Masaharu Fukuyama, Kou Shibasaki, & Kazuki Kitamura are cast in sequel film “Silent Parade” (literal title). Move is the third feature film installment in the “Galileo” series, following 2008 movie “Suspect X” and 2013 movie “Midsummer Formula.” All three lead performers will reprise their respective roles from the prior movies.
Filming for “Silent Parade” will begin early July, 2021 and finish September, 2021. “Silent Parade” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Ju Ji-Hoon and Han So-Hee are cast for lead roles in movie “Gentleman.” The film will be directed by Kim Kyoung-Won (“The Artist: Reborn“). For actress Han So-Hee, “Gentleman” marks her first acting role in a feature film. She is currently starring in JTBC drama series “Nevertheless.” The film will have Ju Ji-Hoon play Ji Hyun-Soo. He is the owner of a private detective agency and gets falsely accused of murder. Han So-Hee will play Prosecutor Kim Hwa-Jin.
Filming for “Gentleman” will begin August, 2021 and the movie will be released May, 2022 in South Korea. The movie will be streamed on online platform Wavve after its theatrical release.
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First script reading for MBC drama series “Please Check the Event” (literal title), starring Bang Min-Ah, Kwon Hwa-Woon, & An Woo-Yeon, took place May 7, 2021. The drama series is now set to first air August, 2021 and will consist of 4 episodes. Filming for the drama series takes place on Jeju Island.
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Actor Kim Kyung-Nam is cast for the lead male role in JTBC drama series “Only One Person” (literal title) co-starring Ahn Eun-Jin & Joy. Actor Park Sung-Hoon was first cast to play the lead male role, but according to BH Entertainment (who manages Park Sung-Hoon) he had to drop out of the drama series due to scheduling issues. Kim Kyung-Nam will now play the character of Jo Shi-Young.
Filming begins August, 2021.
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Hiroshi Abe is cast for the lead role in TBS drama series “DCU.” The drama series features an original screenplay that follows the Japan Coast Guard unit “DCU.” Their name stands Deep Crime Unit and their mission is to find evidence hidden in the sea.
“DCU” will first air January, 2022 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Sunday 9PM time slot after “Japan Sinks: People of Hope“).
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Hana Sugisaki is cast for the lead role in NTV drama series “It’s Love: Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl” (literal title of “Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu”). The drama series is based on webcomic “Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu” by Uoyama. Hana Sugisaki will play Yukiko Akaza. She has a vision impairment and walks with a cane. She meets delinquent boy named Morio Kurokawa.
“It’s Love: Yankee-kun and White Cane Girl” first airs October, 2021 (takes over NTV’s Wednesday 22:00 time slot after “Police In A Pod“).
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Teaser trailer and movie posters added for movie “Your Turn to Kill” starring Tomoyo Harada & Kei Tanaka. Movie is a sequel to 2019 NTV drama series “Your Turn to Kill” (“Anata no Ban Desu”). The movie version is directed Noriyoshi Sakuma and scripted by Mitsunori Fukuhara, who also worked on the original drama series.
“Your Turn to Kill” will be released December 10, 2021 in Japan.
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First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Human Disqualification” (literal title) starring Jeon Do-Yeon & Ryoo Joon-Yeol. The teaser trailer shows Jeon Do-Yeon, Ryoo Joon-Yeol, Park Byung-Eun, Kim Hyo-Jin, Park Ji-Young, & Yang Dong-Geun sitting down for a script reading. Jeon Do-Yeon then asks “If people’s lives are divided between light and darkness, what kind of life do people want to live?”
“Human Disqualification” will sometime later this year in South Korea.
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Suzu Hirose and Tori Matsuzaka are cast for lead roles in movie “The Wandering Moon” (literal title). The movie is directed by Sang-il Lee (“Villain“) and based on 2019 novel on novel “Rurou no Tsuki” by Yuu Nagira. Filming for the movie begins early August, 2021.
“The Wandering Moon” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
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Trailer added for movie “The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey” starring Uhm Ji-Won & Jung Ji-So. Movie is adapted from 2020 tvN drama series “The Cursed” with Uhm Ji-Won and Jung Ji-So reprising their respective roles.
“The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey” will be released July 28, 2021.
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