Teaser trailer and poster added for KakaoTV drama series “Superior Shaman Ga Du-Sim” (literal title) starring Kim Sae-Ron & Nam Da-Reum. The teaser trailer has Kim Sae-Ron as Ga Du-Sim stating “My grandmother told me if I get through the age of 18 safely, I will live the life that I want. My 18th year is in crisis.”
“Superior Shaman Ga Du-Sim” will be available to stream from July 30, 2021. The drama series consists of 8 episodes.
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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “Moonlight Shadow” starring Nana Komatsu & Hio Miyazawa. Movie is based on short story “Moonlight Shadow” by Banana Yoshimoto. Below are the first still images from the movie.
“Moonlight Shadow” will be released September, 2021 in Japan.
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Lee Min-Ki, Kim Ji-Won, Son Seok-Koo and Lee El are cast in JTBC drama series “My Liberation Diary” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Kim Suk-Yoon (“Law School“) and scripted by Park Hae-Young (“My Mister“). Lee Min-Ki, Kim Ji-Won and Lee El will play three siblings who live together in Sanpo Village. Son Seok-Koo will play a mysterious man who appears in Sanpo Village.
“My Liberation Diary” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.
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Jang Keun-Suk has been offered the lead male role in KakaoTV drama series “Accidental Country Diary” (literal title). Currently, Jang Keun-Suk is considering the offer. If he does accept, the drama series role will be his first acting performance since he was discharged from compulsory military service on May 29, 2020. “Accidental Country Diary” is based on web novel “Eojjeodaga Jeonwonilgi” by Park Ha-Min.
Main trailer added for movie “Lupin’s Daughter” starring Kyoko Fukada, Koji Seto, & Kanna Hashimoto. Movie is based on novel “Rupan no Musume” by Dai Yokozeki and directed by Hideki Takeuchi (“Nodame Cantabile“). The trailer begins with captions that states “Congratulations! Retirement!,” and then shows Takeru Mikumo (Atsuro Watabe), who has decided to retire from crime, receiving flowers.
“Lupin’s Daughter” will be released October 15, 2021 in Japan.
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Main trailer for Netflix drama special “Kingdom: Ashin of the North” starring Gianna Jun. The trailer runs for 2:25 seconds. Around the 1 minute mark, an unidentified man declares “The blood revenge will begin” and then an attack occurs on Ashin’s tribe. Around the 1:49 mark, Gianna Jun states “I will finish everything, if I kill everything that’s alive in the land of Josen and Jurchen, I will go to where you are.”
“Kingdom: Ashin of the North” premieres July 23, 2021 on Netflix.
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Lim Soo-Jung and Lee Do-Hyun are cast in tvN drama series “Melancholia.” The drama series is directed by Kim Sang-Hyub (“Extraordinary You“) and scripted by Kim Ji-Woon (“Doctor John“). The script will have Lim Soo-Jung playing Ji Yoon-Soo. She works as a math teacher at a private high school. Lee Do-Hyun will play Baek Seung-Yoo. He is a genius math student at the same high school.
“Melancholia” first airs sometime later this year in South Korea.
Read more »First script reading for SBS drama series “Red Sky,” starring Kim You-Jung & Ahn Hyo-Seop, took place November, 2020 in South Korea. The first script reading was attended by main cast members Kim You-Jung, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Gong Myung, Kwak Si-Yang, Jang Hyun-Sung, Kim Kwang-Kyu, & Moon Sook. The drama series is set in historical times and mixes fact and fiction.
Ep.1 of “Red Sky” is now scheduled to air August, 2021, taking over SBS’ Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Racket Boys.”
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Ahn Hee-Yeon, Kwak Si-Yang and Kim Min-Kyu are cast in JTBC drama series “Idol: The Coup.” The drama series will will follow an unpopular idol group “Cotton Candy,” its management company and other groups that work under the same management company. Ahn Hee-Yeon, who is herself a member of idol group “EXID,” will play a member of Cotton Candy.
“Idol: The Coup” first airs in the second half of this year in South Korea.
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Lee Sun-Bin, Han Sun-Hwa, and Jung Eun-Ji are cast for lead roles in TVING drama series “Drinker City Women” (literal title). Singer-actor Choi Si-Won from “Super Junior” is also cast for a major supporting character role. The drama series is based on webcomic “Soolkkundoshicheonyeodeul” by Mikkang. The drama series will revolve around three women who meet after work and like to drink together.
“Drinker City Women” will stream on the TVING platform sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
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