Main trailer added for movie “Yakuza and The Family” starring Gou Ayano and Hiroshi Tachi. Movie is directed by Michihito Fujii (“The Journalist“). The movie’s theme song is also featured in the main trailer which is “Familia” by music group Millennium Parade. The promotional photo above is of (left to right) director Michihito Fujii, actor Gou Ayano, & Daiki Tsuneta of music group Millennium Parade.
“Yakuza and The Family” is now scheduled for release January 29, 2021 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “True Beauty” starring Mun Ka-Young & Cha Eun-Woo. Drama series is based on webcomic “Yeoshingangrim” by Yaongyi and follows a young woman who tries to become a cosmetologist.
“True Beauty” first airs November 25, 2020 in South Korea.
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6 minute highlight trailer and new teaser posters added for SBS drama series “Penthouse” starring Lee Ji-Ah, Kim So-Yeon, and Eugene. The drama series is set a Gangnam penthouse, where a woman becomes consumed by greed.
“Penthouse” will first air October 26, 2020 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Monday & Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Do You Like Brahms?“).
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Main trailer and poster added for horror film “Shin Samejima Jiken” starring Rena Takeda. The film takes place during an online meeting, when one of the participants does not appear. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced, which is “Tsugumu” by Riko Shimizu. Riko Shimizu is a member of idol group Niji no Conquistador. Theme song “Tsugumu” also appears in the main trailer.
“Shin Samejima Jiken” will be released November 27, 2020 in Japan.
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Main trailer and two posters added for upcoming crime film “Collectors” starring Lee Je-Hoon, Jo Woo-Jin, Shin Hye-Sun, & Lim Won-Hee. The film follows Lee Je-Hoon as elite grave robber Kang Dong-Goo.
Release date for “Collectors” is now set for November 4, 2020 in South Korea.
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Ji Soo is cast for the lead male role drama series “The Moon Rising River” (literal title) co-starring Kim So-Hyun. Also announced to play major supporting characters are Lee Ji-Hoon & Choi Yu-Hwa. Actor Kang Ha-Neul was previously announced to make a special appearance as the lead male character’s father. The drama series is based on Korean folk tale “On Dal.” For the drama series, Ji Soo will play the title character from the folktale On Dal. His character is an innocent and nonviolent person. He falls in love with Princess Pyong Gang (Kim So-Hyun). Meanwhile, Lee Ji-Hoon will play Go Gun. His character is the general of Goguryeo and he also falls in love with Pyong Gang. Lastly, Choi Yu-Hwa will play Hae Mo-Yong. Her character is a mysterious woman with a beautiful appearance and a special power to foresee the future. She carries a secret and also holds feelings for Go Gun.
“The Moon Rising River” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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First script reading for JTBC drama series “Hush,” starring Hwang Jung-Min & Yoona, took place September, 2020 in South Korea. Attending the first script reading were director Choi Kyoo-Sik, screenwriter Kim Jung-Min, Hwang Jung-Min, Yoona, Son Byung-Ho, Kim Won-Hae, Park Ho-San, Lee Seung-Joon, Yoo-Sun , Kim Jae-Chul, Kyung Soo-Jin and Jung Joon-Won. Before script reading started, director Choi Kyoo-Sik stated “I am honored to work with such a good script and cast members. This drama series has a serious message. I want to make a drama series which is warm, humane, and fun.”
“Hush” first airs December 11, 2020 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Friday & Saturday 10:50 PM time slot after “More Than Friends“).
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Kei Tanaka and Miki Nakatani are cast in movie “First Gentleman.” The film is based on 2013 novel “Sori no Otto First Gentleman” by Maha Harada (“Runway Beat“) and directed by Hayato Kawai (“Let’s Go, Jets!“). The script will have Kei Tanaka playing married bird watcher Hiyori Soma. When he comes back from a ten day bird watching trip, he learns that his wife Rinko Soma (Miki Nakatani) is now the prime minster of Japan.
“First Gentleman” will be released autumn, 2021 in Japan.
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First script reading for JTBC drama series “Run On,” starring Im Si-Wan & Shin Se-Kyung, took place July, 2020 at JTBC Building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea. Also attending the first script reading were Director Lee Jae-Hoon, screenwriter Park Min-Sook, Sooyoung, Kang Tae-Oh, Park Young-Gyu, Cha Hwa-Yeon, Lee Bong-Ryun, Ryu Abel, Yeon Je-Wook, Lee Jeong-Ha, Choi Jae-Hyun, Kim Dong-Young, and Kim Si-Eun. Director Lee Jae-Hoon stated during the first script reading “I will film all the actors and actresses sincerely and listen sincerely. I will do my best to make the actors, actresses, and staff think that we worked joyfully and with good people until the filming ended.”
“Run On” first airs December, 2020 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday and Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Private Lives.”).
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Serena Motola is cast for the lead role in TV Tokyo drama series “Tokyo Design Story” (“Tokyo Design ga Umareru Hi”). Also cast in the drama series are Megumi, Junpei Goto, Momo, Marika Ito, Iku Arai, and Yuya Nara. The drama series is scripted by Masashi Shimizu (“Otokomeshi“) and directed by Tetsuya Chihara. The drama series will follow Serena Motola as rookie designer Mutsumi Ono. She works for design company Lemon Design.
“Tokyo Design Story” will first air December 2, 2020 in Japan.
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