On June 3rd, it was announced that Juri Kosaka will play the co-heroine alongside Ai Mikami in the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " which will air in the first half of 2026.
Uesaka is affiliated with the talent agency Avex Management Agency, along with Akari Takaishi , who will play the heroine in the second half of 2025's " Bakebake ." The two also starred as classmates in the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei" in January of this year, and both were selected to appear in the Asadora through auditions.
Comments on social media about this casting included, "Wow! Following Akari Takaishi, this is Avex's second in a row," "Avex is strong," "It's amazing that they've produced Asadora heroines in succession!" and "Both of them won auditions, what kind of training do they have? Or do they have good judgment? It feels like we've got an Avex actress in this one."
There have been previous examples of "Asadora heroine relays" between actors belonging to the same agency, with Wakana Aoi from "Warotenka" in the second half of 2017 and Mei Nagano from " Hanbun, Aoi " in the first half of 2018 both belonging to Stardust Promotion.
