Trailer for movie “Laughing Lucky Cats” (“Warau Manekineko”) starring Fumika Shimizu & Rena Matsui. Movie is based on 2004 novel “Warau Manekineko” by Yukihisa Yamamoto and directed by Ken Iizuka. Story for the film follows two women who struggle to make it as a comedy duo. “Laughing Lucky Cats” opens April 29, 2017 in Japan.
Bae Jong-Ok & Oh Ji-Eun are cast for the lead roles in new weekday evening KBS2 drama series “Nameless Woman” (literal title). Also cast in the drama series for lead male characters are Park Yoon-Jae and Seo Ji-Suk. For the drama series Bae Jong-Ok will play Hong Ji-Won. She escaped from a poor background and… Read more »
Kim Jung-Eun has been offered the lead female role in upcoming OCN drama series “Dual” starring Jung Jae-Young. If Kim Jung-Eun accepts the offer, she will play Choi Jo-Hye. Her character is an ambitious public prosecutor. She is the one who gets Police Officer Jang Deuk-Cheon (Jung Jae-Young) involved in a shocking case. The existence… Read more »
Hyeri (‘Girl’s Day’) and Kim Min-Suk are cast in new movie “Strange Object” (literal title) starring Kim Myung-Min. In the film, Hyeri will play the lead female character. Her character is the daughter of the character played by Kim Myung-Min. Kim Min-Suk will play a counterpart to Hyeri’s character. Movie will be directed by Huh… Read more »
Sho Sakurai (‘Arashi’), Suzu Hirose and Sota Fukushi are cast in new movie “Laplace’s Witch” (literal title). The film is based on Keigo Higashino‘s 80th novel “Rapurasu no Majo” and directed by Takashi Miike. The upcoming film is setup as a science mystery with two poisoning deaths taking place near two different hot springs in… Read more »
Lee Je-Hoon & Na Moon-Hee are cast in new movie “I Can Speak.” The film will be directed by Kim Hyun-Seok (“Cyrano Agency“). In the upcoming movie, Lee Je-Hoon plays low-level civil servant employee Park Min-Jae. He is flooded with complaints filed by elderly woman Na Ok-Boon played Na Moon-Hee. Na Ok-Boon is the type… Read more »
Osamu Mukai & Takumi Saito are cast in new WOWOW drama series “Akira and Akira” (literal title). The drama series is based on novel “Akira to Akira” by Jun Ikeido. Numerous Jun Ikeido novels have been adapted into drama series with his most successful being “Hanzawa Naoki.” In drama series “Akira and Akira,” Osamu Mukai… Read more »
Teaser trailers added for upcoming tvN drama series “Chicago Typewriter” starring Yoo Ah-In, Lim Soo-Jung & Ko Gyung-Pyo. The new teasers are the first that feature the main stars from the drama series. “Chicago Typewriter” first airs April 7, 2017 in South Korea.
Trailer for live-action film “Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu” starring Tao Tsuchiya, Ryota Katayose & Yudai Chiba. Movie is based on manga “Ani ni Ai Saresugite Komattemasu” by Rina Yagami and directed by Hayato Kawai. “Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu” will be released June 30, 2017 in Japan.
Ji Hyun-Woo has been offered the lead male role in upcoming MBC drama series “Bad Thief, Good Thief” co-starring Seohyun (‘Girls’ Generation’). Currently, Ji Hyun-Woo is considering the offer positively. “Bad Thief, Good Thief” first airs May, 2017 in South Korea.