Noriyuki Higashiyama (43) has been cast to star in a new medical drama for next season which is currently untitled. Higashiyama is a member of Shounentai, one of the oldest groups in Johnny’s Entertainment, and is one of the hottest JE guys in my opinion. Higashiyama plays the brilliant but comical Dr. Goto, who takes on the challenge of analyzing patients with undiagnosed illnesses and determining their conditions. However, he avoids even touching his patients due to his extreme phobia of germs, and he has no interest in women. It’s sounding to me that it is sort of like House. Other stars of the drama include Mikako Tabe (who is currently taping the live action version of Kimi ni Todoke), and Kanjani8’s Tadayoshi Okura, who has starred with Higashiyama before. The drama starts in July.
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