Apr 19 2019

Teaser trailer for SBS drama series “My Absolute Boyfriend”

First teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “My Absolute Boyfriend” starring Yeo Jin-Goo and Bang Min-Ah (‘Girl’s Day’). The drama series is based on manga series “Zettai Kareshi” by Yuu Watase. Teaser 1 starts with captions that states in Korean “One day, suddenly it came.” At 21 seconds, Yeo Jin-Goo states “you girlfriend just accept love that I give to you.” At 23 seconds, Bang Min-Ah states “There is no such love in this world. So don’t be nice to me.”

“My Absolute Boyfriend” is now scheduled to first air May 15, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 19 2019

Ryota Katayose & Kanna Hashimoto cast in live-action film “Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight”

Ryota Katayose (‘GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE’) and Kanna Hashimoto are cast for lead roles in live-action film “Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight.” Gordon Maeda is also cast in a major supporting character role. The film is based on manga series “Gozen 0 ji, Kiss Shi ni Kite yo ” by Rin Mikimoto (“Close Range Love“) and directed by Takehiko Shinjo (“Heavenly Forest“).

“Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight” will be released December, 2019 in Japan.

Apr 18 2019

Yoon Gyun-Sang & Keum Sae-Rok cast in OCN drama series “Mr. Temporary”

Yoon Gyun-Sang and Keum Sae-Rok are cast for lead roles in OCN drama series “Mr. Temporary.” Also cast in supporting roles for the drama series are Jun (U-KISS) and Choi Yu-Hwa. Story for “Mr. Temporary” will follow an attorney played by Yoon Gyun-Sang who goes undercover at a high school and begins to work there as a temporary teacher. Keum Sae-Rok will P.E. Teacher Ha So-Hyun at the same high school.

“Mr. Temporary” first airs July, 2019 in South Korea (takes over OCN’s Wednesday & Thursday 11PM time slot after “Save Me 2“).

Apr 18 2019

Shun Oguri and Gen Hoshino cast in movie “The Voice in the Crime”

Shun Oguri and Gen Hoshino are cast for lead roles in movie “The Voice in the Crime” (literal title). The movie is based on 2016 novel “Tsumi no Koe” by Takeshi Shiota. The novel itself gives a fictionalized account of a real life extortion crime case that took place in the 1980’s known as the “The Glico Morinaga case.” For the movie, Shun Oguri will play newspaper reporter Eiji Akutsu. He works on a story about an unsolved case from 30 years earlier. The case involved an extortion attempt by a group of people targeting several companies. Meanwhile, Gen Hoshino will play Toshiya Sone. He learns by accident that as a child he may have had a direct connection to the crime. Movie is directed by Nobuhiro Doi.

Filming for “The Voice in the Crime” is already underway and will finish June, 2019. “The Voice in the Crime” will be released sometime in 2020.

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Apr 17 2019

Teaser trailers for SBS drama series “The Secret Life of My Secretary “

Teaser trailer #5 and #6 added for upcoming SBS drama series “The Secret Life of My Secretary” starring Kim Young-Kwang and Jin Ki-Joo. Teaser trailer #5 features Kim Young-Kwang as executive Do Min-Ik and the teaser starts with his voice stating in Korean “Do you think I am crazy? I am in love with that woman.” Teaser trailer #6 features Jin Ki-Joo as secretary Jung Gal-Hee and her voice states at the start of the teaser “Do you think I am bad? I am deceiving this man.” Meanwhile above are still images of the two leads in the drama series.

“The Secret Life of My Secretary” first airs May 6, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 17 2019

Teaser posters for comedy film “Hit Me Anyone One More Time”

Here’s two teaser posters for upcoming “Hit Me Anyone One More Time” starring Kiichi Nakai. Announced today to play supporting characters are Eiko Koike, Yuki Saito, Yoshino Kimura and Yo Yoshida. The film is written and directed by Koki Mitani so you know the film will be a well done screwball comedy. This time around, Kiichi Nakai plays a man who wakes up with amnesia and then slowly realizes he is a the prime minister of Japan.

“Hit Me Anyone One More Time” is now scheduled for release September 13, 2019 in Japan.

Apr 17 2019

Main trailer for movie “Jurors”

Main trailer added for movie “Jurors” (literal title) starring Moon So-Ri and Park Hyung-Sik. The film covers the first civil jury trial in South Korea as the country first began testing jury trials in 2008. The trailer begins with captions that states “Any Korean citizens over the age of 20 except workers in the legal profession or ex-convicts are chosen for the jury.” At the 15 second mark, caption states “Year 2008, the first South Korean civil participation of a criminal trial” Later, “That day was the first for all of them,” “Ordinary people who wanted do well, because it was the first time” and then “Their most special trial begins.

“Jurors” will be released May 15, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 17 2019

Main trailer and poster for movie “How To Bring Women Back Into A Good Humor”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “How To Bring Women Back Into A Good Humor” starring Akari Hayami and Yuta Hiraoka. In the comedy film, Akari Hayami plays AI researcher Ai Majima who works at a wedding hall to research the mindset of women and men. Movie will have its world premiere at the upcoming 11th annual Okinawa International Movie Festival (April 18-21, 2019) and then have its general release June 15, 2019 in Japan.

Apr 17 2019

Teaser trailer for KBS2 drama series “Angel’s Last Mission: Love”

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Angel’s Last Mission: Love” (English title) starring L (INFINITE) and Shin Hye-Sun. The teaser trailer has Shin Hye-Sun’s voice stating in Korean “When I lost all meaning in my life, he appeared in front of me. To be able to stand up again.” Meanwhile, below are the first still images of Shin Hye-Sun as ballerina Lee Yeon-Seo and L as the angel Dan.

“Angel’s Last Mission: Love” first airs May 15, 2019 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday and Thursday 10PM time slot after “Doctor Prisoner“).

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Apr 17 2019

Ji Sung & Lee Se-Young cast in SBS drama series “Doctor Room”

Ji Sung and Lee Se-Young are cast in medical-themed SBS drama series “Doctor Room.” For the drama series, Ji Sung will play lead male character Cha Yo-Han. He works as a doctor of anesthesiology. Lee Se-Young will play lead female character Kang Shi-Young. Her character is a resident in anesthesiology and works with Cha Yo-Han. Filming for the drama series began last week and Ji Sung will begin filming his scenes on April 18, 2019.

“Doctor Room” will first air July, 2019 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday and Saturday 10PM time slot after “Nokdu Flower“).