Jan 13 2023

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “The Heavenly Idol”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “The Heavenly Idol” (English title) starring Kim Min-Kyu & Go Bo-Gyeol. The drama series is based on webcomic  “Sungseureowoon Idol” by Shin Hwa-Jin. Narration in the first teaser trailer has Kim Min-Kyu stating (0:01) “My name is Lembrary who is the Pontifex serving Redlin God,” (0:07) “I don’t know how to dance,” (0:09) “From now on, I am a failed idol Woo Yeon-Woo.”

“The Heavenly Idol” first airs February 15, 2023 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 PM time slot after “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist 2“). 

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Jan 13 2023

Namkoong Min & Ahn Eun-Jin cast in MBC drama “Lovers”

Namkoong Min & Ahn Eun-Jin are cast in MBC drama series “Lovers” (literal title). The drama series is set in the 17th century and tells a romance story. The drama series will be directed by Kim Sung-Yong (“The Veil“) and scripted by Hwang Jin-Young (“The Rebel“). Namkoong Min will play Lee Jang-Hyun. He is a mysterious man with a dark secret. Ahn Eun-Jin will play Yoo Gil-Chae. She comes from a noble family and is a confident woman.

“Lovers” will first air sometime later this year in South Korea.

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Jan 12 2023

Ra Mi-Ran, Lee Do-Hyun, and Ahn Eun-Jin cast in JTBC drama “Bad Mother”

Ra Mi-Ran, Lee Do-Hyun, and Ahn Eun-Jin are cast in JTBC drama series “Bad Mother” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Sim Na-Yeon (“Beyond Evil“) and scripted by Bae Se-Young (“Extreme Job“). The family themed drama series follows a mother (Ra Mi-Ran) who was extremely strict on her son, because she didn’t want him to become like her (single mother and running a pig farm). The son became a prosecutor, but an accident causes him to act like a child again and he moves back to his hometown.

“Bad Mother” will first air sometime in the first half of this year in South Korea.

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Jan 12 2023

Still images & air date set for JTBC drama series “Sacred Divorce”

First still images and ep.1 air date set for JTBC drama series “Sacred Divorce” (literal title) starring Cho Seung-Woo & Han Hye-Jin. The first still images are of Cho Seung-Woo as Shin Sung-Han. He works as a lawyer specializing in divorce and he receives requests beyond what is imaginable.

“Sacred Divorce” will first air March 4, 2023 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Agency“).

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Jan 12 2023

Teaser poster and release date for Netflix film “Stolen Identity”

Teaser poster and release date added for Netflix distributed film “Stolen Identity” starring Chun Woo-Hee & Im Si-Wan. Movie is based on 2017 novel “Sumaho o Otoshita dake ” by Akira Shiga, which was previously adapted into 2018 movie “Stolen Identity” starring Keiko Kitagawa and Yudai Chiba. Caption on the just released teaser poster states “Someone is pretending to be you with your smart phone.” Filming for “Stolen Identity” took place from March 21st to June 27th, 2021 and was originally scheduled to be released in theaters, but a decision was later made to release the film on Netflix.

“Stolen Identity” will be available to stream from February 17, 2023.

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Jan 11 2023

Main poster for tvN drama “Our Blooming Youth”

Main poster added for tvN drama series “Our Blooming Youth” starring Park Hyung-Sik & Jeon So-Nee. Caption on the main poster states “I need to protect you, you need to protect me.” The drama series tells the romance story between  Crown Prince Lee Hwan (Park Hyung-Sik) and Min Jae-Yi (Jeon So-Nee). The second teaser trailer can also be viewed on AsianWiki.

“Our Blooming Youth” will first air February 6, 2023 in South Korea.

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Jan 11 2023

Second teaser trailer for movie “Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1”

Second teaser trailer added for movie “Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1” starring Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, & Yosuke Sugino. The second teaser trailer introduces newly announced cast members Kento Nagayama, Nijiro Murakami and Mahiro Takasugi. These three actors will play new characters for the sequel film. Kento Nagayama will play Keisuke Baji, who is one of founding members of Tokyo Manjikai. Nijiro Murakami will play Kazutora Hanemiya. He is one of the founding members of Tokyo Manjikai and then No.3 of delinquent group Baruhara which is hostile to Tokyo Manjikai. Lastly, Mahiro Takasugi will play Chifuyu Matsuno who is a member of Tokyo Manjikai.

“Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1” is now set for release April 21, 2023 in Japan and its follow up film “Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 2” will be released June 30, 2023.

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Jan 11 2023

Yoon Chan-Young, Bang Min-Ah, & Kim Min-Suk cast in ENA drama “Delivery Man”

Yoon Chan-Young, Bang Min-Ah, & Kim Min-Suk are cast in ENA-Genie TV drama series “Delivery Man.” The drama series features a super natural-comedy-mystery screenplay. Yoon Chan-Young will play Taxi Driver Seo Young-Min. He begins to drive only ghosts as his passengers and tries to grant their wishes. Bang Min-Ah will play Ghost Kang Ji-Hyun. Kim Min-Suk will play Dr. Do Kyu-Jin. These three people work together to grant wishes for the ghost taxi passengers.

“Delivery Man” first airs March, 2023 (takes over ENA’s Wednesday and Thursday 9PM time slot after “Can We Be Strangers.”

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Jan 10 2023

Ayame Goriki cast in movie “Detective of Joshidaikoji”

Ayame Goriki is cast in movie “Detective of Joshidaikoji” (literal title). The film is based on 2021 novel “Jyoshidaikoji no Meitantei” by Takehiko Hata (“Unfair“). For the film, Ayama Goriki will play lead character Mio Hironaka. She works as a hostess, but teams up with her brother, who works as a detective, to tackle a serious crime case. Originally, Yuika Motokariya was cast to play Mio Hironaka, but she had to drop out due to health issues.

“Detective of Joshidaikoji” will be released sometime later this year in Japan.

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