Aug 6 2024

Ep.1 trailer for MBC drama series “Black Out”

Ep.1 trailer added for MBC drama series “Black Out” starring Byun Yo-Han, Ko Jun, Go Bo-Gyeol, & Kim Bo-Ra. Drama series is based on 2010 German novel “Snow White Must Die” by Nele Neuhaus. The trailer begins with Byun Yo-Han stating “It was the day after the university entrance exam. I told my friends to come and drink at my house. Da-Eun didn’t come to school that day and I couldn’t contact her. I was upset. So I drank at home alone.”

“Black Out” will first air August 16, 2024 in South Korea.

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Aug 6 2024

Nanao cast in TV Asahi drama series “Muno no Taka”

Nanao is cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Muno no Taka.” The office-comedy drama series is based on manga series “Muno no Taka” by Asami Hanzaki. For “Muno no Taka,” Nanao will play Tsumeko Takano. She appears highly competent at work, but she doesn’t really know what she is doing … except when it comes time negotiating with clients.

“Muno no Taka” will first air October, 2024 in TV Asahi’s Friday 11:15 PM time slot after “Densetsu no Head Sho.”

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Aug 5 2024

Ryoki Miyama, Shiori Kubo, & Chansung cast in movie “Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete”

Ryoki Miyama, Shiori Kubo, & Chansung are cast in movie “Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete.” The film is adapted from 2005 novel “Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete” by Fuyuki Shindo and directed by Eiji Uchida (“Lowlife Love“). Ryoki Miyama will play Mizushima. He has OCD and mysophobia. His disorder causes him to be unable to touch anything, including his girlfriend played by Shiori Kubo.

“Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete” will be released February, 2025 in Japan.

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Aug 5 2024

Kim Se-Jeong, Lee Jong-Won cast in ENA drama “Drunken Romance”

Kim Se-Jeong, Lee Jong-Won, Shin Do-Hyun, & Baek Sung-Chul are cast in ENA drama series “Drunken Romance” (literal title). Drama series is directed by Park Sun-Ho, who previously worked with Kim Se-Jeong in 2022 SBS drama series “Business Proposal.” For “Drunken Romance,” Kim Se-Jeong will play Chae Yong-Joo. She is a saleswoman for a liquor company. She tries to sell a new beer created by a brewmaster played by Lee Jong-Won.

“Drunken Romance” will first air November, 2024 in South Korea.

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Aug 5 2024

Teaser posters for movie “Amazon Bullseye”

Teaser posters added for movie “Amazon Bullseye” starring Ryu Seung-Ryong and Jin Sun-Kyu. Movie is scripted by Bae Se-Young (“Extreme Job“) and directed by Kim Chang-Ju (“Hard Hit“). The action-comedy film is setup with Ryu Seung-Ryong coaching three warriors from the Amazon in a world archery competition held in Korea. Jin Sun-Kyu will play a translator for the coach and the athletes from the Amazon. Caption in the first two teaser posters states “Welcome, first time in Seoul?” and caption on the last two posters states “Welcome, first time in the Amazon?”

“Amazon Bullseye” will be released October, 2024 in South Korea.

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Aug 2 2024

Yoon San-Ha, Arin, Yoo Jung-Hoo, and Chuu cast in drama “My Girlfriend is a Tough Guy”

Yoon San-Ha, Arin, Yoo Jung-Hoo, and Chuu are cast in drama series “My Girlfriend is a Tough Guy” (literal title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Nae Yeojachinguneun Sangnamja” by Massstar.

For “My Girlfriend is a Tough Guy,” Yoon San-Ha will play university student Park Yoon-Jae. He meets a man one day, who claims to be his girlfriend. Arin will play Kim Ji-Eun. She is the girlfriend of Park Yoon-Jae. Yoo Jung-Hoo will play Kim Ji-Hoon, who is Kim Ji-Eun with the male physical appearance and male name. Lastly, Chuu will play Kang Min-Joo. She is a popular university student and likes Park Yoon-Jae. Broadcast network/OTT platform and release date for the drama series has not yet been decided. 

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Aug 1 2024

Park Jeong-Min and Kim Ji-Soo cast in Coupang Play drama “Newtopia”

Park Jeong-Min and Kim Ji-Soo from Blackpink are cast in Coupang Play drama series “Newtopia.” The drama series revolves around a virus outbreak that causes infectees to become zombies. Park Jeong-Min and Kim Ji-Soo will play boyfriend and girlfriend who try meet up during the chaos. Below are the first still images of the two leads in the drama series.

“Newtopia” will be available to stream sometime next year.

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Aug 1 2024

Main trailer and poster for movie “Maru”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Maru” starring Tsuyoshi Domoto. Movie is written and directed by Naoko Ogigami (“Riverside Mukolitta“). The film follows an artist Sawada, played by Tsuyoshi Domoto, who becomes fascinated by the shape of a circle. Captions in the trailer states (0:05) “Had an accident,” (0:09) “Sawada who could no longer draw,” (0:14)
“Drew a O,” (0:54) “Even though he was himself, a life that was not his own began to unfold.”

“Maru” will be released October 18, 2024 in Japan.

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Aug 1 2024

Teaser trailer and release date for Netflix drama “Squid Game 2”

Announcement teaser trailer and release date set for Netflix drama series “Squid Game 2” starring Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-Hun, & Wi Ha-Joon. It has been 3 years since the first season of “Squid Game” was released and the teaser trailer has Front Man standing in front of a running track and asking “It’s been three years. Are you ready to play again?”

“Squid Game 2” will be available to stream December 26, 2024 and “Squid Game 3” will be released sometime in 2025.