Apr 19 2021

Naohito Fujiki, Michiko Kichise cast in WOWOW drama “Black Swan Lake”

Naohito Fujiki, Michiko Kichise, Ken Miyake, and Naomi Zaizen are cast in WOWOW drama series “Black Swan Lake.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Kokucho no Mizuumi” by Makoto Usami & directed by Kazuyuki Iwata. For the drama seris, Naohito Fujiki will play main character Shota Zaizen. He is a successful CEO, but his daughter gets kidnapped. Michiko Kichise will play his wife Yuko Zaizen.

“Black Swan Lake” will consist of 5 episodes and first air July, 2021 (takes over WOWOW’s Saturday 10PM time slot.

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Apr 19 2021

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final”

Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” starring Sho Hirano & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on 2015 manga series “Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunosen” by Aka Akasaka and is a sequel to 2019 movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.” The teaser begins with captions that state “Love is war.”

“Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” will be released August 20, 2021 in Japan.

Apr 17 2021

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Mine”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Mine” starring Lee Bo-Young & Kim Seo-Hyung. Narration in the teaser trailer has Lee Bo-Young stating (0:08) “The only reason why my life shines,” and then (0:20) “Everything that is placed in front of me, are they really all mine?” Below are still images of Lee Bo-Young as Seo Hee-Soo.

“Mine” will first air May, 2021 in South Korea.

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Apr 16 2021

Teaser trailer & supporting cast for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed”

Teaser trailer and supporting cast announced for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title) starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, & Satomi Ishihara. The first batch of announced supporting cast members are Kenshi Okada, Nao Omori, Masachika Ichimura, and Kurumi Inagaki.  Meanwhile, the teaser trailer begins with Mei Nagano stating “My last name has changed 4 times.” In the movie, her mother has remarried several times and she now lives with her stepfather. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo.

“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021 in Japan.

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Apr 15 2021

Ep.1 air date set for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist 2”

Ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist 2,” starring Cho Jung-Seok, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Kim Dae-Myung, & Jeon Mi-Do, is now set for June 17, 2021 in South Korea. Meanwhile, photos above and below are from the first script reading which took place January, 2021. Along with the five lead actors, Kim Hae-Sook, Jung Moon-Sung, Shin Hyun-Bin, Kwak Sun-Young, Ahn Eun-Jin, Moon Tae-Yoo, Choi Young-Joon and Ha Yoon-Kyung also attended the first script reading. “Hospital Playlist 2” is a sequel to 2020 tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist.”

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Apr 15 2021

Ji Chang-Wook, Choi Sung-Eun, & Hwang In-Yeop cast in Netflix drama “The Sound of Magic”

Ji Chang-Wook, Choi Sung-Eun, and Hwang In-Yeop are cast in Netflix drama series “The Sound of Magic.” The drama series is based on 2010 webcomic “Annarasumanara” by Ha Il-Kwon and will be directed by Kim Sung-Yoon (“Itaewon Class“). Ji Chang-Wook will play mysterious magician Lee-Eul. He lives in an abandoned amusement park. Choi Sung-Eun, who most recently starred in JTBC drama series “Beyond Evil,” will play high school student Yoon A-Yi. Hwang In-Yeop will play high school student Na Il-Deung. He is classmates with Yoon A-Yi.

“The Sound of Magic” will be available to stream worldwide on Netflix, but release date has not yet been revealed.

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Apr 14 2021

Marie Iitoyo cast in TV Tokyo-Paravi drama “Hinekure Onna no Bocchimeshi”

Marie Iitoyo cast in TV Tokyo-Paravi drama series “Hinekure Onna no Bocchimeshi.” Tokio Emoto is also for the drama series. The drama series, that features an original screenplay, follows Tsugumi Kawamoto (Marie Iitoyo) as she follows an Instagram user White Horse (Tokio Emoto).

“Hinekure Onna no Bocchimeshi” will stream on Paravi from April 29, 2021 and air on TV Tokyo at a later date.

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Apr 14 2021

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Move To Heaven”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Move To Heaven” starring Lee Je-Hoon & Tang Joon-Sang. The teaser trailer begins with Tang Joon-Sang stating “I am Han Geu-Roo, who arranges articles left by deceased people. From now on, I am going to start the last move.” Caption on the teaser poster states “I am a person who arranges articles left by the deceased.”

“Move To Heaven” will stream on Netflix from May 14, 2021.

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