First 3 teaser trailers added for upcoming MBN-Dramax drama series “Best Chicken” (literal title) starring Park Sun-Ho, Kim So-Hye and Joo Woo-Jae. The drama series follows Park Choi-Go (Park Sun-Ho) as he quits his corporate job to follow his dream of opening a chicken restaurant. Still images below is of Park Sun-Ho as Park Choi-Go.
“Best Chicken” first airs January 2, 2019 in South Korea.
Lee Gyu-Han and Lee Sun-Bin are cast for lead roles in tvN drama special “Dramatization Has Already Begun” (literal title). In addition, Heo Jeong-Min is cast for a major supporting character role. The drama special is the the 7th installment of tvN’s 2019 Drama Stage series. Lee Sun-Bin will play movie director Hong Hee-Soo. Lee Gyu-Han will play screenwriter Kim Pil-Ki. The two are ex-lovers who begin working together on a new project.
“Dramatization Has Already Begun” will air January 19, 2019 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer and poster added for comedy film “Extreme Job” (literal title) starring Ryoo Seung-Ryong and Lee Honey. Movie is directed by Lee Byeong-Hun. The film follows five detectives who go undercover as employees at a chicken restaurant to take down a crime gang.
“Extreme Job” will be released January, 2019 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer and poster added for upcoming live-action film “Kakegurui The Movie” (literal title) starring Minami Hamabe. Movie is based on manga series “Kakegurui” by Homura Kawamoto & Toru Naomura. Tsutomu Hanabusa directs the film. Teaser trailer also features the movie’s theme song which is “Ichi Ka Bachi Ka” by Jpop-metal group “PassCode.”
“Kakegurui The Movie” will be released May, 2019 in Japan.
Teaser trailer and poster added for Amazon Prime Video drama series “Magi: Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu” starring Shuhei Nomura, Yuki Morinaga, Kai Inowaki and Atsushi Ogata. The drama series is based on nonfiction novel “Kuatoru Ragasshi: Tensho Shonen Shisetsu to Sekai Teikoku ” by Midori Wakakuwa. Story for the drama series is based on the true story of four boys who were selected to travel from Japan to meet the Pope at the Vatican during the Sengoku period.
“Magi: Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu” will be available to stream from January 17, 2019.
Official English title has been updated for upcoming JTBC drama series “The Light in Your Eyes” starring Han Ji-Min and Nam Joo-Hyuk. The drama series’ previously went under the literal title of “Dazzling” (“Nooni Booshige”), but has been given the official English title of “The Light in Your Eyes” by JTBC. The drama series follows two women who are named Kim Hye-Ja. A younger Kim Hye-Ja played by Han Ji-Min switches bodies with a 70-year-old Kim Hye-Ha played by Kim Hye-Ja. Nam Joo-Hyuk will play Lee Joon-Ha who becomes involved with Kim Hye-Ja.
“The Light in Your Eyes” is tentatively scheduled to first air January, 2019 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer added for upcoming movie “Just Only Love” starring Yukino Kishii and Ryo Narita. Movie is based on 2003 novel “Ai ga Nanda” by Mitsuyo Kakuta and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. The film had its world premiere at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. The teaser has Yukino Kishii providing narration in Japanese at the 18 second mark and asking “I wonder why I am still not Mamoru Tanaka’s lover?” The film tells a one-sided love story between Teruko Yamada (Yukino Kishii) and Mamoru Tanaka (Ryo Narita).
Release date for “Just Only Love” is now set for April, 2019 in Japan.
First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment” starring Park Shin-Yang and Ko Hyun-Jung. The drama series is a sequel to 2016 KBS2 drama series “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo” with Ko Hyun-Jung playing new lead female character Lee Ja-Kyung. Her character is actually a villain in the drama series.
Meanwhile, still images below are the first of Park Shin-Yang and Ko Hyun-Jung in the drama series. Ko Hyun-Jung’s Lee Ja-Kyung character works as the director of planning and coordination for Kookil Company. The company dominates South Korea and she is a powerful figure.
“My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment” first airs January 7, 2019 in South Korea.
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Here’s the first two visual posters for movie ” The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” starring Masami Nagasawa. The teaser posters are of Masami Nagasawa as Dako. She is a grifter with a soft spot for money, food and fashion.
Meanwhile, the release date “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” is now set for May 27, 2019 in Japan.
Shin Hye-Sun is now cast in SBS drama series “Dan, Only Love” (literal title). For the drama series, Shin Hye-Sun will play lead female character Lee Yeon-Seo. She is the daughter of a chaebol family and she was once a ballerina. An accident caused her to lose her eyesight. After meeting Dan, she begins to believe in love. Meanwhile, L (Kim Myung-Soo) from boy band INFINITE is still considering an offer to play the lead male character of Dan. The character Dan is an angel.
“Dan, Only Love” first airs May, 2019 in South Korea.