Oct 17 2024

Yosuke Eguchi and Aju Makita cast in WOWOW drama “Dareka ga Kono Machi de”

Yosuke Eguchi and Aju Makita are cast in WOWOW drama series “Dareka ga Kono Machi de.” The mystery drama series is based on 2022 novel “Dareka ga Kono Machi de” by Hiromi San and directed by Yuichi Sato (“Strawberry Night“). For actor Yosuke Eguchi, “Dareka ga Kono Machi de” will be his first lead acting role in a drama series since 2020 NHK drama series “Request to the Angel.” He also worked with Aju Makita earlier this year in Netflix drama series “House of Ninjas.”

“Dareka ga Kono Machi de” consists of 4 episodes and will first air December 8, 2024 in Japan.

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Oct 17 2024

Kang Ha-Neul and Go Min-Si cast in drama “Your Taste”

Kang Ha-Neul and Go Min-Si are cast for lead roles in drama series “Your Taste” (literal title). Also cast for supporting roles are Kim Shin-Rok and Yoo Su-Bin. Director Han Jun-Hee (“D.P.“) participates in the series as a creator and  Park Dan-Hee (“Weak Hero Class 1“) directs the drama series. The food themed drama series follows two people from different walks of life, who come together to run a restaurant in Jeonju, a city known for its food.

“Your Taste” will be released sometime next year, but broadcasting station/platform has not yet been decided.

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Oct 17 2024

Trailer and poster for movie “How To Forget You”

Trailer and poster added for movie “How To Forget You” starring Ryota Bando and Nanase Nishino. The film deals with a young man named Subaru Morishita (Ryota Bando) who experiences deep loss after his fiance Miki (Nanase Nishino) dies in an accident. Filming for the movie began in Tokyo in 2023 and also took place in Hida and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture.

“How To Forget You” will be released January 17, 2025 in Japan.

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Oct 16 2024

Teaser trailer for Disney+ drama “Gangnam B-Side”

Teaser trailer added for Disney+ drama series “Gangnam B-Side” starring Ji Chang-Wook, Jo Woo-Jin, and Ha Yoon-Kyung. Drama series, directed by Park Noo-Ri (“Money“), revolves around a serial disappearance case in Gangnam involving Detective Kang Dong-Woo (Jo Woo-Jin), criminal Yoon Gil-Ho (Ha Yoon-Kyung), and Prosecutor Min Seo-Jin (Ha Yoon-Kyung). Captions in the teaser states (0:07) “Under the world we live in,” (0:16) “There is another world,” (0:23) “The detective who returned to Gangnam,” (0:33) “The broker who turned himself into a suspect,” (0:39) “The prosecutor who dreams of raising her status,” (0:47) “The club ace who disappeared,” (0:52) “Everyone must find her.” Narration with Ji Chang-Wook appears around the 54 second mark with “Because Jae-Hee and something that Jae-Hee has … is why she disappeared.”

“Gangnam B-Side” will be available to stream from November 6, 2024.

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Oct 15 2024

Trailer and poster for movie “Hidden Face”

Trailer and poster added for movie “Hidden Face” starring Song Seung-Heon, Cho Yeo-Jeong, & Park Ji-Hyun. Movie is a remake of 2011 Spanish film “The Hidden Face” and directed by Kim Dae-Woo (“The Servant“). The trailer begins with Cho Yeo-Jeong asking “How did you get into my house?” Captions in the trailer states (0:15) “She disappeared without a trace,” (0:26) “The hidden secret room is revealed,” (0:31) “The secret is revealed,” (0:41) “Desires,” (0:42) “Climax,” (0:43) “Witness.”

“Hidden Face” is now set for release November 20, 2024 in South Korea.

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Oct 15 2024

Teaser trailer 2 for KBS2 drama “Face Me”

Teaser trailer 2 added for KBS2 drama series “Face Me” starring Lee Min-Ki and Han Ji-Hyun. Drama series “Face Me” pairs Lee Min-Ki as Plastic Surgeon Cha Jung-Woo and Han Ji-Hyun as Detective Lee Min-Hyung. Narration in teaser trailer 2 goes (0:01) Lee Min-Ki “This is a clinic specializing in cosmetic surgery. I don’t do reconstructive plastic surgery,” (0:05) Han Ji-Hyun “You will be punished for what you did,” (0:08) Han Ji-Hyun “Everyone has a temper,” (0:11) Jeon Bae-Su “Cha Jung-Woo plans to carry out  this social contribution activity continuously,” (0:17) Han Ji-Hyun “Let’s go for now,” (0:19) Lee Min-Ki “I’m very, very worried. She is a reckless detective,” (0:23) Lee Min-Ki “Where are we going?,” (0:25) Han Ji-Hyun “Going to meet the real culprit.” 

“Face Me” first airs November 6, 2024 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM time slot after “Dog Knows Everything“).

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Oct 15 2024

Ryo Yoshizawa, Rihito Itagaki, and Nanoka Hara cast in movie “Baban Baban Ban Vampire”

Ryo Yoshizawa, Rihito Itagaki, and Nanoka Hara are cast in movie “Baban Baban Ban Vampire.” The vampire romantic-comedy is based on manga series “Baban Baban Ban Vampire” by Hiromasa Okujima and directed by Shinji Hamasaki (“Not Quite Dead Yet“). For the movie, Ryo Yoshizawa will play main character Ranmaru Mori. He works part-time at a bathhouse, but he is really a 450 year old vampire. Along with the casting news, the first teaser trailer and teaser poster has been released which can be viewed at AsianWiki.

“Baban Baban Ban Vampire” will be released February 14, 2025.

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Oct 14 2024

Teaser trailer and poster for Netflix drama “Mr. Plankton”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Mr. Plankton” starring Woo Do-Hwan and Lee Yoo-Mi. The romantic-comedy follows a man named Hae Jo (Woo Do-Hwan), who seeks to find his father, and a woman named Jo Jae-Mi (Lee Yoo-Mi), who flees her wedding and goes with Hae Jo. Caption on the teaser poster states “Wandering lives end. Love romantic comedy.”

“Mr. Plankton” will be available to stream from November 8, 2024.

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Oct 14 2024

First teaser trailer for tvN drama “Parole Examiner Lee”

First teaser trailer added for tvN drama series “Parole Examiner Lee” starring Ko Soo & Kwon Yuri. The first teaser trailer begins with Lee Han-Shin (Ko Soo) at his desk and going through piles of parole eligibility papers. He stamps “eligible” or “ineligible” on the papers. Ko Soo narrates the teaser trailer with (0:14) “You shouldn’t go out into the world already,” (0:19) “Blocking parole for those with bad conscience,” and (0:20) “Thrilling  impregnability defense fight.”

“Parole Examiner Lee” will first air November 18, 2024 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 8:50 PM time slot after “Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard“).

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Oct 14 2024

Teaser poster and release date for Disney+ drama “Light Shop”

First teaser poster and ep.1 release date added for Disney+ drama series “Light Shop” starring Ju Ji-Hoon & Park Bo-Young. The drama series is based on based on webcomic “Jomyeonggage” by Kang Pool and directed by veteran actor Kim Hee-Won. This is the second Disney+ drama series adapted from a Kang Pool webcomic, following 2023 Disney+ drama series “Moving.” Caption on the teaser poster states “At the end of a dark alley, strange customers come.”

The first two episodes of “Light Shop” will be available to stream December 4 , 2024 and two more episodes will be released in each of the following two weeks.

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