Kento Yamazaki is cast for the lead role in movie “Onmyoji Zero.” Also cast for the film are Shota Sometani, Nao, Masanobu Ando, Nijiro Murakami Rihito Itagaki, Jun Kunimura, Kazuki Kitamura, and Kaoru Kobayashi. The film will have Kento Yamazaki play Seimei Abe, who was a prominent onmyoji during his life (921-1005 AD). Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer and poster has been added on AsianWiki.
“Seimei Abe” will be released April 19, 2024 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for ENA drama series “Like Flowers in Sand” starring Jang Dong-Yoon and Lee Joo-Myoung. The main trailer begins with Jang Dong-Yoon stating “I’ll retire. If I can’t become a champion this time as well, I’ll retire.” Around the 49 second mark Lee Joo-Myoung states “Do whatever you want. If you want to do it then do it and if you don’t want to do it then say you don’t want to.” The drama series revolves around the Korean wrestling sport called “ssireum,” which was also featured in 2006 movie “Like a Virgin.”
“Like Flowers in Sand” first airs December 20, 2023 in South Korea.
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Main trailer and poster added for upcoming Netflix drama series “Gyeongseong Creature” starring Park Seo-Joon and Han So-Hee. The drama series is set in 1945 and set around Ongseong Hospital. Caption on the poster states “Relationship, drama of the intense fate. Ill-fated relationship, drama of the powerful karma.” The trailer shows Jang Tae-Sang (Park Seo-Joon) who is the owner of Geumokdang, the biggest pawnshop in Gyeongseong. He goes to Yoon Chae-Ok (Han So-Hee) to help him find Police Commissioner Ishikawa’s mistress. Yoon Chae-Ok decides to work with Jang Tae-Sang, who can help her find her missing mother. They hear a rumor that patients that are sent to Ongseong Hospital never come back.
“Gyeongseong Creature” will be available to stream December 22, 2023 and “Gyeongseong Creature Part 2” will be available to stream January 5, 2024.
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Ryubi Miyase and Nanoka Hara are cast in romantic-comedy film “Lovesick Ellie.” The movie is based on manga series “Koiwazurai no Ellie” by Momo Fuji and directed by Koichiro Miki (“Anonymous Noise“). In addition, the first teaser trailer and poster for the film has been added on AsianWiki.
“Lovesick Ellie” will be released March 15, 2024 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Marry My Husband” starring Park Min-Young & Na In-Woo. The teaser trailer shows the relationships of its four main characters: Kang Ji-Won (Park Min-Young), Yoo Ji-Hyeok (Na In-Woo), Park Min-Hwan (Lee Yi-Kyung) and Jung Soo-Min Song Ha-Yoon). Around the 15 second mark, Park Min-Young states “Congratulations, marrying the trash I threw away.”
“Marry My Husband” first airs January 1, 2024 in South Korea.
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Trailer and poster added for Netflix live-action drama series “Yu Yu Hakusho” starring Takumi Kitamura and Go Ayano. The drama series is based on manag series “Yu Yu Hakusho” by Yoshihiro Togashi. The poster shows Yusuke Urameshi (Takumi Kitamura) and Younger Toguro (Go Ayano) standing face to face. Younger Toguro is the biggest enemy of Yusuke Urameshi.
“Yu Yu Hakusho” will be available to stream December 14, 2023. Netflix will also hold an eve event that will be held December 13, 2023 and live streamed on its social media channels.
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First teaser posters and ep.1 air date set for tvN drama series “Captivating The King” (English title) starring Cho Jung-Seok and Shin Se-Kyung. The teaser poster reveals that episode one will air January 21, 2024 (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Maestra: Strings of Truth“). Ep.1 and ep.2 will air consecutively on Sunday, January 21, 2024 and then will fall into the regular schedule of one episode on Saturday and one episode on Sunday until its conclusion. Caption on the teaser poster states “The one who has messed up the world, the one who has messed up the heart.”
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Lim Ji-Yeon and Choo Yeong-Woo are cast in JTBC drama series “The Story of Lady Ok” (literal title). The original screenplay by Park Ji-Sook (“Uncle“) is set during the Joseon period and will be directed by Jin Hyeok (“Sisyphus: The Myth“). In “The Story of Lady Ok,” Lim Ji-Yeon will play Ok Tae-Young, She works as a legal expert, but her identity is actually fake. Choo Yeong-Woo will play handsome storyteller Cheon Seung-Whee. He falls in love with Ok Tae-Young at first sight and helps her.
“The Story of Lady Ok” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Noryang: Deadly Sea” starring Kim Yun-Seok. The film follows 2014 movie “Roaring Currents” and 2022 movie “Hansan: Rising Dragon” as the final installment in a trilogy of films revolving around Admiral Yi Sun-Shin’s greatest naval battles. Caption on the main poster states “The last battle to end the war.” Captions in the main trailer sates (0:10) “1 year after the Battle of Myeongnyang” and (0:24) “The last battle to end the war.”
“Noryang: Deadly Sea” will be released December 20, 2023.
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Oji Suzuka and Maika Yamamoto are cast for lead roles in TV Tokyo drama series “Yami Baito Kazoku.” Also cast for the drama series are Ken Mitsuishi, Yumi Asou, & Toshiki Ayata. The screenplay will follow 5 five people from different age groups who applied for illegal part-time work. They are then blackmailed to act as a family to commit more crimes.
“Yami Baito Kazoku” will first air January 5, 2024 in Japan.
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