Dec 7 2017

Elaiza Ikeda and Joe Odagiri cast movie “Room Laundering”

Elaiza Ikeda and Joe Odagiri are cast in movie “Room Laundering.” Also cast in supporting roles are Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Kentaro and Kaoru Mitsumune. The film is written and directed by Kenji Katagiri. In movie “Room Laundering” Eliza Ikeda plays Miko Yakuma. After her grandmother died, she shut herself away from the world until her uncle appears. Joe Odagiri plays the uncle. He sets up a place for her to live and a part-time job. The part-time job is “room laundering” which is to appease ghosts who are holed up in rooms by solving their worries.

“Room Laundering” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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Dec 7 2017

Koji Seto cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Princess Jellyfish”

Koji Seto cast in Fuji TV live-action drama series “Princess Jellyfish” co-starring Kyoko Yoshine. For “Princess Jellyfish,” Koji Seto will play Kuranosuke Koibuchi. He is the son of a mogul politician. His father wants him to follow in his footsteps and become a politician, but Kuranosuke Koibuchi is more interested in fashion. His love for fashion also leads him to dress up as a woman. Kuranosuke Koibuchi then meets Tsukimi Kurashita (Kyoko Yoshine ). He becomes interested in her and tries to charm her through fashion and make-up. Drama series is based on manga series “Kuragehime” by Akiko Higashimura.

“Princess Jellyfish” first airs January, 2018 in Japan.

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Dec 7 2017

Ha Yeon-Soo cast in drama series “Rich Man, Poor Woman”

Ha Yeon-Soo is cast for the lead female role in upcoming remake drama series “Rich Man, Poor Woman” co-starring  Suho (‘“EXO’). Also cast in a supporting role is Kim Ye-Won. Oh Chang-Suk was previously announced as a supporting cast member. The drama series is a remake of 2012 Fuji TV drama series “Rich Man, Poor Woman” starring Shun Oguri and Satomi Ishihara in the lead roles.

For “Rich Man, Poor Woman.” Ha Yeon-Soo will play Kim Bo-Ra. She was born in the countryside on Jeju Island. Kim Bo-Ra was also famous for being a smart kid in her hometown. She goes to Seoul to attend college and carries her family’s high expectations. Her dream is to work at Next One which is led by Lee Yoo-Chan (Suho) as its CEO. Meanwhile, for supporting characters Kim Ye-Won will play Min Tae-Ra. She owns an art gallery and her older brother is Min Tae-Joo (Oh Chang-Suk). Min Tae-Joo is the co-founder of Next One.

“Rich Man, Poor Woman” will first air sometime during the first half of 2018 in South Korea.

Dec 6 2017

Trailer for dTV live-action drama series “Impossibility Defense”

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.

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Dec 6 2017

Kim So-Hyun cast in KBS drama series “Radio Romance”

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.

Dec 5 2017

Jun Shison cast in movie “Hashire! T Ko Basuketto Bu”

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.