Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Undercover” starring Ji Jin-Hee & Kim Hyun-Joo. The trailer begins with the voice of Yeon Woo-Jin introduces himself as “South Korea’s Agency for National Security Planning, Agent Lee Seok-Kyu” and (0:06) Ji Jin-Hee then states “May, 1991, the mission that I was given.”
“Undercover” first airs April 23, 2021 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer & ep.1 air date set for TV Chosun drama series “Love (ft. Marriage & Divorce) Season 2” starring Sung Hoon, Lee Ga-Ryeong, Lee Tae-Kon, Park Joo-Mi, Jeon No-Min, & Jeon Soo-Kyeong. Ep.1 air date is now set to air June, 2021 in South Korea. The drama series continues the storyline from “Love (ft. Marriage & Divorce)” which successfully aired on TV Chosun and Netflix.
Naohito Fujiki, Michiko Kichise, Ken Miyake, and Naomi Zaizen are cast in WOWOW drama series “Black Swan Lake.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Kokucho no Mizuumi” by Makoto Usami & directed by Kazuyuki Iwata. For the drama seris, Naohito Fujiki will play main character Shota Zaizen. He is a successful CEO, but his daughter gets kidnapped. Michiko Kichise will play his wife Yuko Zaizen.
“Black Swan Lake” will consist of 5 episodes and first air July, 2021 (takes over WOWOW’s Saturday 10PM time slot.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” starring Sho Hirano & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on 2015 manga series “Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunosen” by Aka Akasaka and is a sequel to 2019 movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.” The teaser begins with captions that state “Love is war.”
“Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final” will be released August 20, 2021 in Japan.
First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Mine” starring Lee Bo-Young & Kim Seo-Hyung. Narration in the teaser trailer has Lee Bo-Young stating (0:08) “The only reason why my life shines,” and then (0:20) “Everything that is placed in front of me, are they really all mine?” Below are still images of Lee Bo-Young as Seo Hee-Soo.
“Mine” will first air May, 2021 in South Korea.
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Teaser poster added for movie “Inubu” starring Kento Hayashi & Taishi Nakagawa. Movie is based on 2010 nonfiction novel “Inubu!” by Yuka Katano and directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. The theme song for the film has also been announced, which is “Life Squall” by rock band Novelbright.
“Inubu” is set for release July 22, 2021 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer and supporting cast announced for movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title) starring Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, & Satomi Ishihara. The first batch of announced supporting cast members are Kenshi Okada, Nao Omori, Masachika Ichimura, and Kurumi Inagaki. Meanwhile, the teaser trailer begins with Mei Nagano stating “My last name has changed 4 times.” In the movie, her mother has remarried several times and she now lives with her stepfather. Movie is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo.
“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer added for live-action film “Between Us” starring Ayaka Konno & Sayu Kubota. Movie is based on 2013 manga “Wadaiko Girls” by Stu-Hiro & directed by Yasuo Okuaki. Movie follows girls that are part of a school’s wadaiko club. The wadaiko is a traditional Japanese drum instrument.
“Between Us” will be released May 21, 2021 in Japan.
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Ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist 2,” starring Cho Jung-Seok, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Kim Dae-Myung, & Jeon Mi-Do, is now set for June 17, 2021 in South Korea. Meanwhile, photos above and below are from the first script reading which took place January, 2021. Along with the five lead actors, Kim Hae-Sook, Jung Moon-Sung, Shin Hyun-Bin, Kwak Sun-Young, Ahn Eun-Jin, Moon Tae-Yoo, Choi Young-Joon and Ha Yoon-Kyung also attended the first script reading. “Hospital Playlist 2” is a sequel to 2020 tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist.”
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Ji Chang-Wook, Choi Sung-Eun, and Hwang In-Yeop are cast in Netflix drama series “The Sound of Magic.” The drama series is based on 2010 webcomic “Annarasumanara” by Ha Il-Kwon and will be directed by Kim Sung-Yoon (“Itaewon Class“). Ji Chang-Wook will play mysterious magician Lee-Eul. He lives in an abandoned amusement park. Choi Sung-Eun, who most recently starred in JTBC drama series “Beyond Evil,” will play high school student Yoon A-Yi. Hwang In-Yeop will play high school student Na Il-Deung. He is classmates with Yoon A-Yi.
“The Sound of Magic” will be available to stream worldwide on Netflix, but release date has not yet been revealed.
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