Koki Tanaka and Hideya Tawada are cast in TV Asahi live-action drama series “Sugar Dog Life.” The drama series is based on BL manga “Sugar Dog Life” by Yoriko. Story for “Sugar Dog Life” will revolve around a convenience store part time worker played by Koki Tanaka and a police officer played by Hideya Tawada. They meet through a misunderstanding.
“Sugar Dog Life” first airs August 3, 2024 in Japan.
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Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa are cast for lead roles in Netflix drama series “Tokyo Swindlers.” The drama series is based on 2019 novel “Jimenshitachi” by Ko Shinjo, which is inspired by a real life incident, and directed by Hitoshi One (“Tada’s Do-It-All House“). Both Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa will play con artists in the drama series. They are involved in impersonating land owners and fake selling property to steal money. The first teaser trailer can be viewed at AsianWiki.
“Tokyo Swindlers” will consist of 7 episodes and will be available to stream July 25, 2024.
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Main trailer and poster added for movie “Project Silence” starring Lee Sun-Kyun, Ju Ji-Hoon, & Kim Hee-Won. Captions during the main trailer states (0:13) “Something started moving,” (0:27) “Airport bridge on the verge of collapse in the fog,” (0:39) “All survivors become a target,” (0:51) “This summer,” (1:07) “I will definitely get out alive.” The disaster film takes place on a bridge on a foggy day.
“Project Silence” will be released July 12, 2024 in South Korea.
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Main trailer and poster for Netflix drama series “The Whirlwind” starring Sol Kyung-Gu & Kim Hee-Ae. The drama series is steeped in politics and political maneuvering as the prime minister (Sol Kyung-Gu) and deputy prime minister (Kim Hee-Ae) face off over a presidential assassination attempt. Caption on the poster states “That day the president’s heart stopped.”
“The Whirlwind” will be available to stream June 28, 2024.
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Lee Se-Young and Na In-Woo are cast in MBC drama series “Motel California.” The romance drama series is based on 2019 novel “Home, Bitter Home” by Sim Yoon-Seo and screenplay adaptation written by Lee Seo-Yoon (“365: Repeat The Year“). For actor Na In-Woo, “Motel California” will be his last acting performance before he enlists in the South Korean military later this year.
“Motel California” will consist of 12 episodes and air sometime next year.
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Trailer and poster added for upcoming live-action film “Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards” (literal title) starring Raul and Natsuki Deguchi. Movie is based on manga series “Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard” by Masamitsu Nigatsu and directed by Junichi Ishikawa (“Mixed Doubles“). The movie’s theme song has also been announced, which is “Breakout” by boy band Snow Man. Lead actor Raul is a member of Snow Man as well. The theme song “Breakout” plays during the main trailer. Caption on the poster states “We will protect Honeko Akabane even at the cost of our lives.”
“Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards” will be released August 2, 2024 in Japan.
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Nao Matsushita, Fumino Kimura, Manami Higa, Maryjun Takahashi, and Koyuki are cast in TV Asahi drama series “SKY Castle.” The drama series is a remake of 2018 JTBC drma series “SKY Castle.” The screenplay adaptation for the remake is written by Hiroshi Hashimoto (“A Family Goes Job Hunting“) and will be directed by Naomi Tamura, Yuji Nakamae, and Kazunari Hoshino. Nao Matsushita, Fumino Kimura, Manami Higa, Maryjun Takahashi will play mothers who live with within the exclusive SKY CASTLE neighborhood and compete to get their children into the top school. Koyuki will play Ayaka Kujo. She is a private instructor who charges an outrageous rate, but has a 100% success rate.
“SKY Castle” first airs July, 2024 in Japan (takes over TV Asahi’s Thursday 9PM time slot after “SKY Castle“)
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Shin Hae-Sun and Lee Jin-Uk are cast in romance drama series “To My Haeri” (literal title). The healing romance screenplay is written by Han Ga-Ram (“When the Weather is Fine“) and directed by Jung Ji-Hyun (“Twenty Five Twenty One“). For Shin Hae-Sun, she will play a woman with two personalities named Joo Eun-Ho and Joo Hye-Ri. Lee Jin-Uk will play popular announcer Jung Hyun-O, who also carries a deep emotional wound.
“To My Haeri” is expected to air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.
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Actress Non is cast for the lead role in movie “The Hotel of my Dream” (literal title). The movie is based on 2012 novel “Watashi ni Fusawashi Hotel” by Asako Yuzuki (“The Many Faces of Ito“) and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi (“Trick: The Movie“). The comedy film is largely set at the Hilltop Hotel in Tokyo, where filming took place in February, 2024.
“The Hotel of my Dream” will be released December, 2024 in Japan.
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Main trailer and posters added for comedy film “Handsome Guys” starring Lee Sung-Min and Lee Hee-Jun. The film revolves around two guys who move out to the countryside, but come in for a surprise. Captions in the main trailer states (0:25) “Scary,” (0:26) “Funny,” (0:26) “Handsