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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First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Dr. Cha” starring Uhm Jung-Hwa & Kim Byung-Chul. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:07) “You, who still have fireworks left in your heart” and (0:“11) “This is the beginning.” Uhm Jung-Hwa then states “Believe it or not, I’m a doctor. I know from now on I’m going to have completely different life.” In the drama series, Uhm Jung-Hwa plays a housewife, who decides to resume her medical career after 20 years.
“Dr. Cha” first airs April 15, 2023 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Divorce Attorney Shin“).
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Jeon Hye-Jin, Sooyoung, Ahn Jae-Wook, & Park Sung-Hoon are cast in new drama series “Namnam.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Namnam” by Jung Young-Rong, which is published via Kakao. The comedy-drama script will have Jeon Hye-Jin and Sooyoung play mother and daughter who still live together. Ahn Jae-Wook will play a doctor and Park Sung-Hoon will play a police officer, who works with Sooyoung’s character at a police substation.
Release date is scheduled for sometime in the second half of this year.
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Teaser trailer & poster added for horror film “Sweet My Home” starring Masataka Kubota. The film is based on 2019 novel “Sweet My Home” by Rinko Kamizu and directed by actor-director Takumi Saito (“Blank 13”). Caption on the teaser poster states “There is something in this house.”
“Sweet My Home” will be released September, 2023 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper” starring Joo Won. The action-comedy drama series has Joo Won playing a thief named Skunk and a public officer named Hwang Dae-Myung. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:!2) “For those who are after cultural assets,” (0:!6) “Punishment,” and (0:20) “Begins.”
“Stealer: The Treasure Keeper” first airs April 12, 2023 (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:30PM time slot after “The Heavenly Idol“).
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