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The Idolm@ster Gets Live-Action South Korean Show
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
franchise. The show is tentatively titled The IDOLM@STER.KR, and its broadcast timeframe has not been set yet.
The show will begin casting auditions for 15 idols in mid-May, and Interactive Media Mix, Inc. will handle the planning and production of the series. The show will follow the tone of previous works, and will once again center on a new group of idols' growth, performances, and mutual friendships. However, the story will be set in South Korea, and will follow the country's production and entertainment industry. The characters from the games will not appear in the show.
The IDOLM@STER began as an arcade game in 2005. The first game in the franchise inspired streamed A-1 Pictures' television series as it aired in Japan.
The spinoff game PlayStation 4 in Japan on July 28.
[Via Hachima Kikō]
