Jun Matsumoto, a member of popular Japanese boy band Arashi that went on hiatus from New Year's Day, has been cast for the leading role in NHK's yearlong period drama for 2023, the public broadcaster said."Dosuru Ieyasu" (What to do, Ieyasu) about Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, will also mark the first time Matsumoto has starred in NHK's annual "Taiga" (big river) period drama series that began in 1963."As I try to find a new adventure after temporarily disembarking from the ship called Arashi, there is no bigger challenge" than playing the protagonist r…READ FULL ARTICLE
