Former AKB48 Member Yuria Kizaki Appears In VIVANT Domestic Violence Scene
The brief, violent role is drawing attention mainly for the off-shot contrast, which is how a former idol's small dramatic part gets noticed more than the part itself.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
Yuria Kizaki, a former member of SKE48 and AKB48, played the wife beaten by Public Security Bureau officer Wakui in the "boiled egg DV" scene of VIVANT Episode 17. Wakui, played by Shunsuke Tanaka, throws a hard-boiled egg at her and slaps her. After the episode aired, Kizaki posted a photo with Tanaka holding the rubber prop egg, and viewers said they had not recognized her.
Episode 17 of the TBS Sunday Theater drama VIVANT gave Yuria Kizaki, a former member of SKE48 and AKB48, a one-scene role: the wife of Public Security Bureau Foreign Affairs Division 4 officer Wakui Shunsaku, played by Shunsuke Tanaka. During surveillance of Wakui's home, protagonist Nogi Yusuke, played by Masato Sakai, and Jamin, played by Sae Honma, uncover the abuse.
The scene turned on a hard-boiled egg. Wakui throws it at his wife, shouts that he asked for soft-boiled, and slaps her. After the broadcast, Kizaki posted a two-shot with Tanaka, smiling and holding the rubber egg used as a prop. Viewers wrote that they had not placed her in the scene.
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