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“Imaginary Labor Series Salaryman” Double Winner of Galaxy Award and Broadcasting Culture Fund Award! The sequel will also air this summer ……
At the 50th Broadcasting Culture Foundation Awards, which are given to outstanding broadcast programs, RKB Radio’s “Fantasy Labor Series Salaryman” was selected for the Excellence Award in the radio category. The program won the Excellence Award in the radio category at the 61st Galaxy Awards sponsored by the NPO Broadcast Criticism Council.
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“Fantasy Labor Series Salaryman” is a Showa special effects-style radio drama that was broadcast on RKB Radio from August 22, 2023 to October 10, 2023.
This work was planned, written, and directed by RKB announcer Keiki Fujihara (joined in 2020), who loves the Showa era and special effects heroes, and depicts the joys and pains of office workers in the form of giant heroes and monsters. It was complicated.
The performers include actors who played heroes and heroines in the “Super Sentai Series” and “Kamen Rider Series.” Actor Ayumi Beppu, who played Magi Pink in Mahou Sentai Magiranger (TV Asahi, 2005), who has also appeared on RKB Radio, played the role of advisor and heroine. In addition to a gorgeous cast of actors and voice actors, including Tomokazu Seki, the voice actor of Suneo in “Doraemon” (TV Asahi), Toru Okazaki, who starred in “Kamen Rider Amazon” (Mainichi Broadcasting, 1974), RKB announcer, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting The president of will appear. The music for the movie was created by Fukuoka-based music producer Kenta Matsukuma, who is known for producing songs such as “New School Leaders” and “BiSH.”
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(From left in the photo) Keiki Fujihara, Kenta Matsukuma, Ayumi Beppu, Tomokazu Seki
[Planning, script, direction, Keiki Fujihara announcer comment] As a broadcaster, this is my greatest honor. As a company employee, I created this work for all working people. Normally, the announcer would create special effects with an audio drama, a far-fetched project that would seem difficult to realize, but I hope you enjoyed the whole process. I finally realized that it was a good thing to hold on to the “love” I had when I was little.
Also, Mr. Matsukuma, who was in charge of the music, and the cast, who agreed to the project despite the low budget, are the real heroes. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the people involved, including my seniors who encouraged me when I was too eager to get ahead of myself, everyone who supported my younger colleagues, and above all, the listeners.
All episodes of “Fantasy Labor Series Salaryman” are currently available on YouTube’s RKB Radio official channel and various podcasts (Radio Cloud, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts).
[YouTube]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJ5AirYatTxs4NQt4LGkRtz6ne9Xg4M2 [Amazon Music]
https://music.amazon.co.jp/podcasts/ac4fc667-6e4a-4d24-986f-abd22858fc89/%E7%A9%BA%E6%83%B3%E5%8A%B4%E5%83%8D%E3 %82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3% 83%9E%E3%83%B3
[Apple Podcast]
https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/%E7%A9%BA%E6%83%B3%E5%8A%B4%E5%83%8D%E3%82%B7%E3 %83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3% 83%B3/id1703747249
To commemorate the award, all eight episodes will be broadcast on RKB Radio from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, June 15th.
In addition, RKB has decided to produce the sequel “Salaryman Who Wants to Return” and to broadcast it from around this summer. We will depict the “life of office workers” with themes such as work style reform and harassment. Also pay attention to the new casting. More details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000084.000067667.html