NHK has announced that its 79th Asadora is titled "Dandan," starring twin celebrities ManaKana. They previously appeared together in the 1996-1997 series "Futarikko," playing the young versions of the two female leads. This will be the first time that an actress has played an Asadora heroine twice.

The drama is written by Kyoko Moriwaki. The two women portray sisters separated at birth, unaware that the other exists. Mana plays a high schooler in the Shimane Prefecture who loves to sing, while Kana plays an apprentice geisha in Kyoto. One day, they meet again at the Izumo Taisha, and they eventually decide to become a singing duo.

"Dandan" will start at the end of September 2008.