Tsurube Shofukutei, Gou Ayano and Nana Komatsu cast in movie “Closed Ward”

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Tsurube Shofukutei, Gou Ayano and Nana Komatsu cast in movie “Closed Ward” (literal & working title). The movie is based on 1994 novel “Heisa Byoutou” by Hosei Hahakigi. Story for “Closed Ward” tells a dark tale, revolving around a murder that takes place at a psychiatric hospital. Filming for “Closed Ward” will take place from January… Read more »

Yuri Chinen cast in NTV drama series “Don’t Fight With Fools Even When You Get Pissed Off”

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Yuri Chinen (Hey! Say! JUMP) is cast in NTV drama series “Don’t Fight With Fools Even When You Get Pissed Off” (literal title). The drama series is self-help book by “Atama ni Kitemo Aho towa Tatakauna” by Kotaro Tamura. Hiroto Akashi will direct the drama series and screenplay adaptation is handled by Kota Fukuhara. In… Read more »

Kosuke Suzuki cast in live-action TV Tokyo drama series “Iyasaretai Otoko”

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Kosuke Suzuki is cast in live-action TV Tokyo drama series “Iyasaretai Otoko.” The drama series is based on manga series “Iyasaretai Otoko” by Toji Tsukishima. Tsukuru Matsuki and Takashi Ninomiya will direct the drama series. Kosuke Suzuki will play main character Akiyama in “Iyasaretai Otoko.” Akiyama works as a mid-level manager at toilet manufacturing company…. Read more »

First teaser trailers for tvN drama series “He is Psychometric”

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First 3 teaser trailers added for upcoming tvN drama series “He is Psychometric” (English title) starring Jin Young (GOT7) and Shin Ye-Eun. All three teaser trailers show main character Lee An’s (Jin Young) unusual power (able to gather information just by touching something). “He is Psychometric” first airs March 11, 2019 in South Korea.

Main poster for tvN drama series “He is Psychometric”

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Main poster for upcoming tvN drama series “He is Psychometric” (English title) starring Jin Young (GOT7) and Shin Ye-Eun. On the main poster are Jin Young, Shin Ye-Eun, Dasom and Kim Kwon. Caption in Korean on the poster states “Just 3 seconds. If I touch something, I can know.” “He is Psychometric” first airs March… Read more »

Main trailer for movie “Bicycle King Uhm Bok-Dong”

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Main trailer for movie “Bicycle King Uhm Bok-Dong” (literal title) starring Rain and Kang So-Ra. Movie is based on a true story and follows the life of bicyclist Uhm Bok-Dong. He lived during the time when Korea was under Japanese rule. “Bicycle King Uhm Bok-Dong” is now set for release February 27, 2019 in South… Read more »

Teaser trailer #4 for SBS drama series “The Fiery Priest”

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Teaser trailer #4 added for SBS drama series “The Fiery Priest” (English title) starring Kim Nam-Gil, Kim Sung-Kyun and Lee Ha-Nee. While earlier teaser trailers showed the comedic aspects of the drama series, teaser trailer #4 emphasizes the action scene aspects of the drama series which revolves around a priest (Kim Nam-Gil) investigating a murder… Read more »

Main trailer for live-action film “Ibuki 192”

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Main trailer for live-action film “Ibuki 192” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Movie is based on manga series “Kuubo Ibuki” by Kaiji Kawaguchi and directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu (“The Unbroken“). The film takes place over a 24 hour period and deals with an invasion by unknown forces upon an island in Japan. Ibuki Carrier is… Read more »

First script reading for tvN drama series “Confession”

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First script reading for tvN drama series “Confession” (English title) took place January 5, 2019. The drama series took about 5 hours to finish. Main cast members including Lee Joon-Ho (2PM), Shin Hyun-Bin, Yoo Jae-Myung and Nam Gi-Ae were in attendance. “Confession” is now scheduled to first air March 23, 2019 (takes over tvN’s Saturday… Read more »

Trailer #2 for live-action film “Kingdom”

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Trailer #2 added for upcoming live-action film “Kingdom” starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and Masami Nagasawa. Movie is based on manga series “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara and set during the warring states period in China. The movie’s theme song has also been revealed for trailer #2, which is “Wasted Nights” by rock band One Ok… Read more »