Poster added for movie “Kimi to 100 Kaime no Koi” starring Kentaro Sakaguchi & Miwa. Story for “Kimi to 100 Kaime no Koi” revolves around college student Riku Hasegawa (Kentaro Sakaguchi). He gets into an accient and wakes up a week before his accident.
“Kimi to 100 Kaime no Koi” will be released February 4, 2017 in Japan.
First script reading for MBC drama series “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo,” starring Lee Sung-Kyung & Nam Joo-Hyuk, took place August, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea. The drama series is based on the true story of female weightlifter Jang Mi-Ran.
“Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo” first airs November, 2016 in South Korea (takes over MBC’s Wednesday & Thursday 10PM time slot after “Shopping King Louis“).
Satoshi Tsumabuki will appear in upcoming live-action film “Museum” as the man wearing the frog mask. His character is a notorious murderer and he calls himself an artist. Movie “Museum” is based on manga series “Museum” by Ryosuke Tomoe and stars Shun Oguri as Detective Hisashi Sawamura.
In addition, a second trailer has been added on AsianWiki which reveals Satoshi Tsumabuki’s appearance in the film. “Museum” will be released November 12, 2016 in Japan.
Lily Franky is cast in upcoming movie “Issa.” The movie is based on 1978 novel “Issa” by Shuhei Fujisawa and the novel depicts the life of poet and Buddhist priest Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828). Lily Franky will play the title character. Also cast in the film are Tamao Nakamura, Atsushi Ito, Renji Ishibashi & Nozomi Sasaki. Filming for the movie began September 15, 2016 and is expected to finish sometime in November, 2016.
Teaser trailer #2 added for upcoming tvN drama series “Goblin” starring Gong Yoo & Kim Go-Eun. The second tease trailer shows Gong Yoo as Kim Shin for the first time.
“Goblin” premieres December 2, 2016 in South Korea.
Character trailer and poster added for upcoming tvN drama series “Entourage” starring Seo Kang-Joon, Cho Jin-Woong, Park Jung-Min, Lee Kwang-Soo & Lee Dong-Hwi. Drama series “Entourage” first airs November 4, 2016 in South Korea.
Here’s 3 new still images for upcoming live-action film “One Week Friends” starring Kento Yamazaki & Haruna Kawaguchi. Movie is based on manga series “Isshukan Friends” by Matcha Hazuki & directed by Shosuke Murakami (“Train Man“).
“One Week Friends” will be released February 18, 2017 in Japan.
Teaser trailer and poster added for upcoming movie “Because I Love You” (literal title) starring Cha Tae-Hyun, Kim You-Jung & Seo Hyun-Jin. Movie’s genre features a mixture of melodrama, romance and fantasy.
Release date for “Because I Love You” is now slotted for sometime this November in South Korea.
Park Seo-Joon & Kang Ha-Neul are cast in movie “Young Cop” (literal title). Movie will be directed by Kim Joo-Hwan (“Koala“). In the upcoming film, Park Seo-Joon and Kang Ha-Neul play police academy students. They witness a kidnapping and become involved in the investigation.
Filming for “Young Cop” will begin before the end of this year.
Mei Nagano, Shohei Miura and Aran Shirahama (‘GENERATIONS’) are all cast in new live-action film “Daytime Shooting Star.” The live-action film is based on manga series “Hirunaka no Ryuusei” by Mika Yamamori and will be directed by Takehiko Shinjo (“I Give My First Love to You“).
In the movie, Mei Nagano plays Suzume Yosano. She moves to Tokyo from the countryside and begins attending a high school there. She has never had a boyfriend before, but she falls for her homeroom teacher played by Shohei Miura. Meanwhile, her classmate played by Aran Shirahama develops a crush on her.
“Daytime Shooting Star” will be released March 24, 2017 in Japan.