Sakura Ando and Ryosuke Yamada are cast in movie “Bad Lands.” Movie is based on 2015 novel “Keisou” by Hiroyuki Kurokawa (“Black Widow Business“) and directed by Masato Harada (“Chronicle Of My Mother“). The first teaser trailer and teaser poster has also been released for the movie.
“Bad Lands” will be released September 29, 2023 in Japan.
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Kim Nam-Joo is cast for the lead role in new drama series “Wonderful World.” For Kim Nam-Joo, “Wonderful World” will be her first acting role since 2018 JTBC drama series “Misty.” “Wonderful World” will be directed by Lee Seung-Young (“Tracer“/”Voice 2“) and scripted by Kim Ji-Eun (“Lie After Lie“). Actors Cha Eun-Woo and Kim Kang-Woo have been offered major supporting characters roles and they are currently considering their offers. The drama series is setup as a healing story of people who were harmed by crimes.
“Wonderful World” is expected to air sometime in the first half of 2024 in South Korea.
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Kippei Shiina is cast for the lead role in WOWOW drama series “Jiken.” The drama series is based on 1977 novel “Jiken” by Shohei Ooka, which was previously adapted into 1978 movie “The Incident” starring Keiko Matsuzaka . The screenplay for WOWOW drama series “Jiken” will have a 19 year old man on trial for murder. He previously confessed to the crime. Kippei Shiina will play Attorney Daisaburo Kikuchi. He is a former judge and will represent the young man in his trial as he pleads not guilty.
“Jiken” will consist of 4 episodes and first air August, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Revenant” starring Kim Tae-Ri, Oh Jung-Se, and Hong Kyung. A shorter version of the first teaser trailer was released a week earlier. The teaser trailer begins with Kim Tae-Ri stating “Outside of the door is a different world. When you open the door, there is the evil spirit.”
“Revenant ” will first air June 23, 2023 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Ai ni Inazuma” starring Mayu Matsuoka and Masataka Kubota. The movie is written and directed by Yuya Ishii (“Mitsuko Delivers“). The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Kokoro no Mamani” by rock group Elephant Kashimashi. “Kokoro no Mamani” is also featured in the teaser trailer. The teaser trailer starts with captions that states “Two people who met by fate.”
“Ai ni Inazuma” will be released October 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Kim Ha-Neul and Rain are cast in new Disney+ drama series “Hwain Family Scandal” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Park Hong-Kyun (“The Great Queen Seondeok“) and scripted by Choi Yoon-Jung (“Only Love“). In “Hwain Family Scandal,” Kim Ha-Neul will play Wan-Soo. She runs a charity foundation and is married to a chaebol successor. Rain will play Bodyguard Do-Yoon. The two main characters come across a secret held by Wan-Soo’s wealthy in-laws.
Airdates for “Hwain Family Scandal” has not yet been decided.
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Jung Woo and Bae Hyun-Sung are cast in JTBC drama series “Miracle Brothers” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Park Chan-Hong and scripted by Kim Ji-Woo. The duo of Park Chan-Hong and Kim Ji-Woo have worked together for over 20 years with such titles as “Over the Green Fields,” “Don’t Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus,” and “Memory.” The screenplay for “Miracle Brothers” will have Jung Woo playing a hot-tempered fledgling writer and Bae Hyun-Sung a mysterious young man with a special ability .
“Miracle Brothers” will first air June 28, 2023 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday and Thursday 10:30 PM time slot after “The Good Bad Mother.”).
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Teaser trailer 3 added for tvN drama series “See You in My 19th Life” starring Shin Hye-Sun & Ahn Bo-Hyun. The teaser trailer for the fantasy-romance based drama series has narration that states (0:01) Ahn Bo-Hyun “Ban Ji-Eum, have we seen each other before?,” (0:06) Shin Hye-Sun “Yes. Do you believe in past life?,” (0:13) Shin Hye-Sun “Because I remember my past lives,” (0:16) Ahn Bo-Hyun “Why does this person remind me of her? This person doesn’t look like her,” (0:20) Shin Hye-Sun “19th life was born entirely to meet you.” Below is a teaser poster of Shin Hye-Sun as Ban Ji-Eum and Ahn Bo-Hyun as Moon Seo-Ha in the drama series.
“See You in My 19th Life” will first air June 17, 2023 in South Korea.
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Seiyo Uchino and Kana Kita are cast in movie “Shunga Sensei.” The film is written and directed by Akihiko Shiota (“Farewell Song“) and revolves around shunga (erotic art that was popular during the Edo period). Seiyo Uchino will play Ichiro Haga, who is a reclusive teacher of shunga. Kana Kita will play Yumiko Haruno. She works as a waitress and meets Ichiro Haga while working at her job.
“Shunga Sensei” will be released October 13, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer 3 added for KBS2 drama series “Heartbeat” starring TaecYeon & Won Ji-An. The teaser trailer begins with an anonymous voice stating “Find the man on the border between human and vampire. His blood will give eternal life. If you consume his blood, you will be immortal.” Won Ji-An also states around the 10 second mark “We’ll be able to see each other again. I’ll come to you.”
“Heartbeat” first airs June 26, 2023 in South Korea.
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