Kiichi Nakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Ryoko Hirosue are cast in sequel film “We Make Antiques 2.” The film is a sequel to 2018 movie “We Make Antiques.” Kiichi Nakai and Kuranosuke Sasaki will reprise their main character roles of Norio Koike and Sasuke Noda. Ryoko Hirosue will play new character Shino. Filming will begin mid-Febraury, 2019 and Masaharu Take will return to direct the sequel film.
“We Make Antiques 2” will be released January, 2020 in Japan.
Here’s two teaser posters and the first 10 still images for upcoming crime film “Money” starring Ryoo Joon-Yeol and Yoo Ji-Tae. Caption on the poster above asks in Korean “If you can make money ordinarily, can you become rich?” Caption on the poster below states in Korean “I want to be rich!”
Story for “Money” is set in the stock market world with Ryoo Joon-Yeol playing rookie stock broker Il-Hyun. He is approached by a shadowy figure played by Yoo Ji-Tae. Movie is directed by first time feature film director Park Noo-Ri.
“Money” will be released March, 2019 in South Korea.
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Junichi Okada (‘V6’) is cast for the lead role in movie “Moeyo Ken.” Also cast in supporting roles are Kou Shibasaki, Ryohei Suzuki, Ryosuke Yamada (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’) and Hideaki Ito. The film is based on novel “Moeyo Ken” by Ryotaro Shiba which was previously adapted into a 1966 film version and 1970 drama series version. Masato Harada will direct the film and write the screenplay adaptation. In the film, Junichi Okada will play main character Toshizo Hijikata. He was a real life person and was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi. Filming for “Moeyo Ken” will take place from February, 2019 to April, 2019 in Kyoto, Shiga and Okayama.
“Moeyo Ken” will be released sometime during 2020 in Japan.
Ahn Hyo-Seop is cast for the lead male role in upcoming tvN drama series “Abyss” co-starring Park Bo-Young. For the drama series, Ahn Hyo-Seop will play Cha Min. He gets into an accident and dies. A mysterious bead called Abyss then revives him, but he gets a different appearance. He changes from an unattractive guy to a handsome guy. He begins work at a law firm with Ko Se-Yeon (Park Bo-Young).
“Abyss” will air sometime during the first half of this year in South Korea.
Fumi Nikaido, Kazuya Kamenashi & Yosuke Eguchi are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Strawberry Night Saga.” The drama series is based on the novel “Himekawa Reiko Series” by Tetsuya Honda. Fumi Nikaido & Kazuya Kamenashi will play main characters Reiko Himekawa and Kazuo Kikuta. Reiko Himekawa leads a murder investigation team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Kazuo Kikuta is a detective that joins the investigation team. Yosuke Eguchi will play supporting character Kensaku Katsumata.
“Strawberry Night Saga” follows 2010 Fuji TV drama special “Strawberry Night” and 2012 Fuji TV drama series “Strawberry Night” and 2013 movie “Strawberry Night” which are also based on novels in the same novel series by Tetsuya Honda. In the prior versions, Yuko Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Tetsuya Takeda played the respective characters that Fumi Nikaido, Kazuya Kamenashi & Yosuke Eguchi will portray in the new drama series.
“Strawberry Night Saga” first airs April, 2019 in Japan.
Teaser trailers #4,#5,#6 added for upcoming tvN drama series “He is Psychometric” starring Jin Young, Shin Ye-Eun, Kim Kwon and Kim Da-Som. Teaser trailer #6 introduces all four of the main characters who are Lee (Jin Young) with psychometric powers, Police Officer Yoon Jae-In (Shin Ye-Eun), Prosecutor Kang Sung-Mo (Kim Kwon) and Detective Eun Ji-Soo (Kim Da-Som).
“He is Psychometric” first airs March 11, 2019 in South Korea.
English subtitled trailer added for movie “Samurai Marathon” starring Takeru Satoh. The film is directed by English filmmaker Bernard Rose and based on novel “Bakumatsu Marason Samurai” by Akihiro Dobashi. Another film based on a different novel by Akihiro Dobashi will be released later this year titled “Samurai Shifters.”
“Samurai Marathon” will be released February 22, 2019 in Japan.
First teaser trailer added for upcoming tvN drama series “Confession” starring Lee Joon-Ho (2PM), Shin Hyun-Bin and Yoo Jae-Myung. The brief 15-second teaser trailer shows Lee Joon-Ho and Yoo Jae-Myung.
“Confession” first airs March 23, 2019 (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Romance is a Bonus Book“).
First script reading for KBS2 drama series “My Fellow Citizens” (English title), starring Choi Si-Won (‘Super Junior’) & Lee Yoo-Young, took place December, 2018 at Gangchon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Attending the first script reading included main members Choi Si-Won, Lee Yoo-Young, Kim Min-Jung, Tae In-Ho, Kim Eui-Sung, Yang Dong-Geun and Jun Suk-Ho. The drama series follows a conman played by Choi Si-Won as he gets blackmailed into running for a national assembly seat.
“My Fellow Citizens” first airs March 25, 2019 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday and Tueday 10PM time slot after “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment “).
First teaser trailer for OCN drama series “Kill It” starring Chang Ki-Yong and Nana. The first teaser trailer features two different versions, with just slight variations between the two. Chan Ki-Yong appears in the teaser trailer as Kim Soo-Hyun. His character is a veterinarian, but he is secretly a killer. The voice over at the end of the teaser states “Signature Killer Action. Kill It.” Early working title for the drama series was “Blue Eyes.”
“Kill It” first airs March 16, 2019 in South Korea (takes over OCN’s Saturday and Sunday 10:20 PM time slot after “Trap“).
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