Category: Matsumoto Jun

Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun to star as detective in Fuji TV’s next Getsu 9

by Fiona

Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (28) has been chosen to star in Fuji TV’s next Monday night drama series, titled “Lucky Seven.” This is his second time starring in one of Fuji TV’s “Getsu 9” dramas, after “Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku” in 2010.

The story revolves around a team of seven detectives who work together to solve difficult cases, with Matsumoto playing a rookie named Tokita Shuntaro. So far, Eita (28) and Oizumi Yo (38) have also been announced as part of the team, while the other cast members are still unknown. The team reportedly consists of 4 men and 3 women.

Until now, Matsumoto has mainly starred in love stories targeted at the core female audience between the ages of 20 and 34. This will be his first detective drama, which is also said to be full of action and comedy.

The show will be directed by Sato Shinsuke, the director behind the “GANTZ” live-action movies that starred fellow Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari. Filming for “Lucky Seven” is scheduled to start in early December.

Fuji TV will broadcast “Lucky Seven” on Mondays at 9:00pm, starting in January.

From Tokyograph

Jun-kun being a detective again is definitely something to look forward to, it’s been a while since Kindaichi 3 which I had thrilled watching. It’s exciting that he’s doing something different compared to the last two dramas…let’s hope his series wardrobe consists of a few dazzling suits.

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Happy September and Belated 28th to MatsuJun!

by Fiona

Don’t worry, I’m still alive and kicking, just have been tied up with other things in life. I hope everyone is well and was able survived that nasty little storm that had the east coast last weekend. My prayers to all!

The site might be going on and off for the next few days, I might be switching to another hosting provider and will be performing some testing. Don’t panic, I will be back shortly. LOL

BTW, my PS3 finally died on me after 4 years of goodness. It ran perfectly for 10 minutes before the “yellow light of death” appeared and nothing works now. From what I read online, this can be fixed by taking the darn thing apart, “re-flowing the motherboard” and reapplying some thermal compound to the GPU and CPU. Well, this is one more thing to add to my weekend things-to-do list. Maybe I’m lucky enough to get it running again and then trade it for store credit to purchase a new one…let’s hope.

Aside from that I’ve become quite fond of yaoi…yep you heard right…. I blame my friend who introduced Gravitation to me a few weeks back. LOL She knew my undying admiration for Inoue-sensei and wouldn’t miss a chance watching his works…now I have a whole new world/genre to experience!

Isn’t Jun-kun’s smile is amazing? It always seems to brighten my day, I hope he was able to spend some time relaxing on his special day.

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Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun to star in Ninagawa Yukio play Aa, Kouya

by Fiona

This fall, Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (27) will star in a stage play for the first time in five years. His last lead role on the stage was in 2006 in Ninagawa Yukio’s “Byakuya no Valkyrie,” and he is again teaming up with Ninagawa for a play called “Aa, Kouya” (“Ah, Wilderness”).

“Aa, Kouya” was the first full-length novel by the late Terayama Shuji, originally published during the mid-1960s. This is the first time that the book has been adapted as a theatrical production.

Set in Shinjuku, the story revolves around two young men who stake their youths on boxing. Koide Keisuke (27) will play Matsumoto’s rival. Both of them are preparing their bodies in gyms ahead of rehearsals, which will begin in late September.

“Aa, Kouya” will be performed at the Saitama Arts Foundation from October 29 to November 6, and at the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo from November 13 to December 2.

From Toykograph

This is exciting, new and definitely challenging role for Jun-kun. I really hope this butai will be released on DVD and cannot wait to see the more muscular version of him.

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