Tsunku is the subject of the August 29-30, 2026 Nippon TV drama "Shiawase wa Aru" and its companion documentary "10 Years After Losing His Voice: What Tsunku Wants to Convey Now About 'Happiness'," with visuals recreating his Sharam Q CD jackets.
Tsunku's life and career are the focus of the Nippon TV drama "Shiawase wa Aru," airing August 29, 2026, with Mitsuomi Takahashi playing Tsunku and Keiko Kitagawa playing his wife Kanako. The drama centers on his life after losing his vocal cords to laryngeal cancer. Its promotional visuals recreate five Sharam Q CD jackets, including "Single Bed" and "Zurui Onna," down to facial expressions and poses. Tsunku himself said the accuracy made him do a double take.
The accompanying documentary, "10 Years After Losing His Voice: What Tsunku Wants to Convey Now About 'Happiness'," runs during 24-Hour Television 49 and features Ado, the singer of Tsunku's latest project, and Natsumi Abe, the original Morning Musume. member Tsunku once called the group's face. The pairing traces his career through two generations of his work, tying his early Sharam Q years to his later production work and his current project with Ado.
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Ado and original Morning Musume. member Natsumi Abe appear in the documentary "10 Years After Losing His Voice: What Tsunku Wants to Convey Now About 'Happiness'" during 24-Hour Television 49. The documentary accompanies the drama "Happiness Exists," based on Tsunku's life after losing his vocal cords to laryngeal cancer, airing August 29 and 30, 2026.
New visuals for the Nippon TV drama "Shiawase wa Aru" show Mitsuomi Takahashi as Tsunku♂ fully recreating five Sharam Q CD jackets, including "Single Bed" and "Zurui Onna," down to facial expressions and poses. The drama airs August 29 and stars Keiko Kitagawa as Tsunku's wife Kanako.