Oct 14 2019

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion”

First script reading for KBS2 drama series “Woman of 9.9 Billion,” starring Cho Yeo-Jeong & Kim Kang-Woo, took place August, 2019. Main cast members that attended the first script reading included Cho Yeo-Jeong, Kim Kang-Woo, Jung Woong-In, Oh Na-Ra, Lee Ji-Hoon, Kim Byeong-Ki, Yoo Young-Jae (‘B.A.P’), Shin Soo-Hyun & Lee Byung-Hoon. The drama series revolves around a woman played by Cho Yeo-Jeong who receives 9.9 billion won (roughly $9 million USD) and a detective played by Kim Kang-Woo investigating the death of his younger sibling.

“Woman of 9.9 Billion” first airs November, 2019 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 10 PM time slot after “When the Camellia Blooms“).

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Oct 11 2019

Teaser trailer #3 for JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff 2”

Teaser trailer #3 added for JTBC drama series “Chief of Staff 2” starring Lee Jung-Jae and Shin Min-A. In the teaser trailer, Lee Jung-Jae asks around the 6 second mark “Are you going to kill me? Well … I have a lot of things to do.” Meanwhile, above & below are the first still images of Lee Jung-Jae as Jang Tae-Joon and Shin Min-A as Kang Sun-Young.

“Chief of Staff 2” first airs November 11, 2019 in South Korea.

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Oct 11 2019

Choi Jin-Hyuk cast in OCN drama series “Rugal”

Choi Jin-Hyuk is cast for the lead role in OCN drama series “Rugal.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Rugal” by Rilmae and directed by Kang Cheol-Woo (“Cheo Yong 2: The Paranormal Detective“). The drama series, fitting in with OCN’s style, follows the special team “Rugal” formed by the NIS to take down crime organizations. Choi Jin-Hyuk will play Kang Ki-Beom. He is a member of Rugal and experienced horrific crimes done to him and his family by a crime gang.

“Rugal” will first air in the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Oct 10 2019

Ko Soo, Lee Sung-Min & Shim Eun-Kyung cast in tvN drama series “Money Game”

Ko Soo, Lee Sung-Min and Shim Eun-Kyung are cast in tvN drama series “Money Game.” The drama series is set in the government-financial world, as South Korea faces a possible financial crisis like in 1997. Ko Soo will play Chae Yi-Hun. He works as a chief at the Economic Policy Bureau of the Financial Services Commission. Lee Sung-Min will play Heo Jae. He is the chairman at the Financial Services Commission. Lastly, Shim Eun-Kyung will play Lee Hye-Joon. She is a new employee at the International Finance Bureau of Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Filming for “Money Game” will begin later this year and the drama series will air sometime in the first half of 2020 in South Korea.

Oct 9 2019

Trailer #2 and poster for movie “Murder at Shijinso”

Trailer #2 and poster added for movie “Murder at Shijinso” starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe and Shono Hayama. Movie is based on novel Shijinso no Satsujin” by Masahiro Imamura and directed by Hisashi Kimura. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been revealed, which is “Saisei” by Jpop group Perfume. The theme song appears in trailer #2. Photo below is of the three girls in Perfume with leads from “Murder at Shijinso.”

“Murder at Shijinso” is set for release December 13, 2019 in Japan.

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Oct 8 2019

Teaser trailer and teaser posters for movie “Our 30 Minute Sessions”

Teaser trailers and teaser posters for movie “Our 30 Minute Sessions” starring Mackenyu Arata and Takumi Kitamura. The teaser begins with Mackenyu Arata as Aki Miyata standing in the middle of public area and asking out loudly “Can people see me? Can you hear me?” A cassette tape causes the body of Sota Kubota (Takumi Kitamura) to be taken over by the late Aki Miyata for 30 minutes.

Release date for “Our 30 Minute Sessions” is set for January 24, 2020 in South Korea.

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Oct 8 2019

Lee Byung-Hun, Han Ji-Min, Shin Min-A, Bae Sung-Woo, Nam Joo-Hyuk all cast in new drama series “Here”

Lee Byung-Hun, Han Ji-Min, Shin Min-A, Bae Sung-Woo & Nam Joo-Hyuk all cast in new drama series “Here” (working title). Filming for the drama series will begin sometime in 2020. The drama series is scripted by No Hee-Kyung who has scripted such drama series as “Worlds Within……” and “That Winter, The Wind Blows.” Han Ji-Min and Bae Sung-Woo have previously worked with No Hee-Kyung in drama series “Padam Padam” (Han Ji-Min) and “Live” (Bae Sung-Woo). Air date or network that will air the drama series has not yet been decided.

Oct 7 2019

English subtitled teaser trailer for movie “The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful”

English subtitled teaser trailer for movie “The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful” (English title) starring Kwon Sang-Woo. Movie is a sequel to 2014 movie “The Divine Move” starring Jung Woo-Sung. Meanwhile, below are still images from the film. Major supporting actors Kim Hee-Won, Kim Sung-Kyun, Heo Sung-Tae and Woo Do-Hwan all appear in the still images.

“The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful” will be released November, 2019 in South Korea.

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Oct 7 2019

Teaser trailer #3 for SBS drama series “VIP”

Teaser trailer #3 added for SBS drama series “VIP” starring Jang Na-Ra and Lee Sang-Yoon. Teaser trailer #3 has captions in Korean that appear around the 14 second mark that states “The truth I do not want to believe the most of the person who I want to trust the most.” Meanwhile, below are still images of Lee Sang-Yoon in the drama series. He plays Park Sung-Joon. His character works as the team leader of a VIP customer service group for a high end department store.

“VIP” first airs October 28, 2019 in South Korea.

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