NTV has announced its fourth drama special based on the variety show "Koi no Karasawagi" (also known as "Much Ado About Love"). The special, known as "Love Stories IV," is composed of three separate tales, which star Maki Horikita, Satomi Ishihara, and Asami Mizukawa.

In "Namaiki na Onna," Horikita plays a sassy college student. "Koe ga Furueru Onna" features Ishihara as a woman whose voice trembles whenever she talks. Talento Ayako Nishikawa serves as the basis for Mizukawa's domineering character in "Koroshitai Onna."

"Love Stories IV" airs on November 30 at roughly 9:00pm.

Rock sextet HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR has announced the release of their first best album, which goes on sale December 26. Titled "10 COLOR SINGLES," the album is a collection of their ten singles released so far, from their debut hit "PRIDE" to their latest song "Dreams."

The album will be preceded by the band's 11th single, "Amazing," which goes on sale December 12.

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR has also scheduled a concert on January 26, the third anniversary of their major label debut. Fans who buy the album will have a chance of receiving tickets.

This winter, NTV is airing a drama adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's manga series "One-Pound Gospel." The drama will star KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi.

"One-Pound Gospel" combines sports, romance, and comedy. Kosaku Hatanaka (Kamenashi) is a skilled boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, but he finds himself facing a string of defeats due to his inability to control his appetite, which always puts him in a heavier weight class. One day after losing a match, he wanders into a church where he meets a naive, fledgling nun, and he immediately finds himself interested in her.

The series is scheduled for broadcast on Saturdays at 9:00pm, starting in January.

Some details have been revealed for the recently announced musical based on the popular basketball manga series "DEAR BOYS." Authored by Hiroki Yagami, the manga follows young basketball star Kazuhiko Aikawa as he transfers to a high school with a struggling team. The role will be played by actor Ryuji Ikeda, who has so far had minor television roles and several magazine appearances.

The main cast includes Keisuke Minami, who has previously played Kunimitsu Tezuka in the "Prince of Tennis" musicals. A complete list can be seen on the official website.

Masanari Ujigawa, who handled the musical version of "Galaxy Angel," is directing. Chinatsu Kudo is doing the screenplay.

A total of 18 performances have been scheduled from December 20 to 29 at the Zenrosai Hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Tickets are already on sale.

Acter Takeru Sato, the star of TV Asahi's "Kamen Rider Den-O," revealed on his official blog on Saturday that he is currently in poor health. According to Sato's management, he complained of pain in the left side of his chest on Thursday. He was taken to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung - a hole had opened in his left lung, causing air to escape and his lung to shrink.

Fortunately, it appears that the condition was not too serious. He has been ordered to rest for about ten days, forcing him to cancel a scheduled talk event at Kobe Gakuin University on the 4th. He will continue to receive medical treatment after the recovery period.

NTV announced a new drama project on Friday, titled "Okinawa Otoko Nigeta." The project is being labeled as "cross-media," incorporating both the Internet and television (including 1seg). In addition, the drama will include viewer interaction.

Actress Ryo stars as Miwa, a single 33-year-old office lady, whose boyfriend has suddenly run away to Okinawa. As a result, she begins keeping a blog to express her troubles.

The blog launched on Friday, and is being updated regularly. According to NTV, reader comments will shape the course of the plot. An episode on December 5 will cover the story up to that point and beyond, while a second episode on December 19 will be the conclusion. Both will air late at night, at 1:29am.

The project is being produced by Toshio Tsuchiya, who also worked on the reality/variety series "Denpa Shonen" in the 1990s and early 2000s.