Jan 11 2017

Ep.14 of tvN drama series “Goblin” to air a week later …

Screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook has just finished the script for the final episode (ep.16) of tvN drama series “Goblin.” To have enough time to finish everything smoothly, ep.14 will now air a week later on Friday, January 20, 2017. Ep. 15 and the final episode (ep.16) will now air consecutively on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

Since ep.14 will not air on Saturday, January 14, 2017, tvN will air a special edition of “Goblin” in its place. The special edition contains story of the characters and foreshadowing of ep. 14-16.

 

Jan 11 2017

Lee Joon-Gi and Kim A-Joong offered lead roles in KBS2 drama series “Criminal Minds”

Lee Joon-Gi and Kim A-Joong have been offered lead roles in new KBS2 drama series “Criminal Minds.” The drama series is a remake of U.S. television series “Criminal Minds” which first aired in 2005 on CBS. Both Lee Joon-Gi and Kim A-Joong are considering the offers. Filming for the drama series is planned to begin the first half of this year and the drama series will air sometime during autumn, 2017 in South Korea.

Jan 10 2017

Teaser poster for MBC “Three Color Fantasy” drama series

Here’s a single poster for upcoming MBC “Three Color Fantasy” series. The series consists of 3 individual drama series which are “The Universe’s Star,”  “Romance Full of Life” and  “Queen of Ring.” Each of the the 3 drama series will consist of 3 episodes.

“The Universe’s Star” will premiere January 26, 2017, “Romance Full of Life” follows on February 16, 2017 and “Queen of Ring”will first air March 9, 2017.

 

Jan 10 2017

Jo Hyun-Jae & Hong Soo-A cast in drama series “Housewife Detective”

Jo Hyun-Jae & Hong Soo-A are cast for major supporting character roles in new drama series “Housewife Detective.” The drama series revolves around a housewife who begins to work as an assistant to a detective. For the drama series, Jo Hyun-Jae will play Cha Jae-Hoon. He works as a prosecutor. Hong Soo-A will play Park Min-Joo. She comes from a wealthy background and has a warm heart. The two supporting characters become romantically involved, but they also have a sad fate. Casting for the lead roles are ongoing.

Jan 9 2017

Masaharu Fukuyama and Koji Yakusho cast in new Hirokazu Koreeda film

Masaharu Fukuyama and Koji Yakusho are cast in as of yet untitled film written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. The film will have Masaharu Fukuyama playing elite lawyer Shigemori. He takes on a murder case involving accused murderer Mikuma (Koji Yakusho). Mikuma has a criminal record related to a murder that took place 30 years ago and he has confessed to the new murder charge. Yet, Mikuma begins to have doubts about his client’s guilt.

The as of yet untitled Hirokazu Koreeda film will be released September, 2017 in Japan.