Teaser poster added for KBS2 drama series “Dear M” starring Park Hye-Soo, Jaehyun, & Roh Jeong-Eui. Caption on the teaser poster states “The story of youth, who bet everything on what makes their heat beat rapidly.” The second teaser trailer has been added on AsianWiki as well.
“Dear M” first airs February 26, 2021 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Miss Monte-Cristo” starring Lee So-Yeon, Kyoung Sung-Hwan, & Choi Yeo-Jin. The teaser trailer begins with Lee So-Yeon stating “I was waiting for this day to come.” Above are character posters of Lee So-Yeon as Go Eun-Zo and Choi Yeo-Jin as Oh Ha-Ra.
“Miss Monte-Cristo” first airs February 15, 2021 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday – Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “Man in a Veil.”).
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Kim Hwan-Hee is cast for the lead female character in MBC drama series “Got A Goal” (literal title). Ryu Soo-Young is already cast for a major supporting character role. For the drama series, Kim Hwan-Hee will play a troubled young woman. She wants to get revenge on other people.
“Got A Goal” will first air May, 2021 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer added for live-action sequel film “Kakegurui The Movie Part 2” starring Minami Hamabe & Mahiro Takasugi. Movie is based on manga series “Kakegurui” by Homura Kawamoto & directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa (“Sadako 3D“). The teaser trailer shows Ryusei Fujii as Makuro Shikigami. He is a new character and did not appear in the 2019 film “Kakegurui The Movie.” Makuro Shikigami is the cruelest assassin and an excellent gambler.
“Kakegurui The Movie Part 2” will be released May, 2021 in Japan.
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Park Ji-Hoon, Kang Min-Ah and Lee Sin-Young are cast in new drama series “Blue Spring From A Distance” (literal title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Meorliseo Bomyun Peureun Bom” by Ji Nyoong. Currently, KBS is having discussions to air the drama series in the first half of this year, but a deal has not been finalized. The drama series will tell stories of various university students.
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Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura are cast for lead roles in movie “Drive My Car.” Masaki Okada and Reika Kirishima are also cast for supporting roles in the film. The movie is based on short story “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami (“Norwegian Wood“) and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Asako I & II“).
“Drive My Car” will be released summer, 2021.
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Hyun-Bin, Yu Hae-Jin, Yoona, Daniel Henney and Jin Seon-Kyu are cast in sequel film “Confidential Assignment 2: International.” All of the performers will reprise their respective characters from 2017 movie “Confidential Assignment,” except for Daniel Henney who will play new character F.B.I. agent Jack. The film will again revolve around North North Korean detective Im Chul-Ryung (Hyun-Bin), who comes to South Korea on a new mission. Lee Suk-Hoon (“The Pirates“/”Dancing Queen“) will direct the sequel film.
Filming will begin February, 2021 for “Confidential Assignment 2: International.”
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Special teaser trailer and character teaser poster added for JTBC drama series “Beyond Evil” starring Shin Ha-Kyun & Yeo Jin-Goo. The special teaser trailer features Shin Ha-Kyun as Lee Dong-Sik. Narration in the teaser trailer goes (0:01) “7 days ago, 7:20 PM,” (0:04) “You came out of the Manyang Police Substation, walked to the street and the first crosswalk,” (0:08) “31kyu 8305,” (0:13) “I saw,” (0:16) “Police lieutenant, you also must have seen me crossing the street,” (0:22) “Police lieutenant,” (0:25) “Be careful,” (0:30) “Here,” (0:33) “There are no secrets,” (0:36) “Somewhere,” (0:38) “Someone,” (0:45) “Is watching everything,” (0:48) “Who is the monster?”
“Beyond Evil” first airs February 19, 2021 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Friday & Saturday 11PM time slot after “Hush“).
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Character teaser trailer and poster added for KBS2 drama series “River Where The Moon Rises” starring Kim So-Hyun & Ji Soo. Dialogue in the character teaser goes (0:04) Kim So-Hyun “What a bright moon,” (0:11) Ji Soo “She only knows her name as Yeom Ga-Jin,” (0:22) Kim So-Hyun “Who am?,” (0:29) Kim So-Hyun “I am Princess Pyong Gang, the eldest daughter of the King of this nation.” Caption on the character poster states “Princess Pyong Gang and fool On Dal. A love story that everyone knows, but nobody knows.”
“River Where The Moon Rises” is now scheduled to first air February 15, 2021 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Mon & Tue 9:30 PM time slot after “Royal Secret Agent.”).
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Actress Lee Young-Ae has been offered the lead female role in drama series “Amazing Koo Kyung-Yi” (literal title). Currently, Lee Young-Ae is “positively” considering her offer. If Lee Young-Ae accepts she will play Koo Kyung-Yi. She is a former police officer and now works as insurance investigator and private detective.
“Amazing Koo Kyung-Yi” will sometime later this year in South Korea, but broadcasting network has yet to be decided.
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