Ueda Tatsuya to shave his head for his new drama XD

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KAT-TUN member, Ueda Tatsuya (27) has shaved his head for the upcoming TBS drama, “Runaway ~Aisuru Kimi no tame ni“, which will start airing on October 27th.

Ichihara Hayato stars in the lead role of this TBS serial drama. It is a thriller with elements similar to the American TV show "Prison Break". Ueda is one of his co-stars, playing 滝本空哉 (Takimoto Kuuya), a former host imprisoned on false charges. He is one of the fellow prisoners who escape with Ichihara's character. There is a scene in the drama which shows Ueda's hair getting shaved in prison.

On September 17th, Ueda filmed a scene where he gets his hair gets shaved off at a prison. Ueda said, “It’s the first time for me to have a shaved head since junior high school. It feels strange, like I broke new ground.”

This drama will be about four young guys who make their escape from prison after being sent there under false charges. Ichihara Hayato will be taking the lead role, and Ueda will play an ex-host who’s condemned with a term for four years due to Stimulant Drug Control Law violations.

Ueda, who received compliments for his new look by the staff, commented, “I think a high point of the drama would be the four shaved head guys’ movement, since that’s so rare, visually. I hope this could bring a ’shaved hair boom’.”

Other cast members include Tsukamoto Takashi (28), Suda Masaki (18), and Fukuda Saki (20).

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