May 22 2023

Main trailer for ENA drama “Battle for Happiness”

Main trailer added for ENA drama series “Battle for Happiness” (literal title) starring Lee El, Jin Seo-Yeon, Cha Ye-Ryun, & Park Hyo-Joo. Captions on the main trailer states (0:14) “For someone’s happiness,” (0:21) “She’s dead,” (0:30) “To protect happiness,” (0:34) “Their SNS war,” (0:38) “Hide or,” (0:40) “Reveal.” The drama series revolves around a group of women who compete on social media to show who is happiest, but a murder case takes place around them.

“Happiness Battle” first airs May 31, 2023 in South Korea.

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May 19 2023

Main trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Let’s Get Divorced”

Main trailer & poster added for Netflix drama series “Let’s Get Divorced” starring Tori Matsuzaka & Riisa Naka. The sitcom drama series is co-scripted between Kankuro Kudo and Shizuka Oishi. Tori Matsuzaka & Riisa Naka play a married couple of 5 years who work together for the common goal of obtaining a divorce. The man is a politician and the woman an actress. Meanwhile, the theme songs for the drama series has been announced as “Good Bye” and “Fruits” by Rinne (feat. asmi). Both tracks are played in the main trailer.

“Let’s Get Divorced” will be available to stream from June 22, 2023.

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May 19 2023

Teaser poster for SBS drama “The Devil”

Teaser poster for SBS drama series “The Devil” starring Kim Tae-Ri, Oh Jung-Se, & Hong Kyung. Caption on the teaser poster states “Not I, but I killed a person.” The drama series features the latest original screenplay by Kim Eun-Hee (“Kingdom“) and directed by Lee Jung-Lim (“VIP“). The mystery-occult story revolves around a woman possessed by a demon, a professor able to see demons, and a detective investigating a series of mysterious deaths.

“The Devil” will first air June 23, 2023 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10 PM time slot after “Dr. Romantic 3“).

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May 18 2023

Teaser trailer 3 for JTBC drama “King the Land”

Teaser trailer 3 added for JTBC drama series “King the Land” starring Lee Joon-Ho and Lim Yoon-A. At the end of teaser 3, Lee Joon-Ho as chaebol heir Gu Won asks “Would you like to have dinner with me?” and Lim Yoon-A as hotel employee Cheon Sa-Rang states “I don’t want to.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:11) “Perfect in everything,” (0:15) “3 things that he doesn’t have,” (0:23) “Housing subscription savings account,” (0:26) “Smile,” (0:37) “Love cell.”

“King the Land” will be released June 17, 2023 in South Korea.

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May 18 2023

Mayu Matsuoka and Mana Ashida cast in NTV drama “Saiko no Kyoshi”

Mayu Matsuoka and Mana Ashida is cast in NTV drama series “Saiko no Kyoshi.” The suspense filled school based screenplay features an original screenplay and directed by Yuma Suzuki (“Mr. Hiiragi’s Homeroom“). For Mana Ashida, she will star in her first drama series 2017 TV Tokyo drama series “Takayuki Yamada’s Festival de Cannes.”

“Saiko no Kyoshi” will first air July, 2023 (takes over NTV’s Saturday 10PM time slot after “Dr. Chocolate“).

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May 17 2023

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “The Silent Service”

Teaser trailer and poster for live-action film “The Silent Service” starring Takao Osawa, Hiroshi Tamaki, & Aya Ueto. Movie is based on manga series “Chinmoku no Kantai” by Kaiji Kawaguchi (“Aircraft Carrier Ibuki“) and directed by Kohei Yoshino (“Gone Wednesday“). Caption on the teaser poster states “Light is at the bottom of the sea.” Story for the “The Silent Service” features a suspense filled chase for a rogue nuclear submarine ship.

“The Silent Service” will be released September 29, 2023 in Japan.

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May 16 2023

Hidetoshi Nishijima and Seiyo Uchino cast in TV Tokyo drama “What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2”

Hidetoshi Nishijima and Seiyo Uchino are cast in TV Tokyo drama series “What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2.” The drama series is based on manga series “Kinou Nani Tabeta?” by Fumi Yoshinaga, while Hidetoshi Nishijima and Seiyo Uchino previously appeared as the main characters in 2019 TV Tokyo drama series “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” and 2021 movie “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” The new drama series will have gay couple Shiro Kakei (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Kenji Yabuki (Seiyo Uchino) experience life as 50 year olds.

“What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2” first airs October, 2023 in Japan.

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May 15 2023

Roh Jeong-Eui & Lee Chae-Min cast in Netflix drama “Hierarchy”

Roh Jeong-Eui and Lee Chae-Min are cast for lead roles in Netflix drama series “Hierarchy.” Also cast for major supporting character roles are Kim Jae-Won, Ji Hye-Won, and Lee Won-Jung. The drama series will be set at a prestigious high school, where only those privileged enough with admission at birth are allowed. Drama series will be directed by Bae Hyun-Jin (“Big Mouth“) and scripted by Chu Hye-Mi (“About Time“).

Release date for “Hierarchy” has not yet been decided.

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May 15 2023

Haruka Fukuhara & Koshi Mizukami cast in movie “I Wish I Could Meet You…”

Haruka Fukuhara and Koshi Mizukami are cast in movie “I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms.” The movie is based on 2016 novel “Ano Hana ga Saku Oka de, Kimi to mata Deaetara” by Natsue Shiomi. For the movie, Haruka Fukuhara will play high school student Yuri. She somehow travels from the present day to 1945 and meets a kamikaze pilot played by Koshi Mizukami.

“I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms” will be released December 8, 2023 in Japan.

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