<figure id="attachment_365954" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365954" style="width: 1197px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="35b43487"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/aa77c45815788e0a1ed891f4cd8285f8.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365954" class="wp-caption-text">Hana Sugisaki (26) Graduated in &#8217;16 Leading actress who has been in demand for movies and dramas this year. Sugisaki smiles as she holds a bouquet of flowers at her graduation ceremony. She admired Mirai Shida, a senior in high school, and took up acting in earnest after graduation!</figcaption></figure>
<p> These celebrities, now top stars, are dazzling in their precious school uniforms.</p>
<p> Hikaru Takahashi (22), Aya Ueto (38), Tomohisa Yamashita (38), and Taishi Nakagawa (25), who are now active in dramas and movies, what was their school life like?</p>
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<p> Hana Sugisaki (26), the lead actress in the April &#8217;24 drama &#8220;Unmet&#8221; (Kantera/Fuji TV), is a serious character who was a member of the class council and student council in high school. She admired actress Mirai Shida (30), a senior at the same high school, and after graduation, she decided to pursue her career as an actress in earnest.</p>
<p> Nakagawa, who is currently starring in &#8220;Eye Love You&#8221; (TBS), is also a popular girl who loses all the buttons on her uniform at her graduation ceremony. He revealed an episode in which his friends acted as bodyguards to protect him from all the girls in the school.</p>
<p> Let&#8217;s take a look at the fresh faces of these celebrities who chased &#8220;dreams&#8221; and &#8220;sweet and sour youth,&#8221; just like in the dramas!</p>
<figure id="attachment_365953" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365953" style="width: 1151px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="778255f4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/abfcad9a3aa1903e521e3d707dac07e3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365953" class="wp-caption-text"> Hikaru Takahashi (22) graduated in &#8217;20 from &#8220;National Beauty Contest&#8221; Grand Prix-winning actress. She is not good at Japanese and mathematics, but is good at memorizing subjects. Enrolled in high school in Tokyo from her native Shiga Prefecture, and after graduation focused on her acting career.</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Nowadays, you can&#8217;t see them! Some rare school uniforms of top actors</h2>
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<figure id="attachment_365950" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365950" style="width: 1270px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b611d69e"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/1c93d30cc0fe7fdf3eec5170eac9a491.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365950" class="wp-caption-text"> Aya Ueto (38) dropped out in &#8217;02. She got her big break in 2001 with the drama &#8220;Kinpachi Sensei,&#8221; and was too busy to attend the school, so she dropped out the following year.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_365944" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365944" style="width: 1365px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="faf6fd2b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/183637dad4f64869369d308c2c9d7dba.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365944" class="wp-caption-text"> Ryoko Hirosue (43) graduated in 1996. Surrounded by friends at the graduation ceremony.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_365949" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365949" style="width: 1283px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="eddc6b4f"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/2d9bdc523afcb98c92f992382f0015cd.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365949" class="wp-caption-text"> Mayuko Kawakita (32) graduated in 2011. She winked prettily at the camera at the entrance ceremony!　Won the grand prix in the &#8220;National Beauty Contest&#8221; in 2003 and made her debut in the entertainment industry.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_365952" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365952" style="width: 1287px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="4a3a92ba"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/f1fe3fc0e1fceaacf0fe4c072b02241a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365952" class="wp-caption-text"> Yu Shirota (38) graduated in 2004. She participated in the graduation ceremony and posed for the camera!　After graduation, she was active as a member of &#8220;D-BOYS. His classmates include Ueto and Yamashita</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_365951" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365951" style="width: 1258px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="9439e931"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/858404506284e92fb8d7140991a9e799.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365951" class="wp-caption-text"> Tomohisa Yamashita (38) &#8217;04 graduate Yamashita appears at the entrance ceremony with Sei Tanaka (left) and Hiromitsu Kitayama (right). Yamashita was extremely popular at the time, and fans came from all over the country.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_365955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365955" style="width: 1309px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3aae7387"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/7b33a119437346d9cca08ede1af29512.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365955" class="wp-caption-text"> Daishi Nakagawa (25) graduated in 2005. Nakagawa says he was so popular as a student that his friends had to bodyguard him. He was even photographed with his diploma in hand.</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>World-class Athletes &amp; Artists also appeared!</h2>
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<figure id="attachment_365948" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365948" style="width: 1417px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f99cc4e6"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/a374675b7138c16ce366192de219b0c9.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365948" class="wp-caption-text"> Mao Asada (33) graduated in &#8217;06. She did not attend the graduation ceremony because she was going to participate in the World Junior Championships in &#8217;06.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_365947" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365947" style="width: 1902px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a0839e9d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/7e381f359728df83652085e371f25c89.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365947" class="wp-caption-text"> Marin Honda (22) graduated in &#8217;20. Honda has moved her training base to the United States. She transferred from Kansai University High School to Aomori Yamada High School, which understands her athletic activities.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_365945" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365945" style="width: 1235px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="4f3492c2"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/b56ff107a698cf7a98c464d7519413d6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365945" class="wp-caption-text"> Sara Takanashi (27) graduated in 2002. Her still innocent expression is impressive.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_365946" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-365946" style="width: 1281px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="0121bc33"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/03/c6a4fed4563ee9c016d8d3171802c6ba.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-365946" class="wp-caption-text"> Thelma Aoyama, 36, &#8217;12 graduate A commemorative photo with friends in front of the &#8220;Degree Conferral Ceremony&#8221; sign!　She reported on her SNS that she graduated from college after five and a half years of study.</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the April 5 and 12, 2024 issues of FRIDAY</p>
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