Takuya Kimura cast in TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard Season 2”

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Takuya Kimura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard Season 2.” Also returning for season 2 are Takumi Saito, Nanao and Shotaro Mamiya. Cast to play new supporting characters are Mikako Ichikawa, Masanobu Katsumura, and Toru Nakamura. Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: The private security company, where Akira Shimazaki (Takuya Kimura) worked, is… Read more »

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Friend Contract”

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First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Friend Contract,” starring Lee Sin-Young, Shin Seung-Ho, and Kim So-Hye, took place January, 2020 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea. Attendees at the first script reading included Lee Sin-Young, Shin Seung-Ho, Kim So-Hye, Oh Hee-Joon, Min Do-Hee, Cho Yi-Hyun, Kim Won-Hae, Baek Ji-Won, Jang Hye-Jin, and Kim… Read more »

Trailer for movie “Mrs. Noisy”

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Trailer added for movie “Mrs. Noisy” starring Yukiko Shinohara and Yoko Ootaka. The film is written and directed by Chihiro Amano (“Happy Landing“). Story for the film follows a dispute between two apartment neighbors, with their story going viral. Release date for “Mrs. Noisy” is now set for “May, 2020” in Japan.

English title set for tvN drama series “The Moment”

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According to tvN, the official English title is now set as “The Moment” for its upcoming drama series starring Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, and Byeon Woo-Seok. The drama series previously went under its literal title of “Youth Record.” Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Youth Record follows the lives of young people in the world of modeling…. Read more »

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama series “Memorist”

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Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Memorist” starring Yoo Seung-Ho and Lee Se-Young. Around the 23 second mark of the trailer, Yoo Seung-Ho asks “20 years ago, did you kill a woman?” Meanwhile, above are still images of Yoo Seung-Ho as Dong Baek in the drama series. Below are still images of Lee Se-Young… Read more »

Main cast announced for live-action film “Tokyo Revengers”

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Main cast announced for upcoming live-action film “Tokyo Revengers.” Now cast for the film are Takumi Kitamura as Takemichi Hanagaki, Yuki Yamada as Ken Ryuguji, Yosuke Sugino as Naoto Tachibana, Nobuyuki Suzuki as Masataka Shimizu, Hayato Isomura as Atsushi Sendo, Shotaro Mamiya as Tetta Kisaki, and Ryo Yoshizawa as Manjiro Sano. Casting for the lead… Read more »

Yua Shinkawa cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Guilty”

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Yua Shinkawa is cast for the lead role NTV-YTV drama series “Guilty.” The drama series is based on “Guilty: Nakanu Hotaru ga Mi o Kogasu” by Ai Okaue. For the drama series, Yua Shinkawa will play Sayaka Ogino. Her character is married and works, but, after being betrayed, she meets her first love. “Guilty” will… Read more »