Han Ji-Min and Lee Joon-Hyuk are cast in SBS drama series “Between Greetings” (literal title). The drama series depicts a romance story between the CEO (Han Ji-Min) of a headhunting company and her secretary (Lee Joon-Hyuk). The CEO puts all her energy into her work and doesn’t know how to do anything else.
“Between Greetings” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer #3 added for JTBC drama series “Welcome to Samdalri” starring Ji Chang-Wook and Shin Hae-Sun. Teaser trailer 3 begins with Shin Hae-Sun as Jo Sam-Dal stating “In my hometown on Jeju Island, there is a an expression that is emphasized when educating the female divers. That saying is ‘Don ‘t be greedy today as well and stay as long as you can. When you can’t hold your breath anymore, come up to the surface, where you started, to catch your breath.” Ji Chang-Wook as Jo Yong-Pil states around the 31 second mark “So let’s find the real Jo Sam-Dal, not the photographer Jo Eun-Hye.”
“Welcome to Samdalri” will first air December 2, 2023 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday & Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Strong Girl Nam-Soon“).
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Main trailer added for Netflix drama series “Sweet Home 2” starring Song Kang, Lee Jin-Uk, Lee Si-Young & Go Min-Si. Meanwhile, above are 9 character posters for the upcoming drama series. The character posters also feature new characters played by Jin Young, Yu Oh-Seong, Oh Jung-Se, Kim Moo-Yul, and Kim Si-A.
“Sweet Home 2” will be available to stream from December 1, 2023.
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See list of nominees and winners for the just concluded 29th Annual Daejong Film Awards. Major winners include “Concrete Utopia” for Best Film and Best Actor (Lee Byung-Hun) and “Moving” for Best Drama Series and Best Actress (Han Hyo-Joo).
Shota Watanabe is cast for the lead role in NTV live-action drama series “Sensei Sayounara.” The drama series is based on manga series “Sensei Sayounara” by Yasuko (“Southern Beach Love Story“). Shota Watanabe, who is a member of boy band Snow Man, will play high school teacher Takuro Tamura. The screenplay will depict a love story that takes place in the present day and also when Takuro Tamura was a high school student. Meanwhile, the theme song for the drama series has been revealed as “We’ll Go Together” by Snow Man.
“Sensei Sayounara” will first air January, 2024 in Japan.
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Teaser trailers and posters added for ENA drama series “Flowers Bloom in the Sand” starring Jang Dong-Yoon and Lee Joo-Myoung. Narration in the first teaser trailer (15 seconds length) has Jang Dong-Yoon stating “Today this game might be the last game of my life” and the second teaser trailer (30 seconds length) starts with an anonymous voice stating “Baek-Doo, you must become the champion later” and followed by Jang Dong-Yoon stating “Today this game might be the last game of my life.” The drama series revolves around the sport of ssireum (Korean wrestling).
“Flowers Bloom in the Sand” first airs December 20, 2023 in South Korea.
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Ahn Bo-Hyun and Park Ji-Hyun are cast for lead roles in SBS drama series “Chaebol X Detective.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Kim Ba-Da (“My Name“) and reunites Ahn Bo-Hyun and Park Ji-Hyun, who previously worked together in TVING drama series “Yumi’s Cells” and “Yumi’s Cells S2.” In “Chaebol X Detective,” Ahn Bo-Hyun and Park Ji-Hyun will play detectives who begin to work as partners. Ahn Bo-Hyun’s Jin Yi-Soo comes a from a wealthy chaebol family and he enjoys to have fun. Park Ji-Hyun’s Lee Gang-Hyun is a veteran detective and a geek when it comes to working on cases.
“Chaebol X Detective” first airs January, 2024 in South Korea.
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Hikaru Iwamoto and Mai Shiraishi are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Koisuru Keigo 24 Ji.” The drama series is scripted by Arisa Kaneko (“An Incurable Case of Love“) and features an action romantic-comedy story about a bodyguard and a lawyer. The theme song for the drama series has also been announced as “Love Trigger” by boy band Snow Man, which includes Hikaru Iwamoto as a member.
“Koisuru Keigo 24 Ji” will first air January, 2024 in Japan.
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New teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Disney+ drama series “Soundtrack #2” starring Keum Sae-Rok, Noh Sang-Hyun, & Sohn Jeong-Hyuck. The drama series is a sequel to 2022 Disney+ drama series “Soundtrack 1,” but with different characters and a new story. Caption on the teaser poster states “Before: That man of 4 years ago” and “Now: This man next to me.”
The teaser trailer begins with Do Hyun-Seo (Keum Sae-Rok) and Ji Soo-Ho (Noh Sang-Hyun) meeting as piano instructor and student who signed up for lessons. Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes (0:03) Noh Sang-Hyun “Why are you here?,” (0:04) Keum Sae-Rok “Are you the one who signed up for lessons?,” (0:05) Noh Sang-Hyun “Are you the piano tutor?,” (0:08) Keum Sae-Rok “Even if something starts between us, there’s nothing that’s different, like I already know what will happen in the movie before I watch it,” (0:21) Noh Sang-Hyun “It feels like I’m going back to the beginning,” (0:25) Sohn Jeong-Hyuck “You don’t have any feelings for the CEO, right?,” (0:29) Keum Sae-Rok “To start again,” (0:33) Keum Sae-Rok “I really need to end it,” and (0:38) Keum Sae-Rok “I’ll do it again from the beginning.”
“Soundtrack #2” will be available to stream from December 6, 2023.
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Release date teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Gyeongseong Creature” starring Park Seo-Joon & Han So-Hee. The horror-suspense drama series will be split into two parts, with part 1 set for release December 22, 2024 and part 2 January 5, 2024. Caption on the teaser poster states “Spring of 1945, Ongsung Hospital. There were humans and creatures there.”
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