Mar 7 2024

Anne Nakamura & Yu Yokoyama cast in NTV-YTV drama “Yakusoku”

Anne Nakamura & Yu Yokoyama are cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Yakusoku.” The crime-mystery drama series features an original screenplay that will have the two leads play detectives. Anne Nakamura will play Aoi Kiriyuu. She is a detective and returns to her hometown after 16 years to prove her father’s innocence. Yu Yokoyama will play Kei Kosaka. He works with her on the case and also watches over her.

“Yakusoku” will first air April 11, 2024 (takes over NTV’s Thursday 23:59 time slot after “Time Traveler’s Disease“).

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Mar 7 2024

Takuya Kimura cast in TV Asahi drama “Believe”

Takuya Kimura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Believe.” For the drama series, which pairs him again with director Jota Tsunehiro and screenwriter Yumiko Inoue. They previously worked together 2018 TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard” and 2020 TV Asahi drama series “BG: Personal Bodyguard Season 2.” In “Believe,” Takuya Kimura will play Architect Riku Kariyama. He is passionate about his work, but comes across unexpected problems while working on his latest project.

“Believe” will first air April, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9 PM time slot after “Great Gift“).

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Mar 7 2024

Teaser poster for MBC drama “Chief Detective 1958”

Teaser poster added for MBC drama series “Chief Detective 1958” starring Lee Je-Hoon. The teaser poster features Lee Je-Hoon as main character Detective Park Young-Han along with fellow detectives played by Lee Dong-Hwi, Choi Woo-Sung, & Yoon Hyun-Soo. Caption on the poster states “Age of barbarism. The real detectives’ human investigation drama.” Meanwhile, the character teaser trailer for Lee Je-Hoon’s Detective Park Young-Han can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Chief Detective 1958” first airs April 19, 2024 in South Korea.

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Mar 6 2024

Teaser posters & release date for movie “The Roundup: Punishment”

Teaser posters and release date set for movie “The Roundup: Punishment” starring Ma Dong-Seok and Kim Moo-Yul. The film is the fourth installment in the franchise that started with 2017 movie “The Outlaws.” While Ma Dong-Seok returns as the rugged detective Ma Suk-Do. Kim Moo-Yul will play new villain Baek Chang-Ki. He is a mercenary and runs an online illegal gambling organization.

“The Roundup: Punishment” is now set for release April 24, 2024 in South Korea.

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Mar 6 2024

TV Asahi to air sequel drama “Six-Second Path Season 2”

Issey Takahashi, Isao Hashizume, and Tsubasa Honda are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Six-Second Path Season 2.” The drama series is set one year after 2023 TV Asahi drama series “Six-Second Path: The Melancholy of Fireworks Master Seitaro Mochizuki.” Also cast to play a new character in the sequel drama series is Mayu Miyamoto. For Mayu Miyamoto, she will play a mysterious woman named Fumika Noguchi. She approaches Seitaro Mochizuki (Issey Takahashi) to work as his apprentice.

“Six-Second Path Season 2” will first air April 13, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11:30 PM time slot after “Rikon Shinai Otoko“).

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Mar 5 2024

Ryo Yoshizawa cast in movie “Kokuhou”

Ryo Yoshizawa is cast for the lead role in movie “Kokuhou.” The film is based on 2017 novel “Kokuhou” by Shuichi Yoshida and directed by award winning director Sang-il Lee. Director Sang-il Lee previously worked with author Shuichi Yoshida for 2010 movie “Villain,” which was based on his 2007 novel “”Akunin.” For Kokuhou, Ryo Yoshizawa will play main character Kikuo. His strange fate leads him from being born to a yakuza member and eventually becoming a kabuki theater actor.

“Kokuhou” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Mar 5 2024

First teaser trailer for tvN drama “Lovely Runner”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Lovely Runner” starring Byeon Woo-Seok & Kim Hye-Yoon. The fantasy-romance screenplay is based on 2020 novel “Naeilui Euddeum” by Kim Bbang. The teaser trailer begins with Kim Hye-Yoon staring intently at her phone and declaring “My Sun-Jae has everything, but he doesn’t have me.”

“Lovely Runner” is now scheduled to first air April 8, 2024 (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “Wedding Impossible“).

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Mar 5 2024

Lead cast announced for MBC drama “Brave Yong Soo-Jung”

Uhm Hyun-Kyung, Seo Jun-Young, Kwon Hwa-Woon, and Lim Ju-Eun are cast in MBC drama series “Brave Yong Soo-Jung” (literal title). The drama series, which will air weekdays at 7 PM after “The Third Marriage,” tells a romance-revenge story with Uhm Hyun-Kyung playing title character Yong Soo-Jung. She becomes involved with the powerful family that run the Masung Group.

“Brave Yong Soo-Jung” will first air April, 2024 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday – Friday 7 PM time slot after “The Third Marriage“).

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Mar 4 2024

WOWOW to air drama series sequel “Golden Kamuy”

WOWOW to air drama series “Golden Kamuy” starring Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, & Gordon Maeda. The drama series is a sequel to the just released 2024 movie “Golden Kamuy” and based on manga series “Golden Kamuy” by Satoru Noda. The sequel drama series will pick up immediately after where there 2024 movie version ended. Namely, the hunt to find the escaped prisoners who have tattoos that reveal the location of hidden gold. Along with the returning cast members from the movie version, are new cast members who will play new characters: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Maryjun Takahashi, Yuki Sakurai, and Akihisa Shiono. Director Sigeaki Kubo and screenwriter Tsutomu Kuroiwa, who worked on the movie version will also work together for the drama series sequel.

“Golden Kamuy” will air sometime this autumn in Japan.

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