Chun Woo-Hee is cast for the lead female role in drama series “Money Game” co-starring Ryoo Joon-Yeol & Park Jung-Min. She replaces singer-actress IU, who had to drop out due to scheduling issues. Filming for the drama series is scheduled to begin in the middle of June, 2022. Drama series is based on webcomics “Money Game” and “Pi Game” by Bae Jin-Soo.
“Money Game” is expected to be released via an OTT platform, but exact details has not yet been announced.
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Joy (Red Velvet) is cast in Kakao TV drama series “Accidental Country Diary” (literal title) co-starring Choo Yeong-Woo. The drama series is based on web novel “Eojjeodaga Jeonwonilgi” by Park Ha-Min. For “Accidental Country Diary,” Joy will play An Ja-Young. She works as a police officer at a police substation in Heedong Village. She develops feelings for Han Ji-Yool (Choo Yeong-Woo), who suddenly appears in the rural village.
“Accidental Country Diary” will be available to stream sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Main poster added for TVING drama series “New Normal Zine” starring Jung Hye-Sung and Hwang Seung-Un. Caption on the poster states “Survival stories of young people these days in the office.” The drama series is set around workers at online magazine “New Normal Zine.”
“New Normal Zine” will be available to stream from June 10, 2022 in South Korea.
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Kim Dong-Wook & Jin Ki-Joo are cast in KBS2 drama series “Met You By Chance” (literal title). In the drama series Kim Dong-Wook will play Yoon Hae-Joon. He works as an achorman on a local TV channel. Jin Ki-Joo will play Baek Yoon-Young. She works for a publishing company. The two main characters then travel back in time to the year 1987. They have two different goals while in the year 1987, but they realize they are connected.
“Met You By Chance” will air sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Teaser poster for Watcha drama series “Ultimate Weapon Alice” (literal title) starring Park Se-Wan & Song Geon-Hee. The drama series also has Lee Byeong-Hun (“Extreme Job“) participating as a director and screenwriter. This is his second drama series work after 2019 JTBC drama series “Be Melodramatic.” Caption on the teaser poster states “Thought it was pink. No, it was blood-red.”
“Ultimate Weapon Alice” will be available to stream from June 24, 2022 in South Korea.
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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 Woo Yeon-Woo. The group suddenly becomes popular because of Woo Yeon-Woo, who is possessed by Pontifex Lembrary..
“Pontifex Lembrary” is expected to be released sometime in the first half of next year.
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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 relief,” (0:11) Jin Young “Are you okay?,” (0:18) Jin Young “What are you listening to?,” (0:25) Jin Young “Can I start now?,” (0:26) Kim Go-Eun “What?,” and (0:30) Jin Young “Date.”
“Yumi’s Cells S2” is now set to be available to stream from June 10, 2022 in South Korea.
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2nd teaser trailer added for Netflix drama series “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” starring Yoo Ji-Tae, Kim Yunjin, & Park Hae-Soo. The drama series is a remake of Spanish TV series “La casa de papel” (“Money Heist”). The 2nd teaser trailer features footage from the drama series for the first time as it shows that the two Koreas have decided to operate under a common economic union, but only the rich have benefited. A group of people than prepare to take part in the single largest heist ever.
“Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” will be released June 24, 2022 on Netflix.
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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 Lim Soo-Hyang she will soon be starring in two drama series that air on different days of the week. She is currently starring in SBS drama series “Woori The Virgin” that is airing Mondays and Tuesdays and “Doctor Lawyer” will soon air on Fridays and Saturdays beginning May 27, 2022. Below are three character posters for the upcoming drama series.
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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. This led to her dropping out of the drama series “Trolley.” She was set to play the character of Kim Soo-Bin, but did not film any scenes for “Trolley.” Kim Sae-Ron has also been filming for upcoming Netflix drama series “Hunting Dogs” and that project will now have rescheduled filming and release date.