3 minute highlight video added for SBS drama series “Penthouse 3” starring Eugene, Kim So-Yeon, & Lee Ji-Ah. The drama series is presumed to be the final installment in the “Penthouse” series. Captions in the highlight trailer states (01:05) “Wicked people, come back,” (01:48) “Don’t trust anyone,” (02:14) “Highest and most spectacular,” (02:28) “Toward the end.”
“Penthouse 3” first airs June 4, 2021 in South Korea.
First still images for TVING drama series “The Witch’s Diner” (English title) starring Song Ji-Hyo, Nam Ji-Hyun, & Chae Jong-Hyeop. The drama series is based 2016 novel “Manyeosikdangeuro Oseyo” by Goo Sang-Hee. The story is set at restaurant “The Witch’s,” which is run by Zo Hee-Ra (Song Ji-Hyo). Her partner in the business is Jung Jin (Nam Ji-Hyun) and Lee Gil-Yong (Chae Jong-Hyeop) is a part-time worker there. The restaurant also grants wishes to customers in exchange for something Zo Hee-Ra wants.
“The Witch’s Diner” will stream on TVING from July, 2021 in South Korea.
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Masaki Suda is cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Do Not Say Mystery” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Mystery to Iu Nakare” by Yumi Tamura. For “Do Not Say Mystery,” Masaki Suda will play a university student, Totono Kuno. A murder case takes place near his home and he becomes a suspect.
“Do Not Say Mystery” will first air January, 2022 in Japan.
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Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Monthly House” starring Jung So-Min & Kim Ji-Suk. The trailer shows how the two main characters first meet. Na Young-Won (Jung So-Min) is kicked out of her rental apartment, because the apartment is sold to Yoo Ja-Sung (Kim Ji-Suk) at an auction. They meet again when Na Young-Won begins to work as an editor at Monthly House Magazine, where Yoo Ja-Sung works as the CEO.
“Monthly House” first airs June 16, 2021 in South Korea.
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Teaser poster added for MBC drama series “No One But a Madman” (literal title) starring Jung Jae-Young & Moon So-Ri. Caption on the teaser poster states “First of all, I made it through today.” The drama series is set in the consumer electronics division of a major corporation.
The teaser poster also reveals that “No One But a Madman” will first air June 23, 2021 in South Korea.
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Tatsuya Fujiwara & Kenichi Matsuyama are cast in live-action film “Noise.” The film is based manga series “Noise” by Tetsuya Tsutsui (“Prophecy“) and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. Tatsuya Fujiwara & Kenichi Matsuyama famously starred together in live-actioin film “Death Note.” This time around, they will play residents on a remote island. They end up killing a murderer and trying to cover up his death.
“Noise” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Yuya Endo and Kanji Tsuda are cast in movie “Onoda.” The film is based on the life of Hiroo Onoda. He was a soldier during World War II and stationed on a small island in the Philippines. When the war ended, he went up into the mountains and held out for 29 more years. For the movie, Yuya Endo will play the younger days of Hiroo Onoda and Kanji Tsuda will play middle-age Hiroo Onoda. The cast will be all Japanese, but companies from France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Japan are working together to produce the film.
“Onoda” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
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Here’s the serial killer poster for upcoming tvN drama series “Voice 4” starring Song Seung-Heon and Lee Ha-Na. The serial killer commits brutal murders by using an enhanced hearing ability.
“Voice 4” first airs June 18, 2021 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “You Are My Spring” starring Seo Hyun-Jin & Kim Dong-Wook. The teaser trailer has a brief narration by Kim Dong-Wook that goes (0:17) “Oh,” (0:26) “Adult children’s healing romance. You are my spring.”
The teaser trailer also reveals that “You Are My Spring” will now first air July 5, 2021 in South Korea.
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Lee Hyun-Woo is cast for Netflix drama series “The House of Paper” (literal title). He will play the character of Rio, who is the youngest member of a robbery gang. The gang is recruited by the Professor (Yoo Ji-Tae). Originally, Park Jung-Woo was cast to play Rio, but sometime after March 31, 2021 (when they first announced the original cast members) he dropped out of the drama series for unspecified reasons. The drama series is a remake of Spanish series “La casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”).
“The House of Paper” will be available to stream on Netflix, but exact dates has not yet been revealed.
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