龜梨和也
In 2005, he made his debut as an actor and had appeared in a couple of dramas including the drama special for "24 Hour Television", and "Nobuta wo Produce" with two of his agency seniors, Kazuya Kamenashi, and Tomohisa Yamashita. He also appeared in "Engine" along with current groupmate, Daiki Arioka. He continued his junior work and was cast in the drama "Primadam" in 2006, and towards the end of the year, he was chosen to be part of Tap Kids, a Johnny's Jr. group, along with Noriyuki Kanda.