See list of winners and nominees at the 2021 BaekSang Arts Awards, that just concluded in Seoul, South Korea. On the feature film side, Director Lee Joon-Ik won the Grand Prize for “The Book of Fish” and “Samjin Company English Class” won the Best Film award. On the drama series side, JTBC drama series “Beyond Evil” was the bigger winner with awards for “Best Drama,” “Best Screenplay,” and “Best Actor” (Shin Ha-Kyun).
First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist 2” starring Cho Jung-Seok, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Kim Dae-Myung, & Jeon Mi-Do. The teaser trailer has captions that states (0:01) “Forget season 1!,”
(0:04) “We come back stronger!,” (0:05) “This time it’s an action!,” (0:12) “Year 2021, Super grade medical blockbuster!,” (0:15) “If you expect that, there is no such a thing,” (0:20) “Small and ordinary story as usual,” (0:27) “A little deeper and a little warmer,” (0:30) “We will be back soon.”
“Hospital Playlist 2” first airs June 17, 2021 in South Korea.
First teaser poster for JTBC drama series “Nevertheless” starring Song Kang & Han So-Hee. Caption on the teaser poster states “Don’t like … but like.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Algoitjiman” by Jung Seo. “Nevertheless” will consist of 10 episodes and only 1 episode will air per week (Saturdays at 11PM).
“Nevertheless” first airs June 19, 2021 in South Korea.
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Choi Myoung-Gil, So E-Hyun, Park Yoon-Jae, & Shin Jung-Yun are cast in KBS2 weekday morning drama series “Red Shoes” (literal title). Choi Myoung-Gil and So E-Hyun will play mother and daughter, but become antagonists as the daughter tries to get revenge on her mother. Park Yoon-Jae will play Yoon Ki-Seok, a love interest of Kim Zem-Ma (So E-Hyun).
“Red Shoes” will air from the second half of this year in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday – Friday 7:50 AM time slot after “Miss Monte-Cristo“).
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Trailer added for movie “I Don’t Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account” starring Yuki Amami. Movie is based on 2015 novel “Rogo no Shikin ga Arimasen” by Miu Kakiya and directed by Tetsu Maeda. Meanwhile, the theme song for the film has been revealed as “Happy!” by Kiyoshi Hikawa. The theme song “Happy!” is played in the trailer.
“I Don’t Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account” will be released October 30, 2021 in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “Hama no Asahi no Usotsukidomo to” starring Mitsuki Takahata & Kyotaro Yanagiya. The film, which was first aired on Fukushima Central Television back on October 30, 2020, is also set for release September 10, 2021 in Japan. The movie is written and directed by Yuki Tanada (“Round Trip Heart“).
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Toshiaki Karasawa and Yoko Maki are cast in NTV drama series “Voice II.” The drama series is a sequel to 2019 NTV drama series “Voice,” which is a remake of 2017 OCN drama series “Voice” starring Jang Hyuk & Lee Ha-Na. Toshiaki Karasawa and Yoko Maki will reprise their characters of Detective Shogo Higuchi and Emergency Call Center Leader Hikari Tachibana.
“Voice II” will air from July, 2021 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Saturday 10PM time slot after “Life’s Punchline“).
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Lee Joon-Ho (2PM) and Lee Se-Young are cast for lead roles in MBC period drama series “The Red Sleeve Cuff” (literal title). For Lee Joon-Ho, this will be his first acting role since he was discharged from the military on March 20, 2021. The drama series is based on novel series “Otsomae Beulgeun Kkeuddong” by Kang Mi-Kang. Lee Joon-Ho will play Crown Prince Lee San. He eventually becomes King Jeongjo. The crown prince meets Lady Sung Deok-Im (Lee Se-Young) and falls in love with her. Lady Sung-Deok-Im is a court lady who wants live her live freely. She pursues her own happiness at the palace and tries to sway away from strife there. Her peaceful life changes after she meets Crown Prince Lee San.
“The Red Sleeve Cuff” first airs sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.
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Arata Iura and Machiko Ono are cast in movie “This is Amiko” (literal title). The movie is based on 2011 novel “Kochira Amiko” by Natsuko Imamura (“Under the Stars“) and directed by Tatsushi Omori. In the movie, Arata Iura and Machiko Ono will play a married couple. Their daughter is title character Amiko. A serious of misfortune hits the family.
Filming will begin July, 2021 in Hiroshima. Auditions to cast main child characters Amiko and Ri-Kun are currently ongoing.
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Character teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Monthly House” starring Jung So-Min & Kim Ji-Suk. The character teaser trailer shows the different viewpoints of Na Young-Won (Jung So-Min) and Yoo Ja-Sung (Kim Ji-Suk) for a house. Both are asked “What is a house to you?” Na Young-Won answers “A safe heaven after a long and hard day.” Yoo Ja-Sung answers “A house is an investment. I want a house to buy, not to live.”
“Monthly House” first airs June 16, 2021 in South Korea.
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