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{{short description|2018 Japanese television drama series}}

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• Signal the Movie (2021)
• Signal (2016)

{edih} }}{{Nihongo|Signal|シグナル|Shigunaru|lead=yes}}, also known as {{Nihongo|Signal: Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team|シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班|Shigunaru: Chōki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sōsahan|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese police procedural television series starring Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise and Kazuki Kitamura. It is a remake of the South Korean drama of the same name written by Kim Eun-hee and aired every Tuesday at 21:00 JST from April 10 to June 12, 2018, on Fuji TV.WEB, [단독] '시그널' 日 리메이크 확정, 사카구치 켄타로 출연,weblink YTN, WEB, 坂口健太郎、ドラマ初主演で警察官に！過去と現在が交差…未解決事件に挑む,weblink Cinema Today, A sequel film, Signal the Movie, was released in theaters in Japan on April 2, 2021.

Cast

Main

• Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kento Saegusa
• Michiko KichiseWEB, 坂口健太郎主演連ドラで8年ぶり刑事役 北村一輝、渡部篤郎も,weblink Mainichi, as Misaki Sakurai
• Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Ooyama

Supporting

{{colbegin}}*Atsuro Watabe as Tsutomu Yamada

• Yuichi Kimura as Tsutomu Yamada
• Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Shinya Kojima
• Masahiro Komoto as Kazuo Iwata
• Kaede Aono as Rika Anzai
• Fuju KamioWEB, 2018-05-01, ja:神尾楓珠インタビュー「兄弟の絆も見どころです」『シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班』, Fuju Kamio Interview "Brotherly bonds are also a highlight" "Signal Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation Team",weblink live,weblink 2023-08-16, 2023-08-16, TV LIFE web, ja, as Ryota Kato
• Yuito ObaraWEB, 2018年春ドラマ4月 2018.06.06 2018.07.18, 2018-06-06, シグナル長期未解決事件捜査班 第九話(18/6/5放送)のあらすじ、ネタバレ、無料動画で見逃し配信、考察、視聴率情報はこちら！！,weblink 2021-04-30, Vodtrend, ja, as Yōichi Ogawa{{colend}}

Original soundtrack

Boy group BTS from South Korea sang the opening theme song of the series entitled "Don't Leave Me".WEB, ＴＳが初のドラマ主題歌！フジ坂口健太郎が刑事役,weblink Nikkan Sports, {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"! rowspan="3" style="width:12em;"| Title! rowspan="3"| Year! rowspan="3"| Artist! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions! rowspan="3"| Sales! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"|KOR*WEB,weblink Even If I Die, It's You, Gaon Music Chart, ko, 2016-12-29, ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|FRA Digital

• WEB,weblink fr, April 6, 2018, April 10, 2018, Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés,

! scope="col" colspan="2"| JPN! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"|US World*MAGAZINE,weblink Even If I Die, It's You, Billboard, 2017-06-20,

• WEB,weblink Billboard, World Digital Song Sales, April 10, 2017,

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|OriconNEWS,weblink オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年04月02日～2018年04月08日 11～20位, ORICON NEWS, April 17, 2018, ja-JP, dead,weblink April 12, 2018, ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|Hot 100NEWS,weblink Billboard Japan Hot 100, Billboard JAPAN, April 21, 2018, ja-JP, ! scope="row"|"Don't Leave Me"NEWS,weblink [공식입장] 방탄소년단, 日드라마 '시그널' 주제가 부른다, 2018-04-04, 2018-03-08, Kim, Bo-ra, ko, |2018BTS (band)>BTS|—|91|18|13|1|

• JPN: 4,611NEWS,weblink オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018å¹´04月02日～2018å¹´04月08æ—¥ 11～20位, April 17, 2018, ORICON NEWS, ja-JP,weblink April 12, 2018, dead,
• US: 9,000

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Ratings{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}! rowspan="2" |Broadcast date! colspan="3" |Average audience share! width="110"|Kanto region! width="110"|Kansai region ! width="30"|Ref.! 1| April 10, 2018| 9.7%| 12.9%|坂口健太郎主演「シグナル　長期未解決事件捜査班」初回視聴率は関東９・７％　関西は１２・９％で２ケタ発進! 2| April 17, 2018| 8.4%| 14.3%|坂口健太郎主演「シグナル」第２話視聴率は関東８・４％、関西は１４・３％の高数字! 3| April 24, 2018| 8.3%| 11.9%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 4| May 1, 2018| 7.9%| 13.0%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 5| May 8, 2018| 6.7%| 11.6%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 6| May 15, 2018| 5.7%| 9.7%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 7| May 22, 2018| 6.9%| 10.1%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 8| May 29, 2018| 6.9%| 10.3%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! 9| June 5, 2018| 7.3%| 11.4%WEBSITE=HOCHI, !10| June 12, 2018| 9.2%| 13.5%WEBSITE=HOCHI, ! colspan="2" |Average! 7.7%! 11.9%!

International broadcast{| class"wikitable"

! Country! Network! PremiereIDN}} Indonesia{{flagiconMongolia{{flagicon>Myanmar}} Myanmar {{flagiconSingapore{{flagicon>Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka {{flagiconTaiwan {{flagicon>Vietnam}} Vietnam| WakuWaku Japan(with subtitles)WEBSITE=WAKU WAKU JAPAN,

Film

A sequel film, simply titled Signal the Movie, was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. The film was directed by {{ill|Hajime Hashimoto|ja|橋本一}}, co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi, and distributed by Toho, with cast members from the television series reprising their respective roles.WEB,weblink 劇場版シグナル 長期未解決事件捜査班, Toho, ja, April 2, 2021,

Notes

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References

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External links

• {{Official website|ktv.jp/signal/}}
• {{IMDb title|tt8315772}}