 Her outstanding performance from her past dramas landed her the lead role in the drama special "Hanaikusa" as a maiko-turned-geisha.Come 2008, she played the lead role in a drama special "Anmitsu Hime" as a princess, followed by "Anmitsu Hime 2" in the following year, where she sang the theme song with Shoko Nakagawa.After the success of the two "Hana Yori Dango" dramas, a film was announced in August 2007, just months after the end of the 2007 sequel.