May 19 2026

Ji Sung, Ha Yoon-Kyung, Park Byung-Eun, & Moon So-Ri cast in JTBC drama “Apartment”

Ji Sung, Ha Yoon-Kyung, Park Byung-Eun, & Moon So-Ri are cast in JTBC drama series “Apartment.” The slice of life human drama, with elements of comedy and crime, revolves around people eyeing a long-term repair reserve fund for an apartment complex. Ji Sung will play Park Hae-Gang. He is a former gang boss and aims to become a representative for his apartment complex. Ha Yoon-Kyung will play Kang Ha-Ri. She works part-time for a law firm in the free consultation department. She becomes entangled with Park Hae-Gang.

“Apartment” will first air July, 2026 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday & Sunday 10:40 PM time slot after “Reborn Rookie“).

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May 19 2026

Park Se-Young, Han Go-Eun, & Im Ji-Eun cast in MBC drama “Family Relation Certificate”

Park Se-Young, Han Go-Eun, & Im Ji-Eun are cast in MBC weekday drama series “Family Relation Certificate” (literal title). Actresses Park Se-Young and Han Go-Eun will play daughter and mother respectively. Park Se-Young’s Na Ji-Ni wants to become an animator and appears to have a perfect life. Han Go-Eun will play Na Se-Ri. She is a world famous cellist. Lastly, Im Ji-Eun will play No Young-Ju. Although she hoped to become a musical actress, she now runs a singing class.

“Family Relation Certificate” will air sometime later this year in MBC’s Monday-Friday 7:05 PM time slot after “The First Man.”

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May 18 2026

Main cast and first script reading for Disney+ drama “Moving 2”

First script reading took place for Disney+ drama series “Moving Season 2” starring Ryu Seung-Ryong, Han Hyo-Joo, Zo In-Sung, Cha Tae-Hyun, Go Youn-Jung, and Kim Do-Hoon. Actor Lee Jung-Ha, who played high school student Kim Bong-Seok, will not appear in season 2 due to his current enlistment in the South Korean military. In his place, Won Gyu-Bin will play Kim Bong-Seok in season 2. Set to appear in season 2 and playing new characters are Sul Kyung-Gu, Lee Hee-Jun, Ryoo Hye-Young, Roh Yoon-Seo, Kim Sung-Kyu, Kim Gun-Woo, and Choi Yoon-Ji. Video clip of the first script reading can be viewed at AsianWiki.

Release date for “Moving Season 2” has not yet been revealed.

May 18 2026

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “See You at Work Tomorrow”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “See You at Work Tomorrow” starring Seo In-Guk & Park Ji-Hyun. The office romance drama series is based on webcomic “Naeildo Chulgeun!” by Mcqueen Studio. Voices in the first trailer goes (0:01) Park Ji-Hyun “Work is hard. It gives me a headache, dealing with people is not easy either, but the reason I’m going to work tomorrow is?,” (0:16) Seo In-Guk “What are you doing tomorrow? I like you Cha Ji-Yoon,” (0:23) Park Ji-Hyun “Because a new excitement has begun.”

“See You at Work Tomorrow” will first air June 22, 2026 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “The Legend of Kitchen Soldier“).

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May 15 2026

Jung Kyoung-Ho & Jeon Yeo-Bin cast in ENA-Genie TV drama “Tempting Romance”

Jung Kyoung-Ho and Jeon Yeo-Bin are cast for lead roles in ENA-Genie TV drama series “Tempting Romance.” Also cast for major supporting character roles are Choi Dae-Hoon and Kang Mal-Geum. The romantic-comedy drama series will be directed by Lee Chang-Min (“Cashero“). In “Tempting Romance” Jung Kyoung-Ho will play anchorman Na Yi-Jun. He gets demoted to a current affairs program with low ratintgs. Jeon Yeo-Bin will play Seo Hae-Yun. She is a writer for the current affairs program. As they work to save the program, they also develop feelings for each other.

“Tempting Romance” will first air sometime during the first half of 2027 in South Korea.

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May 14 2026

Yu Aoi cast in TBS drama “T-shirt ga Kawaku made”

Yu Aoi is cast in TBS drama series “T-shirt ga Kawaku made.” The original screenplay is written by Miku Ubukata (“Where does the Sea Begin“). Story for “T-shirt ga Kawaku made” will revolve around two couples whose happy lives suddenly collapses after an accident. Yui Aoi will play Sakiko. She is a wife and also editor of a wedding magazine.

“T-shirt ga Kawaku made” will first air July, 2026 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Friday 10 PM time slot after “Tagusari Brothers“).

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May 13 2026

Main cast for drama “Dive to You”

Bona, Park Seo-Ham, Jang Deok-Su, and Moon Seung-You are cast in new drama series “Dive to You” (literal title). The drama series will have Bona and Jang Deok-Su play twin brother and sister. Their spirit gets somehow switched into each other’s body and they travel back in time. Park Seo-Ham will play the first love of the character played by Bona and Moon Seung-You will play the girlfriend of the character played by Jang Deok-Su.

Production for “Dive to You” is expected to begin soon.

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May 13 2026

Lee Min-Ki and Hyungwon cast in movie “Grim Reaper Life Extension Project”

Lee Min-Ki and Hyungwon from Monsta X are cast in movie “Grim Reaper Life Extension Project.” The film that blends fantasy with human black comedy will be directed by Lee Gye-Byeok (“Sweet & Sour“). The film will have Lee Min-Ki and Hyungwon play grim reapers with distinct personalities. They somehow work together on the forbidden practice of life extension.

Filming for “Grim Reaper Life Extension Project” has already completed and the movie is now in the post-production phase. The film is expected to be released sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.

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May 13 2026

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Human Vapor”

First teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Netflix drama series “Human Vapor” starring UTA, Shun Oguri, and Yu Aoi. The screenplay is written by Yeon Sang-Ho & Ryoo Yong-Jae and directed by Shinzo Katayama. For lead actor UTA (Uta Uchida), this is his first acting role and he was selected because of having a clean slate and not having any preconceived notions.

“Human Vapor” will be available to stream from July 2, 2026.

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