The official website for Love Live! School Idol Musical the DRAMA, the first live-action drama series in the Love Live! franchise, is now streaming a trailer introducing the main cast members for the first time.The clip depicts the cast members, including the protagonist Rurika Tsubaki played by Miho Watanabe, who are fascinated by the school idols’ performance and decide to start idol activities on their own.
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The live-action drama series Love Live! School Idol Musical the DRAMA will begin airing on MBS and other stations in Japan on November 21, 2024. As its title suggests, the drama is based on School Idol Musical, the franchise’s first stage musical series rather than any of the anime series. As with the musical, the drama tells a completely new story that follows an original coming-of-age drama featuring ten girls from two different girls’ schools — Tsubakisakuhana Girls’ High School in Hyogo and Takizakura Girl’s Academy in Osaka. The drama series’ ten main cast members are listed as below. Three of them are reprising their roles from the musical:
Rurika Tsubaki played by Miho Watanabe (ex-Hinatazaka46)
Anzu Takizawa played by Nanaka Tomita (≠ME)
Yuzuha Sumeragi played by Nanami Asai (ex-AKB48 / the musical cast)
Misuzu Wakatsuki played by Ayaka Yasumoto (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku)
Yukino Hojo played by Julia An (Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu / the musical cast)
Toa Kurusu played by Yuna Nakamura (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku)
Hikaru Amakusa played by Mizuki Yamauchi (AKB48)
Rena Suzuka played by Rina (CROWN POP, Nanie Jyoshihatsu Kumiai)
Maaya Mikasa played by Akari Yura (ex-STU48)
Sayaka Harukaze played by Airi Yamamoto (ex-Last Idol / the musical cast)
Source: “Love Live! School Idol Musical the DRAMA” official website / X (formerly Twitter)©”Love Live! School Idol Musical the DRAMA” Production Committee
