First teaser trailer added for TVING drama series “Island” starring Kim Nam-Gil, Lee Da-Hee, Cha Eun-Woo, & Sung Joon. Drama series is based on webcomic “Island” by Yoon In-Wan and involves three people battling against an evil entity on Jeju Island.
“Island” will be available to stream from December, 2022 in South Korea.
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KBS2 drama series “Met You By Chance” (literal title), starring Kim Dong-Wook and Jin Ki-Joo, is now set to first air January, 2023 in South Korea. The drama series will air Wednesday and Thursday 9:50 PM, taking over the time slot after the 2022 KBS2 Drama Special series ends. The drama series depicts a time travel story, involving two people who find themselves in the year 1987.
Meanwhile, photos above and below are the from the first script reading which took place April, 2022. The first script reading included Director Kang Soo-Yeon, Screenwriter Baek So-Yeon, Kim Dong-Wook, Jin Ki-Joo, Seo Ji-Hye, Lee Won-Jung, Kim Jong-Soo, Lee Gyu-Hoe, Lim Jong-Yun, Kim Hye-Eun, Kim Jung-Young, Choi Young-Woo, Park Soo-Young, Lee Ji-Hyun, Jang Seo-Won, Jung Ga-Hee, Kim Yeon-Woo, Jung Sin-Hye, Joo Yeon-Woo, Hong Na-Hyun, and Ji Hye-Won.
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Teaser trailer #1 added for TVING drama series “Work Later, Drink Now 2” starring Lee Sun-Bin, Han Sun-Hwa, & Jung Eun-Ji. The drama series is a sequel 2021 TVING drama series “Work Later, Drink Now” and will have the three lead females and Choi Si-Won return in the sequel. Teaser trailer 1 begins with Han Sun-Hwa’s stating “Cheers, cheers, cheers.” Captions in the teaser states (0:07) “Drinker City Women,” (0:09) “Have Come Back!,” (0:14) “Year 2022, December,” (0:17) “Us Again,” (0:20) “Let’s Soak.”
“Work Later, Drink Now 2” will be available to stream from December, 2022 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer added for Netflix live-action drama series “The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House” starring Nana Mori & Natsuki Deguchi. Drama series is based on manga series “Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san” by Aiko Koyama and some episodes are directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Newly announced supporting cast members are Kairi Jyo, Momoko Fukuchi, Kotoko Wakayanagi, Kotona Minami, Lily Franky, Yukiya Kitamura, Toshinori Omi, Kanji Furutachi, Keiko Toda, Kayoko Shiraishi, and Arata Iura.
“The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House” will be released January 12, 2023 on Netflix.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for MBC drama series “Fan Letter Please” starring Sooyoung & Yoon Park. The drama series is now scheduled to first air November 18, 2022 and will consist of 4 episodes. The teaser trailer begins with Sooyoung stating “Hi! I’m top actress Han Gang-HEe, representing South Korea. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:07) “Breaking news. Top star H,” (0:08) “Fan letter,” (0:09) “Threw away the fan letter,” (0:23) “Become the greatest opportunity of my life.”
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Main trailer added for movie “Manhole” starring Yuto Nakajima. Movie is scripted by Michitaka Okada (“Masquerade Hotel“) and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (“My Man“). Newly announced to play major supporting characters roles in the film are Nao and Kento Nagayama. In the movie, Nao will play Mai Kudo. She is the ex-girlfriend of main character Shunsuke Kawamura played by Yuto Nakajima. Shunsuke Kawamura finds himself in quite a pickle, when he falls into a manhole after walking home drunk from a surprise party thrown for him. He is supposed to get married the next day. Kento Nagayama will play Etsuro Kase. He is a co-worker of Shunsuke Kawamura.
“Manhole” is now scheduled for release February 10, 2023 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2 added for SBS drama series “The First Responders” starring Kim Rae-Won, Son Ho-Jun, & Gong Seung-Yeon. Captions in teaser trailer #2 states (0:03) “CODE:0 emergency situation occurrence,” (0:13) “Police and firefighters,” (0:14) “Life-risking cooperation play,” (0:2`1) “Must catch vs must save.”
“The First Responders” first airs November 12, 2022 in South Korea.
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Kim Ji-Eun is cast in new drama series “I’ve Been Waiting For You For a Long Time” (literal title) co-starring Na In-Woo. The drama series also pairs Kim Ji-Eun with director Han Chul-Soo, whom she recently worked with in 2022 SBS drama series “Again My Life.” The drama series features a mystery chase script, but description of Kim Ji-Eun’s character has not yet been revealed.
“I’ve Been Waiting For You For a Long Time” will air sometime next year in South Korea.
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2nd teaser trailer added for movie “The Legend & Butterfly” starring Takuya Kimura & Haruka Ayase. The film, directed by Keishi Ohtomo (“Rurouni Kenshin“), depicts an untold love story between Nobunaga Oda (Takuya Kimura) and his wife Nohime (Haruka Ayase).
“The Legend & Butterfly” will be released January 27, 2023 in Japan.
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Gaku Hamada & Masao Kusakari are cast in NHK drama series “Dear Detective: From Rampo With Love.” Also cast in the drama series are Shizuka Ishibashi, Yuki Izumisawa, Manami Honjou, Shintaro Morimoto, Kohei Otomo, Ryo Sekoguchi, Kodai Asaka, Ittoku Kishibe, Wakana Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Kondo, & Kikunosuke Onoe. The drama series features an original screenplay that follows Taro Hirai (Gaku Hamada), who later becomes famous mystery writer Rampo Edogawa. Screenplay is written by Fumi Tsubota (“Fishbowl Wives“).
“Dear Detective: From Rampo With Love” will consist of 4 episodes and first air January 21, 2023 in Japan.
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