{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cf9611c52213897f46b2cfdc","clusterId":"c_2f9ab78ccf6c44e2e37735ed","slug":"junon-says-he-absorbed-much-from-yagira-at-ryuji-japan-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"JUNON Says He Absorbed Much From Yagira at Ryuji Japan Premiere","summary":"BE:FIRST member JUNON appeared at the Japan premiere of the film \"RYUJI Ryuji\" in Tokyo on the 7th, alongside lead actor Yuya Yagira. JUNON, who plays Hiroshi, said he chased Yagira's back as an actor and absorbed many things. He also noted BE:FIRST handled the theme song and insert song. The film opens October 30.","whyItMatters":"The premiere confirms the film's casting and music in one place: a BE:FIRST member takes a supporting role opposite Yagira and the group supplies both the theme and insert songs, tying the idol and film promotions together before the October 30 opening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJUNON appears in \u0026#34;RYUJI Ryuji\u0026#34; as Hiroshi, one of the comrades Ryuji reunites with after cutting ties with the yakuza world. The film is a new adaptation of the 1983 movie that starred Masatsugu Kaneko, set in Shinjuku\u0026#39;s Kabukicho from 1984 to 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Tokyo premiere, JUNON said his father knew the original and was surprised by his appearance. He described the Showa-era apartment set as realistic, and said filming began with calm home scenes, which helped the cast grow closer. Yagira said the actors opened up naturally. BE:FIRST handles the theme song and insert song.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"JUNON's Ryuji role split his schedule between BE:FIRST's theme song and insert song and Yagira's set. The idol-as-actor pipeline runs into its own group's release calendar.","twitterPost":"Ryuji pairs JUNON with Yagira on screen and BE:FIRST on the soundtrack. The film's October 30 release puts both in the same rollout.","threadsPost":"JUNON drew his Ryuji performance from watching Yuya Yagira work, then went back to a BE:FIRST schedule that also produced the film's theme song and insert song. The idol and the actor are now on one release date: October 30.","newsletterBlurb":"JUNON of BE:FIRST appeared at the Japan premiere of \"RYUJI Ryuji\" in Tokyo, where he plays Hiroshi opposite lead actor Yuya Yagira. He said he was allowed to chase Yagira's back and absorbed many things. BE:FIRST also handles the theme song and insert song, and the film opens October 30.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157279\",\"title\":\"BE:FIRST's JUNON on Chasing Yuya Yagira's Back and Feeling His Growth: \\\"I Absorbed So Many Things\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4519,"outputTokens":638,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791377527,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T12:46:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T12:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T12:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2f9ab78ccf6c44e2e37735ed","canonicalTitle":"BE:FIRST・JUNON、柳楽優弥の背中追い成長実感「いろんなものを吸収させていただいた」","representativeArticleId":"a_548a5e0cdf8ba069e0e333cc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RYUJI\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"JUNON\",\"Yuya Yagi\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T11:42:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T11:42:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T12:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157279","title":"BE:FIRST・JUNON、柳楽優弥の背中追い成長実感「いろんなものを吸収させていただいた」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RYUJI"],"studios":[],"people":["JUNON","Yuya Yagi"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}