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=LOVE Members Join ≠ME Drama About Yankee Idols

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.

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.

Reporting from 1 source: Eiga Natalie.

=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. 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.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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