Twitter has become so popular worldwide that now a Japanese dorama is being produced on the social networking tool. The drama is called Sunao ni Narenakute 「素直になれなくて」, which literally means “I can’t be honest with myself”, and will star Eita and Juri Ueno.

The story is set in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s centers of youth culture, where five men and women meet through Twitter. Through their interactions, they overcome their individual problems and create a true friendship.

Eita plays a photographer named Nakaji who had aimed to become like his father, who was a war photographer before he was changed by a battlefield injury. Ueno plays the part-time high school teacher Haru, who is irritated by her own inexperience.

Tetsuji Tamayama (29) takes on a leader-like role for the group, though he plays a sensitive man working in publishing while dealing with erectile dysfunction. Megumi Seki (24) plays Haru’s best friend, who is having an affair with her own boss. The fifth member of the group is still being cast.

Sunao ni Narenakute 「素直になれなくて」 is scheduled to premier on Fuji TV in Apr 2010, and will air at 10pm on Thursday nights.

Source: Tokyograph and FujiTV