{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c60ca132b2564863f27b87e4","clusterId":"c_69f8370165dc4cee478ed6d9","slug":"disney-sets-december-30-premiere-for-yoasobi-singer-lilas-ikuta-documentary","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Disney Sets December 30 Premiere for YOASOBI Singer Lilas Ikuta Documentary","summary":"Disney will stream Lilas Dreams \u0026 Memories, a two-part documentary about YOASOBI singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta (ikura), on Disney+ and air it on Disney Channel on December 30. The documentary centers on ikura and her experience with Disney's High School Musical films. Disney streamed a trailer for the Japanese version, Ikuta Lilas Dreams \u0026 Memories, which debuted on November 7, along with a video of ikura covering \"Start of Something New\" from the 2006 film.","whyItMatters":"Disney is building a documentary around one Japanese singer's attachment to its own High School Musical films, a narrower and more personal use of the Disney+ platform than a concert film or tour special.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese version, Ikuta Lilas Dreams \u0026amp; Memories, already has a trailer that went out on November 7. The December 30 date covers both the Disney+ stream and a Disney Channel airing, so the two-part program lands on the linear channel and the service on the same day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIkuta records and performs as ikura in YOASOBI, the duo with composer Ayase. The pair are on their SUPER PLANET tour, which the announcement lists for Japan, Asia, and now Australia, and they have released a new song, \u0026#34;KILLA,\u0026#34; with a live performance video.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Disney is framing Lilas Ikuta through High School Musical, the films she grew up on. The documentary sells her to a Disney+ audience as a fan first and a YOASOBI songwriter second.","twitterPost":"Disney is selling Lilas Ikuta to Disney+ viewers through High School Musical, positioning the YOASOBI songwriter as a fan before an artist.","threadsPost":"Lilas Dreams \u0026 Memories builds its two parts around Lilas Ikuta's history with Disney's High School Musical films, plus her cover of \"Start of Something New.\" Disney is introducing the YOASOBI songwriter to its own subscribers through the Disney movies she already loved, not through YOASOBI's catalog.","newsletterBlurb":"Disney has dated Lilas Dreams \u0026 Memories, a two-part documentary about YOASOBI singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta, for December 30 on Disney+ and Disney Channel. The program centers on ikura and her experience with Disney's High School Musical films. 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