On October 28th, former Hinatazaka46 member and actress Kyoko Saito appeared at the Japan premiere and stage greeting for her starring film "Love Trial" (released January 23rd, 2026, directed by Koji Fukada) held in Tokyo, along with her co-stars Yuna Nakamura, Miyu Ogawa, Mizuki Imamura, Hinano Sakura, and director Fukada.
The film "Love Trial" was inspired by a newspaper article by director Fukada about a former female idol ordered to pay compensation, and took 10 years to produce. Based on the theme of the "Renai Kinshi rule" that is whispered about as fact in the Japanese idol world, the film depicts a popular female idol who is sued by her agency for breach of contract, leading to a lawsuit.
