Mon, April 20, 2009 (12:13am EDT)
Koki Tanaka of popular group KAT-TUN has just been revealed as an addition to the cast of the TV Asahi drama series "Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009."
The period drama, which is continuing from last season, initially starred Shonentai's Noriyuki Higashiyama, TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka, and Kanjani8's Tadayoshi Okura. Tanaka will play the successor to Okura's character, which is no longer on the show.
Tanaka will make his first appearance on the April 24 episode.
The period drama, which is continuing from last season, initially starred Shonentai's Noriyuki Higashiyama, TOKIO's Masahiro Matsuoka, and Kanjani8's Tadayoshi Okura. Tanaka will play the successor to Okura's character, which is no longer on the show.
Tanaka will make his first appearance on the April 24 episode.
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