Teaser trailer #2 & main poster added for KBS2 drama series “Forest” starring Park Hae-Jin and Jo Bo-Ah. Teaser trailer #2 begins with captions in Korean that states “Once more, someone special came to me.” Captions on the main poster teases “Forest Healing Romance.”
“Forest” will first air January 29, 2020 in South Korea.
Ryoko Shinohara is cast in NTV sequel drama series “The Pride of the Temp.” The drama series follows 2007 NTV drama series “The Pride of the Temp” and will have Ryoko Shinohara reprising her main character role of Haruko Omae. Screenwriter Miho Nakazono will also return to write the screenplay for the sequel drama series.
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Employment in Japan, traditionally consisted of hiring someone as a full time employee at a company and they worked for that company until their retirement. Things have changed in recent years. Reform has taken place, that involves outsourcing, introduction of AI and other new methods. In 2020, how will Haruko Omae (Ryoko Shinohara) work?
“The Pride of the Temp” will air April, 2020 in Japan (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 10 PM time slot after “Off the Record.”).
Tori Matsuzaka is cast in live-action film “In Those Days.” The film is based on autobiographical manga essay “Ano Koro: Danshi Kashimashi Monogatari ” by Mikito Tsurugi. Mikito Tsurugi is the bassist for electronic band Arakajime and he has acted in films “The Mohican Comes Home” and “Ringing in Their Ears.” The film will be directed by Rikiya Imaizumi (“Little Nights, Little Love“).
“In Those Days” will be released sometime during 2021 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You” (literal title) starring Seo Kang-Joon & Park Min-Young. At the 23 second mark, Seo Kang-Joon provides narration with “I was always curious about you.” Below are the first still images of Seo Kang-Joon and Park Min-Young.
“If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You” is now set to first air February 24, 2020 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer #2 and two main posters added for tvN drama series “Hi Bye, Mama!” starring Kim Tae-Hee, Lee Kyu-Hyung, and Go Bo-Gyeol. Teaser trailer #2 begins with Kim Tae-Hee praying in a Catholic Church. She prays to see her daughter again and then she will go away. At the 21 second mark, Kim Tae-Hee reveals that “All of a sudden, I was reincarnated.”
Meanwhile, below are two main posters for the drama series. “Hi Bye Mama” will air February, 2020 in South Korea.
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Ren Nagase is cast for the lead role in live-action film “Yowamushi Pedal.” Also cast in major supporting character roles are Kentaro Ito and Kanna Hashimoto. The film is based on manga series “Yowamushi Pedal” by Wataru Watanabe and directed by Koichiro Miki (“Evergreen Love“). For the film Ren Nagase will play otaku Sakamichi Onoda who takes up the sport of bicycle racing. Kentaro Ito will play racing rival Shunsuke Imaizumi and Kanna Hashimoto will play bicycle racing club manager Miki Kanzaki. Filming for the movie will begin February, 2020. To prepare for his role, Ren Nagase began practicing bicycle racing from December, 2019.
“Yowamushi Pedal” will be released August 14, 2020 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Step” starring Takayuki Yamada and Tamaki Shiratori. Movie is based on 2009 novel “Step” by Kiyoshi Shigematsu (“Your Friends“) and directed by Ken Iizuka (“Enokida Trading Post“). In addition, the movie’s theme song has been revealed, which is “Aru” by Motohiro Hata. The theme song “Aru” plays in the main trailer.
“Step” will be released April 3, 2020 in Japan.
Actor Son Seok-Koo is cast in upcoming sequel film “The Outlaws 2” starring Ma Dong-Seok. Son Seok-Koo will play exteme villain Kang Hae-Sang in the movie. He confronts Detective Ma Suk-Do (Ma Dong-Seok). Besides Ma Dong-Seok and Son Seok-Koo no other castings has been revealed yet. Movie “The Outlaws 2” is a sequel to 2017 box-office hit “The Outlaws.” Director Kang Yoon-Sung returns to direct the sequel film as well.
“The Outlaws 2” will be released later this year in South Korea.
Main trailer and poster added for movie “Yayoi, March: 30 Years That I Loved You” (literal title) starring Haru & Ryo Narita. Movie is written and directed by Kazuhiko Yukawa (“A Loving Husband“). The romance film spans 30 years as it tells the relationship between Yayoi Yuki (Haru) and Taro Yamada (Ryo Narita). Caption on the main poster states in Japanese “For 30 years, I kept liking you from somewhere.” Below are still images from the film.
“Yayoi, March: 30 Years That I Loved You” will be released March 20, 2020 in Japan.
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Jang Dong-Yoon & Krystal are cast in OCN drama series “Search.” The two leads will play members of a military search team who get caught in the DMZ and fight against a mysterious creature. Jang Dong-Yoon most recently starred in 2019 KBS2 drama series “The Tale of Nokdu,” while Krystal from ‘f(x)’ starred in 2018 OCN drama series “The Player.”
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Military search troop members, including Koo Dong-Jin (Jang Dong-Yoon) and Son Ye-Rim (Krystal) try to fight against a mysterious creature and struggle to get away from the DMZ. They build camaraderie through their struggle.
Koo Dong-Jin is a sergeant with only a little time left in the army. Son Ye-Rim is an elite officer and she has a secret about her birth.
“Search” will first air May, 2020 in South Korea.