“THE 100th Love with You” star Kentaro Sakaguchi is returning to the Philippines for a fan meeting!
On X (formerly Twitter), local producer Ovation Productions announced that the 33-year-old Japanese actor will hold the event on May 17 at the SM Skydome in Quezon City.
“This is your chance to meet the dashing and talented Kentaro Sakaguchi up close!” it said.
Further details about the event—including ticket prices and seat plan—have yet to be revealed, but a ticket pre-sale is scheduled for April 13 via Wish Us Luck website.
The general sale will be held on May 2 via SM Tickets website and outlets nationwide.
Aside from Manila, the actor will also bring his fan meeting tour to other Asian cities like Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Seoul.
Sakaguchi last visited the country for the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in December 2023 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, where he won Best Actor and Asia Celebrity (Television) awards.
In 2019, several photos of him exploring the Philippines circulated online. It was revealed that this was part of the filming for the Japanese drama “Soshite Ikiru.”
About the actor
Born in 1991 in Tokyo, Sakaguchi debuted as a model in 2010 for several magazines, before he ventured into acting in 2014 through the Koto Nagata-helmed film “Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath.”
In 2015, he made his television debut through the Nippon TV drama “Yokokuhan: The Pain.” Since then, Sakaguchi has starred in back-to-back television series and movies, and among his notable projects are “Heroine Disqualified,” “Signal, “The 100th Love with You” and “Color Me True.”
In 2016, Sakaguchi bagged the Best New Actor Award at the 11th Osaka Cinema Festival for his role as Kosuke Hiromitsu in “Heroine Disqualified,” where he starred alongside Mirei Kiritani and Kento Yamazaki.
The Japanese star teamed up with South Korean actress Lee Se-young, known for her role in the Korean drama “The Red Sleeve,” for the romance melodrama series “What Comes After Love.”
