Dec 14 2018

Trailer for movie “Red Blade”

Trailer added for action film “Red Blade” starring Yuka Ogura, Himena Tsukimiya and Kanon Hanakage. Director Sion Sono is credited for writing the original draft and the film is directed by Takahiro Ishihara. “Red Blade” follows a young high school girl played by Yuka Ogura. She is bullied at school and finds escape in a children’s book about ninja. Two ninja girls then appear and take her back in time to the Edo period and train her to become a ninja.

“Red Blade” will be released December 15, 2018 in Japan..

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Dec 14 2018

English subtitled trailer for movie “Take Point”

English subtitled trailer added for movie “Take Point” starring Ha Jung-Woo and Lee Sun-Kyun.  In the film, Ha Jung-Woo plays a character that leads a U.S. mercenary group. They are hired by the CIA to enter a secret tunnel built by the North Koreans along the DMZ and take out a target there. The target turns out to be the North Korean leader. Several unexpected twists and surprises then occur. As per the trailer, Ha Jung-Woo speaks extensive English in the film. Movie is directed by Kim Byung-Woo (“The Terror Live“).

“Take Point” will be released December 26, 2018 in South Korea.

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Dec 14 2018

Shinichi Tsutsumi & Takashi Okamura cast in movie “Kessan! Chushingura”

Shinichi Tsutsumi and Takashi Okamura are cast in movie “Kessan! Chushingura.” The film is based on 2012 nonfiction novel “「Chushingura」 no Kessansho” by Hirofumi Yamamoto and directed by  Yoshihiro Nakamura. Story for the film follows Kuranosuke Oishi (Shinichi Tsutsumi) and accountant (Takashi Okamura) as they plan revenge on the man responsible for getting their lord killed. Their budget though is lacking.

“Kessan! Chushingura” will be released sometime during winter, 2018 in Japan.


Dec 13 2018

Teaser trailer #3 for tvN drama series “The Crowned Clown”

Teaser trailer #3 added for tvN drama series “The Crowned Clown” starring Yeo Jin-Goo and  Lee Se-Young. Teaser trailer #3 has Lee Se-Young appearing for the first time as Queen Yoo So-Woon. She provides narration at the 20 second mark of the teaser and states in Korean “Finally… I became to like highness.” Meanwhile, above is the second teaser poster for “The Crowned Clown.” The teaser poster features Yeo Jin-Goo standing in the foreground and Kim Sang-Kyung standing behind him. Caption on the bottom of the poster states in Korean “Clown becomes a King.” Drama series is a remake of 2012 movie “Masquerade.”

“The Crowned Clown” first airs January 7, 2019 in South Korea.

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Dec 13 2018

Lee Joon-Ho & Jung So-Min cast in movie “Gibang Bachelor”

Lee Joon-Ho (2PM) and Jung So-Min are cast for the lead roles in new movie “Gibang Bachelor” (literal title). The film is set during the Joseon period. For the film, Lee Joon-Ho will play Heo Saek. He becomes the first male gisaeng (courtesan) in Joseon. Jung So-Min will play Hae-Won. She falls in love with Heo Saek. The “Gibang” in the title refers to the place where gisaeng work. Filming for “Gibang Bachelor” begins December, 2018.

“Gibang Bachelor” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

Dec 13 2018

Teaser trailer and poster for movie “Cheer Boys!!”

Teaser trailer and poster added for upcoming movie “Cheer Boys!!” (literal title) starring  Ryusei Yokohama, Masaki Nakao and  Toshiki Seto. Movie is based on 2010 novel  “Cheer Danshi!!” by Ryo Asai (“The Kirishima Thing“). In addition, Ayumi Ito, Kurumi Shimizu, Erika Karata and Chihiro Yamamoto have been announced today as supporting performers.

 “Cheer Boys!!” will be released May, 2019 in Japan.

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Dec 13 2018

Ji Hyun-Woo & Park Han-Byul cast in MBC drama series “Love in Sadness”

Ji Hyun-Woo and Park Han-Byul are now cast for lead roles in MBC Saturday drama series “Love in Sadness” (literal title). Also cast for second leads are Ryu Soo-Young and Wang Bit-Na. The drama series will follow the relationship between plastic surgeon Seo Jung-Won (Ji Hyun-Woo) and married woman Yoon Ma-Ri (Park Han-Byul). Yoon Ma-Ri is in an abusive relationship and she tries to escape from her husband played by Ryu Soo-Young.

“Love in Sadness” first airs February, 2019 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Saturday 9PM time slot after “A Pledge To God“).

Dec 13 2018

Han Ye-Seul cast in SBS drama series “Big Issue”

Han Ye-Seul is now cast for upcoming SBS drama series “Big Issue.” For the drama series, Han Ye-Seul will play lead female character Ji Soo-Hyun. She once dreamed of becoming a reporter seeking out the truth. She does not have those dreams anymore and works as the chief editor of  gossip rag Sunday Tongshin. She seeks out celebrity scandals using her personal connections. She is cold-blooded and heartless. Joo Jin-Mo has been offered the lead male role and he is still considering.

“Big Issue” first airs February, 2019.

Dec 12 2018

Tatsuya Fujiwara cast in TBS drama series “Atarashii Osama”

Tatsuya Fujiwara is cast for the lead role in TBS drama series “Atarashii Osama Season 1.” Also cast in supporting roles are Yosuke Sugino, Rena Takeda, Natsuna Watanabe and Teruyuki Kagawa. The drama series will consist of 8 episodes. Follow up series “Atarashii Osama Season 2” will then stream on Paravi and have 9 episodes. Meanwhile, teaser trailer for “Atarashii Osama Season 1” has been added on AsianWiki.

“Atarashii Osama Season 1” first airs January 8, 2019 in Japan.

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Dec 12 2018

“Romance is a Bonus Book” set as English title for tvN drama series

According to tvN, “Romance is a Bonus Book” has been set as the official English title for upcoming tvN drama series starring Lee Jong-Suk and Lee Na-Young. The English title is also the literal title for the drama series (“로맨스는 별책부록”). Previously, tvN selected “How To Publish Love” as the English title for the drama, but after further discussions tvN has decided to go with “Romance is a Bonus Book.”

“Romance is a Bonus Book”  will first air January 26, 2019 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Memories of the Alhambra“).

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