Jun 5 2025

Kazuya Ohashi and Nagisa Shibuya cast in TV Asahi drama “Revenge Spy”

Kazuya Ohashi and Nagisa Shibuya are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Revenge Spy.” Drama series features an original screenplay by Yuko Matsuda (“Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out“) that tells a spy + romantic-comedy story. Kazuya Ohashi will play Yuga Sugawara. He is naturally a cheerful and affable person and he uses that at his workplace to make connections. He is also secretly working as a spy to gain information on his brother’s death that he believes is related to the company where he works. He then meets the daughter of the company president and falls in love with her. The daughter, Hana Imuta, is played by Nagisa Shibuya.

“Revenge Spy” will first air July 5, 2025 (takes over TV Asahi’s Saturday 11 PM time slot after “Musashino Rondo“).

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Jun 5 2025

Teaser trailers and poster for tvN drama “Law and the City”

First teaser trailers and teaser poster added for tvN drama series “Law and the City” starring Lee Jong-Suk & Mun Ka-Young. The first teaser two trailers are titled “Go to Work” and “Leave Work,” while the teaser poster is a “Go to Work” poster. Caption on the teaser poster states “We go to work in Seocho District again today.” Narration in the go to work teaser trailer goes (0:22) Lee Jong-Suk “Joyful and sorrowful growth story of 5 associate lawyers,” (0:24) Im Sung-Jae “What are we going to eat today?” Narration in the “Leave Work” teaser trailer goes (0:15) Ryoo Hye-Young “Grandpa, let’s go,” (0:17)
Im Sung-Jae “Go,” (0:21) Kang You-Seok “Go grab a beer?,” (0:22) Ryoo Hye-Young “Should we have a beer?,” (0:23) Mun Ka-Young “Go grab a beer?,” and (0:24) Kang You-Seok “Go grab a beer.”

“Law and the City” first airs July 5, 2025 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Our Unwritten Seoul“).

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Jun 2 2025

Main trailer for movie “Noise”

Main trailer added for horror-thriller film “Noise” starring Lee Sun-Bin & Kim Min-Suk. Captions in the main trailer states (0:01) “Quiet dawn,” (0:08) “All the sounds here,” (0:12) “Drive me crazy,” (0:22) “Younger sister who disappeared without a trace,” (0:50) “Noisy,” (0:53) “Noisy,” (0:57) “Noisy,” (1:03) “I want to kill.” The movie revolves around a woman who looks for her sister who disappeared in an apartment complex that has strange noises that come out.

“Noise” will be released June 25, 2025 in South Korea.

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Jun 2 2025

Nao Omori, Masaki Aiba, & Nao Matsushita cast in TV Asahi drama “Daitsuiseki”

Nao Omori, Masaki Aiba, & Nao Matsushita are cast in TV Asahi drama series “Daitsuiseki.” The drama series is scripted by Yasushi Fukuda (“Galileo“) and will be directed by Naomi Tamura, Keisuke Toyoshima, & Takashi Komatsu. Story for “Daitsuiseki” will be set at the newly created SSBC violent crimes unit. The department provides support for the First Criminal Investigation Division by analyzing CCTV footage, examining cellphones and computers, and criminal profiling.

“Daitsuiseki” will first air July 9, 2025 in Japan.

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May 30 2025

Teaser poster and release date for Channel A drama “My Lovely Journey”

Teaser poster and release date set for Channel A drama series “My Lovely Journey” starring Gong Seung-Yeon, Yu Jun-Sang, & Kim Jae-Young. Drama series is based on 2021 Japanese novel “Oka no Ue no Kenjin Tabiya Okaeri” by Maha Harada. Story for “My Lovely Journey” revolves around a former idol group member who now works as a travel reporter (Gong Seung-Yeon). Caption on the teaser poster states “I travel for you, who can’t leave.”

“My Lovely Journey” will first air August, 2025 in Japan.

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May 30 2025

Takumi Saito & Yuno Nagao cast in TV Asahi drama “The Kidnapping Day”

Takumi Saito and Yuno Nagao are cast in TV Asahi drama series “The Kidnapping Day” (literal title). Drama series is based on 2019 South Korean novel “Yoogweui Nal” by Jung Hae-Yeon, which was previously adapted into 2023 ENA drama series “The Kidnapping Day.” In the drama series, Takumi Saito will play Masamune Shinjo. He’s not the smartest person in the world, but he has big heart. He attempts to kidnap Rin Nanase (Yuno Nagao), the daughter of a wealthy hospital director, to pay for his own daughter’s heart surgery. Meanwhile, Rin Nanase is a genius, but she loses her memory on the day of the kidnapping attempt.

“The Kidnapping Day” will first air July 8, 2025 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Ameku Takao’s Detective Karte“).

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May 29 2025

Trailer for Disney+ drama “Hunter With A Scalpel”

Main trailer added for Disney+ drama series “Hunter With A Scalpel” starring Park Ju-Hyun, Park Yong-Woo, & Kang Hoon. Narration in the trailer goes (0:17) Park Yong-Woo “My only daughter, happy birthday,” (0:22) Kang Hoon “The thread was found again,” (0:24) anonymous voice “Could this be the tailor’s work?,” and (0:27) Park Ju-Hyun “It couldn’t be .. he was definitely dead at that time.” Captions in the trailer states (0:10) “I,” (0:20) “Was born as the daughter of a psychopath,” (0:42) “Dad, no , serial killer is back,” (0:49) “Will I hunt?,” (0:57) “Will I get hunted?”

“Hunter With A Scalpel” will be available to stream from June 16, 2025.

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May 29 2025

Main cast announced for Netflix drama “Notes from the Last Row”

Choi Min-Sik, Choi Hyun-Wook, Heo Jun-Ho, Kim Yunjin, & Jin Kyung are cast in Netflix drama series “Notes from the Last Row.” Drama series is based on 2006 Spanish play “El chico de la última fila” (“The Boy in the Last Row”). In the drama series, Choi Min-Sik will play Korean literature professor Heo Mun-Ho. He holds an inferiority complex about his failure to become a successful writer. Choi Hyun-Wook will play university student Lee Kang. He is an engineering student, who wows Heo Mun-Ho with his excellent writing skills. An obsession over the student’s writing soon comes about.

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May 28 2025

Teaser trailer & poster for movie “Gosh!!”

Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Gosh!!” starring Joe Odagiri & Sosuke Ikematsu. The film is also written and directed by Joe Odagiri. Joe Odagiri previously wrote, directed, and starred in 3 episode 2021 NHK drama series “Gosh!! – Police Dog Oliver and His Handler’s Bizarre Case Files.” Premise for the movie, has Sosuke Ikematsu play Police Officer Ippei Aoba. His partner is canine dog Oliver (Joe Odagiri), who only appears to Ippei Aoba as a womanizing middle-aged drunk in a dog suit.

“Gosh!!” will be released September 26, 2025 in Japan.

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