He is Beautiful


He is Beautiful is a Japanese television drama starring Miori Takimoto, Yuta Tamamori, Taisuke Fujigaya, and Hikaru Yaotome that aired on TBS Television (Japan) from July 15 to September 23, 2011. It is a remake of You're Beautiful starring Jang Keun-suk, which was broadcast in South Korea, 2009.
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He is Beautiful is a remake of the 2009 hit drama You're Beautiful starring Jang Keun-suk from South Korea, ahead of other countries. All four leading actors are making their first starring appearances in commercial TV dramas.
For her role, Miori Takimoto had to wear chest compression shirt and cut her hair to look like a boy. She stated: "I also want to be good-looking if I am going to play a boy, and I want to be considered cool by girls of the same gender, so I want to play the role with the gap between beautiful men and beautiful girls. I would like to ask Japanese guys to tell me their secret on how to look cool and boyish!" she says.
Yuta Tamamori of Kis-My-Ft2, who was preparing to make his CD debut on August 10, 2011, says: "I heard that this is the No. 1 drama in Korea, so there is a lot of pressure, but I want to do my best as its Japanese version. I thought that Hwang Tae-kyung, the character played by Jang Keun-suk in the original story, was cool and strange. He had a lot of facial expressions, so I want to be able to play that part well."
Taisuke Fujigaya said: "I was drawn into the film anyway. I hope that many people will feel the same way as I did when I was hooked on the original drama. Kang Shin-woo, who plays the same role in the original drama, is a kind and nice person. I hope that I can bring out that kind and sad feeling. I want to add my own personality to Shin-woo's gentle atmosphere by listening to classical music and keeping myself calm at all times. We will all do our best to pursue our dreams so that this will be our masterpiece!"
Hikaru Yaotome said: "The original drama had funny points and touching scenes, and I watched it from beginning to end in one sitting. The character I play, Jelmi, also has a pop flavor, and I felt that he is a very fun character to watch. The drama has a fun atmosphere, so I would like to enjoy filming with the cast and staff so that I don't drag them down as much as possible. I am especially looking forward to filming the scene where all the members of A.N.JELL perform together. In any case, I will do my best to be cheerful, fun, and energetic so that I can lighten the hearts of those who watch the film."
In the eighth episode, Jang Keun-suk made a guest appearance as himself. The tenth episode was filmed in Okinawa Prefecture, and only a small crew went to Okinawa to shoot the episode, which was shot on a tight schedule.
The final scene at ANJELL's concert venue was actually filmed at Kis-My-Ft2's concert at Yokohama Arena, where 15,000 fans gathered.

Plot

20-year-old Miko Sakuraba grew up in an orphanage and is training to be a sister in a convent. One day, the manager of the popular boy band A.N.JELL comes to visit her. Miko's twin brother, Mio – who was about to become the newest member of A.N.JELL – has broken his nose. He asks her to sign a contract to replace her brother. Miko is taken to the office, dressed as a man, and signs the contract in front of the president, but the members of A.N.JELL appear and tell leader Ren Katsuragi that they will reject the contract if he sings here. Driven into a corner, Miko sings a hymn. Knowing that her brother wanted to become a singer because if he became famous as a singer, her mother – who had left her alive – might come to see him, she decides to become a member of "A.N.JELL" for a while as a beautiful man. The leader, Ren, has an outstanding sense of music, but his nervousness and perfectionism make him difficult to get along with. Along with the calm Shu and innocent Yuuki, Mio begins to live with the two men together.

Cast

A.N.Jell

  • Miori Takimoto as Miko Sakuraba and Mio Sakuraba, A.N.Jell's new vocalist/pianist
  • Yura Furutachi as young Miko
  • Kuu Furutachi as young Mio
  • Yuta Tamamori as Ren Katsuragi A*N*Jell lead vocal & guitarist
  • Riu Tanaka as young Ren
  • Taisuke Fujigaya as Shu Fujishiro, A*N*Jell bassist
  • Hikaru Yaotome as Yuuki Hongo, A*N*Jell's rapper and drummer

A*J Entertainment

Others

  • Haruna Kojima as Nana, an actress and idol
  • Tanoshingo as Toru, assistant
  • Miyuki Imori as Shigeko Sakuraba, Miko and Mio's aunt
  • Hisako Manda as Reiko, Ren's mother who is a soloist

Paparazzi reporters

  • Seiji Rokkaku as Deguchi
  • Shigenori Yamazaki as Hashimoto
  • Yutaka Shimizu as Baba

A*N*Jell's fans

  • Maiko Takahashi as Misaki
  • Aoi as Nanami
  • Moeri Aizumi as Ayumi

Guests

  • Koda Kumi as herself
  • Yuko Aoki as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party
  • Sylwia Katō as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party
  • Minami Tanaka as one of the guests in Mio's welcome party
  • Kōji Ishizaka as Harada
  • Kanon Tani as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Miyu Honda as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Terumi Nagashima as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Junki Uchida as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Kanon Kasuga as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Naoki Sasahara as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Kazuya Aoyama as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Akane Yoshida as a child from the Aozora Gakuen
  • Toshihiro Yashiba as an A.J Entertainment security guard
  • Mikako Uchida as a waitress
  • Yukiko Yabe as a shop assistant
  • Ryō Fujimoto as a street clerk
  • Yuto Tsujimoto as a photographer
  • Kazuyo Aoki
  • Naohiro Masuda as a newscaster
  • Shingo Katori as himself
  • Jang Keun-suk as himself