Main trailer and poster added for movie “A Bad Summer” starring Takumi Kitamura and Yuumi Kawai. Movie is based on novel “Warui Natsu” by Tamehito Somei and directed by Hideo Jojo. An image track for the movie has been announced as “Cheep Hero” by rock band Okamoto’s. The track “Cheep Hero” is also featured in the main trailer.
“A Bad Summer” will be released March 20, 2025 in Japan.
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Character posters and air date set for ENA drama series “Riding Life” (literal title) starring Jeon Hye-Jin & Jo Min-Soo. The character posters are of Jeon Hye-Jin as working mom Lee Jung-Eun, Jo Min-Soo as Lee Jung-Eun’s mom Yoon Ji-A, and child actress Kim Sa-Rang as Lee Jung-Eun’s daughter Hong Seo-Yoon. Caption on the teaser posters states (Jeon Hye-Jin) “Mommy will be there soon, wait,” (Jo Min-Soo “Because I’m a mom, it doesn’t mean I know everything,” and (Kim Sa-Rang) “I’ll do everything that mom likes.”
“Riding Life” will first air March 3, 2025 (takes over ENA’s Monday and Tuesday 10PM time slot after “Namib“).
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First teaser trailer added for SBS drama series “Buried Hearts” (English title) starring Park Hyung-Sik and Heo Jun-Ho. The revenge themed drama series features Park Hyung-Sik and Heo Jun-Ho face off as enemies. The teaser trailer begins with Park Hyung-Sik stating “Wait, I’ll give it all back. Chairperson Cha Gang-Cheon of Daesan Group doesn’t have an heir. In Daesan Group, which has no successor, Seo Dongjoo, you should dream big too.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:19) “The world which is seething with money and desire” and (0:34) “Man whose entire life was hacked, his bet on revenge begins.”
“Buried Hearts” will first air February 14, 2025 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday and Saturday 10PM time slot after “Love Scout“).
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First teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Melo Movie” starring Choi Woo-Sik & Park Bo-Young. Caption on the teaser poster asks “Reunion romance of thirty-something people who dream of a melo life. Will there be a happy ending this time?” The film revolves around two people who have a second chance at romance together.
“Melo Movie” will be available to stream from February 14, 2025.
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Teaser poster and release date set for movie “You Are the Apple of My Eye” starring Jin Young and Dahyun. Movie is a remake of popular 2011 Taiwanese film “You Are the Apple of My Eye.” Caption on the just released teaser poster states “That’s how you and I … you and we met!”
“You Are the Apple of My Eye” is now set for release February 21, 2025 in South Korea.
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Woo Do-Hwan, Lee Sang-Yi, & Rain are cast in Netflix drama series “Bloodhounds Season 2.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Sanyanggaedeul” by Jung Chan and follows 2023 Netflix drama series “Bloodhounds.” Woo Do-Hwan and Lee Sang-Yi will reprise their roles of Kim Gun-Woo and Hong Woo-Jin. They play good friends and return to the boxing ring for the sequel. Rain will play his first villain character for the drama series. His character Baek Jung runs an illegal underground gambling/boxing ring and tries to recruit Kim Gun-Woo.
Release date for “Bloodhounds Season 2” has not yet been announced.
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Kentaro Sakaguchi and Ken Watanabe are cast in movie “The Sunflower on the Shogi Board.” The film is based on 2017 novel “Banjo no Himawari” by Yuko Yuzuki (“The Blood of Wolves“), which was previously adapted into 2019 NHK drama series “The Sunflower on the Shogi Board.” The film starts off with a skeleton and a rare shogi game piece found buried on a mountain. The owner of the rare shogi game is Keisuke Kamijo (Kentaro Sakaguchi), who becomes a suspect. The first teaser trailer for the movie has also been added on AsianWiki.
“The Sunflower on the Shogi Board” will be released October 31, 2025 in Japan.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Dark Nuns” starring Song Hye-Kyo & Jeon Yeo-Bin. The film revolves around two nuns who confront evil spirits that have appeared in the world. The main trailer has narration that goes (0:01) Lee Jin-Uk “There are times when things happen one after the other that are incomprehensible and difficult to explain with the human brain,” (0:08) Lee Jin-Uk “There is no such thing as demon possessions,” (0:11) Song Hye-Kyo “Even though it is confirmed that they are possessed by a demon, just looking on,” (0:15) Song Hye-Kyo “Is also murder,” (0:54) Song Hye-Kyo “There is only one principle for this exorcism,” (0:57) Song Hye-Kyo “Use any means necessary,” (1:04) Song Hye-Kyo “You filthy spirits,” (1:06) Song Hye-Kyo “Go away now.”
“Dark Nuns” will be released January 24, 2025 in South Korea.
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First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “My Dearest Nemesis” (English title) starring Mun Ka-Young and Choi Hyun-Wook. The teaser trailer, which is titled “Unsealing Teaser,” has narration that goes (0:01) Choi Hyun-Wook “Now is the time. I, Black Salt Dragon, who has been sealed for thousands of years, am waking up,” (0:10) Mun Ka-Young “What are you doing?,” (0:13) Choi Hyun-Wook “Huh?,” (0:15) Mun Ka-Young “I’ll turn a blind eye to your private life,” (0:18) Mun Ka-Young “What is it?,” (0:19) Choi Hyun-Wook “Nothing,” (0:21) Mun Ka-Young “Is that something to eat?” The two main characters first met 16 years ago through a video game, with Choi Hyun-Wook’s character using the ID of “Black Salt Dragon” and Mun Ka-Young’s character as “Strawberry.” They meet again at work as boss and subordinate.
“My Dearest Nemesis” will first air February 17, 2025 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday and Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “The Queen Who Crowns“).
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First teaser trailer added for TVING drama series “Chunhwa Love Story” (literal title) starring Go Ara and Chang Ryul. The teaser trailer starts with an anonymous voice stating “This story is about a princess named Hwari.” Around the 45 second mark, Go Ara as Princess Hwari states “There is a man that I want to marry.”
“Chunhwa Love Story” will be available to stream from February 6, 2025 in South Korea.
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