Mizuho and HA-LU Launch Second Short Drama Project Aoi no Step
The second installment extends the 36-episode youth drama project that began in April, following the first series which surpassed 9.4 million total views across social platforms.
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HA-LU and Mizuho Financial Group started the second installment of their short drama project Aoi Kute Iinda, titled Aoi no Step, on August 14 at 16:00. The nine-episode story follows a dance club near disbandment. The theme song is Aoi no Tomoshibi by Be my Girl.
The second chapter of the Mizuho Financial Group and HA-LU collaboration began streaming on August 14 at 16:00. Aoi no Step runs nine episodes and centers on a dance club on the verge of disbandment, following members who support each other through setbacks.
The project's first series, Kono Aoi no Tochuu de, started in April and surpassed 9.4 million total views across social media. The new installment is available on the Mizuho FG official TikTok account, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
Be my Girl provides the theme song Aoi no Tomoshibi, described as capturing the impulse of youth and the struggle to believe in an unwritten future. Actress Yuka Uchiyama, who appeared in the earlier series, returns as the project ambassador and noted her own high school dance club experience.
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