Jun 10 2026

Riisa Naka cast in Fuji TV drama “Tokyo Middle 30”

Riisa Naka is cast in Fuji TV drama series “Tokyo Middle 30.” Drama series is a remake of 2020 Chinese drama series “Nothing But Thirty.” The screenplay adaptation, written by Ayako Kitagawa (“My Second Aoharu,” will shift the ages of the three lead female characters from 30 to 35, the so called mid-30’s generation. For “Tokyo Middle 30,” Riisa Naka will play Maki Sukura. She hoped to become a successful businesswoman as a high school student, but she became a housewife. She then meets her two best friends from her high school days.

“Tokyo Middle 30” will first air July 22, 2026 in Japan.

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Jun 10 2026

Kim So-Yeon & Kim Ji-Suk cast in JTBC drama “Rediscovery of Love”

Kim So-Yeon & Kim Ji-Suk are cast in JTBC drama series “Rediscovery of Love” (literal title). Actor Yoon Hyun-Min and actress Hwang Woo Seul Hye are also cast for major supporting character roles. The office human melodrama screenplay is scripted by Kim Young-In (“Love Is Drop by Drop“) and directed by Lee Dong-Yoon (“Race“). The backdrop of the drama series will be set at a hotel, where Kim So-Yeon as Jang Ha-Kyeong works in the VIP club lounge and Kim Ji-Suk as Lee Dong-Jin works in the marketing department. They are also ex-spouses and begin to live together again.

“Rediscovery of Love” will air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

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Jun 9 2026

First teaser trailer for KBS2 drama “The Husband”

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “The Husband” starring Namkoong Min & Lee Seol. “The Husband” is a suspense drama series with Namkoong Min as Kang Tae-Joo becoming a fugitive in the kidnapping of his wife Go Se-Yoon (Lee Seol) and also pursuer of his wife’s kidnapper(s). Narration in the teaser trailer states:

(0:01) Lee Seol “This is all your fault!”
(0:04) Namkoong Min “Let’s break up.”
(0:05) Lee Seol “What?”
(0:06) anonymous voice “Kang Tae-Joo!!”
(0:08) anonymous voice “Did you solicit the murder of your wife to the someone who you met for the first time yesterday?”
(0:11) Lee Seol “I won’t divorce.”
(0:12) Lee Seol “I don’t want to do anything you want.”
(0:15) Namkoong Min “Honestly, I don’t know what Se-Yoon really wants.”
(0:18) anonymous voice “Tell me where Go Se-Yoon is. You know!”
(0:19) Namkoong Min “I really don’t know.”
(0:21) anonymous voice “Kang Tae-Joo! Pull over!”
(0:23) anonymous voice “No way, you didn’t do this did you?”
(0:27) Namkoong Min “Please get rid of my wife.”

“The Husband” will first air July 4, 2026 in South Korea.

Jun 9 2026

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Human Vapor”

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Human Vapor” starring UTA, Shun Oguri, & Yu Aoi. The epic scale of the drama series is revealed in that filming took place over an 8 month period (September, 2024 – April, 2025) and location scouting selected more than 1000 places and over 120 places were used for filming. Filming also took place in front of Tokyo Station, with the area completely blocked during filming. That was the first time ever the area in front of Tokyo Station was blocked off for filming.

“Human Vapor” will be available to stream from July 2, 2026.

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Jun 9 2026

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Look Back”

Teaser trailer and posters added for Hirokazu Koreeda directed movie “Look Back.” Movie is based on webcomic “Look Back” by Tatsuki Fujimoto (“Chainsaw Man”). The coming of age story revolves around two girls, with different personalities, coming together to pursue their dreams of creating manga. The two lead actress, Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita, practiced drawing manga for 4 months prior to filming, which took place in Nikaho city in Akita Prefecture.

“Look Back” will be released September 11, 2026 in Japan.

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Jun 9 2026

Cho Jung-Seok, Park Hae-Soo, & Soo-Hyun cast in Netflix drama “Paper Man”

Cho Jung-Seok, Park Hae-Soo, & Soo-Hyun are cast in Netflix drama series “Paper Man” (working title). The crime drama series will be directed by Lee Il-Hyeong (“Karma“). In “Paper Man,” Cho Jung-Seok plays Cha Myeong-Zo. He stumbles upon a way to make a perfect counterfeit money bill. Park Hae-Soo will play Oh Seung-Up. He works for the counterfeit division at the mint. Soo-Hyun will play Go Hye-Seok. She is married to Cha Myeong-Zo and works as a judge.

“Paper Man” will be released sometime next year.

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Jun 8 2026

Special teaser trailer for SBS drama “Excitatio”

Special teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Excitatio” starring Lee Jun-Hyuk and Oh Ye-Ju. The horror themed drama series has Lee Jun-Hyuk play an exorcist priest who is sent to a high school to deal with evil spirits. Narration in the teaser trailer goes:

(0:01) Lee Jun-Hyuk “Exorcism begins with watching the possessed person. Possessed by evil spirits, (they) see the invisible, hear the inaudible, and lose themselves, just like you.”
(0:24) anonymous voice “You know this neighborhood drives kids nuts.”
(0:27) anonymous voice “I can eat anything to improve my grades.”
(0:29) Yoon Se-Ah “Just think of it as selling your soul to the devil for exactly 1 year. Then I can trust you Ha-Rang.”
(0:36) Oh Ye-Ju “I can do it.”
(0:41) Oh Ye-Ju “Who are you?”
(0:44) anonymous voice “Can’t you see it?”
(0:46) anonymous voice “Gong Ha-Rang.”
(0:47) anonymous voice “It follows you.”
(0:49) anonymous voice “Are you telling me a ghost has attached to me?”
(0:50) anonymous voice “What’s wrong with your guys!”
(0:52) Lee Jun-Hyuk “Its huge evil spirit.”
(0:55) Lee Jun-Hyuk “Tell me. What is your purpose? How did you approach these kids?”
(1:00) Oh Ye-Ju “Help me, father.”
(1:04) Yoon Se-Ah “Die.”
(1:06) anonymous voice “Thess kids are all going to kill each other.”
(1:10) anonymous voice “You can’t protect anyone.”
(1:13) Lee Jun-Hyuk “Come by here, Lord.”
(1:21) Lee Jun-Hyuk “I will kick you out of the kid’s body.”

“Excitatio” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

Jun 8 2026

Trailer for movie “In the Clear Moonlit Dusk”

Trailer added for live-action film “In the Clear Moonlit Dusk” starring Shunsuke Michieda and Seira Anzai. Movie is based on manga series “Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki” by Mika Yamamori and directed by Kentaro Takemura (“Our Secret Diary“). More cast members has also been announced for the movie. The newly announced cast members are Rintaro Mizusawa, Yuna Hoshino, Sayu Suzukawa, Takato Okura, and Tatsumi Asa. In particular, Rintaro Mizusawa will play Takuto Oji. He is a co-worker of Yoi Takiguchi (Seira Anzai) and shakes up the relationship between Yoi Takiguchi and Kohaku Ichimura (Shunsuke Michieda).

“In the Clear Moonlit Dusk” will be released October 23, 2026 in Japan.

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Jun 4 2026

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Spooky in Love”

Teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Spooky in Love” starring Park Eun-Bin and Yang Se-Jong. Teaser trailer 2 features Park Eun-Bin as Cheon Yeo-Ri, a hotel heiress who can see ghosts, and Yang Se-Jong as Prosecutor Ma Gang-Wook. Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes:

(0:06) Park Eun-Bin “Are you really confident you can hold my hand?”
(0:11) Yang Se-Jong “If it’s your hand.”
(0:16) Yang Se-Jong “Well, I will give it a try.”
(0:20) Park Eun-Bin “The moment (my) hand is touched.”
(0:23) Park Eun-Bin “Spooky romance begins.”

“Spooky in Love” first airs July 18, 2026 in South Korea.

Jun 3 2026

Mayu Matsuoka and Ryo Narita cast in movie “Otoko Tomodachi”

Mayu Matsuoka and Ryo Narita are cast in movie “Otoko Tomodachi.” Movie is based on 2017 novel  “Otoko Tomodachi” by Akane Chihaya and directed by Yukiko Mishima (“The Antique“). Writer Akane Chihaya won the Naoki Prize for her more recent novel “Shirogane no Ha” in 2023 and “Otoko Tomodachi” is her first novel that is being adapted into a movie. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer and poster has been released for the upcoming movie.

“Otoko Tomodachi” will be released November 6, 2026 in Japan.

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