via tokyohive:

Big Bang's Seungri is doing great in Japan. He just wrapped up his first solo fan meeting in�Japan�and now he has been cast in a Japanese drama.

On September 1, it was announced that Seungri would appear in the upcoming�Nihon TV special drama "Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo �-� Hongkong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case" that will be broadcast in the winter.

The series is based off of the popular manga that started in 1992 as a serial in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha).� The manga has been adapted to dramas several times, and continues to garner a huge following even after welcoming�their�20th anniversary. �Using the episode published on the July 11 issue as its base, the original writer of the story in the series,�Amaki Seimaru, will, for the first time ever, write the script for the drama.� The drama revolves around a fashion show in Hong Kong that�Kindaichi Hajiime's childhood friend�Miyuki attends.

Along with Seungri, who�will play a Korean exchange student�Kim London, the drama stars Hey! Say! JUMP's�Yamada Ryosuke, popular Taiwanese actress�Vivian Hsu(37),�Taiwanese idol group�Farenheit's former member�Wu Zun (Wu Chun) who will play Taiwanese security police�Li Byron, and famous Taiwanese actor and MC�Eric Tsang.�In addition, other Japanese cast members include Hey! Say! JUMP's�Arioka Daiki, who will play Kindaichi's reliable junior and "video camera otaku"�Saki Ryuji and�Kiritani Kenta, who will play "Tokyo �Girly Mode" manager�Takigawa Ryuta.

Seungri has been promoting solo in Japan since July for a 3-month run as a regular on�Fuji TV's 'Sakigake! Ongaku Bangjuke Eight' as well as his own variety show 'V.I from Big Bang'.

Congratulations to Seungri for yet another milestone.