Satomi Ishihara is cast in movie “Missing.” The film, written and directed by Keisuke Yoshida (“Himeanole“), has Satomi Ishihara playing wife and mother Saori. Her daughter goes missing while she is attending a concert. Rumors about her spread on the internet because of this and her marriage begins to suffer.
“Missing” will be released next year in Japan.
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Uee is cast for the lead role in KBS2 drama series “Self-Reliance of Hyo-Sim’s Family” (literal title). For the drama series, Uee will play title character Lee Hyo-Sim. She was been the bread winner for her family after her father left their family when she was young. She works as a fitness instructor in Gangnam. Lee Hyo-Sim then meets a man and tries to become more independent from her family. Actor Ha-Joon has been offered the lead male role and he is currently considering the offer.
“Self-Reliance of Hyo-Sim’s Family” will first air September, 2023 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 8PM time slot after “The Real Has Come“).
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Trailer added for Netflix drama series “The Days” starring Koji Yakusho & Yutaka Takenouchi. Captions in the trailer at the 22 second mark states “Were the days fate?” and 25 second mark “Or fault?” The drama series is set over a 7 day period at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the area on March 11, 2011.
“The Days” will be available to stream from June 1, 2023 on Netflix.
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Main trailer added for movie “Dream” starring Park Seo-Joon & IU. Movie is written and directed by Lee Byeong-Hun (“Extreme Job“). The trailer shows Park Seo-Joon as hot tempered professional soccer play Yoon Hong-Dae. He gets into trouble after hitting a reporter. To repair his image, he takes part in a documentary produced by Lee So-Min (IU). Yoon Hong-Dae ends up coaching a team of homeless people for the Homeless World Cup. Below are still images from the movie.
“Dream” will be released April 26, 2023 in South Korea.
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Oji Suzuka is cast in TBS drama series “Sweet Moratorium.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Sweet Moratorium” by Tamaizumi. In “Sweet Moraturium,” Oji Suzuka will play university student Kokoro Kashiwagi. His ex-girlfriend begins to live with him, but he doesn’t tell his new girlfriend about her.
“Sweet Moratorium” will first air May 23, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer 4 added for ENA drama series “Bora! Deborah” starring Yoo In-Na. The teaser trailer begins with Yoo In-Na as Yeon Bo-Ra in a drunken, angry state after breaking up with her boyfriend. She then posts an apology video through social media.
“Bora! Deborah” will first air April 12, 2023 in April 12, 2023.
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Trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Let’s Get Divorced” starring Tori Matsuzaka & Riisa Naka. The romantic-comedy screenplay has Tori Matsuzaka and Riisa Naka playing a married couple that wants to get a divorce, but its not easy for them. Tori Matsuzaka’s character is a politician and Riisa Naka’s character is is a top actress.
“Let’s Get Divorced” will be released June 22, 2023.
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Nam Ji-Hyun, Choi Hyun-Wook, & Kim Moo-Yul are cast in new drama series “Hi Cookie.” The youth-fantasy-crime drama series revolves around a homemade cookie that makes dreams come true with just one bite. This leads to trouble for the bite taker. Filming for the drama series has already started, but broadcast nework and air dates has not yet been decided.
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Hwang Jung-Min, Zo In-Sung, & Jung Ho-Yeon are cast in movie “Hope” (working title). The mystery-thriller film will be the fourth film directed by Na Hong-Jin (“The Chaser“). The film will be set around an isolated port town, where a mysterious existence is seen by residents and the mysterious existence attacks the residents. Hwang Jung-Min and Jung Ho-Yeon will play police officers in the town and Zo In-Sung will play a hunter.
Filming for “Hope” will begin in the middle of this year.
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Teaser poster and release date set for TVING drama series “All That We Loved” starring Sehun, Jo Joon-Young, & Jang Yeo-Bin. Caption on the teaser poster states “18, those days.” The drama series revolves around high school students and close friends Go Yoo (Sehun) and Go Joon-Hee (Jo Joon-Young) . They both fall in love with transfer student Han So-Yeon (Jang Yeo-Bin).
“All That We Loved” will be available to stream from May 5, 2023.
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