It is a meeting of pretty people. Newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Madonna has “penned” a song, Miles Away, for pretty boy Takuya Kumura’s new drama, CHANGE. It is the first time one of her songs will appear in a drama. We will present a video to you when one is available.

Here is Madonna with SMAP in 2005 (Kimura Takuya, in case you don’t know, is part of SMAP. Shame on you if you don’t know what SMAP is). Highlights: Madonna has a Japanese chef. Because, you know, Japanese chefs are healthy.

It’s an interesting situation. The song is not yet released, yet die-hard fans have already analyzed the lyrics. A snippet includes:

“You love me more miles apart…I love you, but we are at our best miles away…When you are gone you realise I’m the best thing that happened to you.”

Perhaps these drama themes are becoming something of a confessional vehicle. Utada Hikaru’s career was somewhat revived after the release of her teary ballad, Flavor of Life, composed especially for favorite J-dorama Hana Yori Dango. Later, the song was seen to reflect her sadness over the breakdown of her marriage to video director Kazuaki Kiriya, who has since been discovered to be dating Hana Yori Dango actress Mayumi Sada. But I digress.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more western pop tunes accompanying J-doramas. Like video games, these J-doramas are a significant way that artists can make some coin, as it gets harder and harder for musicians to make money just on the release of a song.

FYI: “CHANGE” stars Kimura as an elementary school teacher who gets thrown into the political arena and winds up becoming the Prime Minister of Japan.