Aug 31 2017

So Ji-Sub & Son Ye-Jin cast in movie “Be with You”

So Ji-Sub & Son Ye-Jin are now cast in remake film “Be with You.” Movie is based novel “Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu” by Takuji Ichikawa, which was previously adapted into 2004 film “Be with You” and 2005 TBS drama series “Be With You.” Also cast in supporting roles are Kim Ji-Hwan, Ko Chang-Seok, Lee Joon-Hyuk and Son Yeo-Eun. Story for the film revolves around a father (So Ji-Sub) and his son Ji-Ho (Kim Ji-Hwan). The wife (Son Ye-Jin) passed away, but promised she would be back on a rainy day one year later.

Filming for “Be with You” began August 12, 2017 and the movie will be released sometime next year in South Korea.

Aug 30 2017

Kengo Kora & Yuu Shirota cast in WOWOW drama series “Bye Bye Blackbird”

Kengo Kora & Yuu Shirota are cast in WOWOW drama series “Bye Bye Blackbird.” For Yuu Shirota, he will play a woman for the first time in his acting career. The drama series is based on 2010 novel “Bye Bye Blackbird” by Kotaro Isaka. The drama series will be directed by Yoshitaka Mori and screenplay adaptation by Kenichi Suzuki.

“Bye Bye Blackbird” will air sometime next year in Japan.

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Aug 30 2017

Son Ho-Jun and Jang Na-Ra cast in KBS2 drama series “Go Back Couple”

Son Ho-Jun and Jang Na-Ra are now cast for upcoming KBS2 drama series “Go Back Couple” (literal title).  The drama series will air Fridays and Saturdays at 11PM, beginning October 13, 2017. Story for “Go Back Couple” follows a married 38-year-old couple. They now can’t stand each other and regret marrying at a relatively young age. Somehow the couple travel through time when they first met in college.

Aug 30 2017

Still images from movie “RV: Resurrected Victims”

Here’s 4 character still images from upcoming mystery-thriller film “RV: Resurrected Victims.” The character stills are of Kim Rae-Won, Kim Hae-Sook, Sung Dong-Il and Jeon Hye-Jin. In the upcoming film, Kim Rae-Won plays Prosecutor Jin-Hong. His mother was killed 7 years ago and he has been working to catch her killer. One day, his mother appears again and tries to kill him. A phenomenon known as “RVP” (Resurrected Victim Phenomeno) occurs where murder victims come back to avenge their deaths. Sung Dong-Il plays NIS Agent Son Young-Tae. He tries to cover up RVP cases. Jeon Hye-Jin plays Detective Lee Soo-Hyun. She doubts Jin-Hong is responsible for his mother’s death. Movie is based on novel “Jongryodweeotseubmida” by Park Ha-Ik and directed by Kwak Kyung-Taek.

In addition, “RV: Resurrected Victims” is now slotted for release sometime this October in South Korea.

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Aug 30 2017

First script reading for tvN drama series “Buam-dong Revengers”

First script reading for upcoming tvN drama series “Buam-dong Revengers” took place August 17, 2017 at Studio Dragon in Sangam, South Korea.The first script reading featured main cast members Lee Yo-Won, Ra Mi-Ran, Myung Se-Bin, Jun (‘U-KISS’) and Choi Byung-Mo. At the first script reading Lee Yo-Won, Ra Mi-Ran, Myung Se-Bin and Jun summarized “Buam-dong Revengers” with 5 letters: Lee Yo-Won – “fun drama” (재밌는작품), Ra Mi-Ran – “thumb” (엄지손가락), Myung Se-Bin – “must watch it” (이건봐야해), Jun – “new start” (새로운시작). The drama series is based on webcomic “Buam-dong Boksooja Soshyeolkeurub” by Sajatokki.

“Buam-dong Revengers” is now set to first air October 11, 2017 in South Korea.

 

Aug 30 2017

Tae Kimura cast in YTV drama series “Black Revenge”

Tae Kimura is cast in NTV-YTV drama series “Black Revenge.” Also cast in supporting roles are Jiro Sato, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Arata Horii, Maya Okano and Eriko Nakamura. The drama series is based on an original screenplay by Tomoharu Sato and directed by Taro Otani. The drama series revolves around Saori Imamiya (Tae Kimura). A fabricated scandal ruined her husband’s political career and led to him committing suicide and Saori Imamiya having a miscarriage. Five years later, she sets out a plan to get revenge on those responsible for creating the scandal.

“Black Revenge” first airs October 5, 2017 in Japan.

Aug 29 2017

Trailer for movie “Ringside Story”

Trailer added for movie “Ringside Story” starring Eita and Eriko Sato. Movie is directed by Masaharu Take. Story for “Ringside Story” has Eita playing unpopular actor Hideo. When he misconstrues his girlfriends (Eriko Sato) enthusiasm for her new job at a professional wrestling league, he takes action.

“Ringside Story” will be released October 14, 2017 in Japan.

Aug 29 2017

First still image of Song Seung-Heon in OCN drama series “Black”

Here’s the first still image of Song Seung-Heon in upcoming OCN drama series “Black” co-starring Go Ara. In the drama series, Song Seung-Heon plays a Grim Reaper named Black. He struggles to save people’s lives with Kang Ha-Ram (Go Ara). The drama series will likely draw comparisons to tvN drama series “Goblin” which also featured Grim Reapers.

“Black” first airs October, 2017 in South Korea.