Setsuyaku Rock

Setsuyaku Rock
First tankōbon volume cover
節約ロック
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byHiromi Okubo [ja]
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) – July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)
Volumes3
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kaku Mizuno
  • Atsushi Okamoto
  • Kai Ōe
Produced by
Written byHayashi Mori [ja]
Music byHidehiro Kawai
Original networkNippon TV
Original run January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22) – March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)
Episodes10

Setsuyaku Rock (Japanese: 節約ロック, Hepburn: Setsuyaku Rokku, lit. "Rock Savings") is a Japanese manga series by Hiromi Okubo [ja]. Setsuyaku Rock was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Morning from December 22, 2016, to July 6, 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast on Nippon TV from January 22 to March 26, 2019 as the seventh entry to their late-night Monday television programming block, Shin Dora [ja].

Plot

Takao Matsumoto, a 30-year-old salaryman who has a passion for Western rock music, has no money in his savings, causing his girlfriend, Makiko, to break up with him. After discovering how delicious homemade food is, Takao decides to start being frugal in order to get back together with Makiko. Each chapter depicts Takao saving money in various situations, such as food, electricity, clothes, and medical expenses.[1] Every time Takao saves money, it is accompanied with a visual gag of him hearing money rain down into an imaginary piggy bank.[2]

Characters

Takao Matsumoto (松本 タカオ, Matsumoto Takao)
Portrayed by: Tatsuya Ueda[3]
Takao is a 30-year-old salaryman who works at an advertising agency, earning a net income of ¥200,000.[1] He plays in a band and has no sense of money.[1]
Makiko Oguro (大黒 マキコ, Ōguro Makiko)
Portrayed by: Mina Fujii[4]
Makiko is Takao's ex-girlfriend who breaks up with him over his lack of sense of money.[1]
Kouta Inaba (稲葉 コウタ, Inaba Kōta)
Portrayed by: Daiki Shigeoka[3]
Inaba is a refreshing and handsome man who Takao sees as his rival,[5] especially when Makiko befriends him.[2]
Hamada (浜田)
Hamada is a follower of Takao's Instagram account and they develop a close relationship when they meet in person.

Media

Manga

Setsuyaku Rock is written and illustrated by Hiromi Okubo [ja]. It was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Morning from December 22, 2016, (2017 issue nos. 4 and 5)[6][7] to July 6, 2017 (2017 issue no. 32).[8][9] The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by Kodansha under the Morning KC imprint.[7]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)[10]978-4-06-510836-9
2 March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)[11]978-4-06-515418-2
3 May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)[12]978-4-06-515599-8

Television drama

A live-action television series adaptation was announced on November 18, 2018, as the seventh entry to Nippon TV's late-night Monday television block, Shin Dora [ja].[3][5] The series aired on Nippon TV from January 22, 2019,[a] to March 26, 2019, for 10 episodes.[13]

The series was re-imagined as a buddy comedy[2] and stars KAT-TUN member Tatsuya Ueda as Takao and Johnny's West member Daiki Shigeoka as Inaba.[3] On December 24, 2018, Mina Fujii was cast as Makiko.[4] Other series regulars include Ayaka Wilson [ja] and Takashi Ukaji as Rin Shiina and Keizō Kuwata respectively, original characters created for the drama.[4][14] Cookie [ja] from the comedy duo Yasei Bakudan [ja] also plays an original character created for the drama as the "god of rock", with ten different appearances based on popular Western musicians.[13][15]

The drama adaptation is directed by Kaku Mizuno, Atsushi Okamoto, and Kai Ōe, with Hayashi Mori [ja] writing the script and Hidehiro Kawai composing the music.[5] The theme song is "Go Ahead" by KAT-TUN.[3][16] In addition, Ueda performed the insert song "Setsuyaku Rock."[17] A version of the song was also performed as a duet between Ueda and Shigeoka, credited as the "Setsuyaku Rockers."[18]

Nippon TV rebroadcast the drama beginning on July 20, 2020, with the addition of newly filmed scenes.[2] The new scenes took place a year after the initial broadcast of the final episode and take place in July 2020, depicting Takao and Inaba reflecting on the events of the past year as they are being kidnapped.[19]

No.Title [20]Original air date
1"Rock, Savings, and Empty Space"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Hazama de" (Japanese: ロックと節約と狭間で)		January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)
2"Rock, Savings, and Fashion"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Oshare" (Japanese: ロックと節約とオシャレ)		January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29)
3"Rock, Savings, and Drinking Party"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Nomikai" (Japanese: ロックと節約と飲み会)		February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05)
4"Rock, Savings, and Utility Costs"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Suidō Kōnetsu Hi" (Japanese: ロックと節約と水道光熱費)		February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)
5"Rock, Savings, and Office"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Ofisu" (Japanese: ロックと節約とオフィス)		February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)
6"Rock, Savings, and High-Class Cooking"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Kōkyū Ryōri" (Japanese: ロックと節約と高級料理)		February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26)
7"Rock, Savings, and Extremely Cheap Cooking"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Gekiyasu Ryōri" (Japanese: ロックと節約と激安料理)		March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)
8"Rock, Savings, and Male Improvement"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku to Otoko Migaki" (Japanese: ロックと節約と男磨き)		March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)
9"The Ultimate Savings"
Transliteration: "Kyūkyoku no Setsuyaku" (Japanese: 究極の節約)		March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19)
10"Rock and Savings are Called Love"
Transliteration: "Rokku to Setsuyaku de Ai o Yobu" (Japanese: ロックと節約で愛を叫ぶ)		March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Nippon TV lists the broadcast date as January 21, 2019, at 00:59, which is January 22, 2019, at 12:59 a.m.[3]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d 上田竜也×重岡大毅『節約ロック』新撮追加で特別編放送「良いコンビ感を出したい」【コメント全文】 [Setsuyaku Rock, starring Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka, is rebroadcast with new scenes: "I want to give it a feeling of a good duo"]. Oricon (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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  18. ^ 上田竜也×重岡大毅『節約ロック』で劇中歌セッション「すごく面白かった」 [Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka have a session in music clip of "Setsyaku Rock": "It was very fun"]. Oricon (in Japanese). February 25, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  19. ^ 上田竜也×重岡大毅コンビが再び、「節約ロック」新撮パートありの"ちょっと特別編" [Tatsuya Ueda and Daiki Shigeoka return as a duo, Setsuyaku Rock's "slightly special version" features newly filmed parts]. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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