McDonald's Japan Web Drama Draws VIVANT Comparisons And =LOVE In-Jokes
McDonald's Japan has released Episode 1 of "Nikuju Theater CHICKEN," a web drama starring Hiroshi Abe and =LOVE's Maika Sasaki. Abe plays a senior employee who declares he will make chicken the flagship product; Sasaki's junior character, who had dismissed him as a dreamer, joins his development effort. The heavy narration and tight close-ups on Abe have drawn comments that it feels like the Sunday Theater drama VIVANT, while =LOVE fans are picking out references to the group and its song titles.