Vertical Short Drama of U-NEXT Comic Title Set for August 28 on POPCORN App
The adaptation preserves the vertical smartphone reading experience of the U-NEXT Comic serialization, translating a 50-episode webtoon into a two-episode live-action format for the POPCORN app.
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GOKKO Co., Ltd. will begin streaming the vertical short drama 'Sensei, Kyou Satsuei Arunde Yasumimasu!' on the POPCORN app from Friday, August 28. The two-episode live-action adaptation, starring Yukii Mizuhara, Miyu Kishi, and Ayaka, is based on the vertical-scroll comic distributed on U-NEXT Comic. It follows a new teacher who becomes homeroom teacher of the 'Entertainment Class' at Hoshinari Academy, where idols, actors, and models are students.
The casting rounds out a classroom of aspiring celebrities. Yukii Mizuhara plays Haruka Takahashi, the history teacher who becomes homeroom teacher of the Entertainment Class. Miyu Kishi is Sara Kisaragi, an actress student who harbors jealousy toward a classmate, while Ayaka plays Yui Jinguuji, an idol student who speaks up when she notices someone in pain. Ruuka Ishizawa appears as Seiya Konna, a stage actor who keeps rehearsing even in the classroom.
The story centers on misunderstandings in a room where 'I have filming today, so I'll be absent' is routine. The vertical frame is meant to capture the moments when good intentions turn into misunderstanding, and the drama depicts how a single photo spreads rumors before fact-checking.
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