Thanks to the advice of Koichi Domoto? Timelesz” Daiki Shinozuka’s acting ability in the drama is highly praised.

Shinozuka of “timelesz” has been praised for his acting ability.

On April 1, distribution of “Memory Buying Man,” the first vertical short drama “Esdrama” from STARTO ENTERTAINMENT and starring Koichi Domoto (47) of “DOMOTO” fame, began.

Daiki Shinozuka (23) of “timelesz” made a guest appearance in “ep1, the night it disappeared. The comments section of the YouTube channel “Esdras” is abuzz with excitement over his enthusiastic performance.

Shinozuka played the role of Satoru Oda, a college student looking for a job who is at a standstill in his life. He meets a mysterious man named Chrono (Domoto), who calls himself a “memory acquirer,” and although he is happy to let go of his painful memories of the past, he gradually comes face to face with the horrifying reality of his life. ……

Speaking of Shinozuka, he joined timelesz through the timelesz new member audition program “timelesz project -AUDITION-” (available on Netflix), and joined timelesz through an open application.’ After joining the group in February 2013, he made his first starring appearance in a TV drama series, “In-House Love at Midnight” (NTV), which aired on April 25 of the same year, along with another new member, Masaki Hashimoto (26).

In “Midnight In-House Love,” the drama was structured like a mini-drama within a variety show, but in “Esdras,” she took on a longer acting role than in that one. Shinozuka was the main character in “ep1: The Night She Disappeared,” in which he was almost entirely absent from the show.

Like Shinozuka, new members Hashimoto & Inomata Shudo (24), who were selected from the general public, have experience working in boy groups in the past. Unlike Shinozuka and Inomata, Shinozuka was an active university student with no entertainment experience, but in “Esdras,” she showed acting that was hard to believe she was an amateur until about a year ago,” says an entertainment writer.

Shinozuka, who hails from the Kansai region, delivers his lines in standard Japanese, but in the comments section and on social networking sites for “Memory Buying Man” ep1: The Night It Disappeared, starring Koichi Domoto,

<Shinozuka-kun, you must be almost inexperienced in acting, but you caught my attention with your rich facial expressions. I think he is a good actor and I am looking forward to seeing him in the future.
<Shinozuka, your acting of being scared and getting carried away were both good. Also, his standard Japanese was beautiful.
<Shinoko, who was ready to make a fool of herself if she were a daikon actor, but her performance was great because she really saw a future for herself! >
<Shinozuka, I wasn’t sure about your acting, but you seem to be a good actor!　The drama itself was interesting too! >

The drama itself was interesting! The number of views exceeded 270,000 units as of April 3, and since this is the first production of “Esdras,” it seems to have attracted a lot of attention.

What advice did Shinozuka receive from Domoto?

Domoto mentions his drama collaboration with Shinozuka in his serial in “Nikkei Entertainment! (Nikkei BP, March 4 issue), Domoto mentions his drama collaboration with Shinozuka.

In his own serialization in “Nikkei Entertainment! I can give some ‘interpretation’ to the director’s request. Also, if you are not used to acting, you tend to hold your breath, so I told him to take a breath!　(laugh).

For Shinozuka, there must have been a lot of pressure to play a role with a senior member of his office and to be selected as the main character for the first episode. However, the show was well received by the viewers.

As for Shinozuka, his first regular radio show, “…& Shino! from timelesz” (TBS Radio), will start on April 4.

On March 29, a special program “Chikyu Marugoto Dai Jissen Nature Teacher” (TBS), in which Shinozuka serves as MC with Yoshitaka Hara (30), a member of the comedy duo “Chocolate Planet” and timelesz, was broadcast, and it was just announced that the program will become regular in the late night slot starting in April. In addition to the group’s work, their individual activities are also going strong.

Inomata and Hashimoto, who are in the same year, have already experienced drama series. Hashimoto played the leading role in a drama series for the first time in the October season of last year’s “Hitonatsu no Kyoshisha” (TV Tokyo).

Inomata also had a regular role in “Papa to Papa no Uchi-Gohan” (TV Asahi) in the same season. With “Esdras” as a starting point, could we expect Shinozuka to appear in more serial dramas in the future?