The primary male cast for the new “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~ Ikemen Paradise” drama series was made public on Thursday. Lead actress and AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko (19) will have Nakamura Aoi (20) and Miura Shohei (23) as the two other sides of the story’s love triangle, and at least 26 other young male actors will round out the cast.
This drama remake was announced by Fuji TV last month, with Maeda replacing Maki Horikita (22) from the original 2007 series. Nakamura and Miura are likewise taking over the roles that were played by Oguri Shun (28) and Ikuta Toma (26).
Newspapers have also reported Yamada Shintaro (24) and Sato Yuki (27) as cast members. Based on a poster image from the Sankei Sports newspaper, the rest of the cast seems to include:
(*Note From TokyoGraph: Most of these were visually identified and are still pending confirmation.)
Kotani Shotaro
Okazaki Kazuhiro
Kawahara Kazuma
Kurihara Goro
Takami Ozora
Asaka Kodai
Kasai Shige
Yamamoto Ryosuke
Nishii Yukito
Yanagishita Tomo
Suzuki Katsuhiro
Ando Ryu
Miyajima Kusuto
Matsushima Shota
Mamiya Shotaro
Okayama Tomoki
Kanai Sonde
Katoono Taiko
Kiriyama Renn
Mitsushima Shinnosuke
Tokuyama Hidenori
Horii Arata
Maeda Gouki
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