Jin Ki-Joo is cast for lead female role in MBC drama series “From Now Showtime!” (literal title) co-starring Park Hae-Jin. Jin Ki-Joo will play Go Seul-Hae for the drama series. Go Seul-Hae has a mysterious secret. She works as a police officer at a police substation. She pairs up with magician Cha Cha-Woong (Park Hae-Jin) to solve cases.
“From Now Showtime!” first airs sometime during the first half of 2022 in South Korea.
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Kim Se-Jeon (Gugudan) is cast for the lead female role in SBS drama series “The Office Blind Date” co-starring Ahn Hyo-Seop. The drama series is based on web novel “Sanae Matsun” by Hae Hwa. Kim Se-Jeong will play the character of Shin Ha-Ri in “The Office Blind Date.” Her character is an ordinary office worker with a bright personality. Circumstances has her going on a blind date with Kang Tae-Mu (Ahn Hyo-Seop), who is the CEO of the company where she works.
Filming for “The Office Blind Date” will being second half of this year and the drama series will air sometime during the first half of next year in South Korea.
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Shin Hyun-Bin is cast for the lead female role in JTBC drama series “The Chaebol’s Youngest Son” (literal title) co-starring Song Joong-Ki & Lee Sung-Min. In the drama series, Shin Hyun-Bin will play Seo Min-Young. Her character works as a prosecutor. As she follows an illegal succession for a chaebol family, she gets involved with Jin Do-Joon. He is the youngest son of the chaebol family. Seo Min-Young feels love and hate towards him.
“The Chaebol’s Youngest Son” first airs next year in South Korea.
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Hokuto Yoshino (‘The Rampage from Exile Tribe’) is cast for the lead role in TBS-MBS drama series “Tokyo Seimenjo.” Also cast in the drama series are Shuntaro Yanagi, So Okuno, Shiori Akita and Keiko Enoue. The drama series features an original screenplay and will revolve around an udon franchise restaurant. Hokuto Yoshino will play Kotaro Akamatsu. He begins to work there as its new manager, even though he previously worked at a hotel.
“Tokyo Seimenjo” first airs September, 2021 in Japan.
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Dean Fujioka & Aju Makita are cast in movie “Pure Japanese.” Movie is directed by Daishi Matsunaga (“Pieta in the Toilet“) & scripted by Tatsuo Kobayashi. Actor Dean Fujioka will also produce & plan the film.
“Pure Japanese” will be released January 28, 2022 in Japan.
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First teaser poster added for MBC drama series “The Veil” starring Namkoong Min & Park Ha-Sun. Caption on the teaser poster states “Keep in mind that to doubt is to survive.”
“The Veil” will consist of 12 episodes and will air in a new MBC Friday and Saturday time slot at 10PM from September, 2021.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “Riverside Mukolitta” starring Kenichi Matsuyama, Tsuyoshi Muro, & Hikari Mitsushima. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Kawapperi Mukolitta” by Naoko Ogigami and also directed by her. Naoko Ogigami has directed such films as 2004 movie “Yoshino’s Barber Shop,” 2006 movie “Kamome Diner,” 2012 movie “Rent-a-Cat,” and 2017 movie “Close-Knit.”
“Riverside Mukolitta” will be released November 3, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and 3 teaser posters added for Netflix drama series “D.P.” starring Jung Hae-In, Koo Gyo-Hwan, & Kim Sung-Kyun. The 3 teaser posters has the same caption that states “I am a soldier who catches soldiers.” The script revolves around a military deserter pursuit team (D.P.) who try to catch deserters. Along the way, they encounter stories and obstacles of the people they must catch.
“D.P.” will be available to stream from August 27, 2021 in South Korea.
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Highlight trailer added for tvN drama series “The Road: The Tragedy of One” starring Ji Jin-Hee & Yoon Se-Ah. The highlight video follows Anchorman Baek Soo-Hyun (Ji Jin-Hee) as he reveals a scoop on an illegal election campaign fund, while broadcasting live. Watching the broadcast, are Politician Hwang Tae-Seob (Kim Roe-Ha) and Chairman Seo Ki-Tae (Cheon Ho-Jin), who seem angered by the revelation. Baek Soo-Hyun soon receives a phone call and the caller tells him that his son Yeon-Woo has been kidnapped.
“The Road: The Tragedy of One” first airs August 4, 2021 in South Korea.
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Trailer and poster for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title) starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, & Satomi Ishihara. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo (“Our Meal For Tomorrow“) and directed by Tetsu Maeda (“A Banana? At This Time of Night?“). The trailer features the track “Chained” by rock band SHE’S.
“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021.
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