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=LOVE Members Join ≠ME Drama About Yankee Idols

Iori Noguchi and Hana Oba from =LOVE have been cast in the serial drama "Yankee Gekisenku no Shitenou ga Idol Group ni Tensei Shitara?," which stars ≠ME. The show follows four delinquents reincarnated as idols.

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Why it matters

The casting of Noguchi and Oba as members of the top idol group Aurora5 adds a layer of real-life idol rivalry to a drama already built around multiple fictional idol units.

=LOVE Members Join ≠ME Drama About Yankee Idols

Key Facts

  • =LOVE members Iori Noguchi and Hana Oba join the cast of the serial drama 'Yankee Gekisenku no Shitenou ga Idol Group ni Tensei Shitara?', which stars ≠ME.
  • Noguchi plays Seira Ichinose, the center of the top idol group Aurora5, and Oba plays fellow Aurora5 member Rio Kujo.
  • The drama follows four delinquents reincarnated as the idol group Kyun Baku ♡ FOUR PRINCESS, played by ≠ME members Nanaka Tomita, Momo Sakurai, Hitomi Suzuki, and Moko Kanisawa.
  • The 10-episode series premieres on Nippon TV on June 10, airing Wednesdays at 25:09.
  • The drama is written by Okura, known for 'Dragon Zakura,' and directed by Takashi Sumita.

It premieres on Nippon TV on June 10.

The drama centers on four yankees who reincarnate as the idol group Kyun Baku ♡ FOUR PRINCESS, played by ≠ME members Nanaka Tomita, Momo Sakurai, Hitomi Suzuki, and Moko Kanisawa. Noguchi plays Seira Ichinose, the center of Aurora5, the top group at the largest agency G-ZONE. Oba plays fellow Aurora5 member Rio Kujo. The cast also includes Ryosuke Mikata as a manager and Rin Noseri as a company president. The 10-episode series is written by Okura, known for "Dragon Zakura," and directed by Takashi Sumita. It airs Wednesdays at 25:09 on Nippon TV starting June 10.

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