Aug 1 2017

Takanori Iwata cast in movie “Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare”

Takanori Iwata (‘J Soul Brothers’ and ‘EXILE’) is cast for the lead role in movie “Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare.” Also cast in the film are Mizuki Yamamoto, Kazuki Kitamura, Takumi Saito and Reina Asami. Movie is based on 2013 novel “Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare” by Fuminori Nakamura and will be directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto.

In the upcoming film, Takanori Iwata will play reportage writer Kyosuke Yakumo. For his next book, he examines a burned to death murder case involving a beautiful blind woman. The suspect in the case is a talented photographer played by Takumi Saito. Mizuki Yamamoto will play the fiance of Kyosuke Yakumo, Reina Asami will play the older sister of the photographer and Kazuki Kitamura will play the editor of a weekly magazine.

Filming for “Kyonen no Fuyu, Kimi to Wakare” began July 2, 2017 and finishes mid-August, 2017. Movie will be released sometime during spring, 2018 in Japan.

Jul 31 2017

Cho Jung-Seok cast in MBC drama series “Two Cops” (Han Ji-Min declines)

Actor Cho Jung-Seok is cast for a lead role in upcoming MBC drama series “Two Cops.” He will play Detective Cha Dong-Tak. His character is full of justice, but a swindler’s spirit takes over his body. Meanwhile, actress Han Ji-Min, who was offered the lead female role, has declined due to scheduling issues.

Filming for the drama series will begin October, 2017 and the drama series will first air November, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays (airing after the conclusion of “20th Century Boy and Girl.”).

Jul 31 2017

First still images of Shin Hye-Sun in KBS2 drama series “My Golden Life”

Here’s the first still images of Shin Hye-Sun in upcoming KBS2 drama series “My Golden Life” co-starring Park Si-Hoo. The still images are taken from her first day of filming for the drama series which took place July 26, 2017 around Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. Setup for the scenes has Seo Ji-An (Shin Hye-Sun) walking down the street, while studying English, to find a job. She drinks a can of beer in front of a convenience store with Sun Woo-Hyuk (Lee Tae-Hwan).

“My Golden Life” first airs September 2, 2017 in South Korea.

Jul 31 2017

Toma Ikuta & Eita cast in movie “Yuuzai”

Toma Ikuta & Eita are cast in movie “Yuuzai.” The film is based on 2013 novel “Yuuzai” by Gaku Yakumaru and directed by Takahisa Zeze. In the film, Toma Ikuta plays Masuda and Eita will play Suzuki. Masuda begins working at a factory where Suzuki works. They develop a friendship, but Masuda begins to suspect that Suzuki is the serial killer responsible for killing children 17 years ago.

“Yuuzai” will be released May, 2018 in Japan.

Jul 31 2017

First still images of Ha Ji-Won in MBC drama series “Hospital Ship”

Here’s the first still images of Ha Ji-Won in upcoming MBC drama series “Hospital Ship” co-starring Kang Min-Hyuk. As you can see, Ha Ji-Won did get her hair cut to play her character Song Eun-Jae. Her character works as a surgeon on a hospital ship. Ha Ji-Won has been researching her character’s field of expertise by watching documentaries, surgery videos, medical dramas and reading essays by doctors. She is now studying by drawing organs from an anatomy book. Filming for the drama series is taking place mostly on Geoje Island.

“Hospital Ship” first airs August, 2017 in South Korea.