From the rumour mill, Japan Today's Shukan Post Watcher,
Juri Ueno, who stars in the Fuji TV drama “Nodame Cantabile,” is a relatively new face who was once spotted on a date at a Korean restaurant in Daikanyama with the popular comedian Shingo Fujimori of Oriental Radio, but now word has gotten around that she is having a “special relationship” with actor Hiroshi Tamaki, her co-star in the Fuji TV drama.
“They are always together on or off camera,” one crew member said. “There is also a rumor that she had asked the producer of the drama to create an episode in which she would have a kissing scene with Tamaki.”
She has a good reputation as an actress. “She is not particularly beautiful nor does she stand out from the rest in any way,” said Masahiro Kitagawa, a drama critic. “But when the camera is rolling, she shines.” She is known to confront staff at times and is also known to talk very casually even to directors, but it is often positively perceived as “enthusiasm and desire to create a good program,” according to her agent.