Sakurai had a small guest appearance on the final episode of the drama My Girl in 2009, which was bandmate Masaki Aiba's first starring role in a serial drama. That year, he also had a brief appearance on bandmate Satoshi Ohno's comedy drama series Uta no oniisan, as himself.
Sakurai had a minor role in the final episode of the drama My Girl in 2009, which was bandmate Aiba's first starring role in a serial drama. That year, he also made a brief appearance on bandmate Ohno's comedy drama series Uta no oniisan, as himself.