Jun 11 2020

New release date for movie “Deliver Us From Evil”

Release date for upcoming movie “Deliver Us From Evil,” starring Hwang Jung-Min and Lee Jung-Jae, has been pushed back to August, 2020 in South Korea. The film was originally targeted with a July release date, but with various factors including easing of social distancing rules and summer vacation season coming into play, CJ Entertainment has decided to release the film a month later. The first trailer for the film can be viewed at AsianWiki.

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.

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Jun 11 2020

Teaser trailer & teaser poster for live-action film “Restart After Come Back Home”

Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for live-action film “Restart After Come Back Home” starring Yuki Furukawa and Ryo Ryusei. Caption on the teaser poster states in Japanese “I want to be with together with you.” The film is based on BL manga “Restart wa Tadaima no Atode” by Cocomi. Also supporting cast has been announced for the film and they are Eri Murakawa, Gaku Sano, Hiroko Nakajima, Yukijiro Hotaru, and Masahiro Komoto.

“Restart After Come Back Home” is now set for release September 4, 2020 in Japan.

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Jun 10 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for KBS2 drama series “Memorials”

Teaser trailer #2 for KBS2 drama series “Memorials” (English title) starring Nana & Park Sung-Hoon. Teaser trailer #2 is set in a library, where Koo Se-Ra (Nana) introduces herself to Seo Kong-Myung (Park Sung-Hoon) in a surprising way. The drama series is set in the political world, where a young woman runs for election rather than getting a job.

“Memorials” first airs July 1, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Soul Mechanic“).

Jun 10 2020

Teaser trailer 2 for JTBC drama series “Was It Love”

Teaser trailer #2 added for JTBC drama series “Was It Love” starring Song Ji-Hyo and Son Ho-Jun. Captions in teaser trailer #2 states (0:02) “No luck,” (0:06) “No money,” (0:10) “No love,” (0:11) “Single mom of 14 years No Ae-Jung,” (0:16) “4 men appeared in front of her,” (0:19) “Bad, but attractive man Son Ho-Jun,” (0:22) “Successful, but pitiful man Song Jong-Ho” (0:25) “Young, but fluttering man Koo Ja-Sung” and (0:28) “Scary, but sexy man Kim Min-Jun.” Meanwhile, above are 6 character posters for the drama series. The 6th character poster is of Kim Da-Som as Joo A-Rin.

“Was It Love” first airs July 8, 2020 in South Korea.

Jun 10 2020

Teaser trailer for movie “Wish”

Teaser trailer for movie “Wish” starring Shinichi Tsutsumi & Yuriko Ishida. The film is based on 2016 novel “Nozomi” by Shusuke Shizukui (“Killing For The Prosecution“) and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Captions in the teaser trailer states in Japanese (0:26) “Day the son disappeared,” (0:28) “Incident occurred,” (0:29) “Depict extreme family love. Suspense entertainment,” (0:33) “Classmate’s murder case,” (0:46) “Is he a victim?” (0:48) “Is he a murderer?”

“Wish” will be released October, 2020 in Japan.

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Jun 9 2020

First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Graceful Friends”

First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Graceful Friends” starring Yu Jun-Sang, Song Yoon-A, Bae Soo-Bin, and Han Da-Gam. Narration in the teaser trailer is done entirely by Yu Jun-Sang as Ahn Goong-Cheol. He states in the teaser trailer “Blood ran in reverse. I could not see anything. I could not hear anything. I only thought I had to protect my precious people. But, when I woke up, I found a person dead in front of me. The world was full of the smell of blood. It was just like 20 years ago.”

Get your popcorn ready for “Graceful Friends” when it first airs July 10, 2020 in South Korea.

Jun 9 2020

Teaser poster & trailer for tvN drama series “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay”

New “brothers” teaser poster and trailer for tvN drama series “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” starring Kim Soo-Hyun & Seo Ye-Ji. The teaser poster is of Kim Soo-Hyun and Oh Jung-Se. In the drama series, the two actors play brothers. Older brother Moon Sang-Tae (Oh Jung-Se) has autism and he has taken care of by his younger brother Moon Kang-Tae (Kim Soo-Hyun). As usual, the main trailer can be viewed on AsianWiki.

“It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” first airs June 20, 2020 in South Korea.

Jun 9 2020

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “461 Lunch Boxes”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “461 Lunch Boxes” starring Yoshihiko Inohara and Shunsuke Michieda. The father and son film is based on autobiographical essay “461 Ko no Bento wa, Oyaji to Musuko no Otoko no Yakusoku” by Toshimi Watanabe and directed by Atsushi Kaneshige.

“461 Lunch Boxes” is now set for release November 6, 2020 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kazuki Suzumoto (Yoshihiko Inohara) is divorced and he lives with his 15-year-old son Kouki (Shunsuke Michieda). Kouki is in a susceptible time. The father feels guilty about his son. Kouki then fails his high school entrance exam. In the spring of the following year, Kouki barely passes his high school entrance exam. Kouki mentions to Kazuki that he likes his father’s lunch box. The father and son make a promise to each other. Kazuki promises that he will make a lunch box everyday for Kouki. Kouki promises that he will never skip school.

Jun 9 2020

Sol Kyung-Gu & Yu Jun-Sang cast in movie “Boys”

Sol Kyung-Gu and Yu Jun-Sang are cast for lead roles in based-on-a-true-story film “Boys” (literal title). Also cast in the film are Yum Hye-Ran, Jin Kyung, Heo Sung-Tae, Kim Dong-Youn, Yoo Su-Bin and Kim Kyung-Ho. Actor Cho Jin-Woong will also make a cameo appearance in the film. The film will be directed by Chung Ji-Young. Two of his prior films “Unbowed” and “National Security” were also based on true stories. The story for “Boys” will center around 3 boys who are sent to prison for robbery & murder at a supermarket. The boys receive a second trial and are found are not guilty.

Ploy Synopsis by AsianWiki: 3 boys are arrested in a robbery and homicide case, that took place at a supermarket in a small town. The chief of the investigation team at the time, Hwang Joon-Cheol (Sol Kyung-Gu), has doubts about their conviction and begins to reinvestigate the case.

Filming for “Boys” will begin late June, 2020 in South Koera.