Feb 16 2023

Nao, Takanori Iwata, Minami Tanaka, & Eita Nagayama cast in Fuji TV drama “Even If You Don’t Do It”

Nao, Takanori Iwata, Minami Tanaka, & Eita Nagayama are cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Even If You Don’t Do It.” The drama series is based on manga series “Anata ga Shite Kurenakute mo” by Haru Haruno. For “Even If You Don’t Do It,” Nao will play office worker Michi Yoshino and Takanori Iwata will play her senior Makoto Niina. They are both in marriages that have problems in the bedroom.

“Even If You Don’t Do It” will first air April 13, 2023 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Thursday 10PM time slot after “Even If You Don’t Do It“).

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Feb 15 2023

Teaser trailer 3 for JTBC drama “Divorce Attorney Shin”

Teaser trailer 3 added for JTBC drama series “Divorce Attorney Shin” starring Cho Seung-Woo & Han Hye-Jin. The teaser trailer shows the friendship between friends Shin Sung-Han (Cho Seung-Woo), Jang Hyeong-Geun (Kim Sung-Kyun) and Jo Jung-Sik (Jung Moon-Sung). According to the teaser, Shin Sung-Han opens a law office and his friend Jang Hyeong-Geun works as office manager there. Also, Jo Jung-Sik opens a real estate office in the same building where the law office is located. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:06) “Lawyer Shin Sung-Han,” (0:14) “Lawyer Shin Sung-Han. Office Manager Jang Hyeong-Geun,” (0:21) “Lawyer Shin Sung-Han. Office Manager Jang Hyeong-Geun. Real Estate Agent Jo Jung-Sik,” (0:33) “Artist Lawyer Shin Sung-Han and his friends,” and (0:35) “Their lukewarm friendship.”

“Divorce Attorney Shin” will first air March 4, 2023 in South Korea.

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Feb 15 2023

Akito Kiriyama, Kaho Tsuchimura, & Taisei Fukumoto cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Gekikaradou 2”

Akito Kiriyama, Kaho Tsuchimura, and Taisei Fukumoto are cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Gekikaradou 2.” The drama series is a sequel to 2021 TV Tokyo drama series “Gekikaradou.” While, season 1 was set in Osaka, season 2 will be set in Tokyo. Akito Kiriyama as Kenta Sarukawa gets transferred to the Tokyo branch for drink company Ronron. He loves to eat spicy food. Also cast for the drama series are Kanro Morita, Yasuyuki Maekawa, Junji Takada, & Mitsuru Hirata.

“Gekikaradou 2” will first air April 6, 2023 in Japan.

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Feb 14 2023

Teaser trailer 2 for KBS2 drama “Oasis”

Teaser trailer 2 added for KBS2 drama series “Oasis” starring Jang Dong-Yoon, Seol In-A, & Choo Yeong-Woo. Meanwhile, photos below are the first still images of Jang Dong-Yoon in the drama series. He plays Lee Du-Hak. Narration in teaser trailer 2 states (0:01) Jang Dong-Yoon -“Do you think you have a human’s life and I have the life of dog or pig?,” (0:03) Choo Yeong-Woo “What kind of crap is that?,” (0:05) Jang Dong-Yoon “It was all because of you. If you hadn’t shown up, I wouldn’t have competed with Cheol-Woong,” (0:17) Seol In-A “You can’t handle me,” (0:19) Jang Dong-Yoon “You clearly said that you’d take responsibility for my life, you’d pay me back after you succeed in your life,” (0:24) Choo Yeong-Woo “Jung-Shin, now I can go out with you, right?”

“Oasis” first airs March 6, 2023 in South Korea.

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Feb 14 2023

Trailer for TVING drama “Island Part 2”

Main trailer added for TVING drama series “Island Part 2” starring Kim Nam-Gil, Lee Da-Hee, & Cha Eun-Woo. Narration in the trailer goes (0:07) Sung Joon “So when are you gonna kill her this time?,” (0:19) Kim Nam-Gil “Did you lie to us?,” (0:23) Sung Joon “We can’t be human no matter what we do,” (0:31) Kim Nam-Gil “They are different from the demons that we’ve dealt with,” (0:37) Cha Eun-Woo “Publicly saving Won Mi-Ho and  personally thinking about getting revenge,” (0:45) Lee Da-Hee “I don’t want to lose anyone anymore. So I want to become Wonjungsungsa. How can I be Wonjungsungsa?,” (1:04) Kim Nam-Gil “I have to save her and that’s how I have to live.”

“Island Part 2” will be available to steam from February 24, 2023 in South Korea.

Feb 14 2023

Ko Kyoung-Pyo and Kang Han-Na cast in JTBC drama “No Secret”

Ko Kyoung-Pyo and Kang Han-Na are cast for lead roles in JTBC drama series “No Secret” (literal title). The drama series will feature a romantic-comedy screenplay. For “No Secret,” Ko Kyoung-Pyo will play news announcer Song Ki-Baek and Kang Han-Na will play variety TV show screenwriter On Woo-Joo. The well mannered Song Ki-Baek comes down with an illness that causes him to speak without thinking about his choice of words.

“No Secret” will air sometime this year on JTBC, but more specific time frame has not yet been decided.

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Feb 14 2023

Haru and Mahiro Takasugi cast in Fuji TV drama “Mr. Bride, My Darling”

Haru and Mahiro Takasugi are cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Mr. Bride, My Darling.” The drama series is based on manga series “Watashi no Oyome-kun” by Natsumi Shiba. Setup for the drama series will have Haru and Mahiro Takasugi playing co-workers at in the sales department of an electronics company. Haru will play Honoka Hayami. She seems like a neat freak at work, but she is slob at home. Mahiro Takasugi will play Chihiro Yamamoto. He grew up doing the housework with his brothers and is quite skilled at that.

“Mr. Bride, My Darling” first airs April, 2023 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Wednesday 10 PM time slot after “Stand Up Start“).

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Feb 13 2023

Hokuto Matsumura & Mone Kamishiraishi cast in movie “Yoake no Subete”

Hokuto Matsumura & Mone Kamishiraishi are cast in movie “Yoake no Subete.” Movie is based on 2020 novel “Yoake no Subete” by Maiko Seo (“Our Meal For Tomorrow“) and directed by Sho Miyake (“Ryunosuke Kamiki’s Filming Break“). The film will have Hokuto Matsumura & Mone Kamishiraishi play co-workers. Hokuto Matsumura is a new employee who suffers panic attacks. Mone Kamishiraishi plays Misa Fujisawa. Her monthly PMS causes her to frequently lose her temper.

“Yoake no Subete” will be released February, 2024 in Japan.

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