# 2006 Japanese television dramas

←2005 - 2006 - 2007→
This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.

## 2006 Winter Season

Series
| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
| 小早川伸木の恋 | Nobuki Kobayakawa no Koi | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 12 January 2006 to 23 March 2006 | Toshiaki Karasawa, Naohito Fujiki, and Nana Katase | Nanamusica "くるりくるり" (Kururi Kururi) | 11 | 11.45% |
| Ns'あおい | Nurse Aoi | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 10 January 2006 to 21 March 2006 | Satomi Ishihara | Kobukuro "桜" (Sakura) | 11 | 14.17% |
| 西遊記 | Saiyūki | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 9 January 2006 to 20 March 2006 | Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Satoshi Ito, Eri Fukatsu, and Asami Mizukawa | MONKEY MAJIK "Around The World" | 11 | 22.8% |
| アンフェア | UNFAIR | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 10 January 2006 to 21 March 2006 | Ryoko Shinohara, Eita, Masaya Kato, and Mari Hamada | Yuna Ito "Faith" Destiny's Child "Survivor" (Insert Song) | 11 | 15.4% |
| 白夜行 | Byakuyakō | TBS | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 12 January 2006 to 23 March 2006 | Takayuki Yamada and Haruka Ayase | Kō Shibasaki "影" (Kage) | 11 | 12.28% |
| ガチバカ! | Gachibaka! | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 19 January 2006 to 23 March 2006 | Katsunori Takahashi, Waka Inoue, Kotaro Koizumi, Saori Takizawa, Yuya Tegoshi, and Takahisa Masuda | Mai Kuraki "ベスト オブ ヒーロー" (Best of Hero) | 10 | 7.8% |
| 輪舞曲 | RONDO | TBS | Sundays 22:00~22:54 15 January 2006 to 26 March 2006 | Yutaka Takenouchi, Choi Ji-woo, Yoshino Kimura, Naoki Sugiura, Mocomichi Hayami, Yui Ichikawa, and Ryuta Sato | Ayaka "I Believe" | 11 | 15.51% |
| 夜王～YAOH～ | YAOH | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 13 January 2006 to 24 March 2006 | Masahiro Matsuoka, Kazuki Kitamura, Karina, and Jun Kaname | TOKIO "Mr.Traveling Man" | 11 | 15.47% |
| 時効警察 | Jikou Keisatsu | TV Asahi | Fridays 23:15~24:10 13 January 2006 to 10 March 2006 | Joe Odagiri and Kumiko Asō | CEYREN "雨" (Ame) | 9 | 10.1% |
| けものみち | Kemonomichi | TV Asahi | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 19 January 2006 to 16 March 2006 | Ryoko Yonekura and Tōru Nakamura | Miyuki Nakajima "帰れない者たちへ" (Kaerenai Monotachi e) | 9 | |
| 神はサイコロを振らない | Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 18 January 2006 to 15 March 2006 | Satomi Kobayashi, Eri Tomosaka, Tarō Yamamoto, and Shinji Takeda | Ryohei feat.Verbal (M-Flo) "Onelove" | 9 | 9.6% |
| 喰いタン | Kui-tan | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 14 January 2006 to 11 March 2006 | Noriyuki Higashiyama, Go Morita, and Kotomi Kyono | B'z "結晶" (Kesshou) | 9 | 17.37% |

