Perfect Son

Perfect Son
The promotional poster for the drama
Genre	Comedy Family
Written by	Shinji Nojima
Directed by	Noriyoshi Sakuma Satoru Nakajima Masahiro Mori
Starring	Ryosuke Yamada Kyōka Suzuki Taisuke Fujigaya Yuto Nakajima
Ending theme	"SUPER DELICATE" by Hey! Say! JUMP
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer(s)	Eriko Mikami Yuta Fukui Hiroshi Matsubara Kuniko Yanai
Location(s)	Tokyo, Japan
Running time	Saturday at (UTC+09:00) 09:00p.m. JST
Distributor	Nippon Television
Release
Original network	NTV
Picture format	720p HDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital DTS Digital Sound Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
First shown in	14 January 2012
Original release	14 January – 17 March 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	Human Monster Bem
Followed by	Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri
External links
Official Website

Perfect Son (理想の息子, Risō no Musuko) is comedy-drama television series starring Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada and Kyōka Suzuki,^[1] which aired on NTV from 21:00-21:54 on Saturday nights from January 14, 2012 to March 17 2012. The screenplay was written by Shinji Nojima.

Synopsis

Having led a life of misfortune and having had no luck with men in her life, Umi Suzuki (Kyoka Suzuki) has one tremendous expectation for her son Daichi (Ryosuke Yamada): “It’s payback time and my son is going to make up for all of my past misery!” Umi has played the role of a good mother, but has secretly manipulated Daichi to become the “Perfect Son” who cares more about his mom than anyone else. Daichi, not knowing anything about her unspoken plan, has actually grown up to become a completely new type of “mama’s boy” who is so honest that he is not embarrassed to say out loud, “My mom is the most important person in the whole world.” Much to Umi’s delight, Daichi is accepted at a prestigious high school.

One day, Umi begins a new part-time job. However, when Daichi finds out that her new workplace is a high-school cafeteria full of villainous boys, he suddenly quits his elite high school and transfers to this notorious one in order to protect his mom, which leads to the collapse of Umi’s “perfect” scenario.

This intelligent, honest and sweet “perfect son” sometimes exceeds Umi’s expectations as he tries to please his mom too much.^[2]

Character Description

• Ryosuke Yamada as Daichi Suzuki

Daichi Suzuki is the son of Umi Suzuki who has been raised to be the “Perfect Son”. He is good-looking, has excellent grades, and is pure and honest. Originally from the prestigious Meifu Private School, he moves to Sea King Public High School to look after his mother.

• Kyōka Suzuki as Umi Suzuki

Umi Suzuki is the mother of Daichi Suzuki and works at Sea King Public High School. She has raised her son with the secret goal of having him buy her a house in the future.

• Taisuke Fujigaya as Kengo Mifune

Kengo Mifune is the leader of the Sea King Public High School students and has a potential to become a well-known boxer. He was abandoned by his mother during his childhood days thus depicting a rare attachment to Umi Suzuki.

• Yuto Nakajima as Koji Kobayashi

Heir of Marukoba Construction, he befriends Daichi Suzuki. He is a coward student and jealous of Daichi’s kind-hearted character.

Cast

Soundtrack

Theme song

The theme song of the drama was provided by Hey! Say! JUMP titled "SUPER DELICATE". The lyrics were written by Shinji Nojima, who also wrote the script for the drama.

Original soundtrack

The drama's original soundtrack was released on February 22, 2012 the same day that "SUPER DELICATE" was released. Music was composed by Masaru Yokoyama.^[3]

Risou no Musuko: Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album
Released	February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)
Label	VAP

Episodes

Production staff

• Screenwriter: Shinji Nojima
• Producers: Eriko Mikami, Yuta Fukui (福井雄太), Hiroshi Matsubara, Kuniko Yanai (柳内久仁子)
• Directors: Noriyoshi Sakuma, Satoru Nakajima, Masahiro Mori
• Music: Masaru Yokoyama (横山克)

References

External links

• Official Website