Jul 19 2023

Byeon Woo-Seok & Kim Hye-Yoon cast in tvN drama “Run Away With Sun-Jae On Piggyback”

Byeon Woo-Seok and Kim Hye-Yoon are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Run Away With Sun-Jae On Piggyback” (literal title). The drama series is based on 2020 novel “Naeilui Euddeum” by Kim Bbang and screenplay adaptation by Lee Si-Eun (“True Beauty“). The drama series will have Byeon Woo-Seok play top star Ryu Sun-Jae and Kim Hye-Yoon play Im Sol. Im Sol is a huge fan of Ryu Sun-Jae and is stunned by the news that Ryu Sun-Jae has taken his own life. She then travels back in time when he was a high school student and tries to change his future.

Specific air date for “Run Away With Sun-Jae On Piggyback” has not yet been decided.

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Jul 18 2023

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “(Ab)normal Desire”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “(Ab)normal Desire” starring Goro Inagaki & Yui Aragaki. Movie is based on 2021 novel “Seiyoku” by Ryo Asai. Some of his other notable works that were adapted into feature films include “The Kirishima Thing” and “Somebody.” More cast members have also been announced for the film and they are Maho Yamada, Shohei Uno, Daichi Watanabe, Eri Tokunaga, Ryo Iwase, Nozomi Bando, & Hiroshi Yamamoto. Lastly, below are still images from the movie.

“(Ab)normal Desire” will be released November 10, 2023 in Japan.

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Jul 18 2023

Teaser trailer 2 for MBC drama “My Dearest”

Teaser trailer 2 added for MBC drama series “My Dearest” starring Namkoong Min & Ahn Eun-Jin. The romance drama series is set during the Joseon period in the 17th century. Teaser trailer 2 begins with Ahn Eun-Jin asking “Do you remember the first day you saw me?” Meanwhile, above and below are the first still images of Namkoong Min & Ahn Eun-Jin in the drama series.

“My Dearest” first airs August 4, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jul 17 2023

Main trailer and poster for movie “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead”

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix live-action film “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” starring Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, & Shuntaro Yanagi. The horror-comedy film is based on manga series “Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto” by Haro Aso. Premise for the film takes place during a zombie apocalypse when overworked office worker Akira Tendo is excited about not having to go to work. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “HoriZOM” by singer-songwriter Ren. The theme song is also prominently featured in the trailer.

“Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” will be available to stream from August 3, 2023.

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Jul 17 2023

Main trailer for movie “Concrete Utopia”

Main trailer added for movie “Concrete Utopia” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Park Seo-Joon, & Park Bo-Young. The film is set within the last standing apartment building in Seoul after a massive earthquake has devastated the region. The trailer begins with Lee Byung-Hun stating “I felt like this apartment was chosen.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:15) “Seoul, where everything has collapsed,” (0:24) “The only apartment that survived,” (1:06) “Survival rules for the survivors,” (1:30) “Follow,” (1:34) “Or Leave.”

“Concrete Utopia” will be released August 9, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jul 17 2023

Seo Hyun-Jin & Gong Yoo cast in Netflix drama “The Trunk.”

Seo Hyun-Jin & Gong Yoo are cast in Netflix drama series “The Trunk.” The drama series is based on 2015 novel “Trunk” by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong (“Punch“) and will be directed by Kim Kyu-Tae (“Our Blues“), while screenplay adaptation will be handled by Park Eun-Young (“I Have Not Done My Best Yet“). Seo Hyun-Jin will play In-Ji, an employee of contract marriage providing company NM. Gong Yoo will play music producer Jung-Won. He enters into a marriage with In-Ji.

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Jul 14 2023

Fumika Baba cast in movie “Copo A Copo”

Fumika Baba is cast for the lead role in movie “Copo A Copo.” She will be joined by supporting actors Masahiro Higashide, Yuki Kura, Takashi Sasano, Oshiro Maeda, Yui Kitamura, and Reiko Kataoka. The film is based on webcomic “Copo A Copo” by Renji Iwanami and directed by Masaaki Jindo (“The Secret of the Black Dahlia“). Movie “Copo A Copo,” is set around cheap apartment complex Copo in Osaka and the residents there.

“Copo A Copo” will be released November 17, 2023 in Japan.

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Jul 13 2023

Trailer added for movie “Don’t Call it Mystery”

Trailer added for live-action film “Don’t Call it Mystery” starring Masaki Suda and Kou Shibasaki. Movie is a sequel to 2022 Fuji TV drama series “Don’t Call it Mystery” and based on on manga series “Mystery to Iu Nakare” by Yumi Tamura. The trailer also features the just announced theme song which is “Garasumado” by King Gnu.

“Don’t Call it Mystery” will be released September 15, 2023 in Japan.

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Jul 13 2023

Main trailer and poster for movie “Shunga Sensei”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Shunga Sensei” starring Seiyo Uchino & Kana Kita. Movie is written and directed by Akihiko Shiota (“Dororo“). Caption on the poster states “In this world, love at first sight.” The film revolves around Ichiro Haga, who is a researcher on erotic paintings from the Edo era known as “shunga,” and Yumiko Haruno who becomes interested in shunga.

“Shunga Sensei” will be released October 13, 2023 in Japan.

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