Trailer and poster added for movie “Damashie no Kiba” starring Yo Oizumi and Mayu Matsuoka. Movie is based on novel “Damashie no Kiba” by Takeshi Shiota and much heralded director Daihachi Yoshida (“The Kirishima Thing“). Caption on the poster below states in Japanese “Fearless, smiling face who appeared at a major publishing firm.”
“Damashie no Kiba” will be released June 19, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer #2 added for TV Chosun drama series “Wind and Cloud and Rain” (literal title) starring Park Si-Hoo & Ko Sung-Hee. The period drama series is based on novel “Baramgwa Gooreumgwa Bi” by Lee Byung-Joo.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A story depicting a fierce struggle for the throne in Joseon.
Choi Chun-Joong (Park Si-Hoo) is the best face reader in the nation. He was born into a prestigious family, but his family was killed off. He is looked down upon as a fortune-teller, but he eventually becomes the most powerful person in Joseon. He is aware of Joseon’s fate and tries to change it. He also devotes his life to the woman he loves.
Lee Bong-Ryeon (Ko Sung-Hee) is a beautiful princess and the daughter of King Cheoljong. She has a special ability to see the fate of people. Her ability is a blessing and, at the same time, a curse to her. Lee Bong-Ryeon meets Choi Chun-Joong and tries to change the fate of Joseon for the better.
“Wind and Cloud and Rain” will first air May, 2020 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “How to Buy a Friend” starring Lee Sin-Young, Shin Seung-Ho, and Kim So-Hye. The drama series is based on webcomic webcomic “Gyeyakwoojung” (literally “Friend Contract”) by Kwon Laad. Above is the main poster for the drama series with main actors Lee Sin-Young, Shin Seung-Ho, and Kim So-Hye. Caption on the poster states “That Day, Everything Began.”
“How to Buy a Friend” first airs April 6, 2020 in South Korea.
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Actor Park Bo-Gum is set to make a cameo appearance in ep.16 of currently airing JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class.” Further details on his cameo appearance in the final episode of “Itaewon Class” has not yet been revealed. Park Bo-Gum agreed to do the cameo appearance partially due to his good working relationship with director Kim Sung-Yoon. They previously worked together in 2016 KBS2 drama series “Love in the Moonlight.”
Ep.15 of “Itaewon Class” will air Friday, March 20, 2020 and ep.16 will air Saturday, March 21, 2020.
Yuuki Ogoe is cast in movie “The Werewolf Game: Death Game’s Operator” (literal title). Yuuki Ogoe is the first male actor to play the main character in the “The Werewolf Game” series of movies. The movie is based on novel “Jinro Gemu: Death Game no Uneinin” by Ryo Kawakami and he will also sit in the director’s chair to direct the film.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: People are gathered by recruitment or being kidnapped.These people take part in the Werewolf Game. The participants must risk their lives in the game, while wealthy people wager on the winners and losers of the game. Masamune (Yuuki Ogoe) works as an operator of the game. He finds out that female high school student Yuzuki Natsume is one of the participants in the Werewolf Game. Masamune once taught Yuzuki Natsume as a private tutor. He wants to save her and he is willing to risk his life to do so.
“The Werewolf Game: Death Game’s Operator” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
Here’s the first still images of Lee Min-Ho in SBS drama series “The King: Eternal Monarch” co-starring Kim Go-Eun. In the drama series, Lee Min-Ho plays Lee Gon. His character is the emperor of the Korean empire. He is handsome and elegant, while being skilled in literary arts and martial arts. On the flip side, he is also sensitive and compulsive. Lee Gon likes precise figures and not vague words.
“The King: Eternal Monarch” first airs April, 2020 in South Korea.
First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “When My Love Blooms” starring Yoo Ji-Tae and Lee Bo-Young. The teaser trailer starts off with Lee Bo-Young narrating in Korean with “One way or another, there are people who are meant to meet again eventually.” She is standing by a train tracks on a snowy night and staring at Yoo Ji-Tae during the teaser trailer. Meanwhile, below are still images of Yoo ji-Tae and Lee Bo-Young from the drama series.
“When My Love Blooms” will first air April, 2020 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Hi Bye Mama“).
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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for live-action film “Yowamushi Pedal” starring Ren Nagase, Kentaro Ito, and Kanna Hashimoto. The 30 second teaser trailer has captions that states in Japanese (0:02) “I, who is alone,” (0:05) “Meet with fellow,” (0:08) “Meet with bicyle.” (0:11) “Now I am here.” The film is based on “Yowamushi Pedal” by Wataru Watanabe and directed by Koichiro Miki.
“Yowamushi Pedal” will be released August 14, 2020 in Japan.
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3 character posters and teaser trailer #2 added for MBC drama series “365: Repeat The Year” starring Lee Joon-Hyuk, Nam Ji-Hyun, and Kim Ji-Soo. The character posters are of Lee Joon-Hyuk as Ji Hyung-Joo, Nam Ji-Hyun as Shin Ga-Hyun, and Kim Ji-Soo as Lee Shin. Caption on Lee Joon-Hyuk’s poster states in Korean “If I can turn back, I will do anything I can,”
Nam Ji-Hyun’s poster asks “Am I invited to the game which risks destiny?,”
and Kim Ji-Soo’s poster states “I will give a chance to go back to the past.”
“365: Repeat The Year” first airs March 23, 2020 in South Korea.
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Teaser poster added for TV Chosun drama series “Somehow Family” (literal title), starring Sung Dong-Il and Jin Hee-Kyung. The teaser poster features Sung Dong-Il, Jin Hee-Kyung, Kwon Eun-Bin, Kim Kwang-Kyu, Oh Hyun-Kyung, Seo Ji-Suk, Lee Bon, and Yeo One.
“Somehow Family” is now set to first air March 29, 2020 in South Korea.