## 2006 Spring Season

Series
| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
| アテンションプリーズ | Attention Please | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 18 April 2006 to 27 June 2006 | Aya Ueto, Ryo Nishikido, Saki Aibu, Kotaro Koizumi, and Miki Maya | Kimura Kaela "OH PRETTY WOMAN" | 11 | 16.37% |
| 医龍-Team Medical Dragon- | Iryuu -Team Medical Dragon- | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 13 April 2006 to 29 June 2006 | Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi Inamori, Teppei Koike, and Kazuki Kitamura | Ai "Believe" | 11 | 14.8% |
| 弁護士のくず | Bengoshi no Kuzu | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 13 April 2006 to 29 June 2006 | Etsushi Toyokawa, Hideaki Itō, Reiko Takashima, and Aki Hoshino | hitomi "GO MY WAY" | 11 | 12.74% |
| クロサギ | Kurosagi | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 14 April 2006 to 23 June 2006 | Tomohisa Yamashita, Maki Horikita, Koji Kato, Yui Ichikawa, and Tsutomu Yamazaki | Tomohisa Yamashita "抱いてセニョリータ" (Daite Senorita) | 11 | 15.67% |
| おいしいプロポーズ | Oishii Propose | TBS | Sundays 21:00~21:54 23 April 2006 to 25 June 2006 | Kyōko Hasegawa, Keisuke Koide, Mao Kobayashi, Eiko Koike, and Saeko | Tomiko Van "Flower" | 10 | 12.0% |
| トップキャスター | Top Caster | TBS | Mondays 21:00~21:54 17 April 2006 to 26 June 2006 | Yūki Amami, Akiko Yada, Hiroshi Tamaki, Shosuke Tanihara, Nao Matsushita, and Shota Matsuda | Sowelu "Dear friend" | 11 | 18.3% |
| 富豪刑事2 | Fugou Keiji 2 | TV Asahi | Fridays 21:00~21:54 21 April 2006 to 23 June 2006 | Kyoko Fukada and Isao Natsuyagi | Taku Ozeki "トライアングル・ライフ" (Triangle Life) | 10 | 12.0% |
| 7人の女弁護士 | Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi | TV Asahi | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 13 April 2006 to 8 June 2006 | Yumiko Shaku, Masaru Nagai, Sachie Hara, Waka Inoue, Rie Shibata, Naomi Kawashima, and Yōko Nogiwa | AAA "ハリケーン・リリ、ボストン・マリ" (Hurricane Lily, Boston Mary) | 9 | 12.05% |
| ギャルサー | Gyarusa- ; Gal Circle | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 15 April 2006 to 24 June 2006 | Naohito Fujiki, Erika Toda, Mari Yaguchi, Emi Suzuki, Ryuta Sato, Katsuhisa Namase, and Arata Furuta | Naohito Fujiki "HEY!FRIENDS" | 11 | 12.9% |
| プリマダム | Primadem | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 12 April 2006 to 21 June 2006 | Hitomi Kuroki, Arata Furuta, Akina Nakamori, Yuto Nakajima, and Uno Kanda | Akina Nakamori "花よ踊れ" (Hana yo Odore) | 11 | 11.2% |
| ブスの瞳に恋してる | Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 11 April 2006 to 27 June 2006 | Goro Inagaki, Tomoko Murakami, Yuri Ebihara, MEGUMI, Saori Takizawa, Shigeru Muroi, and Shigeaki Kato | Kumi Koda "恋のつぼみ" (Koi no Tsubomi) MIYU "ビューティフル・マインド" (Beautiful Mind) | 12 | 15.9% |

## 2006 Summer Season

Series
| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
| サプリ | Sapuri | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 10 July 2006 to 18 September 2006 | Misaki Ito, Kazuya Kamenashi, Eita, Miho Shiraishi, Mirai Shida, Ryou, and Kōichi Satō | ayaka "Real Voice" "ブルーデイズ" (Blue Days) (Insert Song) KAT-TUN "You" | 11 | 14.2% |
| 不信のとき～ウーマン・ウォーズ～ | Fushin no Toki ~Woman Wars~ | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 6 July 2006 to 21 September 2006 | Ryoko Yonekura, Yuki Matsushita, Ken Ishiguro, Kaoru Sugita, and Kotaro Koizumi | Ann Lewis "あゝ無情" (A~ Mujou) Saki Fukuda "Goodbye My Love" (Insert Song) | 12 | 12.9% |
| 結婚できない男 | Kekkon Dekinai Otoko | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 4 July 2006 to 19 September 2006 | Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Takashi Tsukamoto | Every Little Thing "スイミー" (Swimmy) | 12 | 17.1% |
| ダンドリ。～Dance☆Drill～ | DanDori.~Dance☆Drill~ | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 11 July 2006 to 19 September 2006 | Nana Eikura, Rosa Kato, and Masuda Takahisa | UVERworld "SHAMROCK" | 11 | 8.9% |
| 誰よりもママを愛す | Dare Yorimo Mama wo Ai su | TBS | Sundays 21:00~21:54 2 July 2006 to 10 September 2006 | Masakazu Tamura, Yuki Uchida, Tetsuji Tamayama, Mitsuki Nagashima, Ran Ito, and Satomi Kobayashi | Fukumimi "惑星タイマー" (Wakusei Timer) | 11 | 10.4% |
| 花嫁は厄年ッ! | Hanayome wa Yakudoshi! | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 6 July 2006 to 21 September 2006 | Ryoko Shinohara, Hiroyuki Yabe, Shima Iwashita, and Keiichiro Koyama | SUEMITSU & THE SUEMITH "Astaire" | 12 | 12.0% |
| タイヨウのうた | Taiyou no Uta | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 14 July 2006 to 15 September 2006 | Erika Sawajiri, Takayuki Yamada, Nao Matsushita, Jun Kaname, Chieko Kuroda, and Masanobu Katsumura | Kō Shibasaki "invitation" Insert Songs: Kaoru Amane "タイヨウのうた" (Taiyou no Uta) "Stay with me" Tachibana Masami "Wish" | 10 | 10.3% |
| レガッタ～君といた永遠～ | Regatta~Kimi to Ita Eien~ | TV-Asahi | Fridays 21:00~21:54 14 July 2006 to 8 September 2006 | Mokomichi Hayami, Saki Aibu, Shota Matsuda, and Chinatsu Wakatsuki | Kobukuro "君という名の翼" (Kimi to Iu Na no Tsubasa) Daniel Powter "Bad Day" (Insert Song) | 9 | 5.4% |
| 下北サンデーズ | Shimokita Sundays | TV-Asahi | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 13 July 2006 to 7 September 2006 | Aya Ueto, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Mayumi Sada | Fumiya Fujii "下北以上 原宿未満" (Shimokita Ijou Harajuku Miman) | 9 | 7.3% |
| CAとお呼びっ! | CA to Oyobbi! | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 5 July 2006 to 13 September 2006 | Alisa Mizuki, Shōsuke Tanihara, Karina, and Naomi Nishida | Nakanomori Band "Fly High" | 11 | 9.5% |
| マイ☆ボス マイ☆ヒーロー | MY☆BOSS MY☆HERO | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 8 July 2006 to 16 September 2006 | Tomoya Nagase, Yui Aragaki, Yuya Tegoshi, and Koki Tanaka | TOKIO "宙船" (Sorafune) | 10 | 18.9% |

## 2006 Fall Season

Series
| Japanese Title | Romaji Title | TV Station | Time Frame | Starring Actors | Theme Song(s) | Episodes | Average Ratings |
| 僕の歩く道 | Boku no Aruku Michi | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 22:00~22:54 10 October 2006 to 19 December 2006 | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Karina, Kuranosuke Sasaki, MEGUMI | SMAP "ありがとう" (Arigatou) | 11 | 18.2% |
| Dr.コトー診療所 2006 | Dr. Coto's Clinic 2006 | Fuji TV | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 12 October 2006 to 21 December 2006 | Hidetaka Yoshioka and Kō Shibasaki | Miyuki Nakajima "銀の龍の背に乗って" (Gin no Ryuu no Se ni Notte) Kō Shibasaki "思い出だけではつらすぎる" (Omoide Dake de wa Tsurasugiru) (Insert Song) | 11 | 22.1% |
| のだめカンタービレ | Nodame Cantabile | Fuji TV | Mondays 21:00~21:54 16 October 2006 to 25 December 2006 | Hiroshi Tamaki, Juri Ueno, Saeko, Eita, Asami Mizukawa, and Keisuke Koide | Performed by the Nodame Orchestra: Beethoven "Symphony No. 7" George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" (Insert Song) | 11 | 18.8% |
| 役者魂! | Yakusha Damashii! | Fuji TV | Tuesdays 21:00~21:54 17 October 2006 to 26 December 2006 | Takako Matsu, Makoto Fujita, Mirai Moriyama, and Rosa Kato | Takako Matsu "みんなひとり" (Minna Hitori) Mariya Takeuchi "スロー・ラヴ" (Slow Love) (Insert Song) | 11 | 9.64% |
| 嫌われ松子の一生 | Kiraware Matsuko no Isshou | TBS | Thursdays 22:00~22:54 12 October 2006 to 21 December 2006 | Rina Uchiyama, Jun Kaname, Eiko Koike, Emi Suzuki, and Yu Koyanagi | BACCHUS "In The Mood" | 11 | 8.19% |
| セーラー服と機関銃 | Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyuu | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 13 October 2006 to 24 November 2006 | Masami Nagasawa and Shinichi Tsutsumi | Hoshi Izumi "セーラー服と機関銃" (Sailor-fuku to Kikanjyuu) | 7 | 13.3% |
| 鉄板少女アカネ!! | Teppan Shoujo Akane!! | TBS | Fridays 22:00~22:54 15 October 2006 to 10 December 2006 | Maki Horikita, Takashi Tsukamoto, and Takanori Jinnai | Orange Range "Sayonara" | 9 | 8.7% |
| だめんず・うぉ～か～ | Damens Walker | TV Asahi | Thursdays 21:00~21:54 12 October 2006 to 7 December 2006 | Norika Fujiwara, Yu Yamada, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sayaka Aoki, Hitomi Shimatani, and Seiichi Tanabe | Kumi Koda "夢のうた" (Yume no Uta) "ふたりで..." (Futari de...) (Insert Song) SHOWTA. "Trans-winter～冬の向こう側～" (Trans-winter~Fuyu no Mukou Soba~) (Insert Song) | 8 | 8.075% |
| 家族～妻の不在・夫の存在～ | Kazoku~Tsuma no Fuzai・Otto no Sonzai~ | TV Asahi | Fridays 21:00~21:54 20 October 2006 to 8 December 2006 | Yutaka Takenouchi, Yuriko Ishida, Shusei Uto, and Tetsuya Watari | EXILE "Everything" | 8 | 11.9% |
| 14才の母 | Jyuuyon-sai no Haha | NTV | Wednesdays 22:00~22:54 11 October 2006 to 20 December 2006 | Mirai Shida, Misako Tanaka, Katsuhisa Namase, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Shigeru Muroi, Haruma Miura, and Kazuki Kitamura | Mr. Children "しるし" (Shirushi) | 11 | 19.5% |
| たったひとつの恋 | Tatta Hitotsu no Koi | NTV | Saturdays 21:00~21:54 14 October 2006 to 16 December 2006 | Kazuya Kamenashi, Haruka Ayase, Erika Toda, Koki Tanaka, Yuta Hiraoka, and Jun Kaname | KAT-TUN "僕らの街で" (Bokura no Machi de) | 10 | 11.6% |