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Sakurai Sho will make guest appearance on My Girl

Arashi member Aiba Masaki is playing the lead role in the drama series ‘マイガール / My Girl’. Fellow member Sakurai Sho will guest star!
It has become something of a tradition where fellow Arashi members appear as guest stars in the final episodes of dramas that feature one (or two) of the members as lead actors. For ‘よい子の味方 / Yoi Ko no Mikata’ with Sakurai playing the lead, Matsumoto Jun, Ohno Satoshi and Aiba appeared as guests. Ohno also guest-starred in ‘山田太郎ものがたり / Yamada Taro Monogatari’; the lead actors were Ninomiya Kazunari and Sakurai. Ohno played the lead role in ‘魔王 / Maou (Maoh)’, and Ninomiya made an appearance in the final story.

For the upcoming episode Sakurai will become ‘Sato’, the new employee at the photo studio where ‘Masamune (Aiba)’ works. Sato will be crucial in showing Masamune’s feelings. Sakurai soon became a natural part of the cast. “Everyone was cheery and kindly welcomed me in.”
Aiba in between rehearsals discussed extensively with Sakurai about the timing and pace of their characters’ conversations to better ready themselves for the filming. Aiba said that their talk renewed his love for the group. “Arashi is superb.” Their consulting each other also showed how passionate and serious Aiba was about the drama.
The filming of Sakurai’s scene started at 23:00. When he appeared at the film set the staff and cast members loudly applauded. After an hour, the filming was complete. While taped music played in the background Sakurai was even handed a bouquet of flowers. Since it was the final day of filming for the entire drama, he joined the staff and cast members when they took a group photo.
Sakurai later talked about it during an MC at a concert held on December 4th. Ninomiya asked “Did you actually join them [in the photo]?” Matsumoto took a step closer and said “I hope you had the decency to stand to the side.” Sakurai smiled shyly and replied “Well, uh, everyone said I should go ahead…” He revealed that [despite having only a bit role] he stood dead center in the group photo alongside Aiba.
The drama’s official blog also recounted Sakurai’s guest appearance, and made a surprising announcement! “We succeeded in including a scene where we have a rare close-up of his eyes. Sakurai-san said it was a ‘great honor’ to have that scene included. We hope you enjoy watching that part.” Fans can’t afford to miss that crucial scene.

From Music Japan

I’m going to look forward to this, just cannot believe that My Girl will be ending soon. I wouldn’t mind see Koharu-chan is a few more episode, she is just too kawaii. :D

Now there’s only Jun-kun left that hasn’t made any guest appearances since Sho-kun’s Yoiko no Mikata. I would love to see him in a drama with Riida or Nino, ne. :)

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CMs for Nino’s and Aiba’s new fall dramas

Nino’s Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara:


This looks good so far, love the scene where Nino was playing with the twins. However, I cannot picture him as a father, he still has the Onii-san aura much like Taro-chan and his siblings. We’ll just have to wait and see; Mao-chan and him look quite adorable as a couple though. :)

Aiba-chan’s My Girl:


The little girl that plays his daughter is extremely kawaii and Aiba-chan is very adorable here. Looking forward to this.

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Aiba Masaki – More news on drama

Talento Yuka (29) has been cast in next season’s TV Asahi drama series “My Girl.” She will play the girlfriend of Arashi member Masaki Aiba (26).

Unveiled earlier this month, “My Girl” is Aiba’s first starring drama role. The show is based on Mizu Sahara’s manga of the same name, which tells the story of a young man (Aiba) who learns about the death of his former girlfriend (Yuka) who left him six years earlier. He also finds out that she secretly gave birth to his daughter (Momoka Ishii, 6), whom he takes in and starts to raise.

Although the main story takes place after the girlfriend’s death, the character will still appear in every episode during flashback scenes. Yuka’s last regular role in a full drama series on a commercial network was in 2002′s “Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan.” However, she did appear in several episodes of last year’s hit drama “Maou.”

“My Girl” starts in October, airing Friday nights at 11:15pm. ~ From Tokyograph and Sponichi Annex

Short news coverage:

You can see a glimpse of the little girl that will be playing his daughter, she’s quite cute! :D Aiba-chan also looks good in glasses, ne!

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Aiba Masaki stars in new fall drama, My Girl

I bet everyone is excited, Aiba-chan finally stars in his own drama. Congratulations!! :D

Arashi member Masaki Aiba (26) is set to take on his first lead role in a drama series this fall. He will star in TV Asahi’s “My Girl,” his first series since “Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru” in 2003.

Aiba, who is more known for appearing in variety shows than in dramas, said that he wants to show his fans a “completely different Masaki Aiba” from his usual self.

“My Girl” is based on a manga by Mizu Sahara (an alternate pen name of mangaka Sumomo Yumeka), currently being serialized in Shinchosha’s Weekly Comic Bunch. The comic is described as an “ultimate love story” about a young man named Masamune Kazama (Aiba). During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly left one day. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune’s child, whom he finally meets and decides to raise.

TV Asahi will broadcast “My Girl” in its Friday 11:15pm time slot, starting in October.

From Toykograph

Aiba’s comment on his new role:

The manga on be read at One Manga, there is only the first few chapters though.

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Happy 26th, Aiba-chan!!

aibabday

Wishing you happiness, good health and success! Always loved your genki-ness and baka-ness, thank you soooo much for bring much laugher and heartwarming memories. Happy Birthday!!!

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