Dec 23 2021

Kim Go-Eun, Nam Ji-Hyun & Park Ji-Hoo cast in tvN drama “Little Women”

Kim Go-Eun, Nam Ji-Hyun and Park Ji-Hoo are cast in tvN drama series “Little Women” (literal title). The drama series features an original screenplay by Jung Seo-Kyoung (screenwriter for many Park Chan-Wook films) and directed Kim Hee-Won (“Vincenzo“). For “Little Women,” Kim Go-Eun, Nam Ji-Hyun and Park Ji-Hoo will play sisters who come from a poor family. They go against the most powerful family in the country due to a case.

“Little Women” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Dec 21 2021

Suzu Hirose cast in TV Asahi drama special “Umeko Tsuda”

Suzu Hirose is cast in TV Asahi drama special “Umeko Tsuda.” The drama special will depict the life of women’s education pioneer Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929). Suzu Hirose will play Umeko Tsuda, who went on to establish prestigious Tsuda College in Tokyo. Umeko Tsuda was influential enough that she will appear on the 5,000 yen bill from the year 2024.

“Umeko Tsuda” will air sometime during spring, 2022 in Japan.

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Dec 17 2021

Teaser trailer for SBS drama “Through the Darkness”

First teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Through the Darkness” (English title) starring Kim Nam-Gil, Jin Sun-Kyu, & Kim So-Jin. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:19) “In the late 1990’s, an appearance of a murder case without a motive,” (0:37) “Dangerous conversation with serial killers,” and (0:58) “Walk into evil’s heart. The birth story of the first profiler in Korea.”

“Through the Darkness” first airs January 14, 2022 in South Korea.

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Dec 17 2021

Main trailer & poster for movie “Usogui”

Main trailer and poster added for live-action film “Usogui” starring Ryusei Yokohama & Hayato Sano. Movie is based on manga series “Usogui” by Toshio Sako and directed by Hideo Nakata (“Stolen Identity“). Caption on the main poster states “You are a liar.” Manwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed as “Live” by rock duo B’z. The theme song appears in the main trailer as well.

“Usogui” will be released February 11, 2022 in Japan.

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Dec 16 2021

Teaser poster & release date for KakaoTV drama “No, Thank You 2”

Teaser poster and release date set for KakaoTV drama series “No, Thank You 2” starring Park Ha-Sun & Kwon Yool. The drama series is now set to premiere January 8, 2022 via KakaoTV. Caption on the teaser poster teaases “A gift has come to us” and the poster shows the couple appearing through the window of a pregnancy test kit. A pretty strong hint that Min Sa-Rin (Park Ha-Sun) will be pregnant in season 2. Below are the first still images of Park Ha-Sun as Min Sa-Rin in the sequel drama series.

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Dec 16 2021

Yeo Jin-Goo & Mun Ka-Young cast in tvN drama “Link: Eat and Love To Kill”

Yeo Jin-Goo and Mun Ka-Young are cast in tvN drama series “Link: Eat and Love To Kill” (literal title). The two will play lead roles in the drama series. Yeo Jin-Goo will play Eun Kye-Hoon. He is the chef of a high end restaurant. Mun Ka-Young will play No Da-Hyun. She is unemployed and looking for a job. She is mistreated by those around her, including her mother and friends.

“Link: Eat and Love To Kill” will air sometime in the first half of 2022.

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Dec 15 2021

First teaser trailer for tvN drama “Dr. Park’s Clinic”

First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Dr. Park’s Clinic” (English title) starring Lee Seo-Jin & Ra Mi-Ran. The teaser trailer features a promotional video for the clinic run by internal medicine specialist Park Won-Jang. Lee Seo-Jin introduces the clip with “If you are looking for a family like clinic,” and that is followed by Cha Chung-Hwa saying the name “Internist Park Won-Jang.”

“Dr. Park’s Clinic” will stream from January 14, 2022 in South Korea.

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Dec 15 2021

First teaser trailer for KakaoTV drama “Her Bucket List”

First teaser trailer added for KakaoTV drama series “Her Bucket List” starring Na In-Woo & Kim So-Hye. The drama series is based on webcomic “Geunyeoui Bucket List” by Hwang Yang & illustrated by Sop. The teaser opens with Kang Han-Sol  (Na In-Woo) and Cha Ra-Ri (Kim So-Hye) meeting for the first time, with Kang Han-Sol meekly playing his guitar and singing at park bench and Cha Ra-Ri listening to him and then crying. Caption around the 19 second mark states “Bucket list that made fate.”

“Her Bucket List” consists of 10 episodes and will be available to stream from December 31, 2021.

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