The annual Taiga handing-over ceremony was held on 20 December at NHK's HQ in Shibuya which was attended by Matsuyama Kenichi and Ayase Haruka. Matsuyama stars in this year's Taiga which will end its run on 23 December while Ayase will be the lead of 2013's Taiga "Yae no Sakura" which airs its first episode on 6 January. Both of them are from Horipro where Ayase joined in 2000 and Matsuyama followed suit a year later but Matsuyama is considered as Ayase's senior when it comes to Taiga dramas. Reflecting on his past year, Matsuyama said that being anxious about the fact that he was starring in a Taiga drama made it difficult at times for him to do what he could do or excel in. In response to that advice, Ayase commented that she'll try to relax in the year ahead so that she can put up her best performance. During the ceremony, the both of them also exchanged gifts from the region where their characters are closely linked to. Matsuyama gave Kobe beef to Ayase while she responded with traditional art works from Aizu, Fukushima, that she had designed.
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