Jang Dong-Yoon and Nana are cast for lead roles in drama series “My Man is Cupid” (literal title). The romance-fantasy script follows a cupid who shoots himself with an arrow and falls in love with a woman. Jang Dong-Yoon will play Cheon Sang-Hyeok. He is a cupid. Nana will play Oh Baek-Ryun. She works as a veterinarian and is seeking to find love.
“My Man is Cupid” will air sometime later this year, but which network has not yet been decided.
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For upcoming drama series “Casino,” starring Choi Min-Sik, Disney+ has picked up rights to stream the drama series in South Korea. The drama series features a crime-action script and revolves around a casino king. Kang Yoon-Sung (“The Outlaws“) wrote the screenplay and will also direct the drama series.
“Casino” will be released via Disney+ sometime later this year or in 2023.
Teaser trailer added for movie “Sickness That Leads To The Death Penalty” starring Sadao Abe & Kenshi Okada. Movie is based on 2017 novel “Shikei ni Itaru Yamai” by Riu Kushiki and directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (“The Devil’s Path“). The teaser trailer begins with narration that states “One letter which came to a university student.”
“Sickness That Leads To The Death Penalty” is now set for release May, 2022.
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Han Ji-Eun & Hong Jong-Hyun are cast for lead roles in TVING drama series “Ants Are Burning.” Also cast in the drama series are Jung Moon-Sung, Kim Sun-Young, & Jang Gwang. The drama series is a comedy and revolves are five people, who are novices to the stock market, taking part in mysterious stock meetings.
“Ants Are Burning” will stream on TVING sometime in the second half of this year.
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Ryohei Suzuki, Kento Kaku, Ayami Nakajo cast in movie “Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room.” Also cast in the film are Jun Kaname, Shinya Kote, Hayato Sano, Shiori Sato, Phongchi, Kanta Sato, Nanao, Shingo Tsurumi, Satoshi Hashimoto, Makiko Watanabe, Riisa Naka and Yuriko Ishida. The movie version is based on 2021 TBS drama series “Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room” and all of today’s announced cast members appeared in the original drama series version. The movie version will be directed by Aya Matsuki and scripted by Tsutomu Kuroiwa. Both of whom worked on the drama series version as well. Plot for the movie has not been revealed, but will revolve around the mobile emergency room, which is a mobile vehicle that attends to major accidents.
“Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room The Movie” will be released sometime during 2023 in Japan.
First two teaser trailers for JTBC drama series “Weather People” starring Park Min-Young & Song Kang. The two teaser trailers shows the two main characters, Jin Ha-Kyung (Park Min-Young) & Lee Shi-Woo (Song Kang), spending time together. The first teaser trailer has the couple walking together at night in the city and the second teaser trailer shows them together outside of their meteorological administration building in the afternoon.
The two teaser trailers also reveals that “Weather People” will first air February, 2022 (takes over JTBC’s Saturday & Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Snowdrop.”
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Jeon Do-Yeon, Sol Kyung-Gu, Esom and Koo Gyo-Hwan are cast in Netflix movie “Kill Bok-Soon.” The film is written and directed by Byun Sung-Hyun (The Merciless“). Jeon Do-Yeon will play the title character, who is a lethal contract killer. She works for a murder-for-hire company run by Sol Kyung-Gu’s character. Esom will play the younger sister and employee for the company run by Sol Kyung-Gu’s character. Koo Gyo-Hwan will play a killer that is also employed by the same company.
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See list of winners and nominees at the just concluded “2021 KBS Drama Awards.” The big winners at the award show are weekend drama series “Young Lady and Gentleman” and Monday & Tuesday drama series “Youth of May” & “The King’s Affection.” Actor Ji Hyun-Woo received the Grand Prize for his performance in “Young Lady and Gentleman” and the drama series also received the most awards with 8 in all. “Youth of May” received 5 awards and “The King’s Affection” also received 5 awards.
Main cast members are announced for weekend KBS2 drama series “The Present Is Beautiful” (literal title). The drama series will follow three brothers who are all single. Cast to play the brothers are Yoon Si-Yoon (middle brother), Oh Min-Suk (oldest brother), and Seo Bum-June (youngest brother). Their love interests will be played by Bae Da-Bin, Shin Dong-Mi, and Choi Ye-Bin respectively. Choi Ye-Bin recently starred in the three seasons of popular SBS drama series “Penthouse” as Ha Eun-Byeol. Park In-Hwan, Park Sang-Won, and Kim Hye-Ok are also cast to play the grandfather and parents of the three brothers.
“The Present Is Beautiful” first airs March, 2022 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM tim slot after “Young Lady and Gentleman“).
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English subtitled teaser trailer & poster added for Netflix drama series “All of Us Are Dead” starring Yoon Chan-Young, Park Ji-Hoo, & Cho Yi-Hyun. The drama series is set at a high school where a virus causes students to turn into zombies. A group of students are trapped in the high school. The release date for the drama series is now set for January 28, 2022.
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