{"id":178061,"date":"2018-08-22T06:01:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T10:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=178061"},"modified":"2018-08-22T06:01:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T10:01:44","slug":"jake-zyrus-stars-japanese-film-yaru-onna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/22\/jake-zyrus-stars-japanese-film-yaru-onna\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Zyrus stars in Japanese film \u2018Yaru Onna\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI play the role of Akira, parang (who is like the) best friend ako nung bida na si (of the protagonist) Aiko, played by Kang Ji-Young,\u201d Jake said in an interview with ABS-CBN. (File\u00a0Photo<\/a>: Jake Zyrus\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From joining local singing contests to being a Youtube sensation to tapping the international music scene, to making headlines about his transition; this time, Jake Zyrus goes international on the big screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI play the role of Akira, parang<\/em> (who is like the) best friend ako nung bida na<\/em> si <\/em>(of the protagonist) Aiko, played by Kang Ji-Young,\u201d Jake said in an interview with ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

This may not be the first time for him to go global, but this is the first time for a movie role.<\/p>\n

\u201cYaru Onna\u201d which translates to \u201cShe\u2019s a killer\u201d in English is a Japanese film centering on a contract killer named Aiko, in search of those who murdered her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsa siyang<\/em> assassin tapos ako \u2018yung tumutulong sa kanya na maghanap ng<\/em> next target niya<\/em> (She is an assassin and I am the one who helps her in looking for her next target),\u201d Jake shared.<\/p>\n

In the film\u2019s less-than-two-minute-trailer, apart from blood spilling and gunshots ringing, Jake was featured in a scene \u2013 a conversation between Akira and Aiko.<\/p>\n

Though Jake\u2019s career was mostly focused on his music, performance, and judgement, he revealed that the Japanese producers of the film chose him for the role.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey handpicked me for the role. Last year, nag-<\/em>start kami mag<\/em>-shoot. Kaya sa<\/em> movie, maliit pa ang boses ko<\/em>, before the transition \u2018yun <\/em>(We started shooting last year. That is why in the movie, my voice is still smaller, because that was before the transition),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to Jake, he also sang movie\u2019s theme song.<\/p>\n

Describing the working behind the film, Jake said that the staff were easy to work and get along with.<\/p>\n

\u201cNakakatuwa pa akala nila nag-<\/em>transition na ako noong andoon na ako<\/em> (they thought I already transitioned when I was still there filming) and they\u2019re very respectful about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jake also said that he really appreciated that in the credits of the movie \u2013 also seen on the trailer \u2013 the words \u201cCharice Pempengco a.k.a. Jake Zyrus\u201d was flashed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPinalitan din nila talaga<\/em> (they really changed it) and they\u2019ve been supportive about it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cYaru Onna\u201d is set to hit the Japanese theaters on October 27, while it is still uncertain if it will be aired in Philippine cinemas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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