Feb 14 2020

Trailer #2 for movie “Call”

Trailer #2 added for upcoming movie “Call” starring Park Shin-Hye & Jun Jong-Seo. Trailer #2 reveals that Young-Sook (Jun Jeong-Seo) in the year 1999 talks to Seo-Yeon (Park Shin-Hye) in the present day and tells her that she will save her father. Seo-Yeon’s father died 20 years ago. The trailer also reveals that Young-Sook is a serial killer. Captions in trailer #2 states (0:12) “One phone call broke a taboo,” (0:17) “Something shouldn’t have been changed,” (0:21) “Changed,” (1:07) “Murderer woke up,” (1:11) “Can not undo.”

“Call” will be released March, 2020 in South Korea.

Feb 13 2020

Mackenyu Arata cast in movies “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning”

Mackenyu Arata is cast for upcoming live-action films “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning.” Above is a visual of Mackenyu Arata as Enishi in the upcoming films. His character is new to the “Rurouni Kenshin” series of films and is scripted as mysterious arms dealer in China. He holds a deep grudge against Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh) and tries to destroy him. 

“Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” will be released July 3, 2020 and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” will be released August 7, 2020 in Japan.

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Feb 13 2020

Seo Ji-Hye cast in MBC drama series “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together”

Seo Ji-Hye is cast in MBC drama series “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together” (literal title) co-starring Song Seung-Heon. Seo Ji-Hye is currently starring in popular tvN drama series “Crash Landing on You” as North Korean socialite Seo Dan. For drama series “Would You Like To Have Dinner Together,” Seo Ji-Hye will play lead female character Woo Do-Hee. She has gone through 2 difficult breakups and she cannot have feelings for another man. Things change when she meets Kim Hae-Kyung (Song Seung-Heon).

“Would You Like To Have Dinner Together” first airs May, 2020 in South Korea.

Feb 13 2020

Yumi Adachi cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Throw It Away, Adachi”

Yumi Adachi is cast in TV Tokyo drama series “Throw It Away, Adachi” (literal title of “Suteteyo, Adachi-san”). The drama series will slot in TV Tokyo’s Friday 24:52 time slot after “Zetsumeshi Road.” For the drama series, Yumi Adachi will play herself. She will go through a Marie Kondo like reorganization of her belongings. Drama series is scripted by Yuko Shimoda (“Coffee & Vanilla“) & Akiko Ohku and directed by Akiko Ohku as well.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: The chief editor of a woman’s magazine talks to Yumi Adachi (Yumi Adachi) about a new idea for the magazine. Their plan revolves around a person who disposes of stuff and lives more comfortably. According to their plan, Yumi Adachi decides to throw away various items one by one. On that night, Yumi Adachi falls asleep as usual, but she has an unusual dream.

“Throw It Away, Adachi” first airs April 17, 2020 in Japan.

Feb 13 2020

Park Si-Hoo & Ko Sung-Hee cast in TV Chosun drama series “Wind and Cloud and Rain”

Park Si-Hoo and Ko Sung-Hee are cast for lead roles in TV Chosun drama series “Wind and Cloud and Rain” (literal title). Also cast in major supporting character roles are Jeon Kwang-Leol and Sung Hyuk. The drama series is set during the late Joseon Period. Park Si-Hoo will play face reader Choi Chun-Joong and Ko Sung-Hee will play Princess Lee Bong-Ryeon. She has a special ability to see the fate of people.

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” first airs May, 2020 in South Korea.

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.