Dec 19 2019

First script reading for JTBC drama series “If the Weather Is Good, I’ll Find You”

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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Dec 18 2019

Teaser trailer & poster for tvN Drama Stage special “Big Data Romance”

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.

Dec 18 2019

Teaser trailer #2 & posters for Channel A drama series “Touch”

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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Dec 18 2019

Song Kang, Lee Jin-Wook, & Lee Si-Young cast in Netflix drama series “Sweet Home”

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.

Dec 18 2019

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “The Confidence Man JP: Princess”

Teaser trailer and poster added for sequel film “The Confidence Man JP: Princess” starring Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, & Fumiyo Kohinata. The sequel film to 2019 movie “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” and 2018 Fuji TV drama series “The Confidence Man JP” will be set in Langkawi, Malaysia. Supporting cast members who will play new characters in the sequel film are Alan Shirahama, Nagisa Sekimizu, Yuta Furukawa, Kyohei Shibata, and Kinya Kitaoji.

“The Confidence Man JP: Princess” will be released May 1, 2020 in Japan.

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Dec 18 2019

Main poster & still images for tvN drama series “Money Game”

Main poster added for upcoming tvN drama series “Money Game” starring Ko Soo, Lee Sung-Min & Shim Eun-Kyung. Caption on the poster teases in Korean “A dangerous game, which affects the fate of the nation, begins.” Meanwhile, below is the first still images Shim Eun-Kyung in the drama series. She plays Lee Hye-Joon. Her character begins work in the International Finance Bureau of Ministry of Economy and Finance. The drama series has South Korea facing another financial crisis.

“Money Game” will first air January 15, 2020 in South Korea.

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Dec 17 2019

Byun Yo-Han & Kim Moo-Yul cast in movie “Voice”

Byun Yo-Han and Kim Moo-Yul are cast in crime-action film “Voice” (working title). The film will be directed by brothers Kim Sun & Kim Gok who have worked together on such films as “Anti Gas Skin,” “White,” and “Horror Stories.” For the film, Byun Yo-Han will play Seo-Joon, who falls victim to a voice phishing group. Kim Moo-Yul will play Pro Kwa. He is a planner in voice phishing. Filming for “Voice” will begin late January, 2020 in South Korea.

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Dec 17 2019

Teaser trailer & teaser poster for movie “Beasts Clawing At Straws”

Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for upcoming movie “Beasts Clawing At Straws” starring Jeon Do-Yeon & Jung Woo-Sung. The teaser poster shows main cast members Jeon Do-Yeon, Jung Woo-Sung, Bae Sung-Woo, Jeong Man-Sik, Shin Hyun-Bin, Jin Kyung, Jung Ga-Ram and Youn Yuh-Jung. The teaser trailer starts off with Jeon Do-Yeon stating in Korean “When you suddenly gained a lot of money, you shouldn’t trust anyone. Even your parents.” Movie is based on Japanese novel novel “Wara nimo Sugaru Kemonotachi” by Keisuke Sone and directed by Kim Young-Hoon.

“Beasts Clawing At Straws” will be released February, 2020 in South Korea.

Dec 17 2019

Taiga Nakano & Ryuya Wakaba cast in movie “All the Things We Never Said”

Taiga Nakano and Ryuya Wakaba are cast in movie “All the Things We Never Said.” The movie is written and directed by Yuya Ishii. According to the director, he wrote the script over a period of 3 days. Taiga Nakano will play ordinary man Atsuhisa Yamada, who witnesses his wife having an affair, but is unable to say anything about it. Ryuya Wakaba will play his childhood friend Takeda. The film is planned for release in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao as well as Japan for sometime next year.

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Dec 17 2019

First teaser trailer for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 2” & still images

First teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 2” starring Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Sung-Kyung, and Ahn Hyo-Seop. The teaser trailer starts with narration by Han Suk-Kyu in which he states in Korean “Regardless of who that person is. What kind of job that person has. What position that person holds. To me that person is just a patient. I think of only thing. That is to save (that patient). No matter what, I must save.”

Meanwhile, above and below are still images from that drama series. The still images are of Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Sung-Kyung and Ahn Hyo-Seop. The still images show the scene where Cha Eun-Jae (Lee Sung-Kyung) and Seo Woo-Jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop) meet Teacher Kim (Han Suk-Kyu) for the first time. Teacher Kim watches Cha Eun-Jae and Seo Woo-Jin performing an operation from an observation room. Filming for this scene took place October, 2019 in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. 

“Dr. Romantic 2” first airs January 6, 2020 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Monday and Tuesday 10 PM time slot after “VIP“).

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