Jul 6 2020

Main poster & release date for movie “Deliver Us From Evil”

Main poster and release date added for upcoming crime-action film “Deliver Us From Evil” starring Hwang Jung-Min & Lee Jung-Jae. The film is now set to for release on August 5, 2020 in South Korea. The main poster, which features the two lead actors, has captions that states “The unstoppable chase between two men.”

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A shocking kidnapping case takes place in Thailand. In-Nam (Hwang Jung-Min) just completed his last murder for hire contract as an assassin. He is aware that the kidnapping case is related to him. In-Nam heads to Thailand. There, he meets his helper Yoo-Yi (Park Jung-Min) and they work on the kidnapping case.

Meanwhile, Ray (Lee Jung-Jae) learns that his sibling was assassinated by In-Nam. To take revenge on In-Nam, he heads to Thailand.

Jul 6 2020

Lee Jang-Woo & Jin Ki-Joo cast in KBS2 drama series “Oh! Samgwang Villa”

Lee Jang-Woo and Jin Ki-Joo are cast for lead roles in KBS2 weekend drama series “Oh! Samgwang Villa” (literal title). The drama series revolves around residents who live in the modest Samgwang Villa. Lee Jang-Woo will play Woo Jae-Hee. He came from a rich background, but he has to support himself. Jin Ki-Joo will play Lee Bit Chae Woon. She has to support her mother and two siblings. She dreams of leaving behind Samgwang Villa.

“Oh! Samgwang Villa” first airs September, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM time slot after “Once Again“).

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Jul 3 2020

Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun cast in KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective”

Choi Jin-Hyuk and Park Joo-Hyun are cast for lead roles in KBS2 drama series “The Zombie Detective” (literal title). Choi Jin-Hyuk will play Kim Moo-Young. He turned into a zombie two years ago and cannot remember anything before that. He opens up a private detective office, while keeping the guise that he is a human. Meanwhile, Park Joo-Hyun, who most recently starred in Netflix drama series “Extracurricular,” will play Kong Sun-Ji. She begins to work part-time at the detective office.

Exact air date for “The Zombie Detective” has not yet been revealed.

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Jul 2 2020

Ep.1 air date & first script reading

Ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “The Moment,” starring Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, and Byeon Woo-Seok, is now set for September, 2020 in South Korea. The drama series will slot into tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Birthcare Center.” Meanwhile, above and below are photos from the first script reading for the drama series, which took place February, 2020 in South Korea. Before the first script reading, Park Bo-Gum stated “I will do my best to be filmed and memorized beautifully about this youth, which is the moment in the drama series title.” The first script was attended by director Ahn Gil-Ho, screenwriter Ha Myung-Hee, Park Bo-Gum, Park So-Dam, Byeon Woo-Seok, Ha Hee-Ra, Shin Ae-Ra, Han Jin-Hee, Park Soo-Young, Seo Sang-Won, and Shin Dong-Mi.

Lastly, actor Park Bo-Gum will enter the military on August 31, 2020 to fulfill his mandatory military requirement and he will be discharged April, 2022.

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Jul 2 2020

Song Joong-Ki offered lead male role in tvN drama series “Vincenzo”

Song Joong-Ki has been offered the lead male role in tvN drama series “Vincenzo.” He had a meeting with the drama series director Kim Hee-Won (“The Crowned Clown“) about the role and he is currently “considering” the offer. Actress Jeon Yeo-Bin has already received an offer to play the lead female role and she is currently “positively considering” the offer. The drama series revolves around two attorneys. If Song Joong-Ki accepts he will play Park Joo-Hyeong, who also has the name of Vincenzo Casano. He grew up in Italy and became a lawyer for the mafia, but returned to Korea because of a mafia war.

“Vincenzo” is scheduled to first air December, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jul 2 2020

Trailer for horror film “Stigmatized Properties”

Trailer added for horror film “Stigmatized Properties” starring Kazuya Kamenashi, Nao, and Koji Seto. Movie is based on non-fiction book “Jiko Bukken Kaidan: Kowai Madori” by Tanishi Matsubara and directed by Hideo Nakata (“Sadako“). Meanwhile, above is a main visual for the movie. Caption on the visual states “An entertainer stayed at stigmatized properties. True story.” 

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

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Jul 1 2020

Main trailer for movie “The Brightest Roof in the Universe”

Main trailer added for movie “The Brightest Roof in the Universe” starring Kaya Kiyohara and Kaori Momoi. Movie is based on 2003 novel “Uchu de Ichiban Akarui Yane” by Tomoso Nonaka and directed by Michihito Fujii. The theme song for the movie is also revealed in the main trailer, which is “Ima to Anokoro no Bokura” by singer song-writer Cocco.

“The Brightest Roof in the Universe” will be released September 4, 2020 in Japan.

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Jul 1 2020

Main trailer for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit”

Main trailer added for movie “Steel Rain 2: Summit” starring Jung Woo-Sung, Kwak Do-Won, and Yoo Yeon-Seok. Premise for the film has the South Korean president, U.S. president, and North Korean leader all kidnapped and placed on a North Korean nuclear submarine. Captions in the main trailer state (0:33) “North Korean coup d’état, kidnapped leaders of South Korea, North Korea and U.S.,”  (0:49) “The peace of the world is also trapped,” (1:18) “North Korean nuclear submarine heading to Dokdo Island.” Above and below are two main posters for the film.

“Steel Rain 2: Summit” will be released July 29, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jul 1 2020

Main trailer for movie “Blue, Painful, and Brittle”

Main trailer added for movie “Blue, Painful, and Brittle” (literal title) starring Ryo Yoshizawa & Hana Sugisaki. The film is based on 2018 novel “Aokute Itakute Moroi” by Yoru Sumino (“Let Me Eat Your Pancreas“) and directed by Shunsuke Kariyama. The main trailer begins with Hana Sugisaki stating “The world can be changed.”

Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed, which is “Yumemigusa” by rock band Blue Encount. The theme song is featured in the main trailer.

“Blue, Painful, and Brittle” will be released August 28, 2020 in Japan.

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Jul 1 2020

Uhm Hyun-Kyung cast in KBS2 drama series “Secret Man”

Uhm Hyun-Kyung is cast for the lead female role in KBS2 weekday evening drama series “Secret Man” (literal title). She is the first announced cast member for the drama series. In “Secret Man,” Uhm Hyun-Kyung will play Han Yoo-Jung. Her character tries to reconcile past wrongdoings by her twin sister.

“Secret Man” will first air sometime between late August to early September, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday – Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “Fatal Promise.”).

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