Kansai Johnny�s Jr. mood-maker, Kiriyama Akito (22), will be taking on a gay role in the upcoming theater play, �Beautiful Sunday�. The play will be shown at Osaka�s Theater BRAVA! on March 10th-11th, 2012.

In 2005, V6�s Miyake Ken played the same role on a TV version of the play. With the exception of Johnny�s, this will be Kiriyama�s first stage play and he is excited to be going out on his own.

�I hate to lose, so I want this work to be even better than Miyake-san�s,� he said.

Commenting on his new role, Kiriyama continued, �I�m not opposed to it, but how do I study it? I want to act real enough to make even gays [in the audience] say, 'Isn't that boy real?'"

Source: Sanspo