Narimiya, the Mysterious Monkey

On the 6th, actor Narimiya Hiroki attended the product launch for new chewing gum 'Stride' as its CM character at the Harajuku Quest Hall. The teaser monkey CMs for an unknown product have been on-air, and now it is revealed that the monkey was played by Narimiya in special make-up. Narimiya will be featured in a new CM from the 10th onwards, in conjunction with the commencement of the gum sales. "There are not many chances in life where you can become a monkey ne," Narimiya commented. It took 11 hours of applying special make-up for him to transform into the monkey.