Nov 15 2019

Joo Won & Kim Hee-Seon cast in SBS drama series “Alice”

Joo Won & Kim Hee-Seon are now cast in SBS drama series “Alice” (working title). For actor Joo Won, “Alice” will be his first acting role since being discharged from his mandatory military service on February 5, 2019. The first script reading already took place for the drama series. The drama series features a unique script revolving around time travel from the future. Joo Won will play a detective from the present day. He meets physicist Yoon Tae-Yi again, after she died in the past. They work together on discovering the secret of time travel through a space called Alice.

“Alice” will air on Fridays and Saturdays at 10 PM, sometime during the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Nov 15 2019

Teaser trailer #3 and character posters for JTBC drama series “Chocolate”

Teaser trailer #3 and character posters added for JTBC drama series “Chocolate” starring Yoon Kye-Sang & Ha Ji-Won. Teaser trailer #3 shows Moon Cha-Young (Ha Ji-Won) and Lee Kang (Yoon Kye-Sang) alone together in a restaurant kitchen. Moon Cha-Young helps Lee Kang put on his apron as they stand inches apart. The three character posters are of Yoon Kye-Sang as Lee Kang, Ha Ji-Won as Moon Cha-Young, and Jang Seung-Jo as Lee Joon. Caption on Yoon Kye-Sang’s character poster states in Korean “Longing made me cold.”  Caption on Ha Ji-Won’s character poster states “Waiting made me flutter.” Lastly, caption on  Jang Seung-Jo’s character poster states “Fear made me strong.” 

“Chocolate” first airs November 29, 2019 in South Korea.

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Nov 14 2019

Song Ji-Hyo, Son Ho-Jun, Song Jong-Ho, Kim Min-Jun & Koo Ja-Sung cast in JTBC drama series “We, Were in Love”

Song Ji-Hyo, Son Ho-Jun, Song Jong-Ho, Kim Min-Jun and Koo Ja-Sung are cast in JTBC drama series “We, Were in Love” (literal title). The drama series previously went under the working title of “Begin Again.” Story for the drama series will have Song Ji-Hyo playing lead female character No Ae-Jung. She is a single mother and hasn’t dated in 14 years. She then meets four men: Oh Dae-O (Son Ho-Jun), Ryu Jin (Song Jong-Ho), Koo Pa-Do (Kim Min-Jun) and Oh Yeon-Woo (Koo Ja-Sung).

“We, Were in Love” will first air sometime during the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Nov 13 2019

First script reading for SBS drama series “Stove League”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Stove League,” starring Namgung Min & Park Eun-Bin, took place the first weekend of September, 2019 in South Korea. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Namgung Min, Park Eun-Bin, Oh Jung-Se, Joe Byeong-Gyu, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Jo Han-Sun, Kim Jung-Hwa, Sojin (‘Girl’s Day’), Son Jong-Hak, and Jeon Kuk-Hwan. The drama series will revolve around professional baseball team “Dreams” with Namgung Min playing GM Baek Seung-Soo.

“Stove League” is now scheduled to first air December 13, 2019 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10PM time slot after “Vagabond.”).

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Nov 13 2019

Mone Kamishiraishi & Takeru Satoh cast in TBS live-action drama series “Love Lasts Forever”

Mone Kamishiraishi and Takeru Satoh are cast in TBS live-action drama series “Love Lasts Forever” (literal title). The drama series is based on manga “Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Dokomademo” by Maki Enjoji and directed by Kenta Tanaka (“Naoki Hanzawa“). Story for the drama series will follow the romance between rookie nurse Nanase Sakura (Mone Kamishiraishi) and Dr. Kairi Tendo (Takeru Satoh). Nanase Sakura became a nurse after falling in love with Kairi Tendo.

“Love Lasts Forever” will first air January, 2020 in Japan.

Nov 12 2019

Cha Tae-Hyun & Lee Sun-Bin cast in OCN drama series “Further Investigation”

Cha Tae-Hyun and Lee Sun-Bin are cast in OCN drama series “Further Investigation” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Kang Hyo-Jin (“Twilight Gangsters “) and scripted by Lee Yoo-Jin (“The Missing“). The drama series will revolve around a detective (Cha Tae-Hyun) and TV crime program PD (Lee Sun-Bin) working together on unsolved cases.

“Further Investigation” will consist of 12 episodes and first air sometime during the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Nov 11 2019

Teaser trailer #7 for tvN drama series “Psychopath Diary”

Teaser trailer #7 added for tvN drama series “Psychopath Diary” starring Yoon Si-Yoon, Jung In-Sun and Park Sung-Hoon. Teaser trailer #7 focuses on Park Sung-Hoon as serial killer Seo In-Woo. He starts off the teaser trailer with narration that says in Korean “Lost diary. It is my diary which nobody should see.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Yoon Si-Yoon in the drama series. The still images are from a scene where Yook Dong-Sik (Yoon Si-Yoon) goes to a crime scene where he witnessed a murder prior to losing his memory.

“Psychopath Diary” first airs November 20, 2019 in South Korea.