D-BOYS member Masato Wada will star in his first stage play, based on the Shion Miura novel "Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru." The story follows a group of students aiming to challenge the Hakone Ekiden, a major long-distance relay race held among universities every year.

Wada is known as a runner in real life, having participated in the Hakone Ekiden during his own university days. He also completed the Tokyo Marathon this past February in under three hours, finishing first out of all the celebrities who ran it.

The cast for "Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru" includes Masaya Kikawada and fellow D-BOYS member Hirofumi Araki. The play will run at Le Theatre Ginza from January 8 to 18 next year, followed by performances in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and other cities.