Jan 20 2023

Kentaro Sakaguchi cast in movie “Side By Side”

Kentaro Sakaguchi, Asuka Saito, Mikako Ichikawa, and Kodai Asaka are cast in movie “Side By Side.” The film is written and directed by Chihiro Ito, who has previously collaborated with Isao Yukisada as a screenwriter for several of his films including “Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World” and “Closed Note.” Isao Yukisada is also credited as a producer for “Side By Side.” The movie “Side By Side” will mix drama and fantasy genres, following a young man played by Kentaro Sakaguchi who is able to see the thoughts of other people.

“Side By Side” will be released April 14, 2023 in Japan.

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Jan 18 2023

Ep.1 trailer for ENA drama series “Strangers Again”

Ep.1 trailer added for ENA drama series “Strangers Again” starring Kang So-Ra and Jang Seung-Jo. Ep.1 trailer starts off with Kang So-Ra stating around the 3 second mark “Are you telling me that I have to share an office my ex-husband who ran away because he cheated on me.” Ep.1 will also feature cameo appearances by Park Yong-Woo and Jung Yoo-Mi. They will play married actors Han Do-Woon and Na Soo-Yeon. Han Do-Woon wants a divorce from Na Soo-Yeon and he hires Lawyer Oh Ha-Ra (Kang So-Ra).

“Strangers Again” will first air January 18, 2023  in South Korea.

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Jan 18 2023

Tsuyoshi Muro cast in WOWOW drama “Draft King”

Tsuyoshi Muro is cast in WOWOW live-action drama series “Draft King.” The drama series is based on manga series “Draft King” by Tetsuro Kuromatsu. For the drama series “Draft King,” Tsuyoshi Muro will play baseball scout Ora Gohara. He works for professional baseball team Yokohama Bay Golds and travels all over the country to find the best players for his team.

“Draft King” will first air April 8, 2023 in Japan.

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Jan 18 2023

Character posters for tvN drama “Our Blooming Youth”

Character posters added for tvN drama series “Our Blooming Youth” starring Park Hyung-Sik, Jeon So-Nee, & Pyo Ye-Jin. The 6 character posters are of Park Hyung-Sik as Lee Hwan, Jeon So-Nee as Min Jae-Yi, Pyo Ye-Jin as Ga-Ram, Yun Jong-Seok as Han Sung-On, Lee Tae-Sun as Kim Myung-Jin and Heo Won-Seo as Tae Gang.

Captions on the teaser poster states (Park Hyung-Sik) “Lonely Crown Prince caught in a mysterious curse,” (Jeon So-Nee) “Genius girl falsely accused of murdering her own family chasing after the truth,” (Pyo Ye-Jin) “Min Jae-Yi’s only friend and reliable investigative partner,” (Yun Jong-Seok) “Descendant of a prestigious family who has everything but has lost his loved one,” (Lee Tae-Sun) “The biggest nerd of Joseon who studies about everything in the world,” and (Heo Won-Seo) “Bodyguard guarding the Crown Prince like his shadow.”

“Our Blooming Youth” first airs February 6, 2023 in Japan.

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Jan 17 2023

Teaser posters & release date for movie “Soul Mate”

Here’s the first two teaser posters for upcoming movie “Soul Mate” starring Kim Da-Mi, Jeon So-Nee, & Byeon Woo-Seok. The film is a remake of 2016 Chinese movie “Soul Mate” and directed by Min Yong-Keun (“Re-encounte“). The posters features Kim Da-Mi as Mi-So and Jeon So-Nee as Ha-Eun. Caption on the posters states “We were together when we were shining the most.”

“Soul Mate” will be released March, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jan 17 2023

Raiku cast in TV Tokyo-Paravi drama “Don’t Stop My Beautification”

Raiku is cast in TV Tokyo-Paravi live-action drama series “Don’t Stop My Beautification.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Ore no Bijoka ga Tomaranai⁉” by Mana Aizen. In the the drama series, Raiku will play a young man who moves to Tokyo to attend a university. He stays at a lodging place and meets a woman who turns out to be a man.

“Don’t Stop My Beautification” will be released February 1, 2023 through Paravi and air later this year on TV Tokyo.

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Jan 17 2023

Second teaser trailer & poster for Coupang Play drama “Bait”

Second teaser trailer and poster added for Coupang Play drama series “Bait” (literal title) starring Jang Keun-Suk, Heo Sung-Tae, & Lee Elijah. Caption on the second poster asks “Who is the one hiding the truth?” Captions in the teaser trailer #2 states (0:22) “8 Years ago,” (0:29) “The worst case of fraud ever,” (0:52) “Mysterious murder case,” (1:09) “Person who hides the truth,” (1:13) “Who is it?”

“Bait” will be available to stream from January 27, 2023.

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