Seungri will be casting in "Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo" a.k.a Kindaichi Case Files 2hrs special movie! This movie is known as 【 金田一少年的の事件簿 香港九龍財宝殺人事件】in Japanese or "Kindaichi Case Files: Hongking Kowloon Treasure Murder Case".
The story will be taken place in Hongkong's Kowloon and it's related to murder case and it's set to air on NTV Japan this Winter. FYI, Kindaichi Case Files is a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi.
The special 2-hour drama features Yamada Ryosuke of Japanese idol group Hey! Say! Jump, who will play the lead role of detective Kindaichi Hajime, Taiwanese actor Wu Chun, Hong Kong's Vivian Hsu and Eric Tsang, and Seungri from Korean dance vocal group Big Bang. Kiritani Kenta, popular actor from "Rookies", will also be making an appearance.
Seungri as "Kim Rondon" in Kindaichi Case.
Seungri will be playing the role of Kim Rondon (or Ryongdong), a student from Korea who works part-time at a hotel in Hong Kong. Commenting on his casting, he said: "This is my first appearance in a Japanese drama! I'm very honored and pleased about it."
He added, "Kindaichi Case Files is famous as a manga and drama series. I'm nervous to act with international stars. I want to do my best and I hope the filming will be fun. Please treat me kindly."
According to reports, first half of the filming will take place in Hong Kong mid-September and the rest will be in Japan.The series was last shown 7 years ago as a drama special in September of 2005.
The movie will be broadcast in January 2013.
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