Trailer and two posters added for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist.” The posters features the five main characters played by Cho Jung-Seok, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok, and Jeon Mi-Do. Caption in the trailer around the 6 second mark states in Korean “Ordinary doctors, a little everyday special.”
“Hospital Playlist” first airs March 12, 2020 in South Korea.
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Trailer added for movie “Tapestry” (literal title) starring Masaki Suda and Nana Komatsu. Movie is inspired by the song “Ito” by Miyuki Nakajima and directed by Takahisa Zeze. The trailer begins with narration that asks “Where are you, the one I loved for the first time, living now?”
” Tapestry” will be released April 24, 2020 in Japan.
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Ong Seong-Wu and Shin Ye-Eun have been offered lead roles in new JTBC drama series “Number of Cases to Go From Friends to Lovers” (literal title). Currently, both performers are “positively considering” their offers. If Ong Seong-Wu accepts his offer, he will play Lee Soo. He works as a photographer. If Shin Ye-Eun accepts her offer, she will play Kyung Woo-Yeon. The drama series is directed by Choi Sung-Bum (“ID: Gangnam Beauty“). Ong Seong-Wu previously starred in JTBC drama series “At Eighteen” and Shin Ye-Eun will star in upcoming KBS2 drama series “Welcome.”
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Due to a misunderstanding, Lee Soo and Kyung Woo-Yeon have held a crush on each other for over 10 years.
Lee Soo works as a photographer and he is attractive. Kyung Woo-Yeon works as a calligrapher. She has had a crush on Lee Soo for the past 10 years, since she was 18 years old.
“Number of Cases to Go From Friends to Lovers” will air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.
Masahiro Matsuoka (‘Tokio’), Kei Inoo (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’), and Marie Iitoyo are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono Season 4.” Masahiro Matsuoka will reprise his main character role of Kaoru Mitazono. He works as a housekeeper and dresses up as a woman. Kei Inoo will reprise his role of Hikaru Murata from “Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono Season 3” and Marie Iitoyo will play new character Mai Kirishima.
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Kaoru Mitazono (Masahiro Matsuoka) is a housekeeper. He is perfect with his job, but he is also full of mystery. He dresses up as a woman. He accompanies housekeeper Hikaru Murata (Kei Inoo) and rookie housekeeper Mai Kirishima (Marie Iitoyo).
“Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono Season 4” first airs April, 2020 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 23:15 time slot after “Wasteful Days of High School Girls.”).
First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Born Again” took place late January, 2020 at KBS Annex Building in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. Attending the first script reading were cast members Chang Ki-Yong, Jin Se-Yun, Lee Soo-Hyuk, Kim Jung-Nan, Choi Kwang-Il, Jung In-Gyeom, and Jang Won-Young. According to the staff, the first script reading was full of energy and passion. The lead actors did their best like it was a real filming.
“Born Again” is tentatively scheduled to first air April 20, 2020 in South Korea.
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Ryo Narita and Kaya Kiyohara are cast in movie “Matomo Janai no wa Kimi mo Issho.” The film is scripted by Ryo Takada and directed by Koji Maeda. Screenwriter Ryo Takada and Director Koji Maeda have previously worked together on 2011 film “Cannonball Wedlock” and 2014 film “My Hawaiian Discovery.” In the film, Ryo Narita will private institute math teacher Yasuomi Ono and Kaya Kiyohara will play his student Kasumi Akimoto.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Yasuomi Ono (Ryo Narita) is a math teacher at a private institute. He doesn’t have a girlfriend and he is engrossed in math. Yasuomi Ono doesn’t complain about his life, but he feels unease about being single for the rest of his life. His dates with women do not go smoothly. Yasuomi Ono doesn’t now what to do to fix that. His student Kasumi Akimoto (Kaya Kiyohara) tells Yasuomi Ono that he is not normal. Yasuomi Ono asks her to teach him to become normal.
“Matomo Janai no wa Kimi mo Issho” will be released November, 2020 in Japan.
Teaser trailer added for Netflix drama series “Kingdom Season 2” starring Ju Ji-Hoon, Bae Doo-Na, & Ryoo Seung-Ryong. The drama series is “Burning Hell Shinui Nara” by Kim Eun-Hee and a sequel to 2019 Netflix drama series “Kingdom.” Narration in the teaser trailer has Ju Ji-Hoon states (0:12) “This time, I will stop it,” (0:15) “I must stop it,” Bae Doo-Na states (0:21) “They change into beasts,” (0:24) “They only chase after the smell of human flesh and blood,” Ju Ji-Hoon returns with (0:35) “We must save the people of Sangju,” (0:39) “Are you following me?” Meanwhile, above and below are 10 new still images from the drama series.
“Kingdom Season 2” will be available to stream March 13, 2020 on Netflix.
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Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “When the Weather is Fine” (English title) starring Seo Kang-Joon & Park Min-Young. The drama series has picked up the official English title of “When the Weather is Fine,” from its literal title which is roughly “If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You.” Ep.1 trailer begins with Seo Kang-Joon stating “She came back.” Meanwhile, above and below are 4 new still images from the drama series.
“When the Weather is Fine” first airs February 24, 2020 in South Korea.
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Kim Min-Jae and Park Eun-Bin have been offered lead roles in new SBS drama series “Do You Like Brahms?” (literal title). Currently, both performers are considering their offers. If Kim Min-Jae accepts his offer, he will play pianist Park Joon-Young. If Park Eun-Bin accepts her offer, she will play university student and violinist Chae Song-A.
“Do You Like Brahms?” will first air June, 2020 in South Korea.
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Poster and trailer #1 added for live-action film “The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese” starring Tadayoshi Okura & Ryo Narita. Movie is based on manga series “Kyuso wa Chizu no Yume wo Miru” by Setona Mizushiro (“Poison Berry in My Brain“) and directed by Isao Yukisada (“Narratage“). Caption in the trailer at the 9 second mark states “Reunion after 7 years.”
“The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese” is now set for release June 5, 2020 in Japan.
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