Park Jeong-Min and Kim Ji-Soo from Blackpink are cast in Coupang Play drama series “Newtopia.” The drama series revolves around a virus outbreak that causes infectees to become zombies. Park Jeong-Min and Kim Ji-Soo will play boyfriend and girlfriend who try meet up during the chaos. Below are the first still images of the two leads in the drama series.
“Newtopia” will be available to stream sometime next year.
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Announcement teaser trailer and release date set for Netflix drama series “Squid Game 2” starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, & Wi Ha-Joon. It has been 3 years since the first season of “Squid Game” was released and the teaser trailer has Front Man standing in front of a running track and asking “It’s been three years. Are you ready to play again?”
“Squid Game 2” will be available to stream December 26, 2024 and “Squid Game 3” will be released sometime in 2025.
Teaser trailer and teaser posters added for TVING drama series “Queen Woo” starring Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Moo-Yul, & Ji Chang-Wook. Caption on the teaser posters states “With the King’s death, I have to survive on my own.” Narration in the teaser states (0:11) anonymous voice “Your majesty,” (0:13) “Here’s the Queen,” (0:15) “Your majesty does not have a son left behind,” (0:19) “Don’t you think we need a new queen?,” (0:23) “There may be great danger for the Queen,” (0:27) Ji Chang-Wook “From now on,” (0:30) “You must protect yourself,” (0:39 Jun Jong-Seo “I want to hear about my fate.”
“Queen Woo” will be available to stream from August 29, 2024.
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Jeon Do-Yeon, Kim Go-Eun, Park Hae-Soo, and Jin Sun-Kyu are cast in Netflix mystery-thriller drama series “The Price of Confession.” Jeon Do-Yeon will play An Yoon-Soo. She is convicted of murdering her husband, but claims she is innocent. In prison, she meets Mo Eun played by Kim Go-Eun. Mo Eun is known as the witch, because of her uncanny ability to read other people. They make a deal. The drama series will be directed by Lee Jung-Hyo (“Doona!“).
First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “Such A Close Traitor” (literal title) starring Han Suk-Kyu & Chae Won-Bin. The screenplay, written by newcomer Han A-Young, won the MBC Drama Script Contest in 2021. Setup for the drama series has Han Suk-Kyu playing criminal profiler Jang Tae-Soo. While investigating a murder case, he comes across clues that points to his daughter Jang Ha-Bin played by Chae Won-Bin as a possible suspect. Caption in the teaser trailer states (0:06) “No one should know,” (0:08) “My daughter became a murderer,” and (0:29) “I wish no one knew.”
“Such A Close Traitor” will first air October, 2024 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for Netflix drama series “The Frog” starring Kim Yun-Seok, Yoon Kye-Sang, Go Min-Si, & Lee Jung-Eun. The drama series features veteran actor Kim Yun-Seok appearing in a drama series for the first time in 17 years. “The Frog” is setup as a thriller, set around a Jeon Young-Ha (Kim Yun-Seok) who runs a lodge in a rural area. He receives an unexpected visitor in Yoo Sung-A (Go Min-Si).
“The Frog” will be available to stream August 23, 2024 in South Korea.
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Kim Woo-Seok is cast in drama series “0 Period Is Social Butterfly Time” (literal title). The teen romantic-comedy drama series will have Kim Woo-Seok play popular high school student Kang Woo-Bin. He is an idol trainee, but has a secret that he doesn’t revealed. A misfit girl, who manages app Social Butterfly Time, becomes involved with him.
“0 Period Is Social Butterfly Time” will be available to stream sometime this October on an OTT platform not yet revealed.
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First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “No Gain No Love” starring Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae. The drama series revolves around a fake wedding that places between Son Hae-Young (Shin Min-A) and Kim Ji-Wook (Kim Young-Dae). Narration in the teaser trailer has Shin Min-A stating (0:01) “Wedding congratulatory money is give and take, but” (0:03) “I am just giving,” (0:04) “Oh my money,” (0:05) “I don’t like losing money,” (0:07)
“Give it to me,” (0:08) “I don’t even want to give it away,” (0:09) anonymous voice “What is your name?” (0:10) “Son Hae-Young.” Meanwhile, above and below are the first still images of Shin Min-A in the drama series.
“No Gain No Love” will first air August 26, 2024 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot previously occupied by “Serendipity’s Embrace“).
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First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Perfect Family” starring Kim Byung-Chul, Yoon Se-Ah, Park Ju-Hyun, & Kim Young-Dae. The mystery drama series is based on webcomic “Wanbyeokhan Gajok” by Nangbba and has well known Japanese movie director Isao Yukisada (“Parade“) directing the drama series. Caption in the teaser trailer states (0:14) “The perfect daily life that everyone wants” and (0:23) “Started to fall apart.” Narration in the teaser states (0:14) Lee Si-Woo “Ever since Soo-Yeon transferred to the school, everything seems to have gone out of sync,” (0:18) Choi Ye-Bin “Don’t you remember?,” (0:21) Kim Young-Dae “Don’t bother Sun-Hee,” (0:24) Choi Ye-Bin “Shall I tell what have you done to me?” (0:33) Choi Ye-Bin “Now is the time for you to pay that debt.”
“Perfect Family” will first air August 14, 2024 in South Korea.
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Ko Hyun-Jung & Jang Dong-Yoon are cast in SBS drama series “The Mantis” (literal title). The drama series is a remake of French TV series “La Mante.” Byun Young-Joo (“Helpless“) will direct the drama series and the screenplay adaptation will be written by Lee Young-Jong (“The Flu“). For “The Mantis,” Ko Hyun-Jung will play Jung Yi-Shin. She is serial killer, who killed 5 men about 20 years ago, and also a mother. Jang Dong-Yoon will play Cha Soo-Yeol. He is a police officer and the son of Jung Yi-Shin.
“The Mantis” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
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