Trailer and poster added for movie “Sakura” starring Takumi Kitamura, Nana Komatsu, and Ryo Yoshizawa. Movie is based on 2005 novel “Sakura” by Kanako Nishi (“Yellow Elephant“) and directed by Hitoshi Yazaki (“Strawberry Shortcakes“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Ao no ID” by rock band Tokyo Jihen. The theme song “Ao no ID” appears in the trailer.
“Sakura” is now set for release November 13, 2020.
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First teaser poster for KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective” (literal title) starring Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun. The teaser poster features Choi Jin-Hyuk as Kim Moo-Young. He is a zombie, but pretends to be a human. Meanwhile, below are still images of Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun in the drama series.
“The Zombie Detective” will air sometime during the second half of this year, but exact dates have not yet been decided.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for live-action film “The Promised Neverland” starring Minami Hamabe, Rihito Itagaki, and Kairi Jyo. The film is based on manga series “Yakusoku no Neverland” by Kaiu Shirai and directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa (“Erased“). The film is set at a picturesque orphanage, but there’s a dark secret held in there.
“The Promised Neverland” will be released December 18, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #4 added for tvN drama series “Record of Youth” starring Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, and Byeon Woo-Seok. Captions in teaser trailer #4 states (0:06) “My dream too,” (0:10) “My reality too,” (0:17) “Friendship too,” (0:26) “Remember and,” and (0:30) “Be with me.”
“Record of Youth” first airs September 7, 2020 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer #2 added for KBS2 drama series “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol” starring Go Ara and Lee Jae-Wook. With the background track being a cover of “I Get Around” by The Beach Boys, captions in teaser trailer #2 goes (0:09) “By a single accident,” (0:12) “Came to me,” and (0:19) “My lovely debtor.” Below are new stil images of Go Ara and Lee Jae-Wook in the drama series.
“Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol” first airs August 26, 2020 in South Korea.
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Supporting cast added for JTBC drama series “Live On” starring Minhyun and Jung Da-Bin. The newly announced supporting cast members are Ro Jong-Hyun, Yang Hye-Ji, Yeon Woo (‘Momoland’), and Choi Byung-Chan (‘Victon’). Photos above and below are the from the first script reading, which took place recently in South Korea.
Ro Jong-Hyun will play Do Woo-Jae in “Live On.” He is the leader of the student council at their school. He is friends with lead male character Go Eun-Taek (Minhyun). Yang Hye-Ji will play Ji So-Hyun. She is a model student and is a member of the broadcasting club. Yeon Woo will play Kang Jae-Yi. She is the girlfriend of Do Woo-Jae (Ro Jong-Hyun). Lastly, Choi Byung-Chan will play Kim Yoo-Shin. He is a naive and cheerful guy.
“Live On” is now scheduled to first air November, 2020 in South Korea.
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Trailer and poster added for movie “The Runway” starring Asami Mizukawa and Kodai Asaka. The film is based on poetry collection book “Kashu Kassoro” by Shinichiro Hagihara and directed by Norichika Oba. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has also been revealed. The theme song is “Kami Hikouki” by pop-rock singer Ibuki Sano. The theme song “Kami Hikouki” is played in the movie’s trailer.
Release date for “The Runway” is now set for November, 2020 in Japan.
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Lee Byung-Hun, Park Seo-Joon, and Park Bo-Young are cast in disaster film “Concrete Utopia.” The film is based on webcomic “Yukwaehan Yiwoot” by Kim Soong-Nyoong and directed by Uhm Tae-Hwa (“Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned“). The film is set in Seoul after an earthquake annihilates the city. The only place standing is an apartment complex. Lee Byung-Hun, Park Seo-Joon, and Park Bo-Young play residents there.
“Concrete Utopia” has yet to pick up a release date.
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Bae Suzy and Nam Joo-Hyuk are now cast in tvN drama series “Start-Up.” Kim Sun-Ho and Kang Han-Na are also cast for major supporting characters. The drama series had the early working title of “Sandbox” before picking up “Start-Up.”
For the drama series, Bae Suzy will play Seo Dal-Mi. Her dream is to start a technology company. She goes through numerous part-time jobs in pursuit of her goal, until she finally starts her own company. Nam Joo-Hyuk will play Nam Do-San. He is the founder of Samsan Tech, which was founded two years ago. He is also the first love of Seo Dal-Mi. Kim Sun-Ho will play Han Ji-Pyeong. He is a senior manager at SH Venture Capital. Lastly, Kang Han-Na will play Won In-Jae. She is daughter of a rich chaebol family, but her family disowns her. She wants to succeed by herself and begins with a startup.
“Start-Up” first airs October, 2020 (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Stranger 2.”).
Teaser trailer #2 & 5 character posters added for Channel A drama series “Lies of Lies” (literal title) starring Lee Yu-Ri & Yeon Jeong-Hun. Teaser trailer #2 begins with the voice of Lee Il-Hwa stating “Give me the baby. I’m better than a mother who is a murderer.” Lee Yu-Ri follows with “In order to take my daughter back, I stated a lie.” The character posters are of Lee Yu-Ri as Ji Eun-Soo, Yeon Jeong-Hun as Kang Ji-Min, Lee Il-Hwa as Kim Ho-Ran, Lim Ju-Eun as Eun Se-Mi, and Kwon Hwa-Woon as Kim Yeon-Joon.
“Lies of Lies” first airs September 4, 2020 in South Korea.
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