Trailer for dTV live-action drama series “Impossibility Defense” (literal title) starring Tori Matsuzaka and Erika Sawajiri. The drama series is bassed on manga “Funohan” written by Arata Miyatsuki and precedes the live-action film “Impossibility Defense” which comes out February 1, 2018.
dTV drama series “Impossibility Defense” will be available to stream from December 22, 2017 in Japan.
Kim So-Hyun is now cast in upcoming KBS drama series “Radio Romance” co-starring Yoon Doo-Joon (‘Highlight’). In the upcoming drama series, Kim So-Hyun will play lead female character Song Geu-Rim. She works as a radio program writer, but she doesn’t possess writing talent. The radio program where she is working on now faces cancellation. Song Geu-Rim succeeds in casting top actor Ji Soo-Ho (Yoon Doo-Joon).
“Radio Romance” first airs January, 2018 in South Korea.
Trailer for live-action film “River’s Edge” starring Fumi Nikaido and Ryo Yoshizawa. Movie is based on manga “River’s Edge” by Kyoko Okazaki and directed by Isao Yukisada. The film deals with two teens who discover a dead body by the river’s edge.
“River’s Edge” is now set for release February 16, 2018 in Japan.
Jun Shison cast in movie “Hashire! T Ko Basuketto Bu.” The film is based on 2007 novel “Hashire! T Ko Basuketto Bu” by Hiroshi Matsuzaki and Takeshi Furusawa (“Love and Lies“) will direct the film. For movie “Hashire! T Ko Basuketto Bu,” Jun Shison will play high school student Yoichi Tadokoro. He’s good at basketball, but he gets bullied at his private high school and transfers to a school named “T School.” Yoichi Tadokoro plays on his new school’s basketball team as they will eventually play his old private high school team. To prepare to play Yoichi Tadokoro, Jun Shison received training from former basketball player Keishi Handa for 3 months.
“Hashire! T Ko Basuketto Bu” will be released autumn, 2018 in Japan.
Shihori Kanjiya, Kanata Hongo and Gori are cast for lead roles in new NTV drama series “Repeat.” The time travel themed drama series is based on 2004 novel “Repeat” by Kurumi Inui. In the drama series, a phone caller invites people to travel back in time.
“Repeat” first airs January 11, 2018 in Japan.
Here’s the first still images of Lee Seung-Gi and Cha Seung-Won in upcoming tvN drama series “A Korean Odyssey.” The still images of Lee Seung-Gi as Son O-Gong was filmed on November 13, 2017 in Seongname, South Korea. That was his first day of filming for the drama series. The still images of Cha Seung-Won as King Wooma were taken on an undisclosed day. King Wooma is a giant white bull demon, but in the human world King Wooma is the CEO of the largest entertainment company in Korea. He is highly admired by the public.
“A Korean Odyssey” first airs December 23, 2017 in South Korea.
Mitsuki Takahata is cast in TV Tokyo live-action drama special “Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget.” The drama special is based on manga “Boukyaku no Sachiko” by Jun Abe and directed by Santa Yamagishi. For the drama special, Mitsuki Takahata will play main character Sachiko Sasaki. On the day of her wedding, Sachiko Sasaki’s fiance disappears. The next day, Sachiko Sasaki is unable to stop thinking about her fiance except when she gets a meal at a restaurant. She then becomes a fan of gourmet meals.
“Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget” airs January 2, 2018 in Japan.
2 main posters for upcoming based-on-a-true-story film “1987: When The Day Comes” starring Kim Yun-Seok and Ha Jung-Woo. The posters feature 6 characters who got involved in the case of a 22-year-old university student tortured to death. Along with Kim Yun-Seok and Ha Jung-Woo, the posters feature Kim Tae-Ri, Yu Hae-Jin, Park Hee-Soon and Lee Hee-Joon. The 6 main characters in the film and how they relate to the story:
Director Park (Kim Yun-Seok) of the Public Security Department orders the student’s body to be cremated.
Prosecutor Choi (Ha Jung-Woo) rejects the cremation of the student’s body and pushes for an autopsy.
Prison Officer Han Byeong-Yong (Yu Hae-Jin) delivers a secret letter pertaining to the student’s death.
Yeon-Hee (Kim Tae-Ri) is a first year university student.
Detective Jo (Park Hee-Soon) works to minimize the case.
Reporter Yoon (Lee Hee-Joon) struggles to reveal the truth behind the student’s death.
“1987: When The Day Comes” opens December 27, 2017 in South Korea.
Here’s a visual of Suzu Hirose in character as Harika Tsujisawa for upcoming NTV drama series “Anone” co-starring Yuko Tanaka. Harika Tsujisawa is a 19-year-old girl who now lives out of an internet cafe after becoming separated from her parents. She then meets an older woman played by Yuko Tanaka who is also an outcast from society and has been through similar experiences. They begin to live together as a family, but an incident occers.
Now cast in supporting roles are Eita, Satomi Kobayashi, Sadao Abe and Shohei Hino. Eita will play a mysterious figure named Riichi Nakaseko.
“Anone” first airs January, 2018 in Japan.
First script reading for upcoming JTBC drama series “Misty” took place in October, 2017 at the JTBC building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members including Kim Nam-Joo, Ji Jin-Hee, Jeon Hye-Jin, Im Tae-Kyung, Lee Kyoung-Young, Ahn Nae-Sang, Im Tae-Kyung, Jin Ki-Joo and Go Joon all attended. Filming for the drama series began in late October, 2017. Story for “Misty” follows newscaster Go Hye-Ran (Kim Nam-Joo) as she is accused of murder. Her attorney husband (Ji Jin-Hee) defends her while they also rekindle their detoriating marriage.
“Misty” first airs January 26, 2018 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Friday and Saturday 11PM time slot after “Untouchable“).