Shin Min-A and Kim Young-Dae are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Because I Want No Loss” (literal title). The romantic-comedy is about a woman who hates to lose money and a young man who is full of justice. They enter into a fake marriage. The screenplay is written by Kim Hye-Young (“Her Private Life“) and directed by Kim Jung-Sik (“Work Later, Drink Now“).
The drama series will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Actress Go Ara is cast for the lead female role in TVING drama series “Chunhwa Love Story” (literal title) co-starring Chang Ryul. She replaces actresses Ko Ah-Sung who was first cast to play the lead female character role, but had to drop out due to an injury she suffered in her personal time. Filming for the drama series was already underway when Ko Ah-Sung suffered a vertebra fracture. Filming will soon resume with Go Ara playing the lead character of Princess Hwari, who is in search of her future husband.
“Chunhwa Love Story” will be available to stream sometime next year in South Korea.
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Lee Ha-Nee, Bang Hyo-Rin, Jin Sun-Kyu, and Cho Hyun-Chul are cast in Netflix drama series “Aema.” The comedy drama series will be directed Lee Hae-Young, who has directed such movies as “Like a Virgin” and “Believer.” Story for drama series “Aema” will be set in the 1980’s and around Chungmuro in Seoul, which was like the Hollywood area of Korea at that time. In “Aema,” Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin will play actresses who are cast to play the lead role in movie “Madame Aema.” Jin Sun-Kyu will play a movie producer, responsible for movie “Madmae Aema” and Cho Hyun-Chul will play a rookie movie director who will direct “Madame Aema.”
Release date for “Aema” has not yet been decided.
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First teaser trailer and teaser posters added for Waave drama series “The Deal” starring Yoo Seung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hwi, & Yoo Su-Bin. The drama series that revolves around an impulsive kidnapping was recently invited to screen at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the On Screen section. Captions on the two teaser posters states “Today we deal in our friend.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:32) “Today we” (0:33) “Kidnap a friend.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer states (0:10) Yoo Seung-Ho “Are you sure we can get the money without being caught?,” (0:23) Yoo Su-Bin “Hey Lee Joon-Sung … hey … you guys tied me up?,” (0:37) Kim Dong-Hwi “We have your son. Prepare one billion won,” (0:45) Yoo Seung-Ho “Do you really want to mess up your life?,” (0:46) Kim Dong-Hwi “We can make 500 million won each,” (0:53) anonymous voice “It’s a very skilled professional.”
“The Deal” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “A Good Day to Be a Dog” starring Cha Eun-Woo, Park Gyu-Young, & Lee Hyun-Woo. The fantasy-romance drama series is based on webcomic “Onueldo Sarangseureobgae” by Lee Hye. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:05) “Dogs go crazy about her?,” (0:10) “She’s very popular with dogs,” (0:18) “She isn’t popular with him at all , who is perfect,” (0:21) “The reason he doesn’t like her,” (0:27) “Is
she human or a dog?,” (0:33) “She has a curse that when she kisses someone, she turns into a dog,” (0:38) “The beginning of her first date in her 28 years of life.” Below are the first still images of Cha Eun-Woo and Park Gyu-Young in the drama series.
“A Good Day to Be a Dog” first airs October 11, 2023 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer added for Netflix movie “Ballerina” starring Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Ji-Hoon, & Park Yoo-Rim. Caption on the teaser poster states “The only thing I wanted to protect.” The action-thriller film follows a former bodyguard, played by Jun Jong-Seo, who goes after the man responsible for the death of her close ballerina friend. “Ballerina” has also been invited to screen at the upcoming 28th Busan International Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere section.
“Ballerina” will be available to stream from October 6, 2023 on Netflix.
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Trailer added for TVING drama series “A Bloody Lucky Day” starring Lee Sung-Min, Yoo Yeon-Seok, & Lee Jung-Eun. The drama series features a thriller script that is based on webcomic “Woonsoo Ojin Nal” by Aporia. The trailer begins with Taxi Driver Oh Taek (Lee Sung-Min) having a dream about a pig. The pig in his dream symbolizes that good fortune is about to happen to him. He then gets a taxi passenger, Geum Hyeok-Soo (Yoo Yeon-Seok), who offers to pay him a lot of money to drive him a long distance. Caption in the trailer at the 28 second mark and on the poster states “I put a murderer in my taxi.”
“A Bloody Lucky Day” will be available to stream November, 2023.
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Trailer and character posters added for Netflix drama series “Song of the Bandits” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Seohyun. The character posters above and below are of Kim Nam-Gil as Lee Yoon, Seohyun as Nam Hee-Shin, Yoo Jae-Myung as Lee Chung-Soo, Lee Hyun-Wook as Lee Gwang-Il, and Lee Ho-Jung as Eon-Nyeon. Caption on all the character posters states “Must steal to survive.” The drama series is set in the early 20th century.
“Song of the Bandits” will be available to stream from September 22, 2023.
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Jang Na-Ra and Son Ho-Jun are cast for lead roles in new TV Chosun drama series “My Happy End” (literal title). Also cast for second leads are So E-Hyun and Lee Ki-Taek. The drama series features an original screenplay that falls in the human psychological thriller genre. For “My Happy End,” Jang Na-Ra will play Seo Jae-Won. She seems to have everything career wise and in personal life, but everything changes for her. Son Ho-Jun will play Heo Soon-Young, who is married to Seo Jae-Won.
“My Happy End” will air sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Character teaser trailer added for ENA drama series “Evillive” starring Shin Ha-Kyun, Kim Young-Kwang, & Shin Jae-Ha. The character teaser trailer features Shin Ha-Kyun as Lawyer Han Dong-Soo. A case triggers something within Han Dong-Soo. In the character teaser, Shin Ha-Kyun states “I shouldn’t have entered this world from the start. You should feel it. What its like to be beaten. What its like to be trampled upon.”
“Evillive” first airs October 14, 2023 in South Korea.
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