Sho Sakurai
In 1997, Matsumoto was cast in his first stage play, which was based on the American coming of age film "Stand by Me" with future bandmates Masaki Aiba and Kazunari Ninomiya. He did not return to do any major stage productions for nearly seven years after "Stand by Me", instead focusing on dramas and movies. However, in 2004, Matsumoto appeared in the stage play "West Side Story" with bandmates Satoshi Ohno and Sho Sakurai. In 2005 and 2006, Matsumoto was given his first lead stage play roles in and respectively.