Apr 27 2020

Lim Soo-Hyang & Ji Soo cast in MBC drama series “When I Was The Prettiest”

Lim Soo-Hyang and Ji Soo are cast for lead roles in MBC drama series “When I Was The Prettiest” (literal title). Ha Seok-Jin and Hwang Seung-Un are also cast in the drama series for major supporting character roles. The basic premise follows a woman played by Lim Soo-Hyang who falls in love with two brothers played by Ji Soo and Ha Seok-Jin.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Oh Ye-Jin (Lim Soo-Hyang) is a ceramic artist. She dreams of finding ordinary happiness, but life throws her a twist when she falls in love with brothers Seo Hwan (Ji Soo) and Seo Jin (Ha Seok-Jin).

Seo Hwan is an architectural designer. He falls in love with Oh Ye-Jin at first sight, but his feelings puts him up against his older brother Seo Jin. Older brother Seo Jin is a race car driver. He became attracted to Oh Ye-Jin after he met her for the first time at his father’s workshop. Meanwhile, Carry Jung (Hwang Seung-Un) is Seo Jin’s ex-girlfriend. Even though they broke up, she can’t get over him.

“When I Was The Prettiest” first airs August, 2020 in South Korea.

Apr 27 2020

Go Ara & Lee Jae-Wook cast in KBS2 drama series “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol”

Go Ara and Lee Jae-Wook are cast for lead roles in KBS2 drama series “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol.” The genre of the drama series is romantic-comedy. Go Ara will play pianist Goo Ra-Ra and Lee Jae-Wook will play Sun Woo-Joon.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Goo Ra-Ra (Go Ara) is a pianist. She has bright personality. Something happened that caused her to become bankrupt. She doesn’t have anything now and she is frustrated with her situation.

Sun Woo-Joon (Lee Jae-Wook) doesn’t care what other people think about him, but he has a warm heart. He is free spirited and doesn’t have a specific dream or goal for his life. He makes ends meet by working part-time jobs.

Goo Ra-Ra and Sun Woo-Joon meet at the small private piano academy LaLa Land in a country village.

“Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol” will first air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

Apr 24 2020

Teaser trailer #3 for tvN drama series “Oh My Baby”

Teaser trailer #3 added for tvN drama series “Oh My Baby” starring Jang Na-Ra, Go Joon, Park Byung-Eun, and Jung Gun-Joo. Teaser trailer #3 analyzes the 3 different male characters, with the teaser trailer starting off with Jang Na-Ra stating in Korean “Let’s start the analysis.” Han Yi-Sang (played by Go Joon) is described in the trailer as being emotional and having a reliable physical appearance, but he tells her to get a dog if she is lonely. Yoon Jae-Young (played by Park Byung-Eun) is described as smart and comfortable to be around, but he is also too comfortable to be around like a family member. Lastly, Choi Kang-Eu-Ddeum (played by Jung Gun-Joo) is described as a handsome guy with a good personality, but he is immature. Meanwhile, above and below are two main posters for the drama series.

“Oh My Baby” first airs May 13, 2020 in South Korea.

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Apr 24 2020

Park Hae-Jin cast in drama series “Crime Puzzle”

Park Hae-Jin is cast in drama series “Crime Puzzle.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Crime Puzzle” by Meen. For the drama series, Park Hae-Jin will play Han Seung-Min. He confesses to killing his girlfriend’s father, but his girlfriend has doubts about his confession. The drama series is tentatively scheduled to air in the second half of this year, but which network has yet to be decided.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Han Seung-Min (Park Hae-Jin) is a popular professor at the Police University. He is also well-known as a forensic psychologist. His girlfriend Yoo Hee works as a criminal profiler. Suddenly, Han Seung-Min confesses that he killed Yoo Hee’s father and other people. He eventually receives life in prison for his crimes. Yoo Hee does not believe his confession. She looks into his case for answers. This leads Yoo Hee to visit Han Seung-Min in prison and conduct 10 interviews with him.

Apr 23 2020

Main poster for tvN drama series “My Unfamiliar Family”

Here’s a main poster for upcoming tvN drama series “My Unfamiliar Family” (English title) starring Han Ye-Ri & Kim Ji-Suk. The main poster features Han Ye-Ri, Kim Ji-Suk, Choo Ja-Hyun, Shin Jae-Ha, Jung Jin-Young, and Won Mi-Kyung. Caption on the poster states “Strangers like family, Family like Strangers.” Five of the people on the poster play family members, while Kim Ji-Suk plays a friend of Kim Eun-Hee (Han Ye-Ri). Below are the first two still images of Han Ye-Ri in the drama series.

“My Unfamiliar Family” is now set to first air June 1, 20202 in South Korea.

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Apr 22 2020

Teaser trailer #3 & still images for JTBC drama series “Mystic Pop-up Bar”

Teaser trailer #3 and still images for JTBC drama series “Mystic Pop-up Bar” starring Hwang Jung-Eum & Yook Sung-Jae. Captions in teaser trailer #3 states in Korean (0:21) “Find people with worries,” (0:28) “I will resolve your grudge,” (0:43) “Time left,” (0:45) “Only one month,” (0:52) “Now, need only 10 more people.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Hwang Jung-Eum as mysterious food bar proprietor Wol-Joo, Yook Sung-Jae as Han Kang-Bae, and Choi Won-Young as Team Leader Gwi.

“Mystic Pop-up Bar” first airs May 20, 2020 in South Korea.

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Apr 22 2020

Movie “Time to Hunt” to stream on Netflix from April 23, 2020

Movie “Time to Hunt” is now set to stream on Netflix from April 23, 2020 worldwide. The film was originally scheduled to stream on Netflix from April 10, 2020, but a disagreement between movie distributor Contents Panda and production company Little Big Pictures over international distribution rights caused that date to be cancelled. An agreement has now been reached between the two companies to allow the film to be released via Netflix. The film stars popular actors Lee Je-Hoon, Ahn Jae-Hong, Choi Woo-Sik, Park Jung-Min, and Park Hae-Soo.

Apr 21 2020

Teaser trailer #4 and main poster for SBS drama series “Good Casting”

Teaser trailer #4 and main poster added for SBS drama series “Good Casting” starring Choi Gang-Hee, Yu In-Young, and Kim Ji-Young. Captions in the teaser trailer states in Korean (0:12) “The Women’s” (0:14) “Satisfying action,” (0:16) “Begins.”

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Baek Chan-Mi (Choi Gang-Hee) was a legendary black agent for the NIS, but, due to her excessive work, her subordinate died and she missed catching her intended target. Baek Chan-Mi was punished for that botched case and she now works in a cyber security team for the NIS. Baek Chan-Mi is then selected to go undercover on a case involving intellectual property theft at Korea’s largest company.

“Good Casting” first airs April 27, 2020 in South Korea.

Apr 21 2020

Gong Yoo offered lead male role in Netflix drama series “The Sea of Tranquility”

Gong Yoo has been offered the lead male role in Netflix drama series “The Sea of Tranquility.” If Gong-Yoo accepts his offer, he will play Yoon-Jae. He is a soldier and works for a space agency. Actress Bae Doo-Na has already received an offer to play the lead female role. Gong Yoo and Bae Doo-Na are currently considering their offers. Actor Jung Woo-Sung will work as a producer for the drama series. Genre for the drama series features a mixture of sci-fi, thriller, and horror.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Set in the future, when the planet suffers from a lack of water and food caused by desertification. Yoon-Jae is a soldier for the space agency. He is selected for a team, including Ji-An, to travel to the moon. Their mission is to retrieve a mysterious sample from an abandoned research station.

“The Sea of Tranquility” will consist of 8 episodes and filming is currently scheduled to start August, 2020.

Apr 21 2020

Tsuyoshi Muro & Mei Nagano cast in NTV drama series “Doting Parent Youth White Paper”

Tsuyoshi Muro and Mei Nagano are cast in NTV drama series “Doting Parent Youth White Paper” (literal title of “Oyabaka Seishun Hakusyo”). The drama series features an original screenplay by Ichiro Anabuki and directed by Yuichi Fukuda. For the drama series, Tsuyoshi Muro and Mei Nagano will play father and daughter. They also become schoolmates at a university.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: 40-year-old Taro Obika (Tsuyoshi Muro) is a single father and works as a novelist. After his wife died from an illness, he has raised his daughter Sakura (Mei Nagano) alone. He loves his daughter Sakura deeply. Since Sakura only attended all girls’ schools, he worries about her entering a coed university. To placate his worry, he decides to enroll in the same university as his daughter. Taro Obika begins to enjoy campus life for himself.

“Doting Parent Youth White Paper” first airs July, 2020 in Japan.