Apr 8 2019

Kento Kaku cast in WOWOW live-action drama series “Afro Tanaka”

Kento Kaku is cast in WOWOW live-action drama series “Afro Tanaka.” The drama series is based on manga series “Jokyo Afro Tanaka” by Masaharu Noritsuke. 2012 film “Afro Tanaka,” starring Shota Matsuda, is based on an earlier “Afro Tanaka” manga series by Masaharu Noritsuke. Meanwhile, the first teaser trailer for the drama series has been added on AsianWiki.

“Afro Tanaka” will first air July, 2019 in Japan.

Apr 5 2019

Teaser trailer and teaser poster for movie “Hikita-san! Gokainin Desuyo”

Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for movie “Hikita-san! Gokainin Desuyo” starring Yutaka Matsushige and Keiko Kitagawa. Movie is based on essay by “Hikita-san! Gokainin Desuyo” by Kunio Hikita and directed by Toru Hosokawa (“Golden Orchestra“). Caption on the teaser poster states in Japanese “Due to wife’s single word, everything changed.”

“Hikita-san! Gokainin Desuyo” will be released October, 2019 in Japan.

Apr 5 2019

Character teaser trailers for OCN drama series “Voice 3”

Character teaser trailers added of Lee Ha-Na and Lee Jin-Wook for upcoming OCN drama series “Voice 3.”

The character teaser trailer of Lee Ha-Na as Kang Kwon-Joo has Lee Ha-Na stating in Korean “I will save lives as long as I can hear.” Captions follow in the teaser that states “Profiler Kang Kwon-Joo whose voice saves lives.”

The character teaser trailer of Lee Jin-Wook as Do Kang-Woo has Lee Jin-Wook stating “No. I will catch with my hands even if I become a monster.”

“Voice 3” first airs May, 2019 in South Korea.

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Apr 4 2019

Go Won-Hee cast in KBS2 drama series “Perfume”

Go Won-Hee is cast for the lead female role in KBS2 drama series “Perfume” co-starring Shin Sung-Rok. Also cast in supporting roles are Cha Ye-Ryun, Kim Min-Kyu and Ha Jae-Suk. Go Won-Hee and Ha Jae-Suk will play the same character. For the drama series, Go Won-Hee will play Min Ye-Rin. She is a rising star model with a lovely figure. Genius fashion designer Seo Yi-Do (Shin Sung-Rok) and popular idol star Yoon Min-Seok (Kim Min-Kyu) are both enamored with her.

“Perfume” first airs June, 2019 in South Korea.

Apr 3 2019

Teaser trailer 3 for SBS drama series “The Secret Life of My Secretary”

Teaser trailer #3 added for upcoming SBS drama series “The Secret Life of My Secretary” starring Kim Young-Kwang and Jin Ki-Joo. While teaser trailer #1 introduced Kim Young-Kwang as Do Min-Ik and teaser trailer #2 introduced Jin Ki-Joo as Jung Gal-Hee, teaser trailer #3 shows the couple together briefly. Narration starts with Kim Young-‘s voice stating “After I did not see you, I began to love you.” The catchy Korean indie pop background track is “Surfer” by 1415 (YouTube link to the band).

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

Apr 3 2019

Kim So-Hyun cast in KBS2 drama series “Tale of Nok-Du”

Kim So-Hyun is cast in KBS2 drama series “Tale of Nok-Du” (literal title). The gender bender period drama series is based on webcomic “Nokdujeon” by Hye Jin Yang. In the drama series, Kim So-Hyun will play a young woman who is apprenticing to become a gisaeng. She doesn’t want to become a gisaeng, but doesn’t have a choice. A man named Nok-Du, who is hiding out in the village as a woman, then adopts her to save her from a dangerous situation.

“Tale of Nok-Du” first airs September, 2019 in South Korea.