Feb 13 2020

Gou Ayano & Gen Hoshino cast in TBS drama series “MIU 404”

Gou Ayano and Gen Hoshino are cast in TBS drama series “MIU 404.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Akiko Nogi and directed by Ayuko Tsukahara & Kentaro Takemura. The drama series centers around MIU, which stands for Mobile Investigative Unit, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as “MIU”) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours.

Detective Kazumi Shima (Gen Hoshino) is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find a partner in MIU and is ordered to partner with Police Officer Ai Ibuki (Gou Ayano), who works at a police substation. Ai Ibuki applied for MIU, but he failed. He is in excellent physical condition, but he lacks knowledge and experience as a detective. Kazumi Shima learns about Ai Ibuki’s background and he becomes more nervous. Finally, Kazumi Shima has his first meeting with Ai Ibuki.

“MIU 404” first airs April, 2020 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 10PM time slot after “Prayers in the Emergency Room.”).


Feb 12 2020

Kei Tanaka & Ken Yasuda cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Helical Labyrinth”

Kei Tanaka and Ken Yasuda are cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Helical Labyrinth” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Rasen no Meikyu: Idenshi Sosa” by Midori Natsu. For the drama series, Kei Tanaka will play main character Jin Jinbo. He is a DNA expert. Ken Yasuda will play major supporting character Genji Ando. He is a detective.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Jin Jinbo (Kei Tanaka) is a DNA expert. He works as an associate professor of genome analysis laboratory at a medical school. A murder case takes place in Tokyo. The murderer left an ‘X’ mark on the dead body. Detective Genji Ando (Ken Yasuda) is excluded from the murder investigation, because of a high probability that his wife was murdered by the same person. The investigation headquarters secretly reaches out to Jin Jinbo for help.

“Helical Labyrinth” will first air April, 2020 in Japan.

Feb 12 2020

Teaser poster & ep.1 air date set for JTBC drama series “Couple’s World”

Teaser poster and ep.1 air date set for JTBC drama series “Couple’s World” (literal title) starring Kim Hee-Ae and Park Hae-Joon. The teaser poster features Kim Hee-Ae as Ji Sun-Woo. She’s surrounded by broken items in her home, which indicates her ideal life with husband Tae-O (Park Hae-Joon) and son is falling apart. She works as a respected family doctor.

Ep.1 of “Couple’s World” is now set to air March 27, 2020 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Friday & Saturday 10:50 PM time slot after “Itaewon Class“).

 

Feb 11 2020

Mikako Tabe, Nao Omori, & Koji Seto cast in TBS live-action drama series “My Housekeeper Mr. Nagisa”

Mikako Tabe, Nao Omori, and Koji Seto are cast in TBS live-action drama series “My Housekeeper Mr. Nagisa” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga series “Kaseifu no Nagisa-san” by Furiko Yotsuhara. The drama series features Nao Omori as housekeeper Nagisa Shigino.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Mei Aihara (Mikako Tabe) is a single woman. She works hard as a medical representative at a pharmaceutical company. Unlike her performance at work, she is not proficient at all doing housework. On the night of her 28th birthday, a strange man appears at her messy home. The strange man is Nagisa Shigino (Nao Omori), who is an excellent housekeeper. Mei Aihara doesn’t want to hire him, but she ends up hiring him as her housekeeper. Meanwhile, Yuta Tadokoro (Koji Seto) appears in front of Mei Aihara. Yuta Tadokoro works as a medical representative for a rival pharmaceutical company.

“My Housekeeper Mr. Nagisa” first airs April, 2020 in Japan.

Feb 11 2020

Highlight trailer for tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist”

Highlight trailer added for upcoming tvN drama series “Hospital Playlist” starring Cho Jung-Seok, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok, and Jeon Mi-Do. The highlight trailer reveals the 5 main character’s names and their personalities for the first time.

In order of the highlight trailer, Jeon Mi-Do plays Song-Hwa. She is the only female among the 5 main characters, who have been friends since their med school days. Kim Dae-Myung plays Seok-Hyeong. He’s not a sociable person and he is a mamma’s boy. Cho Jung-Seok plays Ik-Joon. He is outgoing, unlike his friend Seok-Hyeong. He always places the at the top in academics. Jung Kyoung-Ho plays Joon-Wan. He is a highly skilled surgeon, but makes biting remarks to people. Lastly, Yoo Yeon-Seok plays Jung-Won. He is a gentle doctor, but he is very sensitive outside of the hospital.

“Hospital Playlist” first airs March 12, 2020 in South Korea.

Feb 11 2020

Main trailer for movie “Time to Hunt”

Main trailer added for movie “Time to Hunt” starring Lee Je-Hoon, Ahn Jae-Hong, Choi Woo-Sik and Park Jung-Min. Movie is directed by Yoon Sung-Hyun. His prior film “Bleak Night” won numerous awards. Actor Choi Woo-Sik most recently starred in movie “Parasite,” which won awards at the Oscars and Cannes Film Festival. The main trailer for “Time to Hunt” begins with Lee Je-Hoon’s voice as he asks in Korea n “What is his name?”

“Time to Hunt” will be released February 26, 2020 in South Korea.

Feb 11 2020

Main poster & trailer for movie “Gone Wednesday”

Main poster and trailer added for movie “Gone Wednesday” starring Tomoya Nakamura and Natsumi Ishibashi. Movie is scripted and directed by Kohei Yoshino. Around the 6 second mark of the trailer, Tomoya Nakamura states in Japanese “Everyday, I talk differently. So, I can’t make friends.”

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: A man has 7 different personalities. The man’s 7 personalities appear by the days of the week and they know each other indirectly through a diary he keeps.

“Gone Wednesday” will be released May 15, 2020 in Japan.

Feb 10 2020

Teaser poster for live-action film “From Today, It’s My Turn!!”

Teaser poster added for upcoming live-action film “From Today, It’s My Turn!!” starring Kento Kaku & Kentaro Ito. Movie is based on manga series “Kyo kara Ore wa!!” by Hiroyuki Nishimori and follows 2018 NTV drama series “From Today, It’s My Turn!!” that also stars Kento Kaku and Kentaro Ito. A drama special will also air this summer, around the release of the live-action film, but no further details about the drama special has been revealed. Caption on the teaser poster states in Japanese (left side of poster) “Ito, hair is interrupting” and (right side of poster) “Shut up and suck it up.”

“From Today, It’s My Turn!!” will be released July 17, 2020 in Japan.

Feb 7 2020

Teaser trailer for Channel A drama series “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon”

Teaser trailer added for Channel A drama series “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon” starring Eric & Go Won-Hee. The teaser trailer also reveals that “Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon” will first air March 6, 2020 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Moon Seung-Mo (Eric) is a popular chef. Due to the sudden deaths of his parents by fire, he moves to Seoha Village. His peaceful daily life suddenly changes there with the sudden appearance of Yoo Yoo-Jin (Go Won-Hee).

Meanwhile, Yoo Yoo-Jin is a world famous fashion designer. She works under the name of Yoo Bella. One day, she has a car accident. The car accident causes her to lose her memory completely and she ends up in Seoha Village. She acts very eccentric there and becomes a troublemaker. Due to her behavior, she picks up the nickname “Yoobyeolna” (“What an eccentric”).