Rika Adachi is cast in new BS Japan drama series “Uwasa no Onna.” The drama series is based on short story collection “Uwasa no Onna” by Hideo Okuda and will be directed by Ken Iizuka. Rika Adachi will play mysterious Miyuki Itoi. Her name appears in rumors in the small town where she lives. The men that are associated with her die one by one.
“Uwasa no Onna” first airs April, 2018 in Japan.
Kang So-Ra and Yoon Hyun-Min are now cast in drama series “Tale of Gyeryong Fairy” (literal tilte). They will play lead roles. Kang So-Ra will portray Sun Ok-Nam. Her character has waited 699 years for her deceased husband to be reincarnated. This is so she could retrieve her fairy clothes. Yoon Hyun-Min will play Jung Yi-Hyun. He is a biology professor and good looking. He does have a cleaning obsession and is distrustful. He visits the cafe in Gyeryong Mountain where Sun Ok-Nam works. “Tale of Gyeryong Fairy” is based on webcomic “Gyeryongsunnyeojeon” by Dol Bae.
The broadcasting station and potential air date has not yet been decided. The drama series will air as a 100% pre-production.
Kai from boy band ‘EXO’ is cast in a supporting role for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Miracle That We Met.” The drama series stars Kim Myung-Min and Kim Hyun-Joo. For the drama series, Kai will play Messenger Ato. He makes a fatal mistake involving the lives of Song Hyun-Cheol A (Kim Myung-Min) and Song Hyun-Cheol B (Ko Chang-Seok) and struggles to correct his mistake.
“Miracle That We Met” first airs April, 2018 in South Korea..
Toshiaki Karasawa is cast in TBS drama special “Complete Remission.” Also cast in major supporting character roles are Atsuro Watabe, Mitsuhiro Oikawa and Kumiko Aso. The drama special has Toshiaki Karasawa playing cancer doctor Noriaki Natsume. He receives a patient with terminal cancer, but after the patient receives a lump sum payout from his life insurance policy … the patient goes in remission. Shortly later, the same thing happens with another terminal cancer patient. Noriaki Natsume enlists the help of his friend/colleague Yuma Hashima (Atsuro Watabe) and friend/insurance company employee Yuichi Morikawa (Mitsuhiro Oikawa) to solve the mystery.
“Complete Remission” first airs April 2, 2018 in Japan.
Filming for upcoming JTBC drama series “Clean With Passion For Now” has been halted and the drama series is now scheduled to air sometime during the second half of this year. The drama series was originally scheduled to first air April, 2018.
During filming of the drama series, actress Kim You-Jung felt something was not right with her physical condition. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Staff of “Clean With Passion For Now” and Kim You-Jung’s management company IHQ came to an agreement that filming should stop to let Kim You-Jung receive treatment.
Teaser trailer for movie “Mothers” starring Lim Soo-Jung. Movie is based on novel “Dangshinui Bootak – My Other Mother” by Lee Dong-Eun and he also directs the film. Story for “Mothers” has Lim Soo-Jung playing 32-year-old Hyo-Jin. Her husband died two years earlier in a car accident and his son from a different marriage comes to live with her.
“Mothers” is now slotted for release April, 2018 in South Korea.
Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for upcoming movie “Code Blue” starring Tomohisa Yamashita,Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, Manami Higa and Yosuke Asari. The teaser trailer reveals large scale disasters that take place at Narita Airport and the Umihotaru parking area by Trans-Tokyo Bay Expressway. The movie is a sequel to the Fuji TV drama series “Code Blue.” In addition, Kippei Shiina from “Code Blue Season 2” & “Code Blue Season 3” and Daiki Arioka (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’), Ryo Narita, Yuko Araki and Fumika Baba who all appeared in “Code Blue Season 3” will reprise their supporting roles in the movie version.
“Code Blue” will be released July 27, 2018 in Japan.
Lee Joon-Gi is cast in upcoming tvN drama series “Lawless Lawyer” (literal title). In an upcoming interview with magazine “The Star,” that will be published this March, Lee Joon-Gi has revealed that he was cast for the drama series and stated that “I will struggle to bring out my ability to the highest level as the lead actor for drama series ‘Lawless Lawyer.'” In drama series “Lawless Lawyer,” Lee Joon-Gi will play lead male character Bong Sang-Pil. He is a lawyer who does not the trust the law. He stands before the court for his mother’s revenge, opposing absolute power. Actress Seo Ye-Ji has been offered the lead female role and she is still considering the offer positively.
“Lawless Lawyer” is currently scheduled to first air May 12, 2018 in South Korea (will air on tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9PM time slot after “Live“).
Teaser trailer #2 for MBC drama series “Great Seducer” starring Woo Do-Hwan, Joy, Kim Min-Jae and Mun Ka-Young. Teaser trailer #2 shows all four of the main leads for the first time. Around the 31 second mark in teaser trailer #2, Woo Do-Hwan states seductively “Don’t worry, I’m on your side.” The drama seires is based on 18th century French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
“Great Seducer” will first air March 12, 2018.
Yua Shinkawa, Sairi Itoh and Masaya Kato are cast in Fuji TV-Tokai TV drama series “Itsumademo Shiroi Hane.” The drama series is based on 2009 novel “Itsumademo Shiroi Hane” by Yoko Fujioka. Yua Shinkawa will play main character Rumi Kizaki. After failing to get into a university, she enrolls in a nursing program, but she doesn’t think she wants to become a nurse. After meeting her colleagues, patients and her first love, she realizes she wants to become a nurse.
“Itsumademo Shiroi Hane” first airs April 7, 2018 in Japan.