Nov 23 2017

First script reading for tvN drama series “Mother”

First script reading for upcoming tvN drama series “Mother” took place November 1, 2017 at CJ E&M Center in Sangamdong, Seoul, South Korea. Main cast members including Lee Bo-Young, Heo Yool, Lee Hye-Young, Ko Sung-Hee, and Lee Jae-Yoon all attended. The first script reading took about 4 hours to finish and they read through the script for ep.1 through ep.4. Drama series “Mother” is a remake of 2010 NTV drama series “Mother.” Story for “Mother” involves a substitute teacher (Lee Bo-Young) who decides to take care of a child (Heo Yool) who is abused by her mother (Ko Sung-Hee).

“Mother” first airs January, 2018 in South Korea.

Nov 22 2017

Kazuki Namioka & Yuki Yoda cast in TV Tokyo-Netflix drama series “Mob Psycho 100”

Kazuki Namioka & Yuki Yoda (‘Nogizaka46’) are cast for major supporting character roles in TV Tokyo-Netflix drama series “Mob Psycho 100” starring Tatsuomi Hamada. The drama series is based on webcomic “Mob Psycho 100” by One and directed by Koichi Sakamoto. For the drama series, Kazuki Namioka will play Arataka Reigen. He runs a spirit counseling agency where Shigeo Kageyama (Tatsuomi Hamada).  Yuki Yoda will play Tsubomi Takane. She is a childhood friend of Shigeo Kageyama’s.

“Mob Psycho 100” will stream on Netflix from January 12, 2018 and will air on TV Tokyo from January 18, 2018 in Japan.

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Nov 22 2017

Teaser trailer #4 for MBC drama series “Two Cops”

Teaser trailer #4 added for MBC drama series “Two Cops” starring Cho Jung-Seok and Hyeri. Meanwhile, the character cuts above are of Cho Jung-Seok, Hyeri and Kim Sun-Ho. Story for the drama series mixes fantasy with a police investigation storyline involving Detective Cha Dong-Tak (Cho Jung-Seok), rookie reporter Song Ji-An (Hyeri) and swindler Gong Soo-Chang (Kim Sun-Ho).

“Two Cops” first airs November 27, 2017 in South Korea.

Nov 22 2017

Filming for movie “Be With You” finishes

Filming for romance film “Be With You,” starring So Ji-Sub and Son Ye-Jin, finished November 12, 2017 in Daejeon, South Korea. Filming took about 3 months to complete. The still image above of So Ji-Sub and Son Ye-Jin is the first still image released for the upcoming film. Movie “Be With You” is based on 2003 Japanese novel “Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu” by Takuji Ichikawa. The novel was previously adapted into 2004 film “Be with You” (starring Shido Nakamura and Yuko Takeuchi) and 2005 TBS drama series “Be With You” (starring Hiroki Narimiya and Mimura).

“Be With You” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

Nov 22 2017

Kazuya Kamenashi cast in Fuji TV drama series “Final Cut”

Kazuya Kamenashi (‘KAT-TUN’) is cast for the lead role in new Fuji TV-KTV drama series “Final Cut.” Also cast in supporting roles are Kanna Hashimoto, Naohito Fujiki, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kento Hayashi, Yuya Takaki (‘Hey! Say! JUMP’), Tetta Sugimoto, Miki Mizuno and Ichiro Yatsui (member of comedy duo ‘Eleki Comic’). Story for “Final Cut” has Kazuya Kamenashi playing Keisuke Nakamura. He tries to find the killer of a girl that people accused his mother of killing. The murder took place 12 years ago and, after his mother was accused of the murder, she committed suicide.

“Final Cut” first airs January, 2018 in Japan.

Nov 21 2017

First two teaser trailers for tvN drama series “The Most Beautiful Goodbye”

First two teaser trailers added for upcoming tvN drama series “The Most Beautiful Goodbye” starring Choi Ji-Woo and Won Mi-Kyung. The drama series is a remake of 1996 MBC drama series “The Most Beautiful Goodbye.” Screenwriter No Hee-Kyung who wrote the original screenplay also writes the screenplay for the tvN drama series version. Story for the drama series follows a mother (Won Mi-Kyung) as she prepares her final goodbye to her family.

“The Most Beautiful Goodbye” first airs December 9, 2017 in South Korea.

Nov 21 2017

Joo Sang-Wook, Jin Se-Yun & Yoon Si-Yoon cast in CSTV drama series “Grand Prince”

Joo Sang-Wook, Jin Se-Yun & Yoon Si-Yoon are cast for lead roles in upcoming CSTV drama series “Grand Prince” (literal title). The drama series is set in a historical time period and follows two royal brothers played by Joo Sang-Wook and Yoon Si-Yoon who love the same woman played by Jin Se-Yun. For Joo Sang-Wook he will play Prince Lee Kang. He will even kill his younger brother to take control of the throne to attain the love of Sung Ja-Hyun. Jin Se-Yun will play Sung Ja-Hyun. She comes from a prestigious family and has a warm heart. Yoon Si-Yoon will play Prince Lee Whi. He is the younger brother of Prince Lee Kang and also loves Sung Ja-Hyun.

First script reading is scheduled to take place November 23, 2017 and the drama series will first air January, 2018 in South Korea.

Nov 21 2017

Filming for movie “Byeonsan” finishes …

Filming for upcoming movie “Byeonsan” finished November 18, 2017 in Chuncheon in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Filming took about to 2 months to finish. Lead performers Park Jung-Min and Kim Go-Eun were at the last day of filming. Story for “Byeonsan” follows an unpopular rapper (Park Jung-Min) as he travels back to his hometown of Byeonsan. There he meets Sun-Mi (Kim Go-Eun) who attended the same elementary school. Movie is directed by Lee Joon-Ik.

“Byeonsan” will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

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