Yudai Chiba and Kento Nagayama are cast in WOWOW drama series “Double.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Double” by Ayako Noda. The two lead actors will play stage actors in a teacher and student relationship. Once the student achieves success, the dynamics of their relationship changes.
“Double” will consist of 10 episodes and first air June 4, 2022 in Japan.
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Lee Jae-Wook, Jung So-Min, Minhyun (NU’EST), and Shin Seung-Ho are cast in tvN drama series “Return” (literal title). The fantasy-romance themed drama series is scripted by sisters Hong Jung-Eun & Hong Mi-Ran (“Hotel Del Luna“) and directed by Park Joon-Hwa (“What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim“). Also cast for supporting roles are Yu Jun-Sang, Oh Na-Ra, and Jo Jae-Yun. The drama series will be set in a fictional country and revolve around spirits that have come back to life.
“Return” will air sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Main poster added for Seezn drama series “Juvenile Delinquency” starring Won Ji-An & Yoon Chan-Young. Caption on the poster states in Korean “That day, we raised hemp instead of a dream.” A teaser trailer for the drama can also be viewed on AsianWiki.
“Juvenile Delinquency” streams on the Seezn platform from March 25, 2022 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Green Mothers’ Club” starring Lee Yo-Won, Choo Ja-Hyun, & Kim Gyu-Ri. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:09) “If you’re a Korean mom, you can’t avoid it” and (0:18) “Story of moms’ true friendship.” Below are still images of Lee Yo-Won as Eun-Pyo, Choo Ja-Hyun as Chun-Hee, Kim Gyu-Ri as Jin-Ha, Jang Hye-Jin as Young-Mi, and Joo Min-Kyung as Yoon-Joo. They are all members of the Green Mothers’ Club.
“Green Mothers’ Club” is now set to first air April 6, 2022 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 PM time slot after “Thirty Nine“).
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Trailer added for live-action film “Cheri Maho The Movie: 30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii” starring Eiji Akaso & Keita Machida. Movie is based on manga series “30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii” by You Toyota and a sequel to 2020 TV Tokyo drama series “30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii.” The movie’s theme song has also been revealed as “Shinon” by Omoinotake. The trailer features the theme song “Shinon” and also insert song “Gimme Gimme” by Deep Squad.
“Cheri Maho The Movie” will be released April 8, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Yagate Umi e to Todoku” starring Yukino Kishii & Minami Hamabe. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Yagate Umi e to Todoku” by Maru Ayase. Caption on the poster states “I think we can see only one side of the world.”
“Yagate Umi e to Todoku” will be released April 1, 2022 in Japan.
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First teaser poster and April, 2022 release date set for TVING drama series “Strange” starring Koo Gyo-Hwan and Shin Hyun-Bin. The teaser poster has captions that states in Korean “You shouldn’t have discovered it.” The image on the poster is that of Jung Ki-Hoon (played by Koo Gyo-Hwan) standing in the foreground and looking back at a cursed Buddha statue, whose seal was broken.
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Tsuyoshi Muro is cast in WOWOW drama series “Ame ni Kieta Himawari.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Ame ni Kieta Himawari” by Eri Yoshikawa. For the drama series, Tsuyoshi Muro will play Detective Kenichi Nara. He investigates a missing person case involving a young girl.
“Ame ni Kieta Himawari” consists of 5 episodes and first airs July, 2022 in Japan.
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Trailer added for TVING drama series “The King of Pigs” starring Kim Dong-Wook & Kim Sung-Kyu. Drama series is a remake of 2011 South Korean animation movie “The King of Pigs.” Narration in the trailer goes (0:44) Kim Dong-Wook “Jong-Suk, it’s been a while,” (0:59) Kim Dong-Wook “I’m going to keep killing people,” (1:05) Kim Sung-Kyu “I should stop my friend from becoming a monster,” (1:08) Kim Dong-Wook “You should be with me,” (1:18) unknown voice “You guys shouldn’t bother me like this because of what took place 20 years ago.”
“The King of Pigs” streams on TVING from March 18, 2022.
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First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Our Blues” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Shin Min-A, Han Ji-Min, & Kim Woo-Bin. The drama series is set on Jeju island and features an impressive ensemble cast, which are shown in the trailer. Lee Byung-Hun in the teaser trailer drives around in a truck selling tofu.
“Our Blues” is now set to first air April 9, 2022 in South Korea, taking over tvN’s Saturday & Sunday 9:10 PM time slot after “Twenty Five Twenty One.”
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