Sep 9 2020

Character posters for JTBC drama “Private Lives”

Here’s four character posters for JTBC drama series “Private Lives” starring Ko Gyung-Pyo, Seohyun, Kim Hyo-Jin, & Kim Young-Min. Captions on the character posters states (Ko Gyung-Pyo) “Appears to be the team leader of a large corporation. Actually, a spy that has disappeared,” (Seohyun) “Appears to be the only daughter who grew up in a sheltered life. Actually, a born swindler,” (Kim Hyu-Jin) “Appears to be a businesswoman in the top 1%. Actually, a swindler in the top 1%,” (Kim Young-Min) “Appears to be a troublemaker infatuated with a swindler. Actually, a kingmaker infatuated with power.”

Ep.1 is now scheduled to first air October 7, 2020 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30 PM time slot vacated by “Was It Love.”).

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Sep 8 2020

Kei Tanaka cast in TV Asahi drama “Equation To Erase The Teacher”

Kei Tanaka is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Equation To Erase The Teacher” (literal title of “Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki”). The drama series is scripted by Osamu Suzuki (“M: Beloved One“) and directed by Takashi Komatsu (“Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono Season 4“). For drama series “Equation To Erase The Teacher,” Kei Tanaka will play high school teacher Tsuneo Yoshizawa. His students concoct a plan to kill him.

“Equation To Erase The Teacher” first airs October 31, 2020 in Japan.

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Sep 8 2020

Bae Doo-Na, Gong Yoo, & Lee Joon cast in Netflix drama “The Sea of Tranquility”

Bae Doo-Na, Gong Yoo, & Lee Joon are cast in Netflix sci-fi drama series “The Sea of Tranquility.” The drama series is produced by actor Jung Woo-Sung and is based on 2014 short film “The Sea of Tranquility.” For actor Lee Joon, “The Sea of Tranquility” is his first acting role since he was discharged from the South Korean military on December 19, 2019.

In “The Sea of Tranquility,” Bae Doo-Na will play Song Ji-An. She is an astrobiologist and joins a team to find out what happened at a research station on the moon. Gong Yoo will play Han Yoon-Jae. He leads the team that travels to the moon research station. His primary goal is to retrieve a mysterious sample. Lee Joon will play Ryu Tae-Seok. He is an army captain and volunteers to join Han Yoon-Jae’s team.

“The Sea of Tranquility” will be available to stream on Netflix, but a specific date has not been revealed.

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Sep 7 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for tvN drama “Tale of the Nine Tailed”

Teaser trailer #2 added for tvN drama series “Tale of the Nine Tailed” starring Lee Dong-Wook & Jo Bo-Ah. Dialogue in teaser trailer #2 has (0:01) Jo Bo-Ah “What are you doing here?” (0:04) Lee Dong-Wook “Are you looking for someone?” (0:06) Jo Bo-Ah “What I am looking for is not human,” (0:12) Jo Bo-Ah “And … I just found it.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Lee Dong-Wook as Lee Yeon, Jo Bo-Ah as Nam Ji-A, and Kim Beom as Lee Rang.

“Tale of the Nine Tailed” first airs October, 2020 in South Korea.

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Sep 7 2020

Teaser trailer for MBC drama “Kairos”

First teaser trailer for MBC drama series “Kairos” starring Shin Sung-Rok, Lee Se-Young, Ahn Bo-Hyun, & Nam Gyu-Ri. Narration on the teaser trailer has (0:12) Shin Sung-Rok “Hello,” (0:14) Lee Se-Young “I saw,” (0:15) Shin Sung-Rok “I can turn back,” (0:16) Lee Se-Young “There was another strange man,” (0:18) Lee Se-Young “Its now August, but it shows September,” (0:23) Shin Sung-Rok “Han Ae-Ri, you will save my life and I will save you.”

“Kairos” is now set to first air October 26, 2020  in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Monday & Tuesday 9:30 PM time slot vacated by “Dinner Mate“).

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Sep 7 2020

Trailer & poster for movie “Adult’s Situation”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Adult’s Situation” (literal title of “Otona no Jijou”) starring Noriyuki Higashiyama, Honami Suzuki, and Takako Tokiwa. The film is a remake of 2016 Italian film “Perfect Strangers.” The same Italian film was also remade into 2018 South Korean film “Intimate Strangers” starring Yu Hae-Jin, Yum Jung-Ah, & Cho Jin-Woong.

“Adult’s Situation” is now scheduled for release January 8, 2021 in Japan.

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Sep 4 2020

Gianna Jun & Ju Ji-Hoon cast in drama series “Jiri Mountain”

Gianna Jun & Ju Ji-Hoon are cast in drama series “Jiri Mountain” (literal title of “Jirisan”). The drama series is scripted by Kim Eun-Hee (previously worked with actor Ju Ji-Hoon in Netflix drama series “Kingdom” & “Kingdom Season 2“) and directed by Lee Eung-Bok (“Mr. Sunshine“). For the drama series, Gianna Jun and Ju Ji-Hoon will play rangers who work together at Jiri Mountain National Park.

Filming will begin September, 2020 in South Korea. The network which will screen the drama series has yet to be decided.

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Sep 4 2020

Teaser trailer #2 for KBS2 drama “Homemade Love Story”

Teaser trailer #2 added for KBS2 drama series “Homemade Love Story” (English title) starring Lee Jang-Woo & Jin Ki-Joo. The drama series had the early English working title of “Love Blooming House” and also has the Korean title of “Oh! Samgwang Villa.” Meanwhile, above is a teaser poster for the drama series. Caption on the teaser poster states “Different shapes, but we are one.”

“Homemade Love Story” is now set to first air September 19, 2020 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM time slot after “Once Again“).

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Sep 4 2020

Eiji Akaso & Keita Machida cast in TV Tokyo drama “30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii”

Eiji Akaso and Keita Machida are cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama series “30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii.” The drama series is based on manga series “30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii” by You Toyota. The BL themed script has Eiji Akaso playing 30-year-old Kiyoshi Adachi. Keita Machida will play Yuichi Kurosawa, who has romantic feelings for Kiyoshi Adachi.

“30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii” will first air October 8, 2020 in Japan.

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