Teaser poster and release date added for movie “Life’s Station” (literal title) starring Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tori Matsuzaka, & Suzu Hirose. The teaser poster features Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tori Matsuzaka, Suzu Hirose, and Toshiyuki Nishida. The four main characters all work together at medical clinic. Movie is based 2020 novel “Inochi no Teishajo” by Kyoko Minami (“Dear Patient“) and directed by Izuru Narushima.
“Life’s Station” will be released May 21, 2021 in Japan.
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Filming for JTBC drama series “Sisyphus: The Myth,” starring Cho Seung-Woo & Park Shin-Hye, completed recently in South Korea. The drama series began filming May, 2020. The drama series is currently undergoing post production work. The script is a sci-fi-mystery story with Park Shin-Hye playing a warrior like character from the future. She travels to the present day to save the lead male character played by Cho Seung-Woo.
“Sisyphus: The Myth” will first air sometime during the first half of next year, following “Run On” in JTBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 9PM time slot.
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Director Kim Ki-Duk has passed away today December 11, 2020 due to covid-19. He died in Latvia, where he was staying since November 20, 2020. Kim Ki-Duk was looking to purchase a home in that country and obtain a residence permit. Kim Ki-Duk directed dozens of award winning indie films including “The Isle,” “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring” and “Pieta.”
Trailer added for horror film “Suicide Forest Village” starring Anna Yamada & Mayu Yamaguchi. The film is directed by Takashi Shimizu and co-scripted by Daisuke Hosaka & Takashi Shimizu.
“Suicide Forest Village” will be released February 5, 2021 in Japan.
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Nobuyuki Suzuki is cast in TV Tokyo-Amazon Prime live-action drama series “A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!” Also cast for supporting roles are Toshiki Seto , Minori Hagiwara and Rinka Kumada. The drama series is based on manga series “Ocha ni Gosu” by Hiroyuki Nishimori (“From Today, It’s My Turn!!“). For the drama series, Nobuyuki Suzuki will play first year high school student Masaya Funabashi. He has an intimidating physical appearance and was notorious for fighting in his middle school days. He then gets recruited for the tea ceremony club at his high school.
“A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!” will consist of 12 episodes and will stream on Amazon Prime Video from March 5, 2021. The drama series will also air on TV Tokyo sometime next year.
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Kim You-Jung & Ahn Hyo-Seop are cast in SBS drama series “Hong Cheon-Ki.” Kim You-Jung will play title character Hong Cheon-Ki. She was born blind, but miraculously gained her eyesight. She becomes the first female painter in the Dohwaseo (Korean Royal Academy of Painting).
Ahn Hyo-Seop will play lead male character Ha Ram. Even though he is blind, he is able to the constellation. He works as an officer at the seowoongwan, which is in charge of astronomy, geography, art of divination, and meteorology. The drama series will depict a love story between female painter Hong Cheon-Ki and Ha Ram.
“Hong Cheon-Ki” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda announced on their respective Twitter accounts (1,2) that they have married. They did not give more specific details like when they got married. Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Toda starred together in 2015 movie “April Fools” and appeared in supporting roles for 2016 movie “The Emperor in August.”
Teaser trailer #2 added for Kakao TV drama series “Lovestruck in the City” starring Ji Chang-Wook & Kim Ji-Won. Narration in teaser trailer #2 goes (0:01) Ji Chang-Wook “I was serious. You are really a bitch,” (0:03) Kim Ji-Won “Why do men brag like that?,” (0:06) Kim Min-Suk “I think it all depends on what men do,” (0:07) So Ju-Yeon “Would you tell him not to be under an illusion,” (0:10) Ryoo Kyung-Soo’s “Don’t be fooled by women.” Above and below are 6 character posters for the upcoming drama series.
“Lovestruck in the City” will stream on Kakao TV and Netflix from December 22, 2020.
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Character posters and ep.1 air date added for JTBC drama series “She Would Never Know” starring Won Jin-A & Ro Woon. The character posters are of Won Jin-A as Yoon Song-A, Ro Woon (‘SF9’) as Chae Hyun-Seung, Lee Hyun-Wook as Lee Jae-Shin, and Lee Joo-Bin as Lee Hyo-Joo. The character posters are reveals the English title for the drama series as “She Would Never Know.”
“She Would Never Know” is now scheduled to first air January 18, 2021 in South Korea.
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Here’s still images from tvN drama series “Jiri Mountain” starring Gianna Jun & Ju Ji-Hoon. The photo above is the first from the filming set that shows Gianna Jun and Ju Ji-Hoon appearing together. Meanwhile, filming for the drama series has been paused until December 20, 2020 due to the rise of Covid-19 cases.
“Jiri Mountain” will air on tvN sometime next year in South Korea.
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