Dec 2 2020

Ep.1 air date for Kakao TV drama “Lovestruck in the City” delayed

Ep.1 air date for Kakao TV drama series “Lovestruck in the City,” starring Ji Chang-Wook & Kim Ji-Won, has been postponed to December 22, 2020 from December 8, 2020. The delay was caused by an extra on the filming set testing positive for Covid-19. Filming for the series was then paused and all crew members & actors were administered Covid-19 tests. All of those tests came out negative and filming for the series just recently resumed. “Lovestruck in the City” will also stream on Netflix in addition to Kakao TV.

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Dec 2 2020

Main poster for JTBC drama “Run On”

Here’s the main poster for JTBC drama series “Run On” starring Im Si-Wan & Shin Se-Kyung. Caption on the poster teases “If my heart flutters any more, I think I will make a mistake” and “That mistake, can I make it?” Meanwhile, teaser trailer #4 can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Run On” will first air December 16, 2020 in South Korea.

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Dec 1 2020

Gou Ayano cast in movie film “Homunculus”

Gou Ayano is cast in live-action film “Homunculus.” The film is based on manga series “Homunculus” by Hideo Yamamoto (“Stop the Bitch Campaign“) and directed by Takashi Shimizu (“Ju-on“). The psychological thriller will have Gou Ayano playing homeless man Susumu Nokoshi. To make money, he undergoes trepanation, which is a medical procedure to drill a hole in the skull. It’s thought the procedure could better blood circulation and pressure inside the skull and also enhance someone’s sixth sense.

“Homunculus” will be released April 2, 2021 in Japan and the movie will also be released on Netflix at a later date.

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Dec 1 2020

First script for KBS2 drama “Dear M”

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Dear M,” starring Park Hye-Soo, Jaehyun, Roh Jeong-Eui, & Bae Hyun-Sung, took place October 14, 2020 in South Korea. The first script reading was attended by the lead performers and others including Lee Jin-Hyuk, Woo Da-Vi, Lee Jung-Sic, Hwang Boreumbyeol, Kwon Eun-Bin (CLC), & Jo Joon-Young. Before the first script reading started, Park Hye-Soo stated “I am excited to you all. I hope we will all complete the drama series healthy and happy.” Jaehyun from boy band NCT stated “I will do my best for all of us to have fun while making the drama series.”

“Dear M” will first air sometime during the first half of 2021 in South Korea.

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Dec 1 2020

Yui Aragaki & Gen Hoshino cast in TBS drama SP “The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year’s Special”

Yui Aragaki & Gen Hoshino are cast in TBS live-action drama special “The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year’s Special.” The drama special is based on manga series “Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu” by Tsunami Umino and a sequel to 2016 TBS drama series “The Full-Time Wife Escapist.” The drama special will have Yui Aragaki’s character Mikuri Moriyama becoming pregnant and marrying Gen Hoshino’s character Hiramasa Tsuzaki.

“The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year’s Special” will air January 2, 2021 in Japan.

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Nov 30 2020

Teaser trailer #4 for JTBC drama series “Hush”

Teaser trailer #4 added for JTBC drama series “Hush” starring Hwang Jung-Min & Yoona. Narration and captions in the teaser trailer has Yoona stating (0:07) “The pen is mightier than the gun but,” (0:15) “Meal is stronger than the pen.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Hwang Jung-Min in the drama series. He plays Han Joon-Hyeok. His character is a veteran reporter, but he doesn’t have the passion for the job like he once did.

“Hush” will first air December 11, 2020 in South Korea.

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Nov 30 2020

Kim Hye-Yoon, Lee Jae-Wook, & Lee Tae-Ri to make cameo in tvN drama “True Beauty”

Kim Hye-Yoon, Lee Jae-Wook, and Lee Tae-Ri are set to make cameo appearances in tvN drama series “True Beauty” starring Mun Ka-Young, Cha Eun-Woo, & Hwang In-Yeop. Kim Hye-Yoon, Lee Jae-Wook, and Lee Tae-Ri previously starred together in MBC drama series “Extraordinary You,” which was directed by “True Beauty” director Kim Sang-Hyub. The three will make cameo appearances because of their good working relationship with director Kim Sang-Hyub. Character descriptions for their cameo appearance have not yet been revealed. Meanwhile, below are new still images of Mun Ka-Young, Park Yoo-Na and Kang Min-Ah in “True Beauty.”

“True Beauty” will first air December 9, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 PM time slot after “Tale of the Nine Tailed“).

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Nov 30 2020

Yutaka Takenouchi & Haru Kuroki cast in Fuji TV drama “Ichikei’s Crow”

Yutaka Takenouchi & Haru Kuroki are cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Ichikei’s Crow” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Ichikei no Karasu” by Rito Asami. For the drama series, Yutaka Takenouchi  & Haru Koroki will play criminal court judges. Yutaka Takenouchi will play main character Michio Iruma. He is an unusual judge, as he prefers to investigate cases himself. Although Japan has had many drama series centered around attorneys and prosecutors, “Ichikei’s Crow” is one of the first to center around a judge.

“Ichikei’s Crow” will first air April, 2021 in Japan.

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