Song Hye-Kyo and Jeon Yeo-Bin are cast for lead roles in movie “Black Nuns” (literal title). Also cast in the film are Lee Jin-Uk, Heo Jun-Ho, and Moon Woo-Jin. The film have Song Hye-Kyo play Nun Yunia and Jeon Yeo-Bin play Nun Mikaela. They work feverishly to save a boy played by Moon Woo-Jin who is possessed by an evil spirit. Movie will be directed by Kwon Hyeok-Jae (“Count“) and filming will begin February 22, 2024.
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Mio Imada is cast in NTV drama series “Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out.” The drama series is a remake of popular 2014 NTV drama series “Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out” starring Anne Watanabe and based off novels “Hanasaki Mai ga Damatte Inai” & “Fushoji” by Jun Ikeido. For the 2024 version of “Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out,” Mio Imada will play bank employee Mai Hanasaki. She gets transferred from a teller position to a HQ position overseeing local branch offices.
“Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out” will first air April 13, 2024 in Japan.
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Air date and first still images added for MBC drama series “Chief Detective 1958” starring Lee Je-Hoon. The drama series is a prequel to long running MBC police drama series “”Chief Inspector” that ran from 1971 to 1989. The first still images show Lee Je-Hoon as Detective Park Young-Han. In the first still image below, Detective Park Young-Han stands in front of Jongnam Police Station, Seoul in the year 1958. Detective Park Young-Han arrived in Seoul from his hometown of Hwangcheon. There, he ranked as the no.1 detective for arresting cattle thieves.
“Chief Detective 1958” is now set to first air April 19, 2024 (takes over MBC’s Friday and Saturday 9:50 PM time slot after “Wonderful World“).
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Chicken Nugget” starring Ryu Seung-Ryong, Ahn Jae-Hong, & Kim You-Jung. The drama series is based on webcomic “Dakgangjeong” by Park Ji-Dok and directed by Lee Byeong-Hun (“Extreme Job“). Caption on the teaser poster states “A new concept comedy that has never existed before in the world.”
“Chicken Nugget” will be available to stream March 15, 2024.
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Ryoko Shinohara and Bakarhythm are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Yips.” The comedy-mystery drama series will have Ryoko Shinohara play mystery writer Miko Kuroba and Bakarhythm play detective Toru Morino. They both suffer from the yips and begin to work together to solve cases.
“Yips” first airs April 12, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Friday 9 PM time slot after “Hospital Police Force“).
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Main trailer added for TVING drama series “Pyramid Game” starring Bona. The main trailer begins with Shin Seul-Ki as class president Seo Do-A stating “Each person will be ranked from A to D in order of how many votes they receive. This is equal to their rank in class.” Bona then asks (0:17) “What kind of game is this?,” and (0:24) “Let’s get rid of the Pyramid Game.” When Bona reaches her hand out to Myung Ja-Eun (Yoo Da-In), who has received the lowest grade of F, she states (1:11) “Then I’ll just known down the pyramid.” “Pyramid Game” is based on the webcomic of the same name by Dalggonyak.
“Pyramid Game” will be available to stream from February 29, 2024.
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Masaki Suda is cast in suspense-thriller film “Cloud.” Movie is written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Tokyo Sonata“). The film follows a simple man (Masaki Suda) who encurs small grudges, that become amplified by the internet until his life is threatened. This is the first time actor Masaki Suda and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has worked together. Filming for “Cloud” began November 25, 2023 and finished December 22, 2023.
“Cloud” will be released September, 2024 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for tvN drama series “Wedding Impossible” starring Jun Jong-Seo, Moon Sang-Min, & Kim Do-Wan. The romantic-comedy revolves around a struggling actress (Jun Jong-Seo) who enters into a fake marriage with her best friend (Kim Do-Wan). The brother (Moon Sang-Min) of her best friend suddenly enters into the picture. The main trailer begins with Jun Jong-Seo stating “The one who intends to get married,” followed by Moon Sang-Min “The one who tries to prevent the marriage,” and Jun Jong-Seo & Moon Sang-Min stating together “The impossible mission begins.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:08) “Extra actress is cast as her best friend’s wife role” and (0:17) “Man, who will become her brother-in-law, appears and he is absolutely opposed to their marriage.”
“Wedding Impossible” first airs February 26, 2024 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer & character posters added for tvN drama series “Queen Of Tears” starring Kim Soo-Hyun and Kim Ji-Won. The drama series revolves around the marriage of Queens Group heiress (Kim Ji-Won) and a village chief’s son (Kim Soo-Hyun). The couple must endure a crisis in their marriage. Narration in the first teaser states (0:01) Kim Ji-Won “I never make you cry in your eyes,” (0:03) Kim Soo-Hyun “People said it was the marriage of the century. The marriage between the daughter of Korea’s biggest chaebol and a new employee. Today is our wedding anniversary,” (0:14) Kim Ji-Won “So?,” (0:16) Kim Ji-Won “As of today, all the such rumors will disappear,” (0:20) Kim Soo-Hyun “We got married, because we are in love. But, why don’t we love after we got married?,” (0:27) Kim Soo-Hyun “You said that you wouldn’t make me cry,” (0:27) Kim Soo-Hyun “So, I’m going to get a divorce.” The character posters above and below are of Kim Soo-Hyun as Baek Hyun-Woo and Kim Ji-Won as Hong Hae-In.
“Queen Of Tears” will first air March 9, 2024 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday & Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Captivating The King“).
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Hiromitsu Kitayama is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “From the Dust.” The drama series is based on manga series “Kimi ga Kemono ni Naru Mae ni” by Takashi Sano. The time-travel themed drama series will have Hiromitsu Kitayama play 31-year-old Hajime Kanzaki. He looks into why his childhood friend committed a mass murder gas attack at a train station. During his investigation, he somehow travels back in time and meets his childhood friend.
“From the Dust” will first air April 5, 2024 in South Korea.
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