NEWS member Koyama Keiichiro will be undertaking the role Takahata Yuta was meant to be in. He will be starring alongside fellow NEWS member Kato Shigeaki in 24 Hour TV's SP drama "Momoku no Yoshinori Sensei ~Hikari wo Ushinatte Kokoro ga Mieta~".
Kato Shigeaki is set to play Arai Yoshinori, a junior high school teacher that is becoming blind. Takahata was originally going to play the role of Sakaki Kyota who works at a rehabilitation facility before he was arrested. Koyama will be taking over the role.
Other cast members include Sawajiri Erika as Arai Mayumi, Koizumi Kotaro, Hashizume Isao, Takabayashi Yukiko, and Kotaki Nozomu.
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Oricon