Dec 26 2017

Woo Do-Hwan and Joy offered lead roles in MBC drama series “Great Seducer”

Woo Do-Hwan and Joy have been offered lead roles in upcoming MBC drama series “Great Seducer” (working title). The drama series previously went under the early working title of “Love Game: The Great Seduction.” If Woo Do-Hwan accepts the offer, he will play Kwon Shi-Hyun. His character is the sole successor of JK company, but he faces a crisis as he is being pushed out as the successor. If Joy accepts, she will play Eun Tae-Hee. The drama series is based on classic French novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses” by Choderlos de Laclo.

According to MBC, filming will begin early next year and the drama series will air sometime during the first half of next year.

Dec 26 2017

Yurika Nakamura, Wakana Aoi, Renji Ishibashi, Jin Katagiri cast in live-action film “Ramen Kuitee”

Yurika Nakamura and Wakana Aoi are cast for lead roles in live-action film “Ramen Kuitee.” Also cast in supporting roles are Renji Ishibashi and Jin Katagiri. The film is based on manga series “Ramen Kuitee!” by Akiteru Hayashi. Story for “Ramen Kuitee” follows three people who are connected by a bowl of ramen.

In addition, trailer has been added for “Ramen Kuitee.” Movie will be released March 3, 2018 in Japan.

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Dec 26 2017

Teaser trailer for movie “Last Hold”

Teaser trailer for movie “Last Hold” starring Ryoichi Tsukada (A.B.C-Z) and Hikaru Iwamoto (Snow Man). What everyone can agree to this holiday season is the need for more films centered around indoor rock climbing and “Last Hold” certainly fills that niche nicely. Story for “Last Hold” centers around a rock climbing club at a university and the club takes part in a competition. Movie is directed by Yukinori Makabe (“I am a Monk“).

“Last Hold” will be released May 12, 2018 in Japan.

Dec 26 2017

Hana Sugisaki, Sho Hirano & Taishi Nakagawa cast in TBS live-action drama series “Boys Over Flowers Season 2”

Hana Sugisaki, Sho Hirano & Taishi Nakagawa are cast for lead roles in TBS live-action drama series “Boys Over Flowers Season 2.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season” by Yoko Kamio which is a sequel to popular manga series “Hana yori Dango.” The original manga “Hana yori Dango” spawned popular TBS drama series “Boys Over Flowers” among several other live-action adaptations.

“Boys Over Flowers Season 2” is set at the same high school as “Boys Over Flowers,” but several years after the legendary F4 members graduated. A new group is created “Korekuto 5” led by Haruto Kakuragi (Sho Hirano).

“Boys Over Flowers Season 2” first airs April, 2018 in Japan.

Dec 25 2017

Ep.4 of tvN drama series “A Korean Odyssey” to air one week later

Production staff for currently airing “A Korean Odyssey” has apologized for a series of glitches that marred the airing of ep.2 on Sunday, December 24, 2017. In a scene with Jin Sun-Min (Oh Yeon-Seo) singing on stage, the wire line holding the flying black spirits up were clearly visible and ads suddenly ran for more than 10 minutes. Ep.2 re-aired on Monday, December 25, 2017 at 6:10 PM without any of the above mentioned glitches. An apology for the glitches that aired on ep.2 was posted on tvN’s official website.

In addition, ep.4 of “A Korean Odyssey,” which was originally scheduled to air Sunday, December 31, 2017, will now air Saturday, January 6, 2018. The one week delay is to allow improvement in the production of the drama series and avoid any of the glitches that marred ep.2.

 

Dec 24 2017

Trailer for tvN drama special “Today I Grab the Tambourine Again”

Trailer added for tvN drama special “Today I Grab the Tambourine Again” (literal title) starring Park Hee-Von and Lee Mi-So. The drama special is the 5th installment in tvN’s Drama Stage series. The series will have 10 episodes in all. Story for “Today I Grab the Tambourine Again” follows Oh Moon-Sook (Park Hee-Von) as she struggles to make the jump from a contract worker to a full-time employee at a bank.

“Today I Grab the Tambourine Again” airs December 30, 2017 in South Korea.

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Dec 21 2017

Teaser trailer for live-action film “Inuyashiki”

Teaser trailer added for upcoming live-action film “Inuyashiki” starring Noritake Kinashi and Takeru Satoh. Movie is based on manga “Inuyashiki” by Hiroya Oku and directed by Shinsuke Sato (“Gantz“). Story for “Inuyashiki” involves an elderly man (Noritake Kinashi) who wakes up from an explosion to find himself a powerful cyborg and he is opposed by high school student turned cyborg (Takeru Satoh).

In addition, “Inuyashiki” is now set for release April 20, 2018 in Japan.

Dec 21 2017

KBS2 drama series “Queen of Mystery 2” to air from February 21, 2018

KBS2 is set to air sequel drama series “Queen of Mystery 2” from February 21, 2018 in South Korea. The drama series will air on Wednesday & Thursdays at 10PM following the conclusion of “Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me.” There is about a month gap from the end of “Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me” to the start of “Queen of Mystery 2” which will be filled by the 2018 Winter Olympics coverage taking place in PyeongChang, South Korea. “Queen of Mystery 2” features the return of housewife Yoo Seol-Ok (Choi Gang-Hee) and detective Ha Wan-Seung (Kwon Sang-Woo) working together to solve mystery cases.

Meanwhile, KBS2 is currently considering drama series “Suits” to take over the Wednesday and Thursday 10PM time slot after “Queen of Mystery 2,” beginning April, 2018.