Today, TBS held a press conference for their upcoming night drama "Quartet", starring Fukuda Saki and Matsushita Yuya.

Fukada had to undergo quite a transformation for her very first role as hard-boiled young woman, as she graces the screen in a full-body tattoo, piercings, and blond hair. "It feels like a whole different me. You can see a Fukada Saki you have never seen before," she spoke enthusiastically about her role.

"Quartet" is a crime-action drama based on the universe of a novel of the same name by Osawa Arimasa, but with an entirely new story. It focuses on three young people with a truly scattered past and a person from the police that hired them to infiltrate a huge crime organization.

It is Fukada's first drama in which she has to make use of weapons. She said, "I've never even hit a person and was really nervous, but I've trained in it a lot." About the appearance of her role she added, "At first it felt really uncomfortable, but it was interesting to become a completely different person. People around me even have told me that I look good with the blond hair." Further she revealed that it takes three and a half hours to create her full-body tattoo, but she knows that it is all for the sake of the authenticity of her play. She said, "It is a very important element for transforming into my role. The tattoo is like a switch."

For her co-star, R&B singer Matsushita, it is the very first time he has appeared in a drama. "It is my absolute first time, but I'm having a lot of fun." About Fukuda he said, "During the filming it is no problem, but during the breaks it is still difficult for me to have eye contact with a girl. I never know where to look whenever the camera isn't rolling."

Fukuda has noticed the same thing. "During the filming we really are on the same wavelength,�but unfortunately it is still getting awkward as soon as the camera is gone." She added, "We actually have a lot in common, we are of the same age, we act and we both sing."

For the rest of the month, the team is going to Taiwan to film a couple of scenes there and both of the actors hope that they will be able to get more comfortable with each other while being abroad.

As mentioned a month ago, Kamikawa Takaya and Natsuna are going to complete the quartet.

"Quartet" is going to premier on January 18th and air every night from Tuesday to Wednesday at 1 AM.

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Source: Oricon