Trailer for KBS2 drama special “Bad Families” starring Shin Eun-Kyung, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Hong Seo-Young & Jang Dong-Joo. The drama special is the 7th installment of this year’s KBS Drama Special series which features the tagline of “The Law of the Melo.”
“Bad Families” airs October 15, 2017 in South Korea.
Trailer for movie “Vigilante” starring Nao Omori, Kosuke Suzuki and Kenta Kiritani. Movie is written and directed by Yu Irie. The film follows three brothers who reunite for the first time in 30 years. One of the brothers runs a call girl service, the other is a local city government official and the eldest brother comes back after disappearing when he was a high school student.
“Vigilante” will be released December 9, 2017 in Japan,
Trailer added for upcoming movie “Night of Memory” (literal title) starring Kang Ha-Neul and Kim Moo-Yul. The mystery-thriller film is written and directed by Jang Hang-Jun. Story for “Night of Memory” has Kang Ha-Neul and Kim Moo-Yul playing brothers. The older brother played by Kim Moo-Yul goes missing for 19 days and when he appears again he acts like a different person.
“Night of Memory” will be released sometime this November in South Korea.
Reo Sano (‘GENERATIONS’), Taishi Nakagawa, Mahiro Takasugi and Ryusei Yokohama are cast in live-action film “Rainbow Days” (literal title). The film is based on manga “Nijiiro Deizu” by Minami Mizuno and directed by Ken Iizuka. In the film, the four young men play high school students who are best friends. Their lives change after Reo Sano’s character Natsuki Hashiba develops a crush on a high school student. Filming for the movie will take place from October to November, 2017 and filming will take place in the suburbs of Tokyo.
“Rainbow Days” opens summer, 2018 in Japan.
Here’s two main posters for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Mad Dog” starring Yoo Ji-Tae, Woo Do-Hwan, Ryu Hwa-Young, Jo Jae-Yun, Kim Hye-Seong and Hong Soo-Hyun. These six performers play characters who are members of the Mad Dog insurance investigation team. The team is led by Choi Kang-Woo (Yoo Ji-Tae) who has the nickname of Mad Dog. In addition, teaser trailer #3 has been added on AsianWiki.
“Mad Dog” premieres October 11, 2017 in South Korea.
Sho Aoyagi and Riko Narumi are cast in TBS live-action drama series “What Is Your Perfect Way To Eat Fried Eggs?” The drama series is based on manga “Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu?” by Go Ohinata. Premise for the drama series follows a boyfriend and girlfriend who have a disagreement over how to eat egg yolk on a fried egg. The boyfriend in particular has a hard time dealing with people who eat differently than him.
“What Is Your Perfect Way To Eat Fried Eggs?” first airs November 5, 2017 in Japan.
Trailer and poster for movie “Spiritual Bolsheviki” starring Hanae Kan. Movie is written and directed by Hiroshi Takahashi. Premise for the film has 7 people gathered in a room at a warehouse. There’s a microphone and an analog tape recorder there. All 7 people have experience with communicating with the afterlife.
“Spiritual Bolsheviki” opens February 10, 2018 in Japan.
Trailer for movie “Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha Gekijoban” starring Kaho, Shota Sometani and Masahiro Higashide. Movie is based on a theatrical play “Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha” and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The film is a re-edited version of WOWOW drama series “Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha.” Kiyoshi Kurosawa adapted the theater play “Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha” into movie “Before We Vanish” and WOWOW drama series “Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha,” with different characters and story in each version. Both share the underlying premise of aliens having invaded Earth and taking over the bodies of humans.
“Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha Gekijoban” will be released November 11, 2017 in Japan and will show for 2 weeks only.
Kim Rae-Won and Shin Se-Kyung are now cast in upcoming KBS2 drama series “The Black Knight” (literal title). Actress Seo Ji-Hye is also cast in a supporting role. For the drama series, Kim Rae-Won will play lead male character Moon So-Ho. He lived through an unhappy childhood, but he is now a successful businessman. He is blunt, but thoughtful. Shin Se-Kyung will play lead female character Jung Hae-Ra. She works at a travel agency and supports her family.
First script reading is scheduled to take place 1PM, October 8, 2017 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea and the drama series will first air December, 2017.
Son Ye-Jin has been offered a lead role in new JTBC drama series “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food” (literal title). If Son Ye-Jin accepts, this will be her first performance in a drama since since 2013 SBS drama series “Don’t Look Back : The Legend of Orpheus.” Plot for “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food” has yet to be revealed. “Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food” will first air sometime in early 2018 in South Korea.