- Koizora
] The author has insisted that "Koizora is completely nonfiction".
Overview
The cell phone short story nihongo|"Koizora: Setsunai Koi Monogatari"|恋空~切ナイ恋物語 was written by Mika, with 25 million readers by the end of the serialization. It was later published as a novel which sold approximately 2 million copies. The film adaptation was released in November 2007, with the gross revenue of 3.9 billion yen, with 3.14 million people attending the theater.citeweb|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/080521/tnr0805211356008-n1.htm|title=第2のガッキー探せ!ドラマ「恋空」主演2人オーディション|accessdate=2008-05-28|date=2008-05-21|publisher=Sankei Sports|language=Japanese] The DVD was released on
April 25 2008 .The short story was adapted into drama series, aired from
August 2 until September2008 , with a total of six episodes. From March until June 2008, the audition was held to choose the new actor and actress for the two starring roles by mid-June.Erena Mizusawa was chosen as Mika, andKoji Seto as Hiro; there were a total of more than a thousand applicants.citeweb|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080618/gnj0806180515012-n2.htm|title=ドラマ「恋空」、美嘉役は水沢エレナに決定|date=2008-06-18|accessdate=2008-06-17|language=Japanese|publisher=Sankei Sports]TBS broadcasts in prime-time, the first audience rating however got marked as 5.6%.Cast
Film
*Mika -
Yui Aragaki
*Hiro -Haruma Miura Drama
*Mika -
Erena Mizusawa
*Hiro -Koji Seto References
External links
* [http://koizora-movie.jp/ Official movie site] ja icon
* [http://www.tbs.co.jp/koi-zora/ Official drama site] ja icon
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