{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2e083f10061b9742930a9582","clusterId":"c_c319261e6442fdad1a4477f6","slug":"mizuho-and-ha-lu-launch-second-short-drama-project-aoi-no-step","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Mizuho and HA-LU Launch Second Short Drama Project Aoi no Step","summary":"HA-LU and Mizuho Financial Group started the second installment of their short drama project Aoi Kute Iinda, titled Aoi no Step, on August 14 at 16:00. The nine-episode story follows a dance club near disbandment. The theme song is Aoi no Tomoshibi by Be my Girl.","whyItMatters":"The second installment extends the 36-episode youth drama project that began in April, following the first series which surpassed 9.4 million total views across social platforms.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second chapter of the Mizuho Financial Group and HA-LU collaboration began streaming on August 14 at 16:00. Aoi no Step runs nine episodes and centers on a dance club on the verge of disbandment, following members who support each other through setbacks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project\u0026#39;s first series, Kono Aoi no Tochuu de, started in April and surpassed 9.4 million total views across social media. The new installment is available on the Mizuho FG official TikTok account, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe my Girl provides the theme song Aoi no Tomoshibi, described as capturing the impulse of youth and the struggle to believe in an unwritten future. Actress Yuka Uchiyama, who appeared in the earlier series, returns as the project ambassador and noted her own high school dance club experience.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aoi no Step opens with a dance club near disbandment, a premise that lets Mizuho and HA-LU test whether a corporate-backed drama can carry emotional stakes beyond its promotional purpose.","twitterPost":"Aoi no Step starts with a dance club near disbandment, testing whether corporate-backed drama can carry real emotional stakes.","threadsPost":"Aoi no Step, the second installment of Mizuho and HA-LU's short drama project, begins with a dance club near disbandment. That setup gives the series a chance to earn emotional investment beyond its corporate sponsorship, a test for how far branded content can go.","newsletterBlurb":"HA-LU and Mizuho Financial Group launched the second installment of their short drama project Aoi Kute Iinda. Aoi no Step follows a dance club near disbandment across nine episodes, with a theme song by Be my Girl. The first series surpassed 9.4 million views.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/426/4426813/?rss\",\"title\":\"みずほフィナンシャルグループ×HA-LU、『青くていいんだ。』新プロジェクト第2弾「青のステップ」8月14日（金）より配信開始！\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5459,"outputTokens":645,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786728344,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T17:16:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T17:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T17:16:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c319261e6442fdad1a4477f6","canonicalTitle":"みずほフィナンシャルグループ×HA-LU、『青くていいんだ。』新プロジェクト第2弾「青のステップ」8月14日（金）より配信開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_5eada0270a0c143991cab67f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"青くていいんだ。\",\"青のステップ\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-14T07:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-14T07:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T17:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/426/4426813/?rss","title":"みずほフィナンシャルグループ×HA-LU、『青くていいんだ。』新プロジェクト第2弾「青のステップ」8月14日（金）より配信開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["青くていいんだ。","青のステップ"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}