Apr 7 2020

Teaser trailer #1 for SBS drama series “Good Casting”

Teaser trailer #1 added for SBS drama series “Good Casting” starring Choi Gang-Hee, Yu In-Young, and Kim Ji-Young. An earlier teaser trailer was released by SBS, which they count as teaser 0. Teaser trailer #1 starts off with Choi Gang-Hee and Kim Ji-Young walking into a dark warehouse with their guns drawn. Caption in the teaser trailer goes (0:24) “Legendary crazy agent returns to the field,” (0:34) “I am not good enough, but I will do my best.” Meanwhile, above and below are still images of Choi Gang-Hee in the drama series as Baek Chan-Mi. Her character is a black agent for the NIS.

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

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Apr 6 2020

Kang Sung-Yeon & Jo Han-Sun cast in MBC drama series “Miss Lee Knows”

Kang Sung-Yeon & Jo Han-Sun are cast in MBC drama series “Miss Lee Knows” (literal title). The drama series consists of 4 episodes. Kang Sung-Yeon will play real estate agent Lee Goong-Bok and Jo Han-Sun will play Detective In Cheol-Ho. “Miss Lee Knows” will air July, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Mysterious cases take place at an apartment complex which is about to go under reconstruction. Lee Goong-Bok (Kang Sung-Yeon) is a real estate agent that works with apartments there. She has a meddlesome type of personality. In Cheol-Ho (Jo Han-Sun) is a veteran detective.

Apr 6 2020

Etsushi Toyokawa cast in TV Asahi drama special “The Fugitive”

Etsushi Toyokawa is cast in TV Asahi drama special “The Fugitive” (literal title) co-starring Ken Watanabe. The drama special is a remake of the 1960’s U.S. television series “The Fugitive.” Etsushi Toyokawa will play Detective Squad Chief Masami Hosaka. He chases after fugitive Kazuki Kakurai (Ken Watanabe) who escaped from a prison transport bus. Seiji Izumi (“Aibou: Season 1“) will direct the drama special and screenplay adaptation is written by Masahiro Yoshimoto (“Cold Cases“). Above is a teaser poster for the drama special.

“The Fugitive” consists of 2 episodes and will air sometime later this year in Japan.

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Apr 6 2020

Yoon Si-Yoon, Kyung Soo-Jin & Shin So-Yul cast in OCN drama series “Train”

Yoon Si-Yoon, Kyung Soo-Jin and Shin So-Yul are cast in OCN drama series “Train.” The drama series will have Yoon Si-Yoon playing two different characters in parallel worlds.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A man lost a precious person because of a serial killer. He crosses over into a different world to figure out the truth behind her death.

Seo Do-Won (Yoon Si-Yoon) is a detective and he is enthusiastic at his job. Han Seo-Kyung (Kyung Soo-Jin) is a prosecutor with an honest personality. Lee Jung-Min (Shin So-Yul) is a member of a scientific investigation unit. She is Seo Do-Won’s childhood friend and also his first love. She supports Seo Do-Won.

“Train” will first air sometime this summer in South Korea.

Apr 3 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for KBS2 drama series “Fix You”

Teaser trailer #2 added for KBS2 drama series “Fix You” starring Shin Ha-Kyun and Jung So-Min. The drama series previously went under its literal title of “Soul Repairer” (“Younghonsoosungong”). Teaser trailer #2 features Shin Ha-Kyun as Lee Shi-Joon and Jung So-Min as Han Woo-Joo talking together at a table. The dialogue in the teaser trailer #2 goes (0:15) Jung So-Min “The Earth is destroying,” (0:24) Jung So-Min “Am I crazy?.” (0:26) Shin Ha-Kyun “You are not crazy. You are sick,” (0:36) and Jung So-Min ends it with “I think we are destiny.” Meanwhile, below are still images from the drama series.

“Fix You” first airs May 6, 2020 in South Korea.

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Apr 2 2020

First trailer for sequel film “Peninsula”

First trailer for upcoming sequel film “Peninsula” starring Gang Dong-Won. Movie is directed by Yeon Sang-Ho and is a sequel to 2016 fim “Train To Busan.” “Peninsula” is set 4 years after “Train To Busan.” Captions in the trailer states (0:23) “Unprecedented disaster,” (0:29) “4 years later,” (0:42) “Ruined land,” (0:48) “Someone surved and …,” (0:50) “Someone were dumped,” (1:00) “It’s not over yet.” Below are the first two still images from the movie.

“Peninsula” is scheduled for release sometime this summer in South Korea.

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Apr 2 2020

First teaser trailers for tvN drama series “Oh My Baby”

First three teaser trailers added for tvN drama series “Oh My Baby” starring Jang Na-Ra, Go Joon, Park Byung-Eun, and Jung Gun-Joo. The first three teaser trailers all feature Jang Na-Ra as Jang Ha-Ri. Meanwhile, above is the first teaser poster for the drama series. Caption on the poster asks “Should I skip marriage?”

“Oh My Baby” is now scheduled to first air May 6, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:50 PM time slot after “Memorist“).

Mar 31 2020

Teaser trailer #3 and still images for SBS drama series “The King: Eternal Monarch”

Teaser trailer #3 and title teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “The King: Eternal Monarch” starring Lee Min-Ho and Kim Go-Eun. Meanwhile, above are still images of Lee Min-Ho and Kim Go-Eun in the drama series. The scene features the first meeting between Lee Gon (Lee Min-Ho) and Jung Tae-Eul (Kim Go-Eun). Filming for this scene took place in the early morning hours at an intersection in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South Korea.

“The King: Eternal Monarch” is now set to first air April 17, 2020 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10 PM time slot after “Hyena“).

Mar 31 2020

Honoka Matsumoto cast in movie “My Name is Yours”

Honoka Matsumoto is cast for the lead role in movie “My Name is Yours” (“Kimi ga Sekai no Hajimari”). The film is based on novels “En” & “Blue Hearts wo Kiita Yoru, Kimi to Kiss Shite Sayonara” by Momoko Fukuda and she also directs the film. She previously directed 2019 movie “My Father, the Bride.” A brief teaser trailer for the is added on AsianWiki.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: At midnight, in a residential area of Osaka, a middle aged man is murdered. The person who killed the man is a high school student.

En (Honoka Matsumoto) is a 2nd grade high school student. She spends her boring days with her friend Kotoko, who tends to change boyfriends frequently. Kotoko falls in love with Narihira-kun at first sight. Narihira-kun is a soccer player at their high school. Since then, the relationship between En and Kotoko changes.

“My Name is Yours” will be released sometime this summer in Japan.

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Mar 31 2020

Yosuke Eguchi & Moka Kamishiraishi cast in NHK drama series “Request to the Angel”

Yosuke Eguchi & Moka Kamishiraishi are cast in NHK drama series “Request to the Angel” (literal title of “ Tenshi ni Request wo”). Also cast in the drama series are Jun Shison, Yuka Itaya, Mitsuko Baisho, and Meiko Kaji. The drama series features an original screenplay by Sumio Omori and directed by Keiji Kataoka. Screenwriter Sumio Omori and director Keiji Kataoka previously worked together on NHK drama series “Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit.”

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Shugo Shimada (Yosuke Eguchi) was once a detective. He now runs a private detective agency. His assistant is Akari Kojima (Moka Kamishiraishi). Shugo Shimada is not thrilled with his work. One day, receives a request from an elderly woman who looks wealthy. She wants him to help achieve Mikie Omatsu’s (Meiko Kaji) last wish, which requires taking her to a place. The elderly woman met Mikie Omatsu during a hospital stay. Mikie Omatsu does not have much time to live.

“Request to the Angel” first airs June 6, 2020 and will consist of 5 episodes.