First teaser trailers added for tvN drama series “Memories of the Alhambra” starring Hyun-Bin and Park Shin-Hye. The three teaser trailers are all set in the country of Spain. The drama series follows Yoo Jin-Woo (Hyun-Bin), who is the CEO of an investment company, as he visits Granada, Spain. There he stays at an old hostel run by Jung Hee-Joo (Park Shin-Hye) and gets involved in a strange incident.
“Memories of the Alhambra” first airs December, 2018 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer #3 added for upcoming JTBC drama series “The Third Charm” (literal title) starring Seo Kang-Joon and Esom. Meanwhile, here’s 4 character posters for the drama series. The character posters are of Seo Kang-Joon as On Joon-Young, Esom as Lee Young-Jae, Yang Dong-Geun as Lee Soo-Jae and Lee Yoon-Ji as Baek Joo-Ran.
“The Third Charm” first airs September 28, 2018 in South Korea.
Ep.1 trailer added for OCN drama series “The Player” starring Song Seung-Heon, Krystal, Lee Si-Un and Tae Won-Seock. Ep.1 of “The Player” airs September 29, 2018 in South Korea.
Masataka Kubota, Shota Matsuda and Maika Yamamoto are cast in live-action film “Tokyo Ghoul 2.” The film is a sequel to 2017 film “Tokyo Ghoul” and is also based on manga series “Tokyo Ghoul” by Sui Ishida.
For “Tokyo Ghoul 2,” Masataka Kubota will reprise his role of Ken Kaneki who is half-ghoul and half-human. He hides out at cafe Anteiku. Meanwhile, Maika Yamamoto will play the role of Toka Kirishima. She takes over that role vacated by Fumika Shimizu who played Toka Kirishima in the 2017 film. Lastly, Shota Matsuda will play new character Shu Tsukiyama. He is known as the “Gourmet” and is a very powerful ghoul. Shu Tsukiyama did not appear in the 2017 film version.
Filming for “Tokyo Ghoul 2” will begin October, 2018 and the movie will be released sometime next year in Japan. A teaser trailer for “Tokyo Ghoul 2” can be viewed at AsianWiki.
Teaser trailer #4 for MBC drama series “Terius Behind Me” starring So Ji-Sub and Jung In-Sun. Teaser trailer #4 shows more actual footage from the drama series and emphasizes the thriller aspects of the drama series. In addition, second lead male actor Son Ho-Jun appears briefly in the teaser for the first time.
Because the Korean Thanksgiving Holiday (Chuseok Holiday) ends on Wednesday, September, 26, 2018, ep.1-4 of “Terius Behind Me” will now air on Thursday, September 27, 2018.
Teaser trailer #6 added for upcoming SBS drama series “Heart Surgeons” starring Ko Soo, Uhm Ki-Joon and Seo Ji-Hye. The literal title of the drama series is “Thoracic Surgery” (“Hyooboowegwa”) and the drama series had an early working English title of “Two Lives One Heart,” before settling on “Heart Surgeons.”
“Heart Surgeons” first airs September 27, 2018 in South Korea.
Trailer for movie “Gun” starring Nijiro Murakami and Alice Hirose. Movie is based on 2002 novel “Ju” by Fuminori Nakamura and directed by Masaharu Take. The film follows a young man who finds a gun by the river.
“Gun” will be released November 17, 2018 in Japan.
Teaser trailer and teaser poster for movie “The Neighbors” (literal title) starring Ma Dong-Seok and Kim Sae-Ron. The film follows a gym teacher and a high school student as they search for a missing girl. Movie is directed by Lim Jin-Soon.
“The Neighbors” is now set for release sometime this November in South Korea.
Main trailer and poster for movie “The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” starring Ryoko Shinohara and Hidetoshi Nishijima. Move is based on 2015 novel “Ningyo no Nemuru Ie” by Keigo Higashino and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film follows a husband and wife who learn their daughter is brain dead after drowning in a pool.
“The House Where The Mermaid Sleeps” will be released November 16, 2018 in Japan.
Lee Shi-A is cast for the lead female role in drama series “Four Men” co-starring Park Hae-Jin. Singer-actress Nana from idol group ‘After School’ was first cast to play the lead female character, but she dropped out of the drama series in August, 2018 due to production delays. The drama series “Four Men” halted filming on May 10, 2018. The stoppage was due to differences between drama series director Jang Tae-Yoo and production company Victory Contents. Director Jang Tae-Yoo alleged that staff members were not paid properly and he was not consulted with the creation of the screenplay during filming. Victory Contents alleged that staff were paid, but an increase in budget asked by Jang Tae-Yoo was denied and a change in screenwriters was also denied. Director Jang Tae-Yoo dropped out of the drama series on May 30, 2018.
For the drama series, Lee Shi-A will play the lead female role of Yeo-Rin. Her character is a detective who is beautiful and full of justice. She meets Kang Il-Hoon (Park Hae-Jin) and gets involved at mysterious case. When filming will resume has yet to be announced.