Shotaro Mamiya is cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Nanba MG5.” The drama series is based on manga series “Nanba MG5” by Toshio Ozawa. In the drama series, Shotaro Mamiya will play Tsuyoshi Nanba. He is known as a delinquent and comes from a family of delinquents, but what he really wants is to become a good student.
“Nanba MG5” first airs April, 2022 in Japan.
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Ji Sung, Seo Ji-Hye, and Lee Soo-Kyung are cast in tvN drama series “Adamas” (working title). Ji Sung will play twin brothers in the drama series. The original mystery-themed screenplay will have the twin brothers learning that their birth father was framed for murdering their step-father. Seo Ji-Hye will play Eun Hye-Soo. She married into a conglomerate family and helps one of the brothers. Lee Soo-Kyung will play Reporter Kim Seo-Hee.
“Adamas” will air sometime in the second half of this year.
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First teaser trailer added for MBC drama series “Tomorrow” (literal title) starring Kim Hee-Seon & Ro Woon. The teaser trailer features Kim Hee-Seon stating (0:01) “Listen carefully, Choi Joon-Woong. There are people who live today in despair that seems to never end” and (0:21) “Finding a reason to make them live to tomorrow is what we do.” Below is a photo of Kim Hee-Seon, Ro Woon, Lee Soo-Hyuk, & Yun Ji-On from the first script reading for the drama series.
“Tomorrow” first airs March, 2022 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Friday and Saturday 10PM time slot after “Tracer“).
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Here’s photos from the first script reading for SBS drama series “A Business Proposal” starring Ahn Hyo-Seop & Kim Se-Jeong. The first script reading took place during summer, 2021 in South Korea. The first script reading was attended by cast members Ahn Hyo-Seop, Kim Se-Jeong, Kim Min-Kyu, Seol In-A, Lee Deok-Hwa, Kim Hyun-Sook, Kim Kwang-Kyu, Jung Young-Joo, Choi Byung-Chan (Victon), director Park Sun-Ho, screenwriter Han Sul-Hee, and screenwriter Hong Bo-Hee. The drama series is based on web novel “Sanae Matsun” by Hae Hwa and depicts an office romance between CEO Kang Tae-Mu (Ahn Hyo-Seop) and Shin Ha-Ri (Kim Se-Jeong).
“A Business Proposal” will first air February, 2022 (takes over SBS’ Monday & Tuesday 10:00 PM time slot following the conclusion of “Our Beloved Summer“).
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English subtitled teaser trailer added for Netflix drama series “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” starring Yoo Ji-Tae, Kim Yunjin, Park Hae-Soo, & Jun Jong-Seo. The drama series is a remake of Spanish television series “La casa de papel” (“Money Heist”). Title for the drama series previously went under the working title of “The House of Paper,” before picking up its official English title of “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area.” The teaser trailer shows Yoo Ji-Tae as criminal mastermind The Professor. He plans for his next big heist and then the rest of the main cast are introduced.
“Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” will be available to stream sometime this year on Netflix.
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Second trailer and teaser poster added for Disney+ drama series “Rookie Cops” starring Kang Daniel & Chae Soo-Bin. The second trailer begins with Chae Soo-Bin stating “Life can’t tell what’s an inch ahead, like destiny.” The drama series is set a police university.
“Rookie Cops” will stream from January 26, 2022 on Disney+ Korea.
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Shunsuke Michieda is cast in NTV live-action drama series “The Files of Young Kindaichi 5.” The drama series is based on manga series “Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo” by written by Shin Kibayashi. The previous series of “Young Kindaichi” aired in 2014 on NTV, with Ryosuke Yamada playing the title character in “The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo.” In “The Files of Young Kindaichi 5,” Shunsuke Michieda will play teen private detective Hajime Kindaichi.
“The Files of Young Kindaichi 5” will first air April, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Love and Leashes” starring Seohyun & Lee Jun-Young. The Korean title is “Moral Sense” and the official English title has been updated today as “Love and Leashes.” Caption on the teaser poster states “Respect personal taste … When a superior commands something, a subordinate always obeys … Romance.”
“Love and Leashes” will be available to stream February 11, 2022 on Netflix.
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Bae Doo-Na is cast for the lead role in movie “Next So-Hee” (literal title). The film will pair her with director July Jung, whom she previously worked with in 2014 movie “A Girl At My Door.” For “Next So-Hee,” Bae Doo-Na will play Detective Yoo-Jin.
Filming for “Next So-Hee” began January 16, 2022.
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Teaser trailer #3 added for tvN drama series “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” starring Kim Tae-Ri & Nam Joo-Hyuk. The teaser trailer begins with Kim Tae-Ri stating “I was out of breath, I wasn’t sure whether it was because I was running or excited. Wind blew and green leaves rubbed their bodies against each other. It was in the middle of summer” and around the 17 second mark Nam Joo-Hyuk states “Summer that seemed to last forever. We, who were boiling, met in the middle of our youth. That summer was ours.”
“Twenty-Five, Twenty-One” first airs February 12, 2022 in South Korea.
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