Mizuki Inoue, Ryuto Sakuma, and Yuto Takahashi are cast for lead roles in TV Tokyo drama series “Dive!!” The three men are all members of boy band “HiHi Jets.” Meanwhile, the drama series “Dive!!” is based on on novel “DIVE!!” by Eto Mori. 2008 film “Dive!!” is also based on the same novel.
“Dive!!” first airs April, 2021 in Japan.
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Marika Matsumoto is cast for the lead role in WOWOW drama series “Mukou no Hate.” The crime-mystery drama series will be directed by Eiji Uchida. For “Mukou no Hate” Marika Matsumoto will play Ritusko Ikematsu. She is arrested for the murder of a novelist.
“Mukou no Hate” will consist of 8 episodes and first airs May 14, 2021 in Japan.
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Ep.1 trailer added for tvN drama series “Vincenzo” starring Song Joong-Ki, Jeon Yeo-Bin, & TaecYeon. Ep.1 trailer begins with Song Jong-Ki stating “I have to finish everything in a month … then I go straight to Malta.”
“Vincenzo” first airs February 20, 2021 in South Korea.
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Here’s the first teaser poster for upcoming Netflix live-action film “Ride or Die” starring Kiko Mizuhara & Honami Sato. Also announced for supporting character roles in the film are Yoko Maki, Anne Suzuki, Tetsushi Tanaka, Sara Minami, Shinya Niiro, Shunsuke Tanaka. The movie is based on manga series manga series “Gunjo” by Ching Nakamura and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki (“Vibrator“).
“Ride or Die” will be available to stream on Netflix from April 15, 2021.
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Anna Yamada is cast for the lead role in movie “Hiraite.” The film is based on 2012 novel “Hiraite” by Risa Wataya (“Tremble All You Want“) and directed by Rin Shuto (“Nacchan wa mada Shinjuku“). The film tells a love triangle romance story with Anna Yamada playing high school student Ai Kimura.
“Hiraite” will be released sometime this autumn in Japan.
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Ep.1 trailer added for OCN drama series “Times” starring Lee Seo-Jin, Lee Joo-Young, & Kim Young-Chul. Ep.1 trailer shows Seo Jung-In (Lee Joo-Young) confused by everything that changes over night. Above is the main poster for the drama series.
“Times” first airs February 20, 2021.
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Kang Ha-Neul is cast in JTBC drama series “Insider.” Kang Ha-Neul will play main character Kim Yo-Han. The drama series will be directed by Min Yeon-Hong (“Missing: The Other Side“) & scripted by Moon Man-Se (“Priest“).
“Insider” will air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
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Taishi Nakagawa is cast in movie “Funny Bunny.” The film is scripted and directed by Ken Iizuka (“Arakawa Under the Bridge“). In addition, the first teaser trailer and teaser poster has been added on AsianWiki. Taishi Nakagawa will play main character Kenmochi. He helps people who are suicidal.
“Funny Bunny” will be released this spring in Japan.
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See list of nominees and winners at the just concluded “2020 (41st) Blue Dragon Film Awards.” “Best Film” went to “The Man Standing Next,” “Best Director” to Lim Dae-Hyung for “Moonlit Winter,” and “Best Actor” to Yoo Ah-In for “Voice of Silence.”
Alan Shirahama (“EXILE”/”Generations from Exile Tribe”) is cast for the lead role in TV Asahi drama series “Don’t Cry Doctor-In-Training” (literal title). The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Nakuna Kenshui” by Yujiro Nakayama. In the drama series, Alan Shirahama will play intern Ryuji Ameno. He came from the countryside and now works at a hospital in Tokyo. He struggles as a doctor-in-training.
“Don’t Cry Doctor-In-Training” first airs April, 2021.
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