First Summer Wika, Unpai, Kson, and others auditioned to become cabarets in "Ryu ga Gotoku" live cabaret.

On January 22, 2023, the second round of interviews for the "Yakuza" live cabaret actress auditions was held at Sega Osaki's headquarters in Tokyo.

The audition was for the right to appear as a cabaret girl in "Yakuza 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name," scheduled for release in 2023, and "Yakuza 8" (role unknown), scheduled for release in 2024, and was open to residents of Japan aged 20 and older.

Seventy-four people remained for the second round, including TV personality First Summer Uika, professional wrestler Unagi Sayaka, gravure idol and influencer Unpai, Ito Sayaka, and Vtuber Kson.

First Summer Wika.

Uika, who was dressed in a plain clothes scajan, said, "I participated in the audition because "Yakuza7" helped me many times in the Corona disaster and I wanted to be in and involved in the game in any way I could. I would be happy to play a role with a Kansai dialect, or just a single word, or even just a voice that beats me up," he enthused.

When asked, "What kind of topics would you talk about with the mute Kazuma Kiryu?" Unpai-san appealed by showing off her sexy voice, saying, "I don't know if I can use it..." When asked, "What kind of topics would you talk about with the quiet Kazuma Kiryu? Kson, who has openly stated that he is a fan of Kazuma Kiryu, the main character in the series, said, "The good thing about Kazuma Kiryu is that he doesn't talk much, but he is a man who dares to venture into areas outside of his own interests, so I would like to talk about Vtubers.

Mr. Kson

Since there were no gender restrictions in the selection process, Shoutarou Tsuda, who is usually an office worker, also participated in the contest wearing a wig and a woman's outfit. He said, "If I wear a nouveau bra, I can make cleavage," and added, "My hobby is obtaining qualifications, so I would like to share some miscellaneous knowledge with Kiryu-san.

Ms. Unpai

Masayoshi Yokoyama, representative of Yakuza Studio and executive producer, who served as a judge, commented that this year's audition was "the most interesting audition so far" because there were not only celebrities, sexy actresses, and cabaret girls, but also many distributors active on TikTok and YouTube, etc. He said, "In the past, I used to ask amateurs In the past, I used to ask amateurs to dig deep into their roots, but I think the quality has changed. I think the quality of auditions has changed.

When asked about the key points of the selection process, Mr. Yokoyama replied, "In short, when we make the episodes, we pick up the episodes from the applicants themselves. So, I didn't decide. Of course, there is the appearance, but we are also looking for people who have something interesting about them.

Those who pass the second screening will advance to the final screening to be held in early February. The winner of the Grand Prix will receive the right to appear in "Yakuza7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name" as a cabaret girl, the right to appear in "Yakuza8," and a cash prize of 1 million yen.