Trailer #2 added for movie “Pawn” starring Sung Dong-Il, Ha Ji-Won, & Kim Hee-Won. Captions in trailer #2 state (0:19) “Went to get debt and came back with another lump,” (01:01) “Become a family by accumulating time,” (01:14) “The best light in my life.”
“Pawn” will be released September, 2020 in South Korea.
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Group poster added for KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective” starring Choi Jin-Hyuk & Park Joo-Hyun.
The drama series was originally scheduled to air from August 31, 2020, but its premiere has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. In particular, currently airing drama series “Men are Men” was supposed to finished on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, but supporting actor Seo Sung-Jong, who participated in filming for the drama series on August 14, 2020, tested positive for Covid-19 on August 19, 2020. All staff members and performers who were in contact with Seo Sung-Jong during filming of “Men are Men” then underwent testing for Covid-19 and they all came out negative. Filming for “Men are Men” stopped on August 19, 2020 and filming resumes August 24, 2020. “Men are Men” will air its last episode on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020. “The Zombie Detective” will then take over KBS2’s Monday and Tuesday time slot sometime after September 1st.
Son Seok-Koo & Jun Jong-Seo are cast in movie “Woo-Ri, Ja-Young” (working title). The film will be directed by Jeong Ga-Young (“Hit the Night“). Son Seok-Koo and Jun Jong-Seo will play two adults who meet through a dating app. Filming for “Woo-Ri, Ja-Young” will begin sometime during the second half of this year.
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Mikako Tabe & Takanori Iwata (“J Soul Brothers” & “EXILE”) are cast in movie “Living In Your Sky.” The film is based on 2013 novel “Sora ni Sumu” by Masato Odake and directed by Shinji Aoyama (“Sad Vacation“). Also cast in the film are Yukino Kishii, Rie Mimura, Shingo Tsurumi, Hisafumi Iwashita, Hiroshi Takahashi, Nao Omori, Masatoshi Nagase, and Akira Emoto. The film will follow the lives of women in their 20’s and 30’s, including Naomi played by Mikako Tabe.
“Living In Your Sky” will be released October 23, 2020 in Japan.
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Kim Hye-Yoon is cast for lead role in drama series “Snowdrop” co-starring Blackpink’s Kim Ji-Soo. For “Snowdrop,” Kim Hye-Yoon will reunite with director Jo Hyun-Tak and screenwriter Yoo Hyun-Mi. All three previously worked together in hit 2018 JTBC drama series “SKY Castle.” Meanwhile, the lead male role has been offered to actor Jung Hae-In and he is currently considering the offer.
Details on Kim Hye-Yoon’s character description has not yet been revealed or when the drama series will air.
First teaser trailer for Netflix drama series “The School Nurse Files” starring Jung Yu-Mi & Nam Joo-Hyuk. Dialogue in the trailer goes (0:04) “Do you see some kind of jelly again?” (0:11) Jung Yu-Mi “Where does it hurt?,” (0:12) Jung Yu-Mi “21, 22, 23” (0:15) Jung Yu-Mi “I, without anyone knowing,” (0:17) Jung Yu-Mi “Was born with destiny to help people,” (0:22) Jung Yu-Mi “F*ck, what is this?,” (0:28) “Teacher is weird?,” (0:33) Jung Yu-Mi “Another layer of the world, where I am the only one that can see,” (0:50) Jung Yu-Mi “Let me recharge first,” (0:54) Jung Yu-Mi “Honestly, You have a special energy.”
“The School Nurse Files” will be available to stream from September 25, 2020 on Netflix.
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Teaser posters and ep.1 air date set for TV Asahi drama series “24 Japan” starring Toshiaki Karasawa. Ep.1 is now set to air October 9, 2020 in Japan. In addition, supporting cast members have been announced for the drama series. The newly announced cast members are Shuhei Uesugi, Atsuhiro Inukai, Miki Yanagi, Nana Katase, Denden, Yu Kamio, Kazuya Takahashi, Yasuyuki Maekawa, Kumi Mizuno, Atsuko Sakurai, and Haruka Uchimura. Visuals below are of Shuhei Uesugi, Atsuhiro Inukai, Miki Yanagi, Nana Katase, Denden, Yu Kamio, Kazuya Takahashi, and Yasuyuki Maekawa. The drama series is a remake of U.S. television series “24.”
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Jung Woo-Sung is cast in movie “Hunt” co-starring Lee Jung-Jae. The film is also the first film directed by Lee Jung-Jae. Jung Woo-Sung and Lee Jung-Jae are longtime friends and they worked together in 1998 film “City of the Rising Sun.” For movie “Hunt,” Jung Woo-Sung will play NSA Agent Kim Jung-Do. He works with rival NSA Agent Park Pyeong-Ho (Lee Jung-Jae) to capture a North Korean spy manger in South Korea.
Filming for “Hunt” will begin 2021.
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for movie “First Love” starrring Keiko Kitagawa & Tomoya Nakamura. Movie is based on 2018 novel “First Love” by Rio Shimamoto and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The teaser begins with Kanna Hijiriyama (Kyoko Yoshine) walking along a riverbank and holding a blood stained knife. Caption on the teaser poster asks “Why did she kill her father?” Below are the first still images from the movie.
“First Love” is now set for release February, 2021 in Japan.
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First still image and teaser posters for movie “The Swordsman” starring Jang Hyuk & Kim Hyun-Soo. The still image is of Jang Hyuk as swordsman Tae Yool. He vanishes during a turbulent time in Joseon, but he returns with his sword when his daughter is taken by Qing forces.
“The Swordsman” will be released September 17, 2020 in South Korea.
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