Actor Kim Kyung-Nam is cast for the lead male role in JTBC drama series “Only One Person” (literal title) co-starring Ahn Eun-Jin & Joy. Actor Park Sung-Hoon was first cast to play the lead male role, but according to BH Entertainment (who manages Park Sung-Hoon) he had to drop out of the drama series due to scheduling issues. Kim Kyung-Nam will now play the character of Jo Shi-Young.
Filming begins August, 2021.
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Hiroshi Abe is cast for the lead role in TBS drama series “DCU.” The drama series features an original screenplay that follows the Japan Coast Guard unit “DCU.” Their name stands Deep Crime Unit and their mission is to find evidence hidden in the sea.
“DCU” will first air January, 2022 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Sunday 9PM time slot after “Japan Sinks: People of Hope“).
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Hana Sugisaki is cast for the lead role in NTV drama series “It’s Love: Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl” (literal title of “Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu”). The drama series is based on webcomic “Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu” by Uoyama. Hana Sugisaki will play Yukiko Akaza. She has a vision impairment and walks with a cane. She meets delinquent boy named Morio Kurokawa.
“It’s Love: Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl” first airs October, 2021 (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 22:00 time slot after “Police In A Pod“).
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Teaser trailer and movie posters added for movie “Your Turn to Kill” starring Tomoyo Harada & Kei Tanaka. Movie is a sequel to 2019 NTV drama series “Your Turn to Kill” (“Anata no Ban Desu”). The movie version is directed Noriyoshi Sakuma and scripted by Mitsunori Fukuhara, who also worked on the original drama series.
“Your Turn to Kill” will be released December 10, 2021 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Human Disqualification” (literal title) starring Jeon Do-Yeon & Ryoo Joon-Yeol. The teaser trailer shows Jeon Do-Yeon, Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Park Byung-Eun, Kim Hyo-Jin, Park Ji-Young, & Yang Dong-Geun sitting down for a script reading. Jeon Do-Yeon then asks “If people’s lives are divided between light and darkness, what kind of life do people want to live?”
“Human Disqualification” will sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Suzu Hirose and Tori Matsuzaka are cast for lead roles in movie “The Wandering Moon” (literal title). The movie is directed by Sang-il Lee (“Villain“) and based on 2019 novel on novel “Rurou no Tsuki” by Yuu Nagira. Filming for the movie begins early August, 2021.
“The Wandering Moon” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey” starring Uhm Ji-Won & Jung Ji-So. Movie is adapted from 2020 tvN drama series “The Cursed” with Uhm Ji-Won and Jung Ji-So reprising their respective roles.
“The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey” will be released July 28, 2021.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for KakaoTV drama series “Superior Shaman Ga Du-Sim” (literal title) starring Kim Sae-Ron & Nam Da-Reum. The teaser trailer has Kim Sae-Ron as Ga Du-Sim stating “My grandmother told me if I get through the age of 18 safely, I will live the life that I want. My 18th year is in crisis.”
“Superior Shaman Ga Du-Sim” will be available to stream from July 30, 2021. The drama series consists of 8 episodes.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Moonlight Shadow” starring Nana Komatsu & Hio Miyazawa. Movie is based on short story “Moonlight Shadow” by Banana Yoshimoto. Below are the first still images from the movie.
“Moonlight Shadow” will be released September, 2021 in Japan.
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Lee Min-Ki, Kim Ji-Won, Son Seok-Koo and Lee El are cast in JTBC drama series “My Liberation Diary” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Kim Suk-Yoon (“Law School“) and scripted by Park Hae-Young (“My Mister“). Lee Min-Ki, Kim Ji-Won and Lee El will play three siblings who live together in Sanpo Village. Son Seok-Koo will play a mysterious man who appears in Sanpo Village.
“My Liberation Diary” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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