Feb 18 2020

Ryo Narita & Kaya Kiyohara cast in movie “Matomo Janai no wa Kimi mo Issho”

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.

Feb 18 2020

Teaser trailer for Netflix drama series “Kingdom Season 2”

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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Feb 17 2020

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama series “When the Weather is Fine”

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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Feb 17 2020

Kim Min-Jae & Park Eun-Bin offered lead roles in SBS drama series “Do You Like Brahms?”

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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Feb 17 2020

Poster & trailer for live-action film “The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese”

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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Feb 16 2020

Kento Nakajima & Sho Hirano cast in NTV drama series “Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner.”

Kento Nakajima (‘Sexy Zone’) and Sho Hirano (‘King & Prince’) are cast for in NTV drama series “Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner.” The drama series is a remake of 2017 South Korean film “Midnight Runners” starring Park Seo-Joon and Kang Ha-Neul. For the NTV drama series version, Kento Nakajima will play Kai Honma. He is the more cerebral of the two main characters, who are cadets at the police academy. Sho Hirano will play Jiro Ichinose, who is more physically fit (Park Seo-Joon’s character in the original movie).

“Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner” first airs April, 2020 in Japan.

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Feb 15 2020

Ep.1 trailer for tvN drama series “Hi Bye Mama”

Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Hi Bye Mama” starring Kim Tae-Hee, Lee Kyu-Hyung, and Go Bo-Gyeol. The drama series follows Kim Tae-Hee as Cha Yoo-Ri. She is ghost, but tries to return as a human.

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Cha Yoo-Ri (Kim Tae-Hee) has been a ghost since she died 5 years ago. She left behind her husband Jo Kang-Hwa and their child. To become a human again, Cha Yoo-Ri carries out a reincarnation project for 49 days.

Meanwhile, Jo Kang-Hwa (Lee Kyu-Hyung) works as a chest surgeon. He was loving, but, after his wife died, his personality changed. After 5 years, his wife Cha Yoo-Ri reappears in front of him.

“Hi Bye Mama” first airs February 22, 2020 (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Crash Landing on You“).

Feb 15 2020

Teaser #1 for tvN drama series “Memorist

Teaser #1 added for tvN drama series “Memorist” starring Yoo Seung-Ho & Lee Se-Young. The drama series revolves around a detective (Yoo Seung-Ho) able to read minds’ of other people and a criminal profiler (Lee Se-Young). Captions in the teaser trailer state (0:01) “March,” (0:04) “Did not have in the world,” (0:06) “State-certified,” (0:08) “Hero’s appearance.”

“Memorist” first airs March, 2020 (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot after “Money Game.”).

Feb 14 2020

Teaser trailer #2 and posters for SBS drama series “Nobody Knows”

Teaser trailer #2 and posters added for SBS drama series “Nobody Knows” starring Kim Seo-Hyung, Ryu Deok-Hwan, Park Hoon, and Ahn Ji-Ho. Teaser trailer #2 has captions that states (0:23) “Even though you can not tell” and (0:34) “I will help you.” Meanwhile above are character posters of the four leads in the drama series. Below is a group featuring 14 cast members from the drama series. Caption on the group poster states “Everything is connected, but nobody knows.”

“Nobody Knows” first airs March 2, 2020 in South Korea.

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Feb 14 2020

Teaser poster for movie “Theater”

Teaser poster for movie “Theater” starring Kento Yamazaki and Mayu Matsuoka. In addition, supporting cast members have been announced for the film and they are: Kanichiro, Sairi Itoh, Satoru Iguchi (‘King Gnu’), Kodai Asaka, Shusaku Kamikawa, Ritsu Otomo and Masaki Miura. Caption on the poster states “I go to meet the person that I want to meet the most. Why did I not do that matter of course.”

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Nagata (Kento Yamazaki) works as a writer and director for theater company Oroka. His work has not received positive responses and ticket sales has not increased. Making things worse, his relationship with the theatrical troupe is not good. Nagata feels lonely. One day, he sees a woman named Saki (Mayu Matsuoka) on the street. She is wearing the same sneakers as he is. Nagata talks to her. Saki is a university student and she dreams of becoming an actress. Nagata and Saki fall in love.

“Theater” will be released April 17, 2020 in Japan.