Yuri Chinen Gets His First Solo Lead Role in a Drama
Hey!Say!JUMP and NYC's Yuri Chinen have just been announced to take his first lead role in a drama for Nippon TV. The drama is a live-action adaptation from Atsuko Nanba's hit manga- "Sprout".
In the drama, Chinen will play the role of Souhei, whose father decided to turn their home into a boarding house. Thus, Chinen will find himself living under the same roof with Aoi Morikawa, who will play the female lead- Miku. Multiple love angle ensues as their boarding house family gets bigger.
This will be the 19 years old Johnny's talent first solo lead drama. Aside from appearing in supporting roles for his Johnny's senpais, Chinen's past dramas were usually shared with fellow Hey!Say!JUMP's members. Preview clips for the drama shows that the idol will also have his first onscreen kiss.
Joining the cast are: Kojima Fujiko, Johnny’s Junior Kentarou Yasui, Lewis Jesse, Jinguuji Yuuta, and Tanaka Juri; SUPER GiRLS’ Maeshima Ami; Flower’s Fuji Shuka and Mayuko Kawakita; Hello Project’s Kikkawa Yuu; and ABC-Z’s Hashimoto Ryosuke.
"Sprout" will start on July 7th at NTV.
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the manga tells that Miku is the one that own the boarding house. I don't know if they change the story, or it just a mistranslating