Jun 9 2023

Ha-Joon cast in KBS2 drama “Self-Reliance of Hyo-Sim’s Family”

Actor Ha-Joon is cast in KBS2 drama series “Self-Reliance of Hyo-Sim’s Family” (literal title) co-starring Uee. In the drama series, Ha-Joon will play lead male character Kang Tae-Ho. At an early age, Kang Tae-Ho traveled to the U.S. to study. After graduating with a master’s degree in business administration, he passed up on offers to work in the U.S. and returned to South Korea. He returned to South Korea for a specific reason. In Korea, he goes to a gym regularly and meets a fitness trainer, Lee Hyo-Sim (Uee), there.

“Self-Reliance of Hyo-Sim’s Family” first airs September, 2023 (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 8PM time slot after “The Real Has Come“).

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Jun 8 2023

Momoko Tanabe & Yuta Koseki cast in NTV drama series “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret”

Momoko Tanabe and Yuta Koseki are cast in NTV live-action drama series “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret.” The drama series is based on  manga series “Iyashi no Otonari-san ni wa Himitsu ga Aru” by Natsuko Umezawa. In “The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret,” Momoko Tanabe plays Fujiko Yomogida. Yuta Koseki will play Soma Nishina. He is the new neighbor of Fujiko Yomogida and he has a secret.

“The Neighbor Of Healing Has A Secret” first airs July 7, 2023 in Japan.

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Jun 8 2023

Main trailer for ENA drama “Lies Hidden In My Garden”

Main trailer for ENA drama series “Lies Hidden In My Garden” starring Kim Tae-Hee & Lim Ji-Yeon. The story for “Lies Hidden In My Garden” starts off with Joo-Ran (Kim Tae-Hee) noticing a strange smell coming from her yard and this leads her to investigate her husband. Captions in the trailer states (0:16) “A secret hidden in the yard” and (0:34) “Two women digging into a secret.” Narration in the trailer goes (0:01) Kim Tae-Hee “The start was a terrible stink,” (0:18) Lim Ji-Yeon “You don’t know anything do you? Your husband killed my husband,” (0:29) Kim Tae-Hee “I’ve missed so much so far. Help me,” (0:37) Kim Tae-Hee “I need to know,” (0:45) Lim Ji-Yeon “Let’s just do it,” (0:50) Kim Tae-Hee “Let’s dig it.” Below are character posters of Kim Tae-Hee as Joo-Ran and Lim Ji-Yeon as Sang-Eun.

“Lies Hidden In My Garden” first airs  June 19, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jun 6 2023

Yui Aragaki cast in movie “Ikoku Nikki”

Yui Aragaki is cast in live-action film “Ikoku Nikki.” Movie is based on manga series “Ikoku Nikki” by Tomoko Yamashita (“The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window“) and directed by Natsuki Seta (“Georama Boy Panorama Girl“). In movie “Ikoku Nikki,” Yui Aragaki will play Makio Kodai. She is an introverted 35-year-old novelist. At the funeral for her sibling, she decides to live with her 15-year-old niece who lost her parents in a car accident.

“Ikoku Nikki” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Jun 6 2023

Ryo Narita & Fuka Koshiba cast in Fuji TV drama “The Expert of Changing Jobs”

Ryo Narita & Fuka Koshiba are cast in Fuji TV-KTV drama series “The Expert of Changing Jobs.” The drama series is based on novel “Tenshoku no Maousama” by Mio Nukaga. The two leads will play two employees at a temp agency that also advises its clients on career changes. Fuka Koshiba will play Chiharu Hitsujitani. She recently went through a career change herself from a big advertising agency to working at her aunt’s temp agency. Ryo Narita will play Arashi Kurusu. He is a respected career adviser and has the nickname The Devil of Changing Jobs.

“The Expert of Changing Jobs” first airs July, 2023 in Japan.

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Jun 5 2023

Still images & release date set for Disney+ drama “Shadow Detective 2”

First still images and release date set for Disney+ drama series “Shadow Detective 2” starring Lee Sung-Min & Kyung Soo-Jin. The still images are of Lee Sung-Min, Kyung Soo-Jin, Lee Hak-Joo, Jung Jin-Young, and Kim Shin-Rok. Jung Jin-Young, and Kim Shin-Rok will play new characters and they did not appear in the first season of “Shadow Detective.” Jung Jin-Young will play Choi Do-Hyung. He is a retired detective and respected by police officers. Kim Shin-Rok will play Yeon Joo-Hyun. She leads the women & juvenile affairs section in the police department. Kim Taek-Rok (Lee Sung-Min) gets transferred to the division.

“Shadow Detective 2” will be available to stream from July, 2023.

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Jun 2 2023

Natsuki Deguchi & Kaito Sakura cast in WOWOW drama “Ao Haru Ride”

Natsuki Deguchi & Kaito Sakura are cast in WOWOW live-action drama series “Ao Haru Ride” which will consist of two seasons. “Ao Haru Ride” is based on manga series “Ao Haru Ride” by Io Sakisaka. 2014 movie “Blue Spring Ride,” starring Tsubasa Honda & Masahiro Higashide, is also based on the same manga series. The story for “Ao Haru Ride” will follow two high school students who meet again after three years. The boy though has a different last name.

“Ao Haru Ride Season 1” will consist of 8 episodes and air this autumn in Japan.

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Jun 2 2023

Ko Ah-Sung & Chang Ryul cast in TVING drama “Chunhwa Love Story”

Ko Ah-Sung & Chang Ryul are cast in TVING drama series “Chunhwa Love Story” (literal title). The original screenplay is written by Seo Eun-Jung (“So Not Worth It“) and directed by Lee Gwang-Young (“Call It Love“). Setting for the screenplay is set in historical times and in the fictional country of Dongbangguk. Ko Ah-Sung will play Princess Hwari, who is in search of a husband for herself. Chang Ryul will play Choi Hwan. He is the first person of the potential suitors for the princess.

“Chunhwa Love Story” will be available to stream sometime next year.

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Jun 2 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Concrete Utopia”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Concrete Utopia” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Park Seo-Joon, & Park Bo-Young. The disaster film is based on webcomic “Yukwaehan Yiwoot” by Kim Soong-Nyoong. The teaser trailer begins with Lee Byung-Hun’s stating “I felt that this apartment was chosen.” Captions on the teaser poster and in the teaser trailer states “Everything collapsed except our apartment.”

“Concrete Utopia” is now set for release August, 2023.

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Jun 1 2023

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Undercurrent”

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Undercurrent” starring Yoko Maki, Arata Iura, & Lily Franky. Movie is based on manga series “Undercurrent” by Tetsuya Toyoda and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi (“Little Nights, Little Love“). Caption on the teaser poster states “Lying to live is a sin?” The film revolves around a wife (Yoko Maki) and a private detective (Lily Franky) looking into the disappearance of her husband. A man played by Arata Iura enters her life at that time.

“Undercurrent” will be released October 6, 2023 in Japan.

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