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(From left) TWICE's Sana and Takeru Satoh. Photo from artists' respective Instagram accounts

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TWICE's Sana to debut as actress in film with Takeru Satoh

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17834846860592-Composite 8.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) TWICE&#x27;s Sana and Takeru Satoh.<em> Photo from artists&#x27; respective Instagram accounts</em></span></span></span></div><p>Japanese K-pop star Sana, best known as a member of the girl group TWICE, will take on her first acting project in a film alongside actor Takeru Satoh, according to a report.</p><p>Sana&#x27;s management agency, JYP Entertainment, confirmed an earlier news article that the 29-year-old idol will star in the film &quot;Nyangi,&quot; K-pop news website Soompi <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1853079wpp/twices-sana-confirmed-to-make-acting-debut"><strong>reported </strong></a>Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Nyangi&quot; is a joint South Korean-Japanese production, with Satoh set to play the male lead.</p><p>Filming is scheduled to begin in Japan in the second half of the year, according to Soompi.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/azYWuBNdhvI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The project reunites Sana and Satoh after the actor appeared earlier this year in the highlight medley video for &quot;Play,&quot; the debut album of MISAMO, TWICE&#x27;s Japanese subunit composed of Mina, Sana and Momo.</p><p>The artist whose full name is Minatozaki Sana debuted in 2015 as a member of the nine-piece group TWICE, one of K-pop&#x27;s most popular girl groups, known for hits such as &quot;Cheer Up,&quot; &quot;What Is Love?&quot; and &quot;This Is For.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/10/5/twice-goes-all-out-in-dazzling-this-is-for-concert-in-ph-1524"><strong>READ: TWICE goes all out in dazzling ‘This Is For’ concert in PH<br/></strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, Satoh first rose to fame with the lead role in the Japanese superhero series &quot;Kamen Rider Den-O&quot; and later starred in the live-action &quot;Rurouni Kenshin&quot; film series.</p><p>Last year, Satoh also generated buzz for his starring role in Netflix&#x27;s music drama &quot;Glass Heart.&quot;</p>

<p>Japanese K-pop star Sana, best known as a member of the girl group TWICE, will take on her first acting project in a film alongside actor Takeru Satoh, according to a report.</p>

Japanese K-pop star Sana, best known as a member of the girl group TWICE, will take on her first acting project in a film alongside actor Takeru Satoh, according to a report.