Dec 9 2019

Main poster for tvN drama series “Crash Landing on You” & Netflix to also stream

Main poster added for upcoming tvN drama series “Crash Landing on You” starring Son Ye-Jin & Hyun-Bin. The main poster features Son Ye-Jin as Yoon Se-Ri, Hyun-Bin as Ri Jung-Hyeok, Seo Ji-Hye as Seo Dan & Kim Jung-Hyun as Koo Seung-Joon.

In addition, “Crash Landing on You” will be available to stream worldwide on Netflix. For most of the 190 countries where Netflix is available, each episode will be available to stream approximately an hour after the episode airs in South Korea. For Japan and certain countries in Europe, the entire drama series will be available to binge watch from February 16, 2020.

“Crash Landing on You” first airs December 14, 2019 in South Korea.

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Dec 9 2019

First script reading for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 2”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 2,” starring Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Sung-Kyung, and Ahn Hyo-Seop, took place September, 2019 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Han Suk-Kyu, Lee Sung-Kyung, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Jin Kyung, Lim Won-Hee, Byeon Woo-Min, Kim Min-Jae, Shin Dong-Wook, and Park Hyo-Joo. Meanwhile, ep.1 air date has now been set for January 6, 2020 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “VIP“).

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Dec 9 2019

Main trailer & poster for movie “Not Quite Dead Yet”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Not Quite Dead Yet” starring Suzu Hirose, Ryo Yoshizawa & Shinichi Tsutsumi. The comedy film features an original screenplay by Yoshimitsu Sawamoto and directed by Shinji Hamasaki. For popular actress Suzu Hirose, “Not Quite Dead Yet” marks her first time starring in a comedy film.

Meanwhile, extensive supporting cast has been announced for the film. The supporting cast includes: Lily Franky, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Kyusaku Shimada, Tae Kimura, Shota Matsuda, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takeru Satoh, Elaiza Ikeda, Jun Shison, Tokio Emoto, Tomoya Maeno, Shin Shimizu, Nanase Nishino, Arata Furuta, Kohei Otomo, Naoto Takenaka, Ryo Kato, Denden, Hideko Hara and Togi Makabe.

“Not Quite Dead Yet” will be released March 20, 2020 in Japan.

Dec 9 2019

Ep.1 trailer for JTBC drama series “Diary of a Prosecutor”

Ep.1 trailer added for JTBC drama series “Diary of a Prosecutor” starring Lee Sun-Kyun & Jung Ryeo-Won. The drama series follows a group of prosecutors and is based on 2018 novel “Geomsanaejeon” by Kim Woong. Ep,1 trailer begins with Lee Sun-Kyung’s voice stating in Korean “Here is Jinyoung, which is a city known for its fishery and culture, and we are prosecutors in Jinyoung District Prosecutor’s office.”

Meanwhile, above are new still images of Lee Sun-Kyun and Jung Ryeo-Won in the drama series. The still images are of a scene when Cha Myung-Joo (Jung Ryeo-Won) visits her new office in Jinyoung. She happens to meet Lee Sun-Woong (Lee Sun-Kyun) and they exchange greetings, while shaking hands. It’s the day before she begins work at the prosecutor’s office.

“Diary of a Prosecutor” first airs December 16, 2019  in South Korea.

Dec 6 2019

Teaser trailer & two teaser posters for movie “Secret Zoo”

Teaser trailer and two teaser posters added for movie “Secret Zoo” (English title) starring Ahn Jae-Hong and Kang So-Ra. Movie is based on webcomic “Haechijiana” by Hun and directed by Son Jae-Gon (“My Scary Girl“).

Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: Attorney Tae-Soo (Ahn Jae-Hong) takes a job as the director of a zoo. The zoo is facing bankruptcy. All the animals at the zoo have been sold and there are no animals left at the zoo. To turn around the zoo, an extraordinary project is created. Workers are required to wear animal suits and act like animals. Soon the zoo goes viral on social media.

Captions in the teaser trailer asks in Korean (0:26) “Polar bear drinking a coke … first time to see that?” (0:28) “Lion walking upright … first time to see that?” (0:35) “Sloth texting … first time to see that?” (0:40) “Gorilla driving … first time to see that?”

In addition, “Secret Zoo” is now set for release January 15, 2020 in South Korea.

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Dec 6 2019

Teaser trailer #3 & teaser poster for SBS drama series “Hot Stove League”

Teaser trailer #3 and teaser poster added for SBS drama series “Hot Stove League” starring Namgung Min & Park Eun-Bin. The baseball themed drama series has Namgung Mn playing General Manager Baek Seung-Soo and Park Eun-Bin as team operations manager Lee Se-Young. Teaser trailer #3 begins with Park Eun-Bin asking in Korean “Should I quit?” Caption on the teaer poster states “This is not about baseball story.”

“Hot Stove League” will first air December 13, 2019 in South Korea.

Dec 5 2019

Sol Kyung-Gu & Park Hae-Soo cast in movie “Yacha”

Sol Kyung-Gu & Park Hae-Soo are cast in action film “Yacha.” The film will be directed by Na Hyeon (“The Prison“). Filming for “Yacha” begins December, 2019 in South Korea.

Plot synopsis from AsianWiki: Kang-In (Sol Kyung-Gu) leads a secret NIS operation team in Shenyang, China. His nickname is Yacha, which refers to a fierce ghost who harasses or kills people. Kang-In is cold-blooded man. He achieves his objectives by using any means necessary. Meanwhile, Ji-Hoon (Park Hae-Soo) is a prosecutor in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office. He follows the law no matter what. He gets demoted to Shenyang, China. There, Ji-Hoon comes up against Kang-In.

“Yacha” will be released sometime next year in South Korea via Showbox.

Dec 5 2019

Main trailer for movie “Ashfall”

Main trailer added for disaster film “Ashfall” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Ha Jung-Woo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jeon Hye-Jin, and Bae Suzy. Captions in the trailer teases (0:27) “Baekdu Mountain erupted” and (0:60) “December, to prevent the last eription an impossible operations begins.” The film revolves around a series of devastating volcano eruptions that take place on Baekdu Mountain.

“Ashfall” will be released December 19, 2019 in South Korea.

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Dec 4 2019

Jung Sang-Hoon cast in tvN Drama Stage special “Blackout”

Jung Sang-Hoon is cast in tvN Drama Stage special “Blackout.” “Blackout” is the 7th installment in the 2020 tvN Drama Stage series of specials. The drama special will have Jung Sang-Hoon playing main character Yang Ik-Seung.

Plot Synopsis from AsianWiki: Yang Ik-Seung (Jung Sang-Hoon) came to Seoul by himself. He started a business, but that failed. He has been working as a taxi driver for the past 3 years. One mourning, he wakes up and he cannot not remember what happened the past 8 hours of last night. One billion won in cash appeared in front of Yang Ik-Seung.

“Blackout” will air January 8, 2020 in South Korea.