Ohayo SMAP!
Nov.9-Nov.13,1998

Nov. 9(Mon):
Hi, long time no see. This is Goro Inagaki. This week I would like to talk about my TV drama "Sommelier". I hope all listeners of this show are watching the drama. How do you think? I received lots of comments saying this role is very suited to me. This is the first drama for me in one year. I haven't played the main character for quite a while. I am working really hard for this drama. Well, before start filming the drama, I went to study about the jobs of sommelier and wine. I am now really into wine and sommelier. I hope the viewers can feel my enthusiasm toward this drama. I wish all of you to enjoy the drama.

Nov. 10(Tue):
Hi, "Sommelier" will be aired tonight. Please look forward this interesting drama. My character is Joe Satake, the genius sommelier. But he is odd, not usual main character in TV dramas. This character might have surprised many of you. I realized that some wine professionals are also watching this drama. I found out about it when I went to dinner and to some wine bars with my friends. I have been in the entertainment business for 10 years. But, I still get a great kick out of these wine professionals who watch my drama and tell me that they are watching what I do in the drama as a sommelier. I always try to keep my enthusiasm fresh and going.

Nov. 11(Wed):
Hi, this week's theme is "Sommelier" the drama. Well, I have been talking about my drama for past three days. I would like to talk about the supporting casts of this drama today. First of all, I would like to talk about Mr. Tetsuya Takeda, who plays the restaurant manager. This drama will not exist without him. For me, Mr. Takeda is someone in the TV, an actor, far from the real world in some sense. So, when I met him, I could not believe I am meeting with him. I was kind steering at him.(laughing) Well, he is an essential person in the drama often taking the charge of filming. He often entertains us with his talks between the filming. All of the casts enjoy him very much. He is great.

Nov. 12(Thu):
Hi, I am talking about "Sommelier" the drama this week. Today, I would like to talk about Anju Suzuki, an actress who plays a business executive in the drama. She is more like a big-sister type. In Sommelier, she is playing totally different character from her previous dramas. This is her first weekly drama after she got married. Her husband comes to the filming occasionally. In the drama, she plays a very cheerful, sometimes even noisy, restaurant executive. But, she is not that kind of person in her real life. She looks so happy. Of course, she just got married. I think women beam their happiness around them. I can feel how happy she is. She is creating a very nice atmosphere for the filming of this drama.

Nov. 13(Fri):
Well, all this week, I am talking about "Sommelier" the drama which I play the main character. Today is Friday and the last day to talk about this drama.. I would like to talk about Miho Kanno who plays the opposite role of Joe Satake, my character. I am often asked if Joe and the girl, who is played by Ms. Kanno, will fall in love. There are some rumors of it, but I don't know. Yah, the drama is half way through, but I have not gotten the scripts for the following segments. Probably, the producers know what will happen by now, but I have no idea how the story will evolve. Um, basically, this drama is not a usual drama, so, I don't think the usual development of boy and girl fall into each other will happen. How do you think?

Ohayo SMAP