25-year-old actor Eita has finally had his first taste of the tabloids. According to this week's issue of FLASH, the actor reportedly attended a goukon (group date) at a karaoke bar. Later that night, he was seen at a ramen shop with a woman resembling singer Ayaka, and the magazine was able to snap pictures of the pair walking while holding hands.

Eita's management denied the story, saying that the actor was just hanging out with a usual group of friends and that he isn't in a relationship with the woman in the article.

In other news, it was announced a few days ago that Eita has been cast as a trainee doctor in Miwa Nishikawa's next movie, "Dear Doctor." (More information about the film here.)