Nov 29 2019

Main trailer & four teaser posters for movie “Start-Up”

Main trailer and four teaser posters added for movie “Start-Up” starring Ma Dong-Seok, Park Jung-Min, Jung Hae-In & Yum Jung-Ah. Movie is based on webcomic “Shidong” by Jo Geum-San and directed by Choi Jeong-Yeol.

Plot Synopsis from AsianWiki: Taek-Il (Park Jung-Min) is 18-years-old and rebellious. He lives with his mother. When she was younger, Taek-Il’s mother played volleyball. Going against what his mother wants, Taek-Il drops out of high school. He spends his days hanging out with his friend Sang-Pil (Jung Hae-In). One day, Taek-Il suddenly leaves home and goes to Wonju, Gangwon Province. He gets a delivery job at a Chinese restaurant. There, he meets mysterious cook Geo-Seok (Ma Dong-Seok) from the Chinese restaurant. Meanwhile, Sang-Pil starts a private loan business.

“Start-Up” is now scheduled for release December 18, 2019 in South Korea.

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Nov 29 2019

Trailer & poster for movie “Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie” (literal title) starring Yo Oizumi & Eiko Koike. Movie is based on 2016 novel “Goodbye” by Keralino Sandrovich and directed by Izuru Narushima. The comedy film follows an indecisive man as he tries to breakup with his different girlfriends.

Plot synopsis from AsianWiki: After the war in Japan, Shuji Tajima (Yo Oizumi) works as the chief editor for a literary magazine. He is an indecisive man and he has several girlfriends. He starts to think that he can’t continue to live like that. Shuji Tajima makes the decision to breakup with his girlfriends, but, because of his personality, he can’t tell his girlfriends to breakup. Shuji Tajima asks Kinuko Nagai (Eiko Koike) to act as his wife. Kinuko Nagai is unyielding about money.

“Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie” will be released February 14, 2020 in Japan.

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Nov 29 2019

Teaser trailer #3 & character posters for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion”

Teaser trailer #3 and 5 character posters added for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion” starring Cho Yeo-Jeong & Kim Kang-Woo. The character posters are of Cho Yeo-Jeong as Jung Seo-Yeon, Kim Kang-Woo as Kang Tae-Wo, Jung Woong-In as Hong In-Pyo, Oh Na-Ra as Yoon Hee-Joo and Lee Ji-Hoon as Lee Jae-Hoon. Caption on Cho Yeo-Jeong’s character poster states in Korean “I am the one who decides either ruin or success.” Caption on Kim Kang-Woo’s poster states “The truth of that night! I will figure it out by myself.” Caption on Jung Woong-In’s character poster states “Hide well, I can see your hair.” Caption on Oh Na-Ra’s poster asks “You shouldn’t live like that. Are we friends?” Lastly, caption on Lee Ji-Hoon’s character posters states “From now on, we are accomplices.”

“Woman of 9.9 Billion” will first air December 4, 2019 in South Korea.

Nov 28 2019

Two versions of teaser trailer #4 for JTBC drama series “Diary of a Prosecutor”

Two versions of teaser trailer #4 added for upcoming JTBC drama series “Diary of a Prosecutor” starring Lee Sun-Kyun & Jung Ryeo-Won. One version of teaser trailer #4 focuses on Cha Myung-Joo played by Jung Ryeo-Won. Caption on the bottom right of her teaser trailer states in Korean “Prosecutor Cha Myung-Joo’s daily work log: solution in accordance with principle.” The other teaser trailer #4 version focuses on Lee Sun-Woong played by Lee Sun-Kyung. Caption on the bottom right of his teaser trailer states in Korean “Prosecutor Lee Sun-Woong’s daily work log : reconciliation and reconciliation.”

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

Nov 28 2019

Yui Okada cast in TV Asahi drama series “Wasteful Days of High School Girls”

Yui Okada is cast for the lead role in TV Asahi drama series “Wasteful Days of High School Girls” (literal title). Also cast in major supporting character roles are Yuri Tsunematsu, Yurika Nakamura and Keita Machida. The drama series is based on webcomic “Joshi Kosei no Mudazukai” by Bino.

Plot synopsis per AsianWiki: “Wasteful Days of High School Girls” depicts the daily lives of three female high students.

Nozomu Tanaka (Yui Okada) is one of the three high school students. People call her “Baka” (“Idiot”). She isn’t timid and she can’t read between the lines. Her friends are Akane Kikuchi (Yuri Tsunematsu) and Shiori Saginomiya (Yurika Nakamura). Akane Kikuchi enjoys anime and manga. Shiori Saginomiya is extremely smart, but her emotions have dried up. These three girls are also classmates. Their homeroom teacher is Masataka Sawatari (Keita Machida).

“Wasteful Days of High School Girls” will first air January, 2020 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “Time Limit Investigator 2019“).

Nov 28 2019

Kim Tae-Hee & Lee Kyu-Hyung cast tvN drama series “Hi Bye Mama”

Kim Tae-Hee and Lee Kyu-Hyung are now cast for upcoming tvN drama series “Hi Bye Mama.” The drama series relies on fantasy elements to tell a story between a wife and her husband. Kim Tae-Hee will play the wife Cha Yoo-Ri. She died in a car accident and has been a ghost for 5 years. She attempts to become human again. Lee Kang-Hwa will play Jo Kang-Hwa. He was married to Cha Yoo-Ri and is a chest surgeon. For Kim Tae-Hee, this is her first acting role starring 2015 SBS drama series “Yong-Pal.”

“Hi Bye Mama” will slot into tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot starting sometime during the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Nov 27 2019

Mackenyu Arata, Haruma Miura, Hirona Yamazaki & Kenichi Matsuyama cast in live-action film “Brave: Gunjyo Senki”

Mackenyu Arata, Haruma Miura, Hirona Yamazaki and Kenichi Matsuyama are all cast in live-action film “Brave: Gunjyo Senki.” The film is based on manga “Gunjyo Senki” by Masaki Kasahara and directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro (“Ajin: Demi-Human“). Story for the film has an entire high school traveling back in time to the sengoku period, right before war breaks out. Mackenyu Arata will play main character Aoi Nishino. Filming for the movie takes place from December, 2019 to January, 2020 around the Kanto area.

“Brave: Gunjyo Senki” will be released sometime in 2021 in Japan.