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Leading Japanese Talent Agency Launches Short-Form Drama App
Japan's Yoshimoto Kogyo and Fany Corp have launched a Fany D one to three minute drama app four years after Quibi closed down.
Yoshimoto talent including Hoshida Hidetoshi, Cocorico Tanaka Naoki, Robert Yamamoto Hiroshi, Fruit Punch Murakami Takeshi, Hyokkorihan, Nelsons Wada Manju, Kawaretei Iwakura and Soitsu Doitsu Ichikawa Sashimi appear in the initial works. The well-trailed platform made a range of short-form dramas and unscripted shows with talent like Idris Elba, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lopez but failed to catch on, partly due to the unfortunate timing of launching as an on-the-go streamer at the start of the pandemic when the world ceased being able to travel. LOL: Last One Laughing is now in 20 territories including the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Australia, hosted around the world by the likes of Trevor Noah, Rebel Wilson and Graham Norton.
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