Kiichi Nakai, Kenichi Matsuyama and Keiko Kitagawa are cast in movie “Taiga e no Michi.” The film is inspired by Shinosuke Tatekawa’s rakugo performance “Ino Tadataka Monogatari: Taiga e no Michi,” which was first performed in 2011. The movie will take place in the present day and also around the year 1821, as a drama series production uncovers a secret about the first person(s) to map Japan.
“Taiga e no Michi” will be released May 20, 2022.
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Highlight trailer added for MBC drama series “The Red Sleeve” starring Lee Joon-Ho & Lee Se-Young. Captions in the highlight trailer states (1:15) “Court lady who tried to protect the life she chose,” (3:18) “The king loved the court lady,” (3:25) “Did the court lady love the king?” (3:34) “Their sad court romance record.”
“The Red Sleeve” first airs November 12, 2021 in South Korea.
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Takashi Sorimachi is cast in WOWOW drama series “Imadoki no Wakaimon wa.” The drama series is based on on webcomic “Imadoki no Wakai Mon wa” by Kohei Yoshitani. For the drama series, Takashi Sorimachi will play Hajime Ishizawa. He is the intimidating section chief for the sales department at a trading company.
“Imadoki no Wakaimon wa” first airs spring, 2022 in Japan.
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Teaser poster and ep.1 air date set for JTBC drama series “Snowdrop” starring Jung Hae-In & Blackpink’s Kim Ji-Soo. The teaser poster reveals that “Snowdrop” will premiere December 18, 2021, taking over JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Inspector Koo.” The drama series will also stream on the Disney+ platform. Caption on the teaser poster states “Shouldn’t get caught, neither love nor destiny.”
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Final English subtitled trailer added for Netflix drama series “Hellbound” starring Yoo Ah-In, Park Jung-Min, & Kim Hyun-Joo. Meanwhile, above and below are character posters for the drama series. The character posters are of Yoo Ah-In as Jung Jin-Soo, Park Jung-Min as Bae Young-Jae, Kim Hyun-Joo as Min Hey-Jin, Won Jin-A as Song So-Hyun and Yang Ik-June as Jin Kyung-Hoon.
“Hellbound” will be available to stream November 19, 2021 on Netflix.
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Teaser trailer #4 added for TV Chosun drama series “Uncle” starring Oh Jung-Se & Jeon Hye-Jin. Captions in the teaser state (0:21) “We are a happy family,” (0:39) “Protecting our family,” and (0:44) “Only one superhero.”
“Uncle” first airs December 11, 2021 in South Korea.
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KBS2 drama series “When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon” (literal title), starring Yoo Seung-Ho & Hyeri, to premiere December 20, 2021 in South Korea. The drama series will take over KBS2’s Monday & Tuesday 9:30 PM time slot after the conclusion of “The King’s Affection.” Meanwhile, photos above and below are from the first script reading for the drama series, which took place shortly before filming began in early May, 2021. The first script reading included director Hwang In-Hyuk, screenwriter Kim Joo-Hee, and cast members Yoo Seung-Ho, Hyeri, Byeon Woo-Seok, Kang Mi-Na, Choi Won-Young,Jang Gwang, Lim Won-Hee, Bae Yoo-Ram, & Seo Ye-Hwa. The drama series takes place in late 19th century Joseon, when a strict policy of alcohol prohibition exists. A romance takes place between prohibition officer Nam Young (Yoo Seung-Ho) and Kang Ro-Seo (Hyeri), who brews alcohol.
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Teaser trailer #3 added for Coupang Play drama series “One Ordinary Day” starring Kim Soo-Hyun & Cha Seung-Won. Meanwhile, below are still images from the drama series. The stills are from a scene with Kim Hyun-Soo (Kim Soo-Hyun) and Do Ji-Tae (Kim Sung-Kyu) meeting for the first time. Do Ji-Tae is a prisoner and he is the most powerful inmate at the prison.
“One Ordinary Day” will stream on Coupang Play from November 27, 2021.
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Trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “The Journalist” starring Ryoko Yonekura. More castings have been announced for the drama series and they are Go Ayano, Ryusei Yokohama, Hidetaka Yoshioka , Shinobu Terajima , Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Koji Ookura, Tetsushi Tanaka, Masato Hagiwara, Tokio Emoto, Kaho Tsuchimura, Karin Ono, Jun Hashimoto, Denden, Yusuke Santamaria and Shiro Sano. “The Journalist” drama series shares same title, setting at newspaper company Shinbun Kisha, and director as 2019 movie “The Journalist,” starring Shim Eun-Kyung & Tori Matsuzaka, but features different characters and story.
“The Journalist” will be available to stream from January 13, 2022.
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Woo Do-Hwan, Lee Sang-Yi, Kim Sae-Ron, Park Sung-Woong, & Heo Jun-Ho are cast in Netflix drama series “Hunting Dogs” (literal title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Sanyanggaedeul” by Jung Chan. The screenplay will follow a group of people who work for a money lender. Woo Do-Hwan will play Kim Gun-Woo. He quits boxing and begins to work for a moneylender played by Heo Jun-Ho. Lee Sang-Yi and Kim Sae-Ron will play employees who work for the same the moneylender.
Currenly, Woo Do-Hwan is serving his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military and he is scheduled to be discharged on January 5, 2022. “Hunting Dogs” will be his first acting role after he is discharged.
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