The original short drama “Our Road Movie” starring the nine-member mixed-gender group ONE LOVE ONE HEART has started streaming on the short drama streaming app BUMP. This is the first time an artist group has appeared on BUMP.
BUMP is a short drama distribution app with each episode lasting about three minutes. It is the first short drama distribution app to be launched in Japan and has achieved a total of 1.4 million downloads.
The motif of this work is the worldview of ONE LOVE ONE HEART’s new song “Bokura no Road Movie”. ONE LOVE ONE HEART members play a group of nine high school friends, and it is a youth fantasy that expresses the pure emotions and conflicts unique to teenagers. The director is Ryutaro Yamaguchi, who directed “Haru ni Nare!”, a BUMP original work that was distributed and became a hot topic.
It was also announced that Tanaka Misato will be playing the role of the health teacher and Yasu (Zun) will be playing the role of the school cleaner.
■Synopsis
Miku (Fujisaki Aoha), a third-year high school student, was about to head home again today, unable to tell Subaru (Aihara Isshin), her childhood friend whom she has a crush on, that she loves him.
Immediately after saying goodbye, Subaru gets into an accident. Miku feels a sense of déjà vu and realizes that the accident is happening again and again.
Remembering the rumored existence of a “bell that grants wishes,” he instinctively rushes under the bell. “Give me one more chance!” he prays, and time rewinds…
▼Comment from Director Ryutaro Yamaguchi
“Friendship” and “love” are vague things and do not become clear unless you express them to others.
This story is about the protagonist Miku (Fujisaki Aoha) and her journey to express the feelings that she was unable to express due to an incident that occurred before she could do so.
Miku begins to realize that if she doesn’t cherish the present, it will be gone.
This is the first short drama for the members of “One Love One Heart” who are appearing this time, so we wanted to create something that wasn’t just a coming-of-age story, and we based it around the themes of youth and time travel.
The drama expresses the unstable and fragile feelings of friendship and love through these teenagers. I hope that those who watch this short drama will be reminded of the importance of every moment of their daily lives.
▼ Comment from Aoba Fujisaki
For us, ONE LOVE ONE HEART, “Our Road Movie” is our once in a lifetime “first video production,” and we are so happy to be able to create it with all these wonderful people.
There are parts that we can empathize with because we are living in the present, and the characters in the story are living their lives to the fullest in the present…
Throughout the shoot, I strongly felt that it is important to “cherish the present.”
I would be happy if this work can reach out to everyone who watches it!
▼ Comment from Isshin Aihara
This was my first time acting in a film, and I learned and experienced a lot.
I read the script over and over again, talked with the director, and confronted myself as I worked to create the role. It was difficult, but I was able to experience the joy of acting.
I would like people to pay attention to the interactions between the characters, and although there are some serious scenes, my favorites are the scenes where the characters are just enjoying their daily lives as life-sized high school students.
Each episode is only 3 minutes long, so you can watch it in a flash, but it’s a story with a strong message that will leave you wanting to know more, so be sure to check it out!
▼ Comment from Misato Tanaka
This is Misato Tanaka, who plays Professor Haibara.
It’s a role like being a teacher watching over the students.
However, there were many mysterious parts and the timeline was so complicated that even I couldn’t understand it, so I checked with Director Yamaguchi every time and acted with the feeling of “I’ll trust you and follow along!”
This is my first BUMP drama, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds.
This time I had many scenes with Fujisaki Aoba, who plays Miku, and Fujisaki’s soft and gentle personality was perfect for the single-minded Miku.
This work is filled with the charms of each member of ONE LOVE ONE HEART, so I hope you enjoy it.
▼Yasu (Zun) Comment
I made a small appearance!
Although the shoot was short, I received energy and power from everyone at ONE LOVE ONE HEART, which made me feel energized as well. It was really fun.
Everyone laughs a lot and creates a fun atmosphere, so I think that comes across in the film. I hope you will be enchanted by the charms of ONE LOVE ONE HEART.
■Overview of the work
Title: Our Road Movie
Distribution date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 19:00
Distribution destination: Short drama distribution app BUMP
Number of episodes: 22 in total
Cast: ONE LOVE ONE HEART (Fujisaki Aoba, Aihara Isshin, Kouei, ichi, Sasaki Anri, Sasahara Ryoga, Iizuka Runo, Hisamasa Ayumu, Yajima Yuna)
Yasu (Zun) Misato Tanaka
Director: Ryutaro Yamaguchi
Screenplay: Sei Wei Hayashi, Ryuutaro Yamaguchi
Producers: Hiroki Imagawa, Wataru Sakata
Production: Drama “Our Road Movie” Production Committee
Production company: Geeksite
Copyright: Ⓒ Drama “Our Road Movie” Production Committee
■Music Video (drama ver.) now available
■ “Our Road Movie” is now available on various music sites
https://avex.lnk.to/roadmovie
■About BUMP
“BUMP” is a new short drama distribution app operated by emole, with a total of over 1.4 million downloads*, and each episode is 1 to 3 minutes long.
Users can enjoy the dramas by “waiting and watching for free” like in a manga app, or by paying 97 yen (tax included) per episode or watching advertisements. We distribute works in a variety of genres, from romantic comedies that can’t be seen on terrestrial TV to revenge stories, mysteries, youthful pure love, and action. The promotional cut-out videos sent out from the official BUMP account have been viewed more than 1.5 billion times*, delivering exciting short drama content to a wide range of users, mainly women of Gen Z. *As of the end of August 2024
App download URL:https://app.adjust.com/1gk28bbg
■ONE LOVE ONE HEART
Formed in January 2022. A joint project between Stardust and Avex. A youth substitute entertainment group consisting of nine mixed-gender members aged 17 to 20, aiming to be active in all genres including singing, dancing, and acting. The group’s name “ONE LOVE ONE HEART” contains the meaning that “even if race, gender, age, and values are different, the heart to love someone or something is common.”
【Official website】https://oneloveoneheart.jp
[TikTok]https://www.tiktok.com/@oneloveoneheart_official
[YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNeChoCaOL0t4vs8ZmH3IAQ
[X]https://x.com/LOVEONE_staff
[Instagram]https://www.instagram.com/oneloveoneheart_official
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