Long-running variety show "Otameshi Ka!" ("Give it a Try!"; TV Asahi, Monday, 7 p.m.) usually tests its guests' knowledge about products offered by famous manufacturers or retail and restaurant chains. This week's two-hour special tries something different.
Two teams, one captained by comedy duo Taka and Toshi, and the other by Cunning Takeyama, compete in a karaoke setting to name the Top 10 pop songs of two eras. T&T tackle Heisei (1989-present), while Cunning takes on Showa (1926-1989). Each team has to guess the hits of their respective period by singing their choices, from start to finish, and the first team to guess all 10 correctly is the winner. In addition, if either team guesses the Top 10 right away, it wins a cool ¥1 million.
On Friday night, TV Asahi presents a dramatization of the winning script in the 11th annual 21st Century New Scenario Writer Award, which was selected a year ago. The winner was Taiki Wakasa and the script, selected from 1,495 submissions, has been made into "Hana no Kanmuri" ("A Crown of Flowers"; 11:15 p.m.), a family drama with a twist.