Nov 19 2025

Teaser trailer and poster for ENA-Genie TV drama “Idol I”

Teaser trailer and poster added for ENA-Genie TV drama series “Idol I” starring Sooyoung and Kim Jae-Young. The mystery courtroom romance follows Sooyoung as star lawyer Maeng Se-Na and Kim Jae-Young as boy band member Do Ra-Ik. He is accused of murder and Maeng Se-Na takes on his case. Caption on the teaser poster states “My favorite idol with a killer smile becomes a murder suspect.” Narration in the teaser trailer goes (0:01) Sooyoung “Shall we begin?,” (0:02) “Your Honor!” (0:03) anonymous voice “I heard you are the best lawyer in the field,” (0:06) Sooyoung “The universe’s strongest superstar Do Ra-Ik!,” (0:08) “There is no such thing as ‘why’ in love,” (0:15) Kim Jae-Young “No I didn’t. I absolutely did not!,” (0:19) Sooyoung “That we would meet as lawyer and murder suspect,” (0:25) “I never dreamed.”

“Idol I” first airs December 22, 2025 in South Korea (takes over ENA’s Monday & Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Heroes Next Door“).

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Nov 18 2025

Kim Ji-Won cast in SBS drama “Doctor X”

Kim Ji-Won is cast for the lead role in SBS drama series “Doctor X.” As the title suggests, “Doctor X” is a remake of the TV Asahi drama series that first aired in 2012 with “Doctor-X” and stars Ryoko Yonekura. Also cast for the SBS drama series version are Lee Jung-Eun, Son Hyun-Joo, & Kim Woo-Seok. In “Doctor X,” Kim Ji-Won will play Kye Soo-Jeong. She is a freelance surgeon and highly skilled. She is also quite unorthodox and not afraid to clash with the status quo.

“Doctor X” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Nov 17 2025

Ryoko Shinohara cast in NTV drama “Punch Drunk Woman”

Ryoko Shinohara is cast in NTV drama series “Punch Drunk Woman.” Drama series is scripted by Yoshihiro Izumi (“Smiling Matryoshka“). Ryoko Shinohara will play detention center guard Kozue Fuyuki. When she meets a detainee charged with murder, her life changes drastically. An attempted prison escape takes place.

“Punch Drunk Woman” will first air January, 2026 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Sunday 10:30PM time slot following “Chosen Home“).

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Nov 14 2025

Yuina Kuroshima cast for for movie “Mirai”

Yuina Kuroshima is cast for the lead role in movie “Mirai.” Also cast in the movie are Nanami Yamazaki, Ryota Bando, Kanata Hosoda, Hana Kondo, Tori Matsuzaka, and Keiko Kitagawa. The film is based on novel “Mirai” by Kanae Minato (“Confessions“) and directed by Takahisa Zeze (“Threads: Our Tapestry of Love“). Meanwhile, a teaser trailer and 3 teaser posters has also been revealed for the movie.

“Mirai” will be released May, 2026 in Japan.

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Nov 13 2025

First teaser trailer and release date for Disney+ drama “Made in Korea”

First teaser trailer and release date set for Disney+ drama series “Made in Korea” starring Hyun-Bin, Jung Woo-Sung, and Woo Do-Hwan. The drama series, that consists of 6 episodes, will premiere December 24, 2025, with two episodes released that day. Meanwhile, Disney+ has also revealed that season 2 of “Made in Korea” has already begun filming and will be released sometime in the second half of 2026. The first teaser trailer titled “Businessman” has Japanese actor Lily Franky stating “Cheers” at the 15 second mark and Hyun-Bin responding in Japanese around the 33 second mark with “I’m just a businessman.”

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Nov 13 2025

Teaser trailer for movie “Once We Were Us”

Teaser trailer added for movie “Once We Were Us” starring Koo Kyo-Hwan and Mun Ka-Young. Movie is a remake of 2018 romance Chinese film “Us and Them.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:10) “10 years have passed. 0 year has passed” and (0:43) “We loved more passionately than anyone else.” Dialogue in the teaser trailer goes (0:04) Mun Ka-Young “Long time no see,” (0:20) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Jeong-Won,” (0:23) “Welcome back,” (0:25) Mun Ka-Young “Back then,” (0:26) “Thank you so much for being my home,” (0:33) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Back then, I”, (0:35) “You know that I loved you so much, right?,” (0:39) Mun Ka-Young “I know that,” (0:45) “Lee Eun-Ho,” (0:48) Mun Ka-Young “Even if we break up, let’s see each other sometimes,” (0:51) Koo Kyo-Hwan “We won’t break up,” (0:53) Mun Ka-Young “I’m scared,” (0:54) Koo Kyo-Hwan “What are you scared of?,” (0:56) Mun Ka-Young “If I lose you, I have no place to go,” (0:59) Koo Kyo-Hwan “Jeong-Won!” (1:06) “Jeong-Won,” (1:07) “There’s something I really wanted to ask you,” (1:11) “What if?”

“Once We Were Us” will be released December 31, 2025 in South Korea.

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Nov 12 2025

Gianna Jun and Ji Chang-Wook cast in JTBC drama “Human X Nine Tailed Fox”

Gianna Jun and Ji Chang-Wook are cast in JTBC drama series “Human X Nine Tailed Fox.” The drama series will air in South Korea through JTBC and stream outside of South Korea via Amazon Prime Video. Setup for “Human X Nine Tailed Fox,” which is a fantasy based romantic-comedy, has Gianna Jun play top actress Gu Ja-Hong. She also holds the secret that she is a 2,000 year old nine tailed fox known as a “gumiho.” Ji Chang-Wook will play Choi Seok. He is a talented shaman and butts heads with Gu Ja-Hong.

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Nov 12 2025

Teaser poster and release date set for JTBC drama “Love Me”

Teaser poster and release date set for JTBC drama series “Love Me” starring Seo Hyun-Jin and Chang Ryul. The drama series is now set to first air December 19, 2025. It will slot into JTBC’s Friday 8:50 PM time slot and air two consecutive episodes on that day. The last drama series that aired in that time slot was “My Youth.” Meanwhile, the teaser poster captures the moment Seo Joon-Kyeong’s (Seo Hyun-Jin) changes, with her serene smile and closed eyes. The caption on the teaser poster states “Hard, I decided to love.” The implication from that caption conveys that the main character she made up her mind to love that man and her family again.

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Nov 12 2025

Main trailer for Coupang Play drama “Heroes Next Door”

Main trailer added for Coupang Play drama series “Heroes Next Door” starring Yoon Kye-Sang, Jin Sun-Kyu, Kim Ji-Hyun, Ko Kyu-Pil, & Lee Jung-Ha. Narration in the trailer begins with (0:08) Jin Sun-Kyu asking “That’s it?,” followed by (0:11) anonymous voice “What do you do?,” and (0:14) Yoon Kye-Sang “Good neighbors.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:03) “Country where half the people know how to handle guns,” (0:09) “Somewhere extraordinary,” (0:24) “100% combat power,” (0:27) “Our neighbors,” (0:33) “Quiet neighborhood shaken,” (0:42) “Unpredictable explosion,” (0:58) “Save our neighborhood in crisis!” 

“Heroes Next Door” premieres November 17, 2025 via Coupang Play, ENA, and Genie TV.

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Nov 12 2025

Moka Kamishiraishi and Toma Ikuta cast in NTV drama “We Are Worse at Love than Pandas”

Moka Kamishiraishi and Toma Ikuta are cast in NTV drama series “We Are Worse at Love than Pandas.” The romantic-comedy drama series is based on 2021 novel “Panda yori Koi ga Nigatena Watashitachi” by Kazuaki Sena. Moka Kamishiraishi, playing her first main character in a terrestrial broadcast drama series, will portray Ichiha Shibata. She joins a publishing company in hopes of working in their fashion magazine as an editor. But, she ends up working in a lifestyle magazine. She gets tasked with planning a love advice column for a famous model. She seeks out help from Tsukasa Shido, played by Toma Ikuta. His specialty is studying animal courtship behavior.

“We Are Worse at Love than Pandas” will first air January, 2026 (takes over NTV’s Saturday 9PM time slot after “The Right to Judge“).

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