Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Queenmaker” starring Kim Hee-Ae & Moon So-Ri. The drama series revolves around PR master Hwang Do-Hee (Kim Hee-Ae) and mayoral candidate Oh Kyung-Sook (Moon So-Ri). Caption on the poster states “Elaborate acting. Calculated Stage. Perfect political show.”
“Queenmaker” will be available to stream from April 14, 2023.
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Song Hye-Kyo and Han So-Hee are cast in drama series “The Price of Confession” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Sim Na-Yeon (“Beyond Evil“) and scripted by Kwon Jong-Kwan (“Sad Movie“). Han So-Hee hinted at the casting yesterday, when Song Hye-Kyo posted photos of herself on Instagram from “The Glory Part 2” and Han So-Hee left a comment on her post in Korean that stated “Now it’s mine.”
Release date and broadcast network for “The Price of Confession” has not yet been decideed.
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Main trailer added for live-action film ” Kingdom 3” starring Kento Yamazaki & Ryo Yoshizawa. Movie is based on manga series “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara and directed by Shinsuke Sato, (“Gantz“). The trailer shows briefly new character Shika played by Anne Watanabe. She comes from Zhao and is a black market seller.
“Kingdom 3” will be released July 28, 2023 in Japan.
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First script reading for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 3” starring Han Suk-Kyu, Ahn Hyo-Seop, & Lee Sung-Kyung, took place October, 2022 in South Korea. Attending the first script reading included Han Suk-Kyu, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Sung-Kyung, Kim Joo-Hun, So Ju-Yeon, Jin Kyung, Lim Won-Hee, Byeon Woo-Min, Yoon Na-Moo, Shin Dong-Wook, Ko Sang-Ho, Yoon Bo-Ra, Jung Ji-Ahn, Lee Sin-Young, & Lee Hong-Nae, who are all reprising roles from Dr. Romantic 2. Playing new characters in season 3 and attending the first script reading were Lee Sin-Young and Lee Hong-Nae. Actor Kim Min-Jae, who appeared in the first two seasons of “Dr. Romantic,” did not attend the first script reading due to scheduling issues, but will appear in season 3. Han Suk-Kyu stated during the first script reading “I want to make season 3 fun again with you guys. Thank you for making season 3.”
“Dr. Romantic 3” will first air April, 2023 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10PM time slot after “Taxi Driver 2“).
Park Hyung-Sik & Park Shin-Hye are cast in JTBC drama series “Dr. Slump.” Park Hyung-Sik & Park Shin-Hye previously worked together in 2013 SBS drama series “The Heirs.” “Dr. Slump” features a romantic-comedy script between two people who work in the medical field and find their lives are in a slump. Yoon Park and Kong Seong-Ha are also cast in supporting roles.
The first script reading took place March 4, 2023 and filming for the drama series is set to begin soon.
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Main trailer and poster added for live-action film “The Water Flows to the Sea” starring Suzu Hirose & Riku Ohnishi. Movie is based on manga series “Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru” by Retto Tajima and directed by Tetsu Maeda (“And, the Baton Was Passed“).
“The Water Flows to the Sea” will be released June 9, 2023 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Family: The Unbreakable Bond” starring Jang Hyuk & Jang Na-Ra. Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:02) Jang Hyuk “Anyone,” (0:05) Jang Na-Ra “Them,” (0:07) Jang Hyuk “Can’t Stop.” The family-comedy drama series follows a married couple. The husband, played by Jang Hyuk, is a secret agent.
“Family: The Unbreakable Bond” is now set to first air April 17, 2023 (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Our Blooming Youth“).
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Main trailer added for TVING drama series “Duty After School” starring Shin Hyun-Soo, Lee Soon-Won, & Lim Se-Mi. Captions on the main trailer states (0:14) “The day which those things covered the world,” (0:26) “We became soldiers,” (1:10) “From this war,” (1:12) “We want to graduate.” Shin Hyun-Soo also states around the 1:03 second mark “There’s only one thing you need keep in your mind…’I will survive until the end.'” Drama series is based on webcomic “Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong” by Ha Il-Kwon.
“Duty After School” will be available to stream from March 31, 2023 in South Korea.
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Chae Jong-Hyeop is cast in drama series “Diva of the Deserted Island” (literal title) co-starring Park Eun-Bin & Kim Hyo-Jin. For the drama series, Chae Jong-Hyeop will play lead male character Kang Bo-Geol. He works as a PD for a TV music variety show. While doing volunteer activity, he happens to find Seo Mok-Ha (Park Eun-Bin) on a deserted island and rescues her. Chae Jong-Hyeop previously worked with Park Eun-Bin in 2019 SBS drama series “Hot Stove League.”
“Diva of the Deserted Island” will first air sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki and Takumi Kitamura cast in movie “Houtei Yugi.” The mystery-law themed film is based on 2020 novel “Houtei Yugi” by Ritsuto Igarashi and directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa (“Restaurant From The Sky“). The film will have Ren Nagase, Hana Sugisaki and Takumi Kitamura play law school students. They look into a case that they are connected by their pasts.
“Houtei Yugi” will be released November 10, 2023 in Japan.
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