Singapore- Arashi‘s Sakurai Sho recently attended the premier of his upcoming movie, “Nazo toki wa dinner no ato de“,
which was held in Marina bay Sands Theater. 1,500 fans attended the
event where fans even sang “Meikyu Love Song” while the cast was walking
on the red carpet. Together with Sakurai is Kitagawa Keiko and Shiina Kippei.
Sakurai did the stage greeting with a mixture of Malay and Singlish
(Singapore-English), which was received greatly by the audience.
Aside from the movie’s premier, Sakurai’s photograph was also inducted in Raffles Hotel’s “Hall of Fame”, which includes VIPs who have stayed in this globally distinguished hotel, like: Charlie Chaplin and the British Royal Family.
Sakurai’s usual calm demeanor was broken after seeing his photograph,
“I- oh–George Lucas! Err, to be with someone so amazing, it’s
unbelievable.” The said hall in the hotel consists of VIP photographs
who have stayed in Raffles Hotel. Sakurai used his mobile phone to take a
picture of his own photograph in the hall.
“This is something I can boast to my child and grandchild. Raffles
Hotel is a place basked with history and dignity; I must work harder so I
can catch up with this photograph,” he commented.
There are a total of 128 photographs in the said hall, Sakurai is the
second Japanese entertainer to be inducted in the hall of fame after
Japanese actress, Fuji Sumiko. Sakurai stayed at the hotel for 1 night during the filming for Nazodi last year and 2 nights this time around.
“Nazo toki wa dinner no ato de” will hit the theaters in Singapore on Aug 22nd, Taiwan on Aug 9th, and Hong Kong on Sept 5th.
