Actor and singer Oda Yuji (36) is to make a long-awaited return to the TV serial drama. he will star in the Fuji TV series “Last Christmas,” naturally enough a romantic comedy. The series will air in the “golden time” of 9pm on Mondays, and is Oda’s first starring role in that time slot in 13 years. Oda became a household name on the strength of the hugely popular romantic series “Tokyo Love Story” in 1991, starring alongside Suzuki Honami. While not the world’s best vocalist, he is popular enough as a singer to also get the job of performing the theme song and opening title tune for the new series, covers of the Wham! hits “Last Christmas” and “Wake Me Up Before You Go-go.” The tunes will be produced by U.S. hitmaker Butch Walker, who recently worked with Avril Lavigne.