Mizuki Inoue & Atsuhiro Inukai are cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Nare no Hate no Bokura.” The drama series is based on manga series “Nare no Hate no Bokura” by Yae Utsumi. Story for “Nare no Hate no Bokura” will be set an elementary school reunion. Mikio Yumesaki (Atsuhiro Inukai) begins a cruel experiment there by confining his former classmates over a 3 day period.
“Nare no Hate no Bokura” will first air June 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Cha Eun-Woo is cast in drama series “Wonderful World” starring Kim Nam-Joo. In the drama series which is setup as an emotional healing thriller, Cha Eun-Woo will play Kwon Sun-Yool. He is a mysterious figure. He dropped out of medical school and chose to live a rough life. He is also in deep grief from a sense of loss. He meets Eun Soo-Hyun (Kim Nam-Joo) and they help to heal other other’s wound. Actor Kim Kang-Woo is also considering an offer to play a role in the drama series.
“Wonderful World” will first air sometime in the first half of 2024 in South Korea.
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Main trailer and poster added for boxing film “One Last Bloom” starring Koichi Sato & Ryusei Yokohama. The movie’s theme song has also been announced as “Life Goes On” by singer AI. The song also appears in the main trailer. Caption on the poster states “The two decided to live only for a moment.”
“One Last Bloom” will be released August 25, 2023 in Japan.
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Keiko Kitagawa & Riho Yoshioka are cast in WOWOW drama series “Rakujitsu.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Rakujitsu” by Kanae Minato (“Confessions“), screenplay adaptation by Eriko Shinozaki (“The Black Swindler“), and directed by Eiji Uchida (“Offbeat Cops“). The mystery drama series will have Keiko Kitagawa play movie director Kaori Hasebe and Riho Yoshioka play screenwriter Chihiro Kai. The two main characters work together on a movie based on a family murder case that took place 15 years ago.
“Rakujitsu” consists of 4 episodes and will air September, 2023 in Japan.
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English subtitled teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Celebrity” starring Park Gyu-Young, Kang Min-Hyuk, and Lee Chung-Ah. The teaser poster has captions that states “The murderer who killed me is my follower.” The drama series revolves around Park Gyu-Young who plays Seo A-Ri. She becomes a popular social media influencer.
“Celebrity” will be available to stream from June 30, 2023.
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Bona is cast for the lead role in TVING drama series “Pyramid Game.” Also cast in supporting roles are Jang Da-A, Yoo Da-In, Kang Na-Eon, Jeong Ha-Dam, Shin Seul-Ki, and Ha Yul-Ri. The drama series is based on webcomic “Pyramid Game” by Dalggonyak. The story for “Pyramid Game” is set at an all girls’ high school where a pyramid game takes place that makes one student the target of school bullying. Bona will play a transfer student who becomes the next target.
“Pyramid Game” will be available to stream sometime next year in South Korea.
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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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