Even Yamada Yuu was surprised! Shintarou with short hair
Source: Sanspo (9/18)
Today it's been announced that Yamada Yuu's younger brother Shintarou will play a role in the upcoming Fuji TV dorama "Innocent Love" (Monday 9pm / starting Oct.20) and for that he had to cut his hair really short.
It took 15 minutes from when producer Nakano Toshiyuki personally put on the barber's clippers to cut Shintarou's long hair until the final cut. His hair is more than 20 centimeters shorter than before and he now looks like a young baseball player. At the moment when he looked into the mirror and saw his new hair cut for the first time, he first didn't know what to say, but it didn't take long until he recovered from the shock. "I didn't have such short hair since elementary school, it's very refreshing. I'll keep that freshness in my heart from now on," he said with enthusiasm.
Shintarou's role will be that of the leader of a gang in the juvenile prison that steadily torments Youji (Fukushi Seiji), the older brother of the female protagonist Kanon (Horikita Maki). Usually Shintarou is known for his gentle character and it will be interesting to see him in such a threatening role.
Remixed Utada song chosen for "Innocent Love" theme Mon, September 29, 2008 (12:08am EDT)
Hikaru Utada will be singing the theme song for the drama series "Innocent Love," which stars popular actress Maki Horikita. This will be Utada's first song for a drama in Fuji TV's prized Monday night time slot since "Can You Keep A Secret?" for the 2001 hit "HERO."
This past spring, Utada sang the theme for the popular drama "Last Friends." That show's production staff are also working on "Innocent Love," and they decided to offer her another tie-in. But rather than requesting a new song, they chose the ballad "Eternally," originally recorded for her second album "Distance" in 2001. The producers reportedly felt that the song strongly matched the image of the drama.
Apparently, the song will use a re-edited version of the original vocal recording. It was remixed at a London recording studio to emphasize the vocals more, resulting in a new version titled "Eternally -Drama Mix-."
The song will be released digitally and as a chaku-uta, starting on the drama's premiere date of October 20. Currently, there are no plans for a CD release.
Source: Natalie credit to: tokyograph.com & wiki.theppn.org