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The story
Actress Ai Iinuma, who played a genius hacker in the hit Sunday drama “VIVANT,” is reportedly telling those around her that she “hasn’t watched” Season 2 — the installment she herself was dropped from. She switched to a new talent agency this past April, and since October has even appeared in a commercial for an AI-related service. On the 5ch Geinou Supo Sokuhou+ board, a thread about the story mixed discussion of how the replacement actress is doing in the role, confusion with another actress who has a similar name, and speculation about the circumstances of her exit from the show — with plenty of pushback against the headline’s own somewhat provocative “shockingly, she hasn’t watched it” framing.
“I Haven’t Watched ‘VIVANT’” — Former “Genius Hacker” Actress Shockingly Hasn’t Seen the Show, Her Path Back After Being Dropped and Switching Agencies
Actress Ai Iinuma drew attention playing a genius hacker in the Sunday drama “VIVANT.” Reportedly telling people around her that she “hasn’t watched” Season 2, she switched to a new talent agency this past April.
Since October she’s continued working in her new environment, including appearing in a commercial for an AI-related service. Along with updates from her weekly podcast, here’s a look at where she stands now.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Either one works, honestly.
If nobody pointed it out, I'd never have noticed.
Season 2's version doesn't give off that spy vibe, so she couldn't pull off the Season 1 role.
Well yeah, of course she wouldn't watch a show she got dropped from.
There was a 'Yume Iijima' too.
it's a drama that 100 million people aren't watching.
Well, can't help that then — it's the life she chose for herself.
The drama she got dropped from became a massive hit, the genius hacker is thriving,
they've even greenlit a movie.
If that's all anyone's talking about, it'd sting, normally.
'Ai Iijima'
and 'Ren Iijima'
were adult video actresses,
but this person has nothing to do with AV.
That one's sourced from Shukan Josei too — how many times are they gonna rewrite the same article?
And that perfect timing where the hack always succeeds with exactly one second left on the clock.
There was something like that in a drama based on a Magazine (manga) series, I think.
If people are saying stuff like that, of course she wouldn't want to watch it.
isn't Vivant the kind of thing that works best as a light novel — cheap production and over-the-top style included?
It doesn't really have enough substance for a drama, or maybe there's just no screenwriter around who can turn interesting material into a good drama.
That opening episode with the predictable 'something goes wild on top of a car' set piece made the whole thing feel shallow right away.
Mnemonic: starts like a 'V' → Numa (沼, Iinuma); starts like a 'T' → Shima (島, Iijima).
Her real name is Ai Segawa now, since she got married.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
“VIVANT” was a hit Sunday drama that aired in 2023, with Ai Iinuma playing the genius hacker role in Season 1 — a role handed off to a different actress for the Season 2 sequel. In the thread, posts focused on the view that her departure stemmed from her own decision rather than any scandal, assessments of the replacement actress’s performance, and clearing up confusion with the similarly-named “Ai Iijima” (a different actress who died under suspicious circumstances in 2008 and has no connection to Ai Iinuma). The story appears to originate from a weekly tabloid, the specific circumstances behind her being dropped aren’t made clear in the article itself, and it’s worth noting that the thread’s reactions remain largely speculative.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Supo Sokuhou+) thread “[Entertainment] Actress Ai Iinuma, “I Haven’t Watched VIVANT” — Former “Genius Hacker” Actress Shockingly Hasn’t Seen the Show, Her Path Back After Being Dropped and Switching Agencies.”
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