Teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter” starring Moon Chae-Won, Yoon Hyun-Min and Seo Ji-Hoon. The drama series is based on webcomic “Gyeryongsunnyeojeon” by Dol Bae.
“Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter” first airs November 5, 2018 in South Korea.
First script reading for MBC drama series “Bad Detective” (literal title) took place early September, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea. At the first script reading, main cast members including Shin Ha-Kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho-San, Baro (former member of ‘B1A4’) and Kim Gun-Woo attended. Director Kim Dae-Jin stated at the first first script reading “I feel confident after seeing the actors, actresses and staff gathered here. I hope no one gets hurt during filming of the drama.” The drama series is a remake of BBC One TV series “”Luther.”
“Bad Detective” first airs November 26, 2018 in South Korea.
Yoko Maki is cast for the lead role new NHK drama special “Flaming Attorney” (literal title of “Enjo Bengonin”). Also cast in supporting roles are Riisa Naka, Takanori Iwata, Amane Okayama, Hairi Katagiri, Rumiko Koyanagi, Ryudo Uzaki and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. In the drama special, Yoko Maki plays Miho Watarai. She works as an attorney and runs her office out of the second floor of her parents’ house. The drama special is directed by Tomochika Kasaura and scripted by Yumiko Inoue.
“Flaming Attorney” will air December 15, 2018 in Japan.
Ko Hyun-Jung is cast in KBS2 sequel drama series “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2” co-starring Park Shin-Yang. For the drama series, Ko Hyun-Jung will play Im Jung-Hee. Her character is scripted as a villain. She attempts to take revenge and uses a false identity as a car saleswoman in Busan. “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2” is a sequel to 2016 KBS2 drama series “My Lawyer, Mr. Jo” and is also based on webcomic “Dongnebyunhosa Jodeulho” by Haechoolring.
“My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2” first airs January, 2019 in South Korea.
First script reading for tvN drama series “Boyfriend” took place August, 2018 in Sangnam Neighborhood, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members including Song Hye-Kyo, Park Bo-Gum, Ko Chang-Seok, Shin Jung-Keun, Baek Ji-Won, Moon Sung-Geun, Kim Hye-Eun and Jeon So-Nee attended. The drama series depicts the romance between Cha Soo-Hyun (Song Hye-Kyo), who has never lived freely, and outgoing Kim Jin-Hyeok (Park Bo-Gum).
“Boyfriend” will first air November, 2018 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:30PM time slot after “Hundred Million Stars From the Sky“).
Teaser trailer #2 added for movie “Ai Uta: Yakusoku no Nakuhito” starring Ryusei Yokohama, Kaya Kiyohara and Hiroki Iijima. The movie is based on song”Ai Uta” by pop rock group GReeeeN and directed by Yasuhiro Kawamura. This is the second film that is based on a song by GReeeeN. 2017 film “Kiseki: Sobito of That Day” was the first film based on a song by GReeeeN.
“Ai Uta: Yakusoku no Nakuhito” will be released January 25, 2019 in Japan.
Takumi Saito is cast in movie “Mahjong Horoki 2020.” The film is based on novel “Mahjong Horoki” by Takehiro Irokawa and directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. Kazuya Shiraishi is known more for his darker suspense films like “The Devil’s Path” and “Birds Without Names.” In the film “Mahjong Horoki 2020,” Takumi Saito plays main character Boyatetsu. He travels to the year 2020 from the year 1945. While he becomes acclimated to a Tokyo that deals with a declining population and rising unemployment rate, he tries to play mahjong.
“Mahjong Horoki 2020” will be released April 5, 2019 in Japan.
Main trailer and poster for movie “The Neighbors” (literal title) starring Ma Dong-Seok and Kim Sae-Ron. On the poster, caption in Korean states “Disappeared girl, all of the village residents are suspects.”
“The Neighbors” will be released sometime this November in South Korea.
Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata are cast in movie “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie.” The movie is a sequel to 2018 Fuji TV drama series “The Confidence Man JP.” Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide and Fumiyo Kohinata will reprise their respective characters from the drama series. Filming for “The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” finished recently and took about one and a half months to complete. Filming took place in Japan and Hong Kong, while the last scene filmed took place at Fuji Television Wangan Studio in Tokyo, Japan. Photo above is from the last day of filming for the movie. Movie is directed by Ryo Tanaka and scripted by Ryota Kosawa, both of whom worked on the original Fuji TV drama series version.
“The Confidence Man JP: The Movie” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
First script reading for upcoming tvN drama series “Top Star Yoo Baek” took place September 5, 2018. At the first script reading, main cast members Kim Ji-Suk, Jeon So-Min and Lee Sang-Yeob were in attendance. The first script reading took about 3 hours to complete.
“Top Star Yoo Baek” is now scheduled to first air November 16, 2018 in South Korea.