Aug 12 2019

“The King: Monarch of Eternity” to air on SBS in first half of 2020

Drama series “The King: Monarch of Eternity” (literal title) is now scheduled to air on SBS sometime during the first half of 2020. The much anticipated drama series stars Lee Min-Ho, Kim Go-Eun and Woo Do-Hwan in lead roles and is scripted by popular screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook (“Descendants of the Sun“/”Goblin“/”Mr. Sunshine“). The drama series will be Lee Min-Ho’s first acting performance since being discharged from the South Korean military on April 25, 2019. For screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook, her last scripted drama series to air on SBS was “The Heirs” in 2003.

Aug 12 2019

Teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency”

First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” starring Kim Min-Jae, Kong Seung-Yeon and Seo Ji-Hoon. Narration in the teaser trailer has (0:02) Kong Seung-Yeon asking “Would you like to request matchmaking?” (0:05) Park Ji-Hoon asking “Do you want to save us in your mind?” (0:09) Byeon Woo-Seok asking “Are you curious about matchmakers like flower?” (0:12) Kim Min-Jae stating “If so, come to Flower Crew Marriage Agency on September 16th” and (0:21) Seo Ji-Hoon stating “I request marriage via matchmakers.”

The teaser trailer for “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” reveals that ep.1 will air September 16, 2019 in South Korea.

Aug 12 2019

Main trailer for live-action film “Miyamoto kara Kimi e”

Main trailer added for live-action film “Miyamoto kara Kimi e” starring Sosuke Ikematsu and Yu Aoi. Movie is based on manga series “Miyamoto kara Kimi e” by Hideki Arai and follows 2018 TV Tokyo live-action drama series “Miyamoto kara Kimi e.” Meanwhile, the main trailer reveals the movie’s theme song which is “Do you remember?” by Hiroji Miyamoto.

“Miyamoto kara Kimi e” will be released September 27, 2019 in Japan.

Aug 12 2019

Main trailer for movie “Tazza: One Eyed Jack”

Main trailer for movie “Tazza: One Eyed Jack” starring Park Jung-Min & Ryoo Seung-Bum. Movie is based on comic “Tazza: One-Eyed Jack” illustrated by Huh Young-Man and a sequel to movie “Tazza: The High Rollers.” Meanwhile, below are the first batch of still images from the movie. The still images are of Do Il-Chool (Park Jung-Min), One-Eye (Ryoo Seung-Bum), Kkachi (Lee Kwang-Soo), Young-Mi (Lim Ji-Yeon), Director Kwon (Kwon Hae-Hyo) and Madonna (Choi Yu-Hwa).

“Tazza: One Eyed Jack” is now set for release September 11, 2019 in South Korea.

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Aug 10 2019

Teaser trailer for OCN drama series “The Running Mates: Human Rights”

Teaser trailer added for OCN drama series “The Running Mates: Human Rights” starring Lee Yo-Won, Choi Gwi-Hwa and Jang Hyun-Sung. At the 2 second mark of the teaser, has Lee Yo-Won’s voice appears and she asks “Is this the place where there are no human rights?” At the 5 second mark, Choi Gwi-Hwa states “I hear! The crying of people who are suffering!” At the 10 second mark Choi Gwi-Hwa states “We decide to run for human rights.”

“The Running Mates: Human Rights” will first air September 18, 2019 in South Korea.

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Aug 9 2019

Teaser trailer for movie “Battle of Jangsari”

First teaser trailer added for movie “Battle of Jangsari” starring Kim Myung-Min & Minho (‘SHINee’). The film depicts the true story of the “Battle of Jangsari” which took place during the Korean War. Movie is directed by Kwak Kyung-Taek, & Kim Tae-Hoon. Caption in the teaser trailer states in Korean (0:10) “Battle of Inchon D-1,” (0:14) “Secret operation which was unrecorded,” (0:19) “Average age 17-years-old,” (0:23) “Training period just 2 weeks,” (0:27) “772 students,” (0:41) “They were there,” (0:52) “Nobody could say success, but,” (0:57) “None of them gave up.”

Meanwhile, Minho enlisted with the South Korean Marine Corps on April 15, 2019 and he will be discharged November 15, 2020.

“Battle of Jangsari” will be released September 25, 2019 in South Korea.

Aug 9 2019

Teaser trailer for tvN drama series “The Great Show”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “The Great Show” starring Song Seung-Heon and Lee Sun-Bin. Around the 8 second mark of the teaser trailer, Song Seung-Heon’s voice appears and he states in Korean “If a member of the National Assembly is defeated in an election, that person is not even a human being.” Meanwhile below are first still images of Song Seung-Heon, Lee Sun-Bin, Lim Ju-Hwan and Roh Jeong-Eui in the drama series. The still images of Roh Jeong-Eui has her in a scene where she works at a gas station. This scene was filmed in the hot Korean summer with temperatures around 98°f.

“The Great Show” first airs August 26, 2019 in South Korea.

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Aug 8 2019

Takumi Saito & Masataka Kubota cast in NTV drama special “Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa 2019”

Takumi Saito and Masataka Kubota are cast in NTV drama special “Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa 2019.” The drama special precedes Hulu sequel drama series “Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa Season 2” which will be available to stream after the NTV drama special. Both titles follow 2016 NTV drama series “Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa” and they are based on 1992 novel “Himura Hideo Series” by Arisu Arisugawa. For the drama special, Takumi Saito will reprise his role of criminologist Hideo Himura and Masataka Kubota will reprise his role of mystery writer Arisu Arisugawa.

“Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa 2019” is scheduled to air sometime during autumn, 2019 in Japan.

Aug 8 2019

Yoon Si-Yoon, Jung In-Sun & Park Sung-Hoon cast in tvN drama series “Psychopath Diary”

Yoon Si-Yoon, Jung In-Sun and Park Sung-Hoon are cast in tvN drama series “Psychopath Diary.” The drama series is a mystery-thriller involving temporary amnesia, a serial killer and set at an office in a stock trading company. Yoon Si-Yoon will play meek stock trading company employee Yook Dong-Sik. Jung In-Sun will play Police Officer Sim Bo-Kyung. She accidentally hits Yook Dong-Sik with her car, which causes him to lose his memory. He then mistakenly believes he is a serial killer. Park Sung-Hoon will play stock trading company director Seo In-Woo. He is the real serial killer.

“Psychopath Diary” will first air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.