Apr 9 2021

Yoon Kye-Sang cast in drama “Crime Puzzle”

Yoon Kye-Sang is cast in drama series “Crime Puzzle.” Around April, 2020, Park Hae-Jin was first announced to play the lead male role, but he has since dropped out of the drama series for unstated reasons. Yoon Kye-Sang will now play the lead male character role of Han Seung-Min. He was once a popular professor at the police university and well known forensic psychologist, but he is now serving a life sentence in prison. The drama series is based on webcomic “Crime Puzzle” by Meen.

“Crime Puzzle” is tentatively scheduled to air in the second half of this year. The drama series was originally scheduled to air sometime in the second half of last year.

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Apr 9 2021

JR cast in drama “I Will Be Your Night”

JR (NU’EST) is cast in drama series “I Will Be Your Night” (literal title). JR is set to make his drama series acting debut and will play supporting character Lee Shin. His character is a member of idol group LUNA and plays the bass. He seems free spirited, but he devotes himself to a woman in love. The drama series revolves around a member of the idol group who suffers from sleepwalking.

Filming for “I Will Be Your Night” will begin May, 2021 and the drama series will air sometime in the second half of this year.

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Apr 9 2021

Ep.1 air date for MBC drama “Got A Goal”

Ep.1 air date for MBC drama series “Got A Goal,” starring Kim Hwan-Hee & Ryu Soo-Young, is now set for May 19, 2021 in South Korea. The drama series will move into MBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:20 PM time slot after “Oh! Master” and will consist of 4 total episodes. The script revolves around 19-year-old Lee So-Hyun (Kim Hwan-Hee). She dreams of getting revenge on people she believes is responsible for her misery and her first target is her own father. Above are photos of Kim Hwan-Hee and Ryu Soo-Young behind the scenes on the filming set and at the first script reading which took place recently in South Korea.

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Apr 9 2021

Trailer & poster for movie “Tomorrow’s Dinner Table”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Tomorrow’s Dinner Table” starring Miho Kanno, Mitsuki Takahata, & Machiko Ono. After the first scene flashes a woman sitting behind glass (presumably the visiting room of a prison), the trailer shows three mothers raising their sons. Each of the mothers has a son named Yu. The trailer then cuts to a far darker tone with narration that states “One day, one Yu was murdered by his mother.” Movie is based on 2016 novel “Ashita no Shokutaku” by Michiko Yazuki and directed by Takahisa Zeze.

“Tomorrow’s Dinner Table” will be released May 28, 2021 in Japan.

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Apr 8 2021

Tanaka, and Satomi Ishihara are cast in movie “And, the Baton Was Passed”

Mei Nagano, Kei Tanaka, and Satomi Ishihara are cast in movie “And, the Baton Was Passed” (literal title). The film is based on 2018 novel “Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta” by Maiko Seo and directed by Tetsu Maeda. This is the fourth film adapted from a novel by Maiko Seo after 2007 “Happy Dining Table,” 2008 “Faraway Heaven,” and 2017 “Our Meal For Tomorrow.” Filming for the movie began late October, 2020 and finished November, 2020.

“And, the Baton Was Passed” will be released October 29, 2021 in Japan.

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Apr 8 2021

Takumi Saito & Juri Ueno cast in Netflix drama “Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy”

Takumi Saito & Juri Ueno are cast in Netflix live-action drama series “Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy.” The drama series is based on manga “Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin” by Eri Sakai. The manga & screenplay is set in a world where men get pregnant and give birth. For the drama series, Takumi Saito will play Kentaro Hiyama and Juri Ueno will play his partner Aki Seto. Kentaro Hiyama learns that he is pregnant.

“Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy” will be available to stream sometime next year on Netflix.

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Apr 8 2021

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama “Law School”

Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Law School” starring Kim Myung-Min, Kim Beom, & Ryoo Hye-Young. The trailer shows former chief prosecutor Byeong-Joo (Ahn Nae-Sang) found dead at a law school. Law School Professor Yang Jong-Hoon (Kim Myung-Min) confirms that Seo Byeong-Joo’s death was murdered and did not die by suicide. Below are still images law school students played by Kim Beom, Ryoo Hye-Young, Lee Soo-Kyung, and David Lee.

“Law School” first airs Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in South Korea .

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Apr 7 2021

English title set to “The Devil Judge” for tvN drama

According to tvN, the official English title has been changed to “The Devil Judge” for their drama series starring Ji Sung, Kim Min-Jung, Jin Young, & Park Gyu-Young. The drama series had the early English title of “The Devil’s Justice” previously. In the drama series, Ji Sung plays Judge Kang Yo-Han. He punishes those blinded by greed in his courtroom.

Air date for “The Devil Judge” is still slotted for sometime in the second half of this year.

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Apr 7 2021

Teaser poster for tvN drama “Mine”

First teaser poster added for tvN drama series “Mine” starring Lee Bo-Young & Kim Seo-Hyung. The teaser poster reveals that “Mine” will first air May, 2021 in South Korea. Caption on the teaser poster states “The only reason why my life shines.”

“Mine” will first air May, 2021 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday & Sunday 9PM time slot after “Vincenzo“).

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