Jul 22 2020

Teaser trailer #4 for tvN drama “Stranger 2”

Teaser trailer #4 added for tvN drama series “Stranger 2” starring Cho Seung-Woo and Bae Doo-Na. Teaser trailer #4 shows the supporting characters including Jeon Hye-Jin, Choi Moo-Sung, Lee Joon-Hyuk, and Lee Hae-Young.

“Stranger 2” first airs August, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: The prosecutor’s office and the police find themselves on opposing sides. The prosecutors, including elite prosecutor Woo Tae-Ha (Choi Moo-Sung), want discretionary power over investigations. Meanwhile, the police, including Choi Bit (Jeon Hye-Ji), tries to get complete investigative authority that is independent of the prosecutor’s office.

Under this tense situation, Prosecutor Hwang Shi-Mok (Cho Seung-Woo) and Detective Han Yeo-Jin (Bae Doo-Na) chase after the truth in a hidden case.

Jul 22 2020

Main poster & trailer for movie “A Beloved Wife”

Main poster and trailer added for movie “A Beloved Wife” starring Gaku Hamada & Asami Mizukawa. The film is based on novel “Chibusa ni Ka“ by Shin Adachi and also directed by him. The film follows a family on a road trip, with the husband attempting to write a new screenplay.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Gota (Gaku Hamada) is an unpopular scriptwriter. He has been married to Chika (Asami Mizukawa) for 10 years and they have a daughter Aki (Chise Niitsu). Their marriage life is not very good. Gota tries to make his relationship with Chika better, but Chika looks down on him for not being able to earn money. She is also not interested in having sex with her husband. One day, Gota has a chance to travel to Kagawa Prefecture to write a screenplay. He persuades Chika and Aki to go with him to Kagawa Prefecture, but he faces an unexpected case.

“A Beloved Wife” will be released September 11, 2020 in Japan.

Jul 22 2020

Non and Kento Hayashi cast in movie “Stop Me” (literal title).

Actress Non and actor Kento Hayashi are cast for lead roles in movie “Stop Me” (literal title). The film is based on 2017 novel “Watashi o Kuitomete” by Risa Wataya (“Tremble All You Want“) and directed by Akiko Ohku (“Tremble All You Want“).

“Stop Me” will be released sometime this winter in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Mitsuko Kuroda (Non) is 31-years-old and single. She enjoys her life as a single woman. A big reason why she enjoys her single life is that she has counsellor “A” in her mind, which is her other self. Whenever she does not know what do, “A” gives her the right answers. She believes her happy and peaceful single life with “A” will continue, but she falls in love with Tada-kun (Kento Hayashi). He is a salesperson and younger than her.

Jul 22 2020

Main trailer & poster for movie “Soiree”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Soiree” starring Nijiro Murakami and Haruka Imou. Captions in the trailer states in Japanese (0:08) “She said that running away is elopement,” and (1:13) “Two people ran away. They were happy.”

“Soiree” will be released August 28, 2020 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Shota Iwamatsu (Nijiro Murakami) is a young man, who dreams of becoming an actor. He teaches stage play at a nursing home for the elderly. Due to an incident, he flees with Takara Yamashita (Haruka Imou), who also works at the same nursing home.

Jul 22 2020

Poster & main trailer for movie “Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro”

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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Jul 22 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama “Record of Youth”

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.”)

Jul 21 2020

2nd poster for movie “Georama Boy Panorama Girl”

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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Jul 21 2020

Kwon Sang-Woo & Bae Sung-Woo cast in SBS drama “Fly From Rags To Riches”

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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