Trailer and poster added for movie “Extro” starring Kozo Haginoya. The film is setup as a mockumentary-comedy film about an elderly man (Kozo Haginoya) who enjoys acting as an extra on film and drama series sets. The film then takes an unexpected turn. “Extro” already screened at the 2019 Okinawa International Movie Festival and will open March 13, 2020 in Japan. Koji Yamamoto, Yuki Saito, and Yasufumi Terawaki appear in the film in supporting character roles.
Teaser trailer #1 added for JTBC drama series “Itaewon Class” starring Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-Mi, and Kwon Na-Ra. The teaser trailer starts with Kwon Na-Ra stating in Korean “You are too shiny to me.” Kim Da-Mi’s voice then states “Not just an ordinary person, I will make (you) into a great man.” Around the 9 second mark, Park Seo-Joon then states “I do not care whatever you do to me. I will live with accomplishing everything I want.” Above is the first teaser poster for the drama series.
“Itaewon Class” first airs January 31, 2020 in South Korae.
Trailer and poster added for movie “Mask Ward” starring Kentaro Sakaguchi & Mei Nagano. The movie is based on 2014 novel “Kamen Byoto” by Mikito Chinen and directed by Hisashi Kimura. In addition, the movie’s theme song has been revealed which is “As One” by rock band Uverworld (picture of band below). The theme song appears in the trailer.
“Mask Ward” will be released March 6, 2020 in Japan.
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Here’s the first teaser poster for upcoming films “Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” starring Takeru Satoh. Both of these two films comprise “Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter.” Filming for the two movies took place for over 7 months and more than 43 locations around Japan including Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Mie, Hyogo, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, Tochigi, Saitama, and Shizuoka. The story line for the two final films has Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh) going up against mysterious weapons dealer Enishi and the secret of Kenshin Himura’s “Jujishou” is revealed. In addition, first group of supporting cast members has been revealed for the films. They are Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Yu Aoi, and Riku Ohnishi. Riku Ohnishi will play a new character Yahiko Myojin, while the other three will reprise their respective characters from prior films.
“Rurouni Kenshin: The Final” will be released July 3, 2020 and “Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning” will be released August 7, 2020 in Japan.
Two teaser posters for movie “Caution, Hazardous Wife” starring Haruka Ayase & Hidetoshi Nishijima. The film is a sequel to 2017 NTV drama series “Caution, Hazardous Wife” and is set right after the story line in the drama series.
“Caution, Hazardous Wife” will be released June 5, 2020 in Japan.
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Teaser trailer added for action-comedy film “Hit Man” starring Kwon Sang-Woo. The film is directed by Choi Won-Sub. The film has Kwon Sang-Woo playing former NIS hit man now unsuccessful webcomic writer Joon. Filming for the movie took place from May 21, 2019 to September 11, 2019.
“Hit Man” will be released January 22, 2020 in South Korea.
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First script reading for JTBC drama series “If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You” (literal title), starring Seo Kang-Joon & Park Min-Young, took place October, 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members attended the first script reading included Seo Kang-Joon, Park Min-Young, Moon Jeong-Hee, Im Se-Mi, Kim Hwan-Hee, Nam Gi-Ae, Lee Tae-Hyung, Lee Sun-Hee, Choo Ye-Jin, Lee Bong-Ryun, and Kim Dae-Gun. Drama series director Han Ji-Seung (“Mistress“) stated he was ecstatic to work with the cast.
“If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You” first airs February, 2020 in South Korea.
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Teaser trailer & teaser poster added for tvN Drama Stage special “Big Data Romance” starring Song Jae-Rim & Jeon So-Min. The drama special is the 5th installment in the 2020 tvN Drama Stage series.
Plot synopsis from AsianWiki: Kim Seo-Joon (Song Jae-Rim) is a genius app developer. He believes blindly in big data. He looks cold-hearted, but he actually has a warm-heart. Kim Seo-Joon meets a woman who is a romanticist and he falls in love with her.
“Big Data Romance” will air Christmas Day in South Korea.
Two versions of teaser trailer #2 added for Channel A drama series “Touch” starring Joo Sang-Wook & Kim Bo-Ra. The drama series follows the romantic relationship between a make-up artist and his assistant. Teaser trailer #2 version.1 shows Cha Jung-Hyeok (Joo Sang-Wook) giving make-up lessons to Han Soo-Yeon (Kim Bo-Ra), while she daydreams. Teaser trailer #2 version.2 shows Han Soo-Yeon giving dancing lessons to Cha Jung-Hyeok, while he daydreams.
Meanwhile, above is a couple poster for the drama series featuring the two leads. Below are five character posters for the drama series. The character posters are of Joo Sang-Wook as Cha Jung-Hyeok, Kim Bo-Ra as Han Soo-Yeon, Lee Tae-Hwan as Kang Do-Jin, Han Da-Gam as Baek Ji-Yoon, and Pyeon Jung-Su as Oh Shi-Eun.
“Touch” first airs January 3, 2020 in South Korea.
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Song Kang, Lee Jin-Wook, and Lee Si-Young are cast in Netflix drama series “Sweet Home.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Sweet Home” by Kim Kan-Bi & Hwang Young-Chan. Song Kang will play main character Cha Hyun-Soo. He is a recluse and moves into an apartment complex after his family dies in a car accident. Then something like “Train to Busan” takes place, but set in his apartment complex. When the drama series will premiere has not yet been revealed.
Plot synopsis from AsianWiki: Cha Hyun-Soo (Song Kang) is a high school student. He is also a recluse and rarely leaves his room. He refuses to talk to his father, mother and younger sister. One day, his whole family, except for him, dies in a car accident. Cha Hyun-Soo is left all alone. He moves into a small apartment. At this time, a mysterious phenomenon of humans turning into monster occur all around the world. The residents of Cha Hyun-Soo’s apartment building, including Pyeon Sang-Wook (Lee Jin-Wook), fight against these monsters and try to survive.