Teaser poster and ep.1 air date added for upcoming tvN drama series “Cinderella and Four Knights” starring Jung Il-Woo, Park So-Dam, Ahn Jae-Hyeon, & Lee Jung-Shin (‘CNBLUE’). The drama series will be tvN’s first drama series to air on Fridays and Saturdays at 11PM beginning August 12, 2016 in South Korea.
Here’s still images from upcoming KBS2 drama series “Uncontrollably Fond” starring Kim Woo-Bin & Bae Suzy.
The still images are from a scene that was filmed on February 24, 2016 at Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The scene was successfully filmed on its third try as the first two attempts to film the scene did not have enough snow. Filming took over 3 hours to finish.
“Uncontrollably Fond” first airs July 6, 2016 in South Korea.
Miki Nakatani is cast in upcoming TV Tokyo drama special “Mohouhan.” The 1 episode drama special is based on novel “Mohouhan” by Miyuki Miyabe. 2002 movie “Copycat Killer,” starring Masahiro Nakai, Kanji Tsuda & Takashi Fujii is also based on the same Miyuki Miyabe novel.
“Mohouhan” will air sometime later this year in Japan.
Ep.4 trailer added for currently airing SBS drama series “Doctors” starring Kim Rae-Won & Park Shin-Hye. Still images above is from ep.4 which airs later tonight in South Korea.
MBC has decided to air upcoming drama series “Woman with a Suitcase” and offered the lead role to actress Choi Ji-Woo. Currently, Choi Ji-Woo is “positively considering” the offer. The drama series was first scheduled to air on cable channel tvN after “Dear My Friends,” but was cancelled for various reasons including delays. If Choi Ji-Woo accepts the offer she will play Cha Geum-Joo. Her character worked as a manager at an attorney’s office, but gets arrested. Afterwards, she rebuilds her life and career to become an attorney.
“Woman with a Suitcase” will first air September 19, 2016 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday & Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Monster“).
Teaser trailer and poster added for upcoming live-action film “Museum” starring Shun Oguri, Shuhei Nomura & Machiko Ono. The teaser poster states in bold orange Kanji letters “Ruling outcome, you are guilty.”
“Museum” will be released November 12, 2016 in Japan.
First script reading for upcoming SBS drama series “Jealousy Incarnate,” starring Cho Jung-Seok, Kong Hyo-Jin & Ko Gyung-Pyo, took place recently in South Korea. The drama series has Cho Jung-Seok playing Lee Hwa-Shin. His character is a confident reporter. Kong Hyo-Jin plays Pyo Na-Ri. Her character works as a weather caster. She has a strong sense of survival. Ko Gyung-Pyo will play Ko Jung-Won. His character hails from a rich family that runs a famous brand clothing store. He does have a warm heart. These three characters become involved in a love triangle.
Jealousy Incarnate” first airs August 17, 2016 in South Korea.
Aoi Morikawa is cast in upcoming period film “Hana Ikusa” starring Mansai Nomura, Kamejiro Ichikawa, Kiichi Nakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Koichi Sato. Movie is based on 2011 novel “Hana Ikusa” by Tadashi Onitsuka and directed by Tetsuo Shinohara (“Terminal“). Story for the film follows a battle between Monk Senko Ikenobo (Mansai Nomura) and ruler Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Kamejiro Ichikawa). Aoi Morikawa will play female character Ren. Her character is a genius level artist and she is an original character to the movie (not found in the original novel).
“Hana Ikusa” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
Here’s the first still image of Seohyun (‘Girls’ Generation’) in SBS drama series “Scarlet Heart: Ryeo” starring Lee Joon-Gi & IU. In the upcoming drama series, Seohyun plays Woo-Hee. Her character is the last princess of the late Baekje Kingdom and apparently handles herself nicely with swords.
“Scarlet Heart: Ryeo” first airs August 29, 2016 in South Korea.
Main trailer and poster added for upcoming live-action film “Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys” starring Shota Matsuda. Actressa Sakura Ando has been recently announced as a supporting cast member in the film (she’ll play a woman who discovers the purpose of the “Dirty Yellow Boys”). Movie is based on manga series “Dias Police Ihou Keisatsu” written by Takashi Nagasaki and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.
“Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys” will be released September 3, 2016 in Japan.