Teaser trailer added for movie “BL Metamorphosis” starring Mana Ashida & Nobuko Miyamoto. Movie is based on webcomic “Metamorphose no Engawa” by Kaori Tsurutani and directed by Shunsuke Kariyama (“Humanoid Monster, Bem“). The teaser trailer also features the movie’s theme song “Koresaeareba,” which is performed by Mana Ashida and Nobuko Miyamoto. The song is a cover of “Koresaeareba” by Tjiros.
“BL Metamorphosis” will be released June 17, 2022 in Japan.
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Kentaro Sakaguchi and Anne Watanabe are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Guardian of the Market” (literal title). The drama series is based on novel “Kyoso no Bannin” by Hotate Shinkawa. Hotate Shinkawa had her 2021 debut novel “Motokare no Yuigon” adapted into the currently airing Fuji TV drama series “My Ex-Boyfriend’s Last Will” starring Haruka Ayase and Yo Oizumi. For drama series “Guardian of the Market,” Kentaro Sakaguchi and Anne Watanabe will play partners on a team for the Fair Trade Commission.
“Guardian of the Market” will first air July, 2022 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 9PM time slot after “My Ex-Boyfriend’s Last Will”).
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Teaser trailer #4 added for tvN drama series “Link: Eat Love Kill” starring Yeo Jin-Goo & Mun Ka-Young. Captions in the teaser states around the 8 second mark “This place is where everyone has a secret.” Narration starts with Yeo Jin-Goo stating “The feelings that I’ve had are yours,” followed by Mun Ka-Young stating (0:03) “Why are you so nice to me?” and Ye Soo-Jung states (0:05) “If necessary, (we) will get rid of him.”
“Link: Eat Love Kill” first airs June 6, 2022 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer #3 added for JTBC drama series “Cleaning Up” starring Yum Jung-Ah, Jeon So-Min, & Kim Jae-Hwa. Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes (0:07) Yum Jung-Ah “I don’t think it’s the time to be free right now,” (0:08)
Jeon So-Min & Kim Jae-Hwa shouting “Why?,” (0:11) Yum Jung-Ah “Employees are talking about insider information in front of us.”
“Cleaning Up” first airs June 4, 2022 in South Korea.
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Ryusei Onishi and Hiyori Sakurada are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Kanojo, Okarishimasu.” The drama series is based on manga series “Kanojo, Okarishimasu” by Reiji Miyajima. For “Kanojo, Okarishimasu.” Ryusei Onishi will play university student Kazuya Kinoshita. He gets dumped by his first girlfriend and turns to a rental girlfriend service to cheer himself up. Hiyori Sakurada will play Chizuru Mizuhara. She is a beautiful woman that works for the rental girlfriend service.
“Kanojo, Okarishimasu” first airs July, 2022 Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for movie “The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” starring Shin Shi-A, Park Eun-Bin, & Seo Eun-Su. The film is a sequel to 2018 movie “The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion.” The teaser trailer introduces lead actress Shin Shi-A as she steps out into the world from a wiped out secret laboratory. Shin Shi-A was cast to play the lead female role after going through auditions involving 1,408 participants.
“The Witch: Part 2. The Other One” will be released June 15, 2022 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Why Her?” starring Seo Hyun-Jin, Hwang In-Yeop, Heo Jun-Ho, and Bae In-Hyuk. The law themed drama series features Seo Hyun-Jin play lawyer turned law school professor Oh Soo-Jae. The teaser trailer has dialogue that states (0:05) Seo Hyun-Jin “Going up to the end. That’s my dream and I’ve achieved half of it” and (0:19) Hwang In-Yeop “Why are you going through this? What kind of world are you in? I like you professor.”
“Why Her?” first airs June 3, 2022 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday and Saturday 10PM time slot after “Again My Life“).
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Yutaka Takenouchi & Takayuki Yamada are cast in movie “Utau Rokunin no Onna.” The movie is scripted and directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi. Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi and actor Takayuki Yamada previously worked together in 2012 movie “MILOCRORZE – A Love Story,” while actors Yutaka Takenouchi and Takayuki Yamada previously starred together in 2011 movie “Oba: The Last Samurai.” The film will follow two strangers who meet in a strange village and are held captive by six beautiful women.
“Utau Rokunin no Onna” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2 added for JTBC drama series “Insider” starring Kang Ha-Neul & Lee Yoo-Young. The teaser trailer is a character teaser of Kang Ha-Neul as Kim Yo-Han. Captions kick off the teaser around the 17 second mark with “Kang Ha-Neul, who we knew, was over.” Narration provided by Kang Ha-Neul states (0:19) “I am the one who decide if it’s over or not,” (0:42) “I’ll finish it all with my own hands,” and (0:46) “I’m not done yet.”
The drama series is now set to first air June 8, 2022 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday and Thursday 10PM time slot after “Green Mothers’ Club“).
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Namkoong Min & Kim Ji-Eun are cast for lead roles in SBS drama series “One Thousand Won Lawyer” (literal title). Also cast in supporting roles are Choi Dae-Hoon, Lee Deok-Hwa, & Park Jin-Woo. The drama series will have Namkoong Min play quirky attorney Cheon Ji-Hun. He has permed hair and charges clients only 1,000 won (about $1 USD) for his service. Kim Ji-Eun will play Baek Ma-Ri. She works as a prosecutor’s assistant.
“One Thousand Won Lawyer” will air sometime later this year in South Korea.
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