Kim Min-Kyu cast in drama “Pontifex Lembrary”

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Kim Min-Kyu is cast in drama series “Pontifex Lembrary” (literal title). The drama series is based on web novel “Sungseureowoon Idol” by Shin Hwa-Jin. The fantasy themed drama series will have Kim Min-Kyu play Pontifex Lembrary. While he fights against a devil, he somehow transfers into the body of an unpopular idol group member named… Read more »

Teaser trailer for TVING drama “Yumi’s Cells S2”

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First teaser trailer added for TVING drama series “Yumi’s Cells S2” starring Kim Go-Eun & Jin Young. Drama series is based on webcomic “Yumi’s Cells” by Lee Dong-Gun and a sequel to 2021 TVING drama series “Yumi’s Cells.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes (0:01) Jin Young “Have you been waiting long?,” (0:04) Kim Go-Eun  “That’s a… Read more »

Yoshihiko Inohara cast in WOWOW drama “Shylock’s Children”

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Yoshihiko Inohara is cast in WOWOW drama series “Shylock’s Children” (literal title). The drama series is based on 2006 novel “Shylock no Kodomotachi” by Jun Ikeido (“Naoki Hanzawa“). The drama series is directed by Kosuke Suzuki and scripted by Youichi Maekawa. Kosuke Suzuki and Youichi Maekawa previously worked together on 2009 WOWOW drama series “The Flying… Read more »

Yuta Tamamori & Anne Nakamura cast in TV Asahi drama “Nice Flight”

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Yuta Tamamori (Kis-My-Ft2) and Anne Nakamura are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Nice Flight.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Rin Eto (“Nodame Cantabile“). For the drama series, Yuta Tamamori will play Sui Kurata. He is the co-pilot for a commercial airline and falls in love with an air traffic controller just from listening to… Read more »

Teaser trailer for movie “Goodbye Cruel World”

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Teaser trailer added for movie “Goodbye Cruel World” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima & Takumi Saito. The film is directed by Tatsushi Omori (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“) and scripted by Ryo Takada (“Over the Fence“). The teaser trailer also features classic American r&b track “Let’s Stay Together” covered by Margie Joseph. Caption in the teaser asks around the… Read more »

Teaser trailer 3 for MBC drama “Doctor Lawyer”

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Teaser trailer #3 added for MBC drama series “Doctor Lawyer” starring So Ji-Sub, Shin Sung-Rok, & Lim Soo-Hyang. Teaser trailer #3 begins with So Ji-Sub stating “Are you afraid I’ll reveal everything?” and Lee Kyoung-Young responds around the 7 second mark with “Do it if you want to die without a trace.” Meanwhile, for actress… Read more »

Kim Sae-Ron drops out of SBS drama “Trolley”

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Actress Kim Sae-Ron has dropped out of upcoming SBS drama series “Trolley” starring Kim Hyun-Joo & Park Hee-Soon. Kim Sae-Ron got into a single-vehicle accident on the morning of May 18, 2022. Through her management company Gold Medlaist, Kim Sae-Ron admitted she was driving under the influence at the time and apologized for her actions…. Read more »

Main trailer for Seezn drama “Hope or Dope 2”

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Main trailer added for Seezn sequel drama series “Hope or Dope 2” starring Won Ji-An & Yoon Chan-Young. The drama series is a sequel to “Hope or Dope” (literal title “Juvenile Delinquency “) that was released on Seezn video platform on March 25, 2022. The trailer for “Hope or Dope 2” has Kyung Da-Jung (Won Ji-An),… Read more »

Teaser trailer & posters for movie “The Zen Diary”

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Teaser trailer and posters added for movie “The Zen Diary” starring Kenji Sawada & Takako Matsu. Movie is based on essay “Tsuchi wo Kurau Hibi ” by Tsutomu Mizukami and directed by Yuji Nakae (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream“). The film revolves around a writer played by Kenji Sawada, who lives on a mountain and lives… Read more »