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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Haruka Ayase is cast in Fuji TV drama series “Will of Ex-Boyfriend.” The drama series is based on 2021 novel “Motokare no Yuigon” by Hotate Shinkawa. The legal mystery script will have Haruka Ayase play ambitious attorney Reiko Kenmochi. She concocts a plan with a mystery person to inherit her ex-boyfriend’s fortune.
“Will of Ex-Boyfriend” first airs April, 2022 in Japan.
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Main trailer for Netflix drama series “All of Us Are Dead” starring Park Ji-Hoo, Yoon Chan-Young, Cho Yi-Hyun, & Park Solomon. Above and below are four character posters for the upcoming drama series. The first character posters are of Park Ji-Hoo and Yoon Chan-Young. The second character poster is of Cho Yi-Hyun and Park Solomon. The third character poster is of Lee Eun-Saem and Ha Seung-Ri. The fourth character poster is of Yoo In-Soo.
“All of Us Are Dead” will be available to stream January 28, 2022 on Netflix.
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First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Thirty Nine” starring Son Ye-Jin, Jeon Mi-Do, and Kim Ji-Hyun. As the title hints, the drama series follow three females friends who are all 39 years old. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:01) “They are,” (0:02) “Always,” (0:11) “Romantic and,” (0:42) “Happy to be together.” Below are still images of Son Ye-Jin as Cha Mi-Zo.
Ep.1 of “Thirty Nine” is now scheduled to air February 16, 2022 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wed. & Thu. 10:30 PM time slot after “Artificial City“).
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Haw.” The film is based on upcoming novel “Haw” by screenwriter Hiroshi Saito (“The Miracles of the Namiya General Store“) and is based on his own experience with his puppy. The movie is directed by Isshin Inudo (no stranger to animal films as he previously directed “All About My Dog,” “Goo Goo, The Cat,” and “The Cat in Their Arms“). Caption on the teaser poster asks “Where are you from?”
“Haw” will be released sometime this summer in Japan.
Anna Yamada and Daiken Okudaira are cast in WOWOW drama series “Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei.” The drama series is based on short story collection “Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei” by Yugo Aosaki and will consist of 6 episodes, with each episode having a different story. Anna Yamada and Daiken Okudaira will appear in each of the episodes.
“Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei” will air sometime later this year in Japan.
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Teaser poster and February 12, 2022 air date set for JTBC drama series “Weather People” starring Park Min-Young & Song Kang. Caption on the teaser poster states “The end of a romance at a workplace wasn’t just about breakup.” Meanwhile, a new teaser trailer for the drama series can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Weather People” will slot into JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Snowdrop.”
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Taiki Sato and Ai Mikami are cast in TBS-MBS live-action drama series “Liar.” The drama series is based on “Liar” written by Moarasu and directed by Izuru Kumasaka (“Asyl: Park and Love Hotel“). The drama series follows two office workers who fall into a romantic relationship. The twist is that the male worker is already engaged to another woman.
“Liar” first airs February 15, 2022 in Japan.
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Ahn Eun-Jin, Yoo Ah-In, Jeon Sung-Woo, and Kim Yoon-Hye are cast in Netflix drama series “Goodbye Earth.” The drama series will be directed by Kim Jin-Min (“My Name“) and scripted by Jung Sung-Joo (“Heard It Through the Grapevine“). The drama series is set around the premise of an approaching asteroid that will destroy the world in approximately 200 days.
“Goodbye Earth” release date has not yet been revealed.
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