Sep 19 2024

Jeon So-Nee, Lee Yoo-Mi cast in Netflix drama “You Killed”

Jeon So-Nee, Lee Yoo-Mi, Jang Seung-Jo, and Lee Mu-Saeng are cast in Netflix drama series “You Killed” (literal title). The drama series is based on Japanese novel “Naomi to Kanako” by Hideo Okuda (“South Bound“), which was previously made into 2016 Fuji TV drama series “Naomi & Kanako” starring Ryoko Hirosue and Yuki Uchida. For “You Killed,” Jeon So-Nee and Lee Yoo-Mi play two women who decide to commit murder. Lee Yoo-Mi will play Hee-Soo who is married to a violent man played by Jang Seung-Jo. The husband is the target of the two women.

Release date for “You Killed” has not yet been decided.

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Sep 18 2024

Riku Hagiwara and Yuumi Kawai cast in movie “She Taught Me Serendipity”

Riku Hagiwara and Yuumi Kawai are cast in romance film “She Taught Me Serendipity.” The movie is based on novel “Kyo no Sora ga Ichiban Suki, to Mada Ienai Boku wa” by comedian Shusuke Fukutoku and directed by Akiko Ohku (“Tokyo Serendipity“). For director Akiko Ohku, “She Taught Me Serendipity” is her first directed romance film told from the viewpoint of the male protagonist.

“She Taught Me Serendipity” will be released April, 2025 in Japan.

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Sep 17 2024

Shiori Kubo and Yuna Taira cast in movie “Nemuru Baka”

Shiori Kubo and Yuna Taira are cast in live-action movie “Nemuru Baka.” The film, that follows the daily lives of two female roommates at a university, is based on manga series “Nemuru Baka” by Masakazu Ishiguro and directed by Yugo Sakamoto (“Baby Assassins“). For Yuna Taira, who plays Ruka Kujirai, she dyed her hair blonde for the first time and learned to play the guitar for the role. The first teaser trailer has been released as well, which can be viewed at AsianWiki via the link above or below.

“Nemuru Baka” will be released sometime next spring in Japan.

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Sep 17 2024

Main trailer for movie “Cells at Work”

Main trailer added for live-action movie “Cells at Work” starring Mei Nagano and Takeru Satoh. Movie is based on manga series “Hataraku Saibou” by Akane Shimizu and directed by Hideki Takeuchi (“Fly Me To The Saitama“). The main trailer shows inside the body of Niko Urushizaki (Mana Ashida), with colorful cells as characters and a backdrop that looks like a wonderland. These scenes were film in 31 locations across 21 cities in Japan and used around 7,500 extras. The movie’s theme song has been revealed as well, which is “50%” by Official Hige Dandism. The theme song is featured in the main trailer.

“Cells at Work” will be released December 13, 2024 in Japan.

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Sep 13 2024

Main trailer for ENA drama “Dear Hyeri”

Main trailer added for ENA drama series “Dear Hyeri” starring Shin Hae-Sun & Lee Jin-Uk. In the drama series, Shin Hae-Sun plays an anchorwoman with two personalities. Captions in the main trailer states (0:01)
4AM Joo Eun-Ho,” (0:18) “4PM Joo Hye-Ri,” (0:41) “The first time of facing me,” (0:45) “You who I met again,” and (0:51) “Can we be happy?”

“Dear Hyeri” will first air September 23, 2024 in South Korea.

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Sep 13 2024

Gong Myung & Shin Eun-Soo cast in Netflix distributed “Love Untangled”

Gong Myung & Shin Eun-Soo are cast in Netflix distributed movie “Love Untangled.” Also cast for major supporting character roles are Cha Woo-Min, Yoon Sang-Hyeon, & Kang Mi-Na. The teen romance film will be set in the year 1998 in Busan, South Korea. Shin Eun-Soo will play curly haired teen Park Se-Ri. Gong Myung will play popular male student Han Yoon-Seok.

“Love Untangled” will be released sometime next year.

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Sep 13 2024

Park Hyung-Sik & Heo Jun-Ho cast in SBS drama “Treasure Island”

Park Hyung-Sik & Heo Jun-Ho are cast in SBS drama series “Treasure Island” (literal title). The drama series is scripted by Lee Myung-Hee (“Money Flower“) and directed by Jin Chang-Gyu (“Military Prosecutor Doberman“). In “Treasure Island,” Park Hyung-Sik will play Seo Dong-Joo. He is an ambitious employee for a large corporation. Heo Jun-Ho will play Yeom Jang-Sun. He has firm control over the political world.

“Treasure Island” will air sometime next year in South Korea.

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Sep 12 2024

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama series “Gyeongseong Creature 2” starring Park Seo-Jun and Han So-Hee.

Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama series “Gyeongseong Creature 2” starring Park Seo-Jun and Han So-Hee. While the original 2023 drama series “Gyeongseong Creature” was set in 1945, the second season will be set in present day Seoul. Caption on the poster states “Fight to end all the karma.”

“Gyeongseong Creature 2” will be available to stream September 27, 2024.

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Sep 12 2024

Song Kang-Ho cast in drama “Inside Men”

Song Kang-Ho is cast in drama series “Inside Men” (working title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Naeboojadeul” by Yoon Tae-Ho (“Moss“), which was previously made into 2015 movie “Inside Men” starring Lee Byung-Hun, Cho Seung-Woo, & Baek Yoon-Sik. For the drama series version of “Inside Men,” Song Kang-Ho will play newspaper editor Lee Gang-Hee. That character was played by Baek Yoon-Sik in the movie version. The screenplay for the drama series version is set during the 1980’s – 1990’s and will give a more detailed and closer view of the characters shown in the movie version.

Pre-production for the drama series is currently underway now and filming is expected to start in 2025. Broadcast network/platform has not yet been decided.

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