively about the charm of "actor Yuji Oda," including his strange performance in "IQ246 ~A Gorgeous Case Book~" (TBS) and his entertainer-like ability to even sing the theme songs for his appearances. Regarding "World Athletics", for which Oda served as the main anchor for the live broadcast, RG commented, "He even turned that into a drama, didn't he? He's a person who turns everything into a drama." Finally, RG started by saying, "There's just one thing about Yuji Oda that's always true..." "Yoshimoto Drama Club wants to talk about dramas!" is released monthly on YouTube. Please look forward to it!

【Overview】Yoshimoto Drama Club wants to talk about dramas!

Distribution Channel: J:COM Official YouTube Channel

Distribution URL: https://youtu.be/m12qmR9BwoU

Distribution Date and Time: April 9th (Thursday) 12:00 PM

Guest: RG (Razor Ramon)

Cast: Keigo Fukuda (LLR), Takeshi Murakami (Fruit Punch), Onuki-san (Fufu no Jikan), Ryo (Kotora)

J:magazine! URL: https://jmagazine.myjcom.jp/

Yoshimoto Drama Club's "Drama Window"

 URL: https://jmagazine.myjcom.jp/column/post000029/