Jun 9 2020

Teaser trailer #1 for KBS2 drama series “Men are Men”

Teaser trailer #1 added for KBS2 drama series “Men are Men” (English title) starring Hwang Jung-Eum and Yoon Hyun-Min. The teaser trailer has Hwang Jung-Eum as Seo Hyun-Joo, standing on a heliport area of an office building. She holds a bouquet of yellow flowers, while dressed in a white dress and orange canvas sneakers. At the 6 second mark, Hwang Jung-Eum states “Goodbye everyone.” She then runs and proceeds to jump high into the sky. Yoon Hyun-Min as Hwang Ji-Woo then calls out her by name. At the 19 second mark, Hwang Jung Eum states “Goodbye everyone. I am free from the bondage and restrictions of marriage. And I leave for happiness as a single person. I wish you all happiness too.”

“Men are Men” will first air July 6, 2020 in South Korea.

Jun 9 2020

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

Teaser trailer added for movie “The Brightest Roof in the Universe” (English title) starring Kaya Kiyohara, Kaori Momoi, and Kentaro Ito. The film is based on 2003 novel “Uchu de Ichiban Akarui Yane” by Tomoso Nonaka and directed by Michihito Fujii. Captions in the teaser trailer states in Japanese (0:11) “Two people meet,” (0:14) “The universe begins to glitter beautifully.” The teaser trailer also briefly shows Kaya Kiyohara as Tsubame Oishi riding a bicycle in the nighttime sky.

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

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Jun 8 2020

Teaser poster & teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Into The Ring”

Teaser poster and teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Into The Ring” (working title) starring Nana and Park Sung-Hoon. The teaser poster features Nana as Koo Se-Ra. Caption on the poster states “Money is the original intention.” The drama series has Koo Se-Ra running for an election, rather than getting a job. The teaser trailer begins with messages for Koo Se-Ra, stating that she did not get the job. Captions in the teaser trailer goes on to state (0:19) “Instead of getting a job,” (0:22) “Chose to run for councillor,” (0:30) “Crazy job seeker.”

“Into The Ring” is now set to first air July 1, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Soul Mechanic.”).

Jun 5 2020

See list of winners & nominees at the 56th BaekSang Arts Awards

See list of winners and nominees at the just concluded 56th BaekSang Arts Awards on AsianWiki. This year’s show was hosted by Shin Dong-Yub, Bae Suzy, Park Bo-Gum. The big winners in film was Bong Joon-Ho‘s “Parasite” and in drama series “When the Camellia Blooms.” Movie “Parasite” won 3 awards: “Grand Prize,” “Best Film,” and “Best New Actor” (Park Myoung-Hoon). Drama series “When the Camellia Blooms” won 4 awards: “Grand Prize,” “Best Screenplay,” “Best Actor” (Kang Ha-Neul), and “Best Supporting Actor” (Oh Jung-Se). Drama series “The World of the Married” received “Best Actress” for Kim Hee-Ae and “Best Director” for Mo Wan-Il.

Jun 5 2020

Shin Hye-Sun & Kim Jung-Hyun cast in tvN drama series “Queen Cheorin”

Shin Hye-Sun and Kim Jung-Hyun are cast for lead roles in tvN drama series “Queen Cheorin” (literal title). Bae Jong-Ok and Kim Tae-Woo are also cast for major supporting characters. The drama series is a period-comedy, but with a major twist. The twist is that a man in the present day’s spirit somehow takes over the body of Queen Kim So-Yong (played by Shin Hye-Sun) in the Joseon era. Kim Jung-Hyun will play King Cheoljong.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In the present day, Jang Bong-Hwan works as a chef at the President’s Blue House. He has a free spirit, but his spirit somehow finds its way into the body of Queen Kim So-Yong (Shin Hye-Sun) in the Joseon period.

King Cheoljong (Kim Jung-Hyun) has secrets. He seems like a figurehead, who is gentle and easygoing. In fact, he hides his strong aspects. Queen Sunwon (Bae Jong-Ok) is the late King Sunjo’s wife. She wields the true power in the country and, thus, relegates King Cheoljong as just a figurehead. Kim Jwa-Geun (Kim Tae-Woo) is Queen Sunwon’s younger brother. He is extremely ambitious.

“Queen Cheorin” does not currently have an air date, but it will be broadcast on tvN.

Jun 5 2020

Teaser trailer #3 for SBS drama series “Backstreet Rookie”

Teaser trailer #3 added for SBS drama series “Backstreet Rookie” starring Ji Chang-Wook and Kim You-Jung. The teaser trailer has narration that goes (0:08) Kim You-Jung “I can come to work from tomorrow, right?” (0:18) Ji Chang-Wook “I should’ve fired her at that time,” (0:20) Ji Chang-Wook “That time bomb.” Meanwhile, below are the first still images of Ji Chang-Wook and Kim You-Jung in the drama series.

“Backstreet Rookie” first airs June, 2020 in South Korea.

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Jun 5 2020

First teaser trailers for tvN drama series “Flower of Evil”

First teaser trailers for tvN drama series “Flower of Evil” starring Lee Joon-Gi and Moon Chae-Won. There’s two versions of the teaser trailer with a “Man” and a “Woman” version. In the man teaser trailer, Lee Joon-Gi states in Korean “Man who acted like he was in love. Woman who even loved danger. Flower of Evil.” In the woman teaser trailer, Moon Chae-Won quotes the same lines as Lee Joon-Gi.

“Flower of Evil” first airs July, 2020 in South Korea.

Jun 5 2020

First script reading & ep.1 air date for tvN drama series “Stranger Season 2”

First script reading for tvN drama series “Stranger Season 2,” starring Cho Seung-Woo & Bae Doo-Na, took place January 13, 2020 in South Korea. Main cast members that attended the first script reading were Cho Seung-Woo, Bae Doo-Na, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Jeon Hye-Jin, Yoon Se-Ah, Choi Moo-Sung, Kim Young-Jae, Park Sung-Geun, Choi Jae-Woong, and Lee Hae-Young. Of those mentioned, Jeon Hye-Jin, Choi Moo-Sung, Kim Young-Jae and Lee Hae-Young play new characters that were not in season 1 of “Stranger.”

Meanwhile, ep.1 air date for “Stranger Season 2” is now set for August, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday & Sunday 9PM time slot after “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.”).

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Jun 4 2020

First script reading for tvN drama series “Postnatal Care Center”

First script reading for tvN drama series “Postnatal Care Center” (literal title), starring Uhm Ji-Won & Park Ha-Sun, took place May, 2020 in South Korea. The first script reading included Uhm Ji-Won, Park Ha-Sun, Jang Hye-Jin, Yoon Park, Choi Ri, Lim Hwa-Young, and Nam Yoon-Soo.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Oh Hyun-Jin (Uhm Ji-Won) is the youngest executive at her company. She gives birth to a baby and stays at a postnatal care center. She is the oldest guest at the center for mothers and their newborn babies. While staying there, she meets other women, including Jo Eun-Jung (Park Ha-Sun), and they grow together as adults.

“Postnatal Care Center” is now set to first air August, 2020 in South Korea. (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “My Unfamiliar Family.”).

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Jun 4 2020

English title for tvN drama series “Tale of the Nine Tailed”

According to tvN, official English title has been set to “Tale of the Nine Tailed” for their upcoming drama series Lee Dong-Wook & Jo Bo-Ah. The title does a slight wordplay on the Korean title which is “Gumihodyeon” (literally “Tale of The Nine-Tailed Fox”).

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A nine-tailed fox settles down in the city. A female television PD chases after the nine-tailed fox.

“Tale of the Nine Tailed” will first air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.