Poster and main trailer added for live-action film “Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro” starring Takumi Kitamura and Maika Yamamoto. The comedy film is based on manga series “Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro” by Iipyao and Yujiro Koyama. The theme song for the movie has also been revealed, which is “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars. That song is featured in the main trailer as well.
“Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro” will be released October 30, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2 added for tvN drama series “Record of Youth” starring Park Bo-Gum and Park So-Dam. Park Bo-Gum starts off the teaser with narration that states “Dream for my friend is to protect herself, but dream for me is homework that costs a lost of money. And there isn’t much time left for me.”
In addition, ep.1 is now set to first air September 7, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot recently vacated by “My Unfamiliar Family.”)
Teaser trailer added for movie “Child of the Stars” starring Mana Ashida. Caption in the teaser trailer around the 8 second mark states “Trust. Love. Become an adult.” Meanwhile, Masatoshi Nagase and Tomoyo Harada are newly announced cast members for the film. The duo will play parents of main character Chihiro played by Mana Ashida.
“Child of the Stars” will be released October, 2020 in Japan.
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2nd visual poster for live-action film “Georama Boy Panorama Girl” starring Anna Yamada and Jin Suzuki. The film is based on manga series “Georama Boy Panorama Girl” by Kyoko Okazaki. In addition, more cast members has been announced for the film: Misato Morita, Riko Narumi, Nene Otsuka, Erika Takizawa, Kogarashi Wakasugi, Sora Hirata, Ibuki Mochida, Kiita, and Shintaro Yuya. Misato Morita plays Mayumi, whom male lead Jin Suzuki as Kenichi Kanna falls for. Still images from the movie are found below.
“Georama Boy Panorama Girl” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
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Kwon Sang-Woo and Bae Sung-Woo are cast for lead roles in SBS drama series “Fly From Rags To Riches” (literal title). The drama series will have Kwon Sang-Woo play unconventional lawyer Park Tae-Yong and Bae Sung-Woo will play reporter Park Sam-Soo. They work together to help clients who are falsely accused of crimes.
“Fly From Rags To Riches” will first air sometime during the second half of 2020.
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Cho Yeo-Jeong and Go Joon are cast in KBS2 drama series “If I Cheat, I Die” (literal title). The genre of the drama series is a comedy-mystery-thriller. The duo will play lead characters who are husband and wife. Cho Yeo-Jeong will play mystery writer Kang Yeo-Joo. Because of her job, she is constantly thinking about ways to kill people. Meanwhile, Go Joon will play her husband Han Woo-Sung. He is a divorce lawyer.
“If I Cheat, I Die” will first air October, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thurday 9:30PM time slot after “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol“).
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Teaser trailer #2 added for SBS drama series “Alice” starring Joo Won and Kim Hee-Seon. The trailer begins with Kim Hee-Son stating “Mother can do anything for our Jin-Gyeom.” Actor Joo Won plays Jin-Gyeom.
“Alice” first airs August 28, 2020 in South Korea.
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Actor Haruma Miura was found deceased at his home around 1PM on July 18, 2020 in Minato, Tokyo. He was found hanging and was transferred to a hospital, but he was later pronounced dead. The police are investigating his death under the assumption that he took his own life. A suicide note was also found nearby. Haruma Miura was a popular actor that appeared in many popular movies and drama series including “Sky of Love,” “Attack on Titan,” and “Samurai Seventeen.” Condolences goes out to his family and friends.
First script reading for OCN drama series “Search,” starring Jang Dong-Yoon & Krystal, took place April, 2020 in South Korea. Attending the first script reading were Jang Dong-Yoon, Krystal, Moon Jeong-Hee, Yoon Park, and Lee Hyun-Wook. The drama series is a military-thriller set along the DMZ. JAng Dong-Yoon plays Sergeant Yong Dong-Jin. He is nearing the end of his military service and becomes a handler for a dog in a search party. Krystal plays military officer Son Ye-Rim. She is sent to the DMZ to investigate a series of mysterious cases. They soon go up against a mysterious creature.
“Search” will first air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Silent Tokyo” starring Koichi Sato, Yuriko Ishida, and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film is based on 2016 novel “And So This Is Xmas” by Takehiko Hata (“Unfair“) and directed by Takafumi Hatano (“SP“). The film is set during Christmas Eve, when a person warns a bomb will be detonated in downtown Tokyo by 6PM if they can’t speak with the Prime Minister on a live broadcast. Meanwhile, the ending song for the movie is a cover version of “Happy X-mas（War Is Over)” by Awich. The song is also featured prominently in the teaser trailer.
“Silent Tokyo” will be released December 4, 2020 in Japan.
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