Han Hyo-Joo & Byun Yo-Han cast in movie “The Sun Does Not Move”

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Han Hyo-Joo and Byun Yo-Han are cast in Japanese film “The Sun Does Not Move” (literal title) starring Tatsuya Fujiwara. The film is based on two novels in the “Kazuhiko Takano Series” by Shuichi Yoshida (“Villain“) and directed by Eiichiro Hasumi (“Assassination Classroom“). Han Hyo-Joo previously co-starred in Japanese film “Miracle: Devil Claus’ Love and Magic,”… Read more »

Hokuto Yoshino & Nonoka Yamaguchi cast for lead roles in live-action film “Kiss Him, Not Me”

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Hokuto Yoshino (‘The Rampage from Exile Tribe’) and Nonoka Yamaguchi (‘E-girls’) are cast for lead roles in live-action film “Kiss Him, Not Me.” Also cast in major supporting character roles are Fuju Kamio, Miu Tomita, Asahi Ito and So Okuno. The film is based on manga series  “Watashi ga Motete Dosunda” by Junko and will be… Read more »

Teaser trailer for SBS drama series “Good Casting”

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First teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Good Casting” starring Choi Gang-Hee. The teaser trailer begins with Choi Gang-Hee as former NIS agent Baek Chan-Mi stating “Wait for a little bit. I will catch the guy who killed you and make him kneel down in front of you.” “Good Casting” will first air April,… Read more »

Teaser trailer #3 for tvN drama series “Money Game”

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Teaser trailer #3 added for tvN drama series “Money Game” starring Ko Soo, Shim Eun-Kyung, Lee Sung-Min, and Yoo Teo. Captions in the teaser trailer states in Korean (0:06) “South Korea’s biggest financial scandal,” (0:10) “Risking the nation’s destiny,” and (0:13) “Dangerous game begins.” “Money Game” first airs January 15, 2020 in South Korea.

KBS2 to air drama series “Forest” from January 29th

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KBS2 is set to air drama series “Forest,” starring Park Hae-Jin & Jo Bo-Ah, from January 29, 2020. The drama series previously went under the working title of “Secret” and will now slot into KBS2’s Wednesday and Thursday 10PM time slot after “Woman of 9.9 Billion.” Filming for the drama series finished August, 2019 and… Read more »

Teaser poster for WOWOW drama series “Oedo Great Journey”

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Teaser poster added for upcoming WOWOW drama series “Oedo Great Journey” starring Ryuhei Maruyama. The period drama series is based on 2016 novel “Daken Dochu Okage Mairi” by Akihiro Dobashi (“Samurai Marathon“) and directed by Katsuhide Motoki (“Samurai Hustle“) & Masanori Inoue. Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: In the year 1830, Tatsugoro (Ryuhei Maruyama) was once known… Read more »

Still images for movie “Step”

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Here’s still images for upcoming movie “Step” starring Takayuki Yamada & Tamaki Shiratori. The film is based on 2009 novel “Step” by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (“Dear Etranger“) and directed by Ken Iizuka. Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Single father Kenichi (Takayuki Yamada) has raised his daughter Miki (Tamaki Shiratori) alone for the past 10 years. From when she… Read more »

Yoo Seung-Ho & Lee Se-Young cast in tvN drama series “Memorist” & first script reading

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Yoo Seung-Ho & Lee Se-Young are cast in tvN drama series “Memorist.” In addition, the first script reading for the drama series took place December 2, 2019. Attending the first script reading were Yoo Seung-Ho, Lee Se-Young, Cho Seong-Ha, Ko Chang-Seok, Jun Hyo-Seong, Yun Ji-On, Son Kwang-Eop, and Lim Se-Joo. The drama series features Yoo… Read more »

Main poster for movie “Honest Candidate”

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Here’s the main poster for upcoming comedy film “Honest Candidate” starring Ra Mi-Ran and Kim Moo-Yul. Movie is directed by Jang Yoo-Jeong (“The Bros“). Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Politician Joo Sang-Sook (Ra Mi-Ran) is a member of the national assembly. She has been elected 3 times and she is now running for her 4th term…. Read more »