Ueno Juri to star in a WOWOW drama

I haven't reported any Juri news. Here's one but it's not so new so maybe a lot of you knew about this already.

#1 Guitar case girl, #2 HOPE, #3 My neighbour's neighbour Akira, #4 Interval during traveling, #5 One morning, Hinata suddenly...

Actress Juri Ueno (23) has been cast in a drama miniseries that will air on WOWOW later this year. Titled "Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban," the show features Ueno taking on five roles in five episodes.

As the title suggests, each 30-minute episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package. Each story has its own staff behind it, including screenwriter Arisa Kaneko ("Densha Otoko") and director Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Linda Linda Linda").

Ueno will also sing the show's ending theme, tentatively titled "Kaban no Banka." This is her first song since she made her CD debut in 2007 with "Onara Taisou" from the "Nodame Cantabile" drama series.

WOWOW will broadcast the series on Thursdays at 11:30pm, starting on September 3.

source: tokyograph


I have no doubt that Ueno Juri can pull those characters off! She's one of the most talented and versatile actresses in Japan today. She's so young but the recognition and praise for her acting ability have been plenty.

We used to have WOWOW in our cable TV but sometime during the past years, it was taken off by the cable company. I wonder why.