Okay now sorry for the long wait, but here's my Kyouya post.
Now before anyone yells
"MIZUSHIMA HIRO" in my face, let me tell you first that casting Mizushima (though I love that man and all his model-hot-ness despite being married) would be the
WORST POSSIBLE CASTING.
Why?
Because that would be called TYPECASTING my friends. The majority of his roles are the semi-serious characters (like in
Mei-chan no Shitsuji,
Kamen Rider Kabuto), or the "I'm an average guy (
Room of King>>seriously check it out it's AMAZING>>,
MR BRAIN) who's slightly evil and playa (
Hana Kimi,
Zettai Kareshi). Playing Tamaki would really be a test of his abilities, not Kyouya.
And also, dudes, DITTO FOR
TAMAKI HIROSHI SO DROP IT OKAY??
Kyoya Ootori:
First up:
Sato Yuuichi:This guy has not been given much credit up until now and is a pretty fresh actor, with his biggest role being Tezuka Shinobu in
Here is Greenwood. HOWEVER-- I think that a role such as Kyouya's would really bring out his talent. In Greenwood, Sato played a fairly stiff character, which is why with Kyouya (being more lively in an evil and scheming way) he would be able to pull it off really well. That, each time he cocked his head while glaring my heart just melted~<3
*COUGH*ANYWAYS. . .
He has the right look for Kyouya, his voice is also pretty spot on. Kyouya would be pretty good if played by Sato. And he's exactly 20 years old this year, so it's not stretching it much at all casting him!
Riki Miura:Okay, this guy also got me from the first 5 minutes of
Here is Greenwood. I don't know what it is, but I really like this guy's acting style. Again, he's a small fry, only being in some Sentai Ranger show prior to Greenwood, but I still think this guy would give it a good showing (his Kyouya-ness is really showing through in HiG, without being excessive). I really want to see him become more serious for a Kyouya role, since he's got the humour down.
Unfortunately, he's 26. WHY ARE THEY ALL OVER 25??? It's cruel! But he's had less exposure, so it's not wrong for him to play a teenager since he hasn't been one for 10 years *COUGH* NINO *COUGH*.
Ninomiya Kazunari:Nino has almost never played an evil character, or a remotely evil one, save for his character in
Ryusei no Kizuna. BUT, this character did open up a world of possibilities! At least, it convinced me that Nino can be something other than a poor, unfortunate nerd who everyone thinks is adorable *COUGH*
Yamada Taro Monogatari,
Stand Up!!,
DOOR TO DOOR*COUGH*. Also, anyone who's a fan or ARASHI and watches their shows will know Nino has an almighty mean streak as a shizz-stirrer (sorry about the lack of a better expression), fitting Kyouya nicely. HOWEVER, Nino is kinda short and a bit hunched over, which takes away a few coolness points as Kyouya, and believe it or not he's actually 26 years old. I know he doesn't look a day over 20 so why not, but remember people, as well as making room for newcomers who aren't lucky enough to be part of a massive (and possibly evil) organisation that mass produces idol angels, we can't have our actors playing teenagers until they hit 40, and casting like this would encourage them!! DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM.
Nishikido Ryo:As I am writing this, I think Nishikido and internally go "LOL". I'm just so used to his "puppydog emo" expression that makes him incredibly adorable when he's looking sad. That is why I'd like to see him as Kyouya. He has a history of being casted as characters with obvious chips on their shoulders (
Ryusei no Kizuna,
Orthros no Inu>>GOD I love him in this one>> and
Last Friends to say the least), so I'd like to see him in a more comical yet sinister role (without him being actually sinister, if you understand what I mean). But this said, [insert age rant and comment on Johnny's Entertainment]. He IS 25 this year.
Matsumoto Hiroya:DUDE, he's been everything BUT a Kyouya through all his small roles. How do I know him? Through the
Air Gear Musical as Juliet (yes, the gay one). He was also in the
Boys Love movie as the best friend who kills the model,
Biyo Shonen Celebrity as the make-up artist and in
Giragira as a host. He's also been randoms in heaps of shows, and odds are that you've seen him die in the first episode of Orthros no Inu or saw him run around in the first 3 episodes of
ROOKIES, but the guy is so adaptable that you wouldn't realise who he was unless you're really good at remembering faces (which I happen to be). I'd like to see him transform into Kyouya, and he's 23 so that's not so far a stretch for him!
Okay, now that Kyouya's out of the way, the next character will be
MORI (because writing this now I just thought of about 5 people already -_-"