Nov 19 2021

Teaser trailer 2 for JTBC drama “Artificial City”

Teaser trailer #2 added for JTBC drama series “Artificial City” starring Soo-Ae & Kim Kang-Woo. Teaser trailer #2 begins with Kim Kang-Woo’s stating “You know that I am not a good man,” then Soo-Ae replies “I don’t need a good man. I thought I’d rather die if I couldn’t live a life that people envy.” Around the 38 second mark, Soo-Ae then states “I will make you the president of this country and I will be next to you.” Above is a teaser poster of Soo-Ae as Yoon Jae-Hee in the drama series.

“Artificial City” first airs December 8, 2021 in South Korea.

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Nov 18 2021

Nobuyuki Suzuki & Atsuhiro Inukai cast in NTV drama series “Kei x Yaku”

Nobuyuki Suzuki and Atsuhiro Inukai are cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Kei x Yaku.” The drama series is based on “Kei x Yaku: Abunai Aibou” by Yoshie Kaoruhara. For the drama series, Nobuyuki Suzuki will play main character Ichiro Kunishita. He is a police officer who teams up with a yakuza boss played by Atsuhiro Inukai. They pretend to be lovers, while they try to find the truth behind the disappearance of Ichiro Kunishita’s colleague, who is also the older brother of the yakuza boss.

“Kei x Yaku” first airs January 13, 2022.

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Nov 18 2021

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Bad and Crazy”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Bad and Crazy” starring Lee Dong-Wook & Wi Ha-Joon. The teaser trailer shows the concept behind the two main characters of Soo-Yeol (Lee Dong-Wook) and K (Wi Ha-Joon). Soo-Yeol is the “bad” and K is the “crazy.” Below are the first still images of Lee Dong-Wook and Wi Ha-Joon in the drama series.

“Bad and Crazy” first airs December 17, 2021  in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Friday and Saturday 10:40 PM time slot after “Happiness“).

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Nov 17 2021

Ryo Narita cast in NTV drama “Touboui F”

Ryo Narita is cast in NTV live-action drama series “Touboui F.” The drama series is based on manga series “Touboui F” by Keigo Izuki. For the drama series, Ryo Narita will play neurosurgeon Keisuke Fujiki. He becomes a murder suspect and becomes a fugitive.

“Touboui F” first airs January, 2022 in Japan.

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Nov 17 2021

Hideaki Ito cast in live-action film “Kappei”

Hideaki Ito is cast for the lead role in live-action film “Kappei.” The movie is based on manga series “Kappei” by Kiminori Wakasugi (“Detroit Metal City“). Also cast for the movie are Moka Kamishiraishi, Daigo Nishihata, Yusuke Onuki, Koji Yamamoto, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, & Arata Furuta. Filming for the movie took place from May to June, 2021. The first teaser trailer has also been released and can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Kappei” will be released March 18, 2022 in Japan.

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Nov 17 2021

Trailer & poster for movie “The Midnight Maiden War”

Trailer and poster added for movie “The Midnight Maiden War” starring Ren Nagase & Elaiza Ikeda. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Mayonaka Otome Senso” by F. The movie’s theme song has also been revealed, which is “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish. The theme song is played in the main trailer. Billie Eilish also appears in the beginning of the trailer, introducing her song as the movie’s theme song.

Release date for “The Midnight Maiden War” is now set for January 21, 2022 in Japan.

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Nov 17 2021

Teaser posters & release date for movie “The Policeman’s Lineage”

Teaser posters and January, 2022 release date set for movie “The Policeman’s Lineage” starring Cho Jin-Woong & Choi Woo-Sik. The movie is based on novel “Keikan no Chi” by Joh Sasaki, which was previously adapted into 2009 TV Asahi drama special “The Policeman’s Lineage” starring Yosuke Eguchi & Hidetaka Yoshioka. Caption on the teaser posters asks “Two police officers on the border. Who will you trust?”

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