DMMTV PR Office Press Release (2024.10.25) DMMTV PR Office “Waiting in the Death Game” Exclusive distribution starts on DMM TV! Comments arrived from Wataru Hinata & Nogizaka46’s Minami Umezawa Hinata: “I loved this work ever since I received the script, and I wanted to start shooting it as soon as possible. I was so excited that it wasn’t going to start.” Umezawa: “I finished filming saying, “This turned out great.”” DMM.com LLC
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https://www.ktv.jp/corp/ We have started exclusive distribution of “Waiting in the Death Game”, the 4th drama joint project with the theme of “revenge” with Kantele).In conjunction with the start of distribution, Hinata, who plays the lead role and heroine, will be released. Wataru and Nogizaka46 member Minami Umezawa revealed the highlights of the work and the story behind the filming.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/122725/235/122725-235-5396c661b2df50f120755f65f891149d-2999×2000.jpg From left) Minami Umezawa, Wataru Hinata “Death Game De Waitu”, which has been exclusively distributed on DMM TV and the latest episodes are added every Thursday, is about the protagonist, a broadcast writer who was forced out of the TV industry, who turns into a “death game writer” and is brutally murdered. A revenge drama that uses sex and planning skills to settle old grudges in a death game. Makoto Ueda of Europa Kikaku, a hit maker who wrote the original idea and script for the movie “River, Don’t Flow” and the script for the drama “Don’t Take Time, Lovers” (Kantere/Fuji TV), served as the original idea and scripted the script. Like Ueda, he belongs to Europe Kikaku, and has appeared in the drama “Urayasu Rebar Kazoku” (TV Tokyo) and the stage play “Chico-chan ni scolded! on STAGE – That’s when history moved!” Masaru Suwa, who has written popular works such as “~”, is in charge. Hinata plays the role of a man who became a broadcast writer with the dream of producing a TV program that would take the world by storm, but was blamed for a fatal accident that occurred during the recording of one of the
programs.・Takuma Tomura. Umezawa will play Nagomi Akizawa, a young producer at Dreamia, a death game production company. Akizawa is attracted to Tomura’s planning ability and scouts him for his company.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/122725/235/122725-235-eee21c41b89bbfc95d357df47a01e562-3000×2000.jpg Hinata said, “I’ve loved this work ever since I received the script, and I was excited to start filming as soon as possible.The work that all the staff and cast have put their all into will finally be delivered to everyone.” So, I’m half looking forward to it, and half excited to see what kind of feedback I’ll get.” Umezawa said, “The filming team was full of wonderful people, and I finished filming saying, “This turned out to be a good movie.” I’m confident that this work will be delivered, but the day before it aired… I’m excited to welcome you. I think this excitement and suspense is probably similar to the work “Waiting in the Death Game”, so I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts as soon as possible while enjoying the excitement that only exists before the first episode.” Although he was confident in the quality of his work, he also revealed his nervousness. Also, when asked if there was anything that he could relate to with the role he played in the series, Hinata answered, “The character Tomura I played was from the position of “I like watching variety shows,” so I also wanted to watch variety shows. I jumped into the television industry because I wanted to create something.I really love this job, so I felt a lot of sympathy for Tomura when he said, “I’m doing what I love.” I’ve never been treated like that, but I can’t imagine Tomura’s disgust at being rejected by his boss and other people in higher positions for something he was proud of. ) It was easy to get into.” Umezawa said, “Kazu (the character I play) is a woman with a strong sense of justice, responsibility, and initiative.I say that myself, but I think I have a strong sense of justice (lol). It’s a sense of responsibility and pride in your work. He lives his life in a very honest manner…or if I would say that I am honest…(lol)” He began to talk about how he identified himself with the character, but he felt embarrassed by the situation where he was talking about his own strengths. The venue was filled with laughter at Umezawa’s behavior. While being encouraged by Hinata, “You have a sense of justice! It’s wonderful! (lol),” Umezawa added, “The ability to take action and the power to clearly and honestly convey what I think to others is something I lack. I think Kazu made me think, “This kind of woman is cool.” When asked about their impressions of each other, Hinata said, “Since he is the captain of Nogizaka46, I thought he was a very cool and mature person, but when we got to the set, I realized that he was a soft-hearted person. , I thought he was a talkative person. Umezawa-san was being played around with a lot…right?” he said to Umezawa, and Umezawa also seemed to be aware of it, saying, “Yes… (lol).” He continued, “We got to see a new side of Mr. Umezawa (lol), and he was a character who was teased! (lol).” In response, Umezawa said, “Even though we were shooting early in the morning, he came to the set bright and without any signs of fatigue, and he was having more fun on set than anyone else, and when it came to acting, he had more discussions with the director than anyone else to create the scenes. He’s very friendly, and has that “dog-like” quality to him that comes with his youth…I think he’s very age-appropriate, but also has a mature side to him (lol). “Does such an innocent boy exist in this world?” He’s so clear-cut that he seems like he’s doing a water commercial or something (lol).” Hinata responded to Umezawa’s answer. While exuding happiness, he said, “Even though you said so much, all I can say is that I’m the character who gets bullied (lol). There’s more! If something happens, I’ll be there to help right away.” He started by saying, “This is my first lead role. Up until now, I had never been the center of things and was just trying to find my way, but since (Umezawa) is the captain of the group, he really looks after everyone around him. When I was thinking, “Oh, what should I do here?”, they quickly helped me out, which was really cool. I feel like that kind of smartness is probably why everyone in the group is drawn to him.” Umezawa also looked embarrassed and replied, “Thank you (lol).”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/122725/235/122725-235-16255d94538691096c062297dc6f828c-1801×2700.jpg [Episode 1 synopsis] Tomura (Wataru Hinata) has loved television since he was a child and jumped into the television industry. He became a broadcast writer in order to create a program that would take the world by storm, but what awaited him at the TV station was a cavalcade of plagiarism, power harassment, and anachronisms. Despite all this, Tomura continues to work on his project proposals, and one day at a program meeting he brings in a project called “Wasabiru,” where you eat sushi with wasabi piled high like a building. However, the project was constantly altered by the previous generation’s production staff, and turned into a tasteless project that resembled a death game, far from Tomura’s intentions. It ended up being something else, just bearing the name “Wasa Building,” and it was decided that it would be aired as is. Tomura, who was aware of the lethal dose of wasabi (approximately 600g for an adult male), tried to prevent the accident in advance, but the challenger died during the recording. This fatal accident was spread through various media, from internet news to social media, and Tomura was the one who bore the brunt of it. Because Tomura named the project “Wasa Building,” all the responsibility was placed on the producer and he was left out of the industry. In despair, Tomura tries to throw away his precious notebook, but is stopped by Kazu Akizawa (Minami Umezawa), a woman who happens to be there. Tomura reveals that he is called a “murderous writer,” but Akizawa shows no signs of backing down. Rather, Tomura says, “I was just looking for someone who can come up with a program plan,” and listens to Tomura’s ideas that he has saved up in his notebook. ■Work summary Waiting in the death game [Distribution schedule] Exclusively distributed on DMM TV Latest episodes added every Thursday at 24:30 [Viewing URL]
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