Arashi・Ninomiya treats Ueto Aya as a middle-aged lady since they co-starred 12 years ago
Arashi・Ninomiya treats Ueto Aya as a middle-aged lady since they co-starred 12 years ago
Oricon 8/19 (Sunday) Delivered 16:36
Popular group Arashi's Ninomiya Kazunari (29) and actress Ueto Aya (26) attended the press conference for NTV's "24 Hour Television 35 Love Saves the World" (on air 8/25・26) drama special "Kuruma Isu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu" held on the 19th in Chiba.
Co-star since the drama "Namida wo Fuite" aired in 2000
Ueto, who has co-starred with Ninomiya 12 years ago, stated, "I love Ninomiya-san's acting so I am learning a lot from him," but on the other hand, "I was called an 'obasan' (middle-aged lady), so he treated me poorly." She had a bitter smile. While Ninomiya explained, "It was a joke," he also brought laughter to the crowd when he added, "She asked me a lot of stuff about acting during breaks, so she seemed like an obachan relative."
At the time, Ueto was still in middle school. When they had their reunion for this drama, Ninomiya complimented her by saying, "She has gotten more beautiful, and I think she has a charming aura. There is more woven atmosphere in the shooting scene than 12 years ago." Ueto, who has been saying for quite some time that she really likes Ninomiya's acting and have been watching numerous works of his, showed her joy when she said, "I was very happy to be able to co-star with him." Although called an 'obasan', she showed a fulfilled smile and stated, "It was rather comforting to me, and it was very fun."
Ninomiya, who devoted to his role-making by dying his hair blonde since 10 years ago, reflected, "It might not have been age-appropriate (to dye my hair blonde), but it was definitely something new and fresh." Even Ueto raved, "（Dying his hair) fit perfectly with his naughty/bratty personality." As a role of a young man who has become paralyzed on the bottom half of his body, Ninomiya also challenged the wheel chair. "I received very strict coaching. I don't know if it was because of that, but I was able to do it with one try at the end." He responded about the shooting.
The original work of this drama is a human drama that revolves around the main character, Hasebe Yasuyuki (Ninomiya), and portrays the path to restart his life as a counselor after the despair of becoming paralyzed on the bottom half of his body and carrying such handicap. In addition to Ninomiya and Ueto, other casts include the talented Yakushimaru Hiroko, Iseya Yusuke, and Suzuki Fuku. The drama is planned to air at around 9:00 PM JST on the 25th.
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