First teaser trailer added for upcoming MBC drama series “Hospital Ship” starring Ha Ji-Won, Kang Min-Hyuk and Lee Seo-Won. The teaser trailer also features the beautiful natural scenery of Geoje Island where the drama series is filmed.
“Hospital Ship” first airs August 30, 2017 in South Korea.
Nana from idol group ‘After School’ has been offered the lead female role in upcoming drama series “Four Men” starring Park Hae-Jin. Currently, Nana (also known under her full name of Im Jin-A) is currently “positively considering” the offer. If she accepts, Nana will play the character of Yeo-Rin. She works as a detective. After Yeo-Rin lost the man whom she loved, she digs up a secret. She happens to meet a man who looks just like the man she loved. Meanwhile, Park Hae-Jin will play 4 different characters in the drama series.
“Four Men” will air sometime during the first half of next year in South Korea.
Ryuhei Matsuda and Yojiro Noda are cast in new movie “Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki.” The film is based on the autobiographical novel “Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki” by Shoji Segawa and directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. Ryuhei Matsuda will play main character Shoji Segawa. His character has aspired to become a professional shogi player, but at the age of 26, he gives up shogi because of age restrictions. After bottoming out, he receives support from his friend (Yojiro Noda) and plays shogi again. The game of shogi is a Japanese chess like game that has been popularized in recent films like “Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow” and “March Comes in Like a Lion.”
“Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
Main trailer for movie “Hibana: Spark” starring Masaki Suda and Kenta Kiritani. Movie is the third film directed by actor Itsuji Itao and the story is based on 2015 novel “Hibana” by Naoki Matayoshi. Story for the film follows two comedians as they try to achieve success.
“Hibana: Spark” opens November 23, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser trailer added for upcoming movie “Full of Lies” (literal title of “Usohappyaku”) starring Kiichi Nakai and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Movie is directed by Masaharu Take (“100 Yen Love“). Story for “Full of Lies” follows an antique dealer (Kiichi Nakai) and potter (Kuranosuke Sasaki) who come across an original tea piece by Sen no Rikyu.
“Full of Lies” will be released January, 2018 in Japan.
Onew from idol group “SHINee” has dropped out of currently filming JTBC drama series “Age of Youth Season 2.” He was recently accused of sexual harassment by woman at a nightclub who insisted he touched her inappropriately on August 12, 2017, but she later dropped the charges against him. For the drama series, Onew was cast to play the character of Kwon Ho-Change. The character has never had a girlfriend and he is smart. Kwon Ho-Change also has a hard time communicating because of his autism. Staff from “Age of Youth Season 2” will now search for an actor to replace Onew.
“Age of Youth Season 2” first airs August 25, 2017 in South Korea.
Lee Yo-Won, Ra Mi-Ran, Myung Se-Bin, Jun are cast in tvN live-action drama series “Buam-dong Revengers” (literal title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Buam-dong Boksooja Soshyeolkeurub” by Sajatokk. Story for the drama series will follow four people who band together to carry out a plan for revenge.
“Buam-dong Revengers” will first air October, 2017 in South Korea (takes over the tvN’s Wednesday and Thursday 10PM time slot after “Criminal Minds“).
Yuta Tamamori (‘Kis-My-Ft2’), Keiichiro Koyama & Yuki Furukawa are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Juyo Sankounin Tantei.” The drama series is based on manga “Juyo Sankounin Tantei” by Murako Kinuta. Renpei Tsukamoto and Tadaaki Horai will direct the drama series. Story for “Juyo Sankounin Tantei” will center around model Kei Maneki (Yuta Tamamori). He has bad luck with murder cases taking place where he works. He teams up with his model friends Itsuki Suo (Keiichiro Koyama) and Toma Shimon (Yuki Furukawa) to solve the cases and clear his name.
“Juyo Sankounin Tantei” first airs this October in Japan.
Cable channel tvN has picked up the rights to air upcoming drama series “Mr. Sunshine.” The drama series will air on Saturdays and Sundays at 9PM on tvN, but the exact dates has yet to be decided. The drama series features the impressive cast of Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Tae-Ri, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Byun Yo-Han. Generating almost as much excitement as the cast is the pairing of director Lee Eung-Bok and screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook, who previously worked together in hit drama series “Descendants of the Sun” and “Goblin.” “Mr Sunshine” is set in the year 1871 and centered around a Korean man who returns to the country after growing up in the United States.
Here’s two teaser posters for upcoming JTBC drama series “Age of Youth Season 2” featuring Han Ye-Ri, Han Seung-Yeon, Park Eun-Bin, Ji-Woo and Choi A-Ra.
Meanwhile, the staff is carefully monitoring the situation with supporting actor Onew from idol group ‘‘SHINee.’ An incident involving Onew occurred on August 12, 2017 at a club. Onew allegedly got drunk and inappropriately touched a woman twice. According to SM Entertainment who manages Onew, there was a misunderstanding between Onew and the woman. The woman who accused Onew of sexual harassment dropped the charge against him.
“Age of Youth Season 2” will first air August 25, 2017 in South Korea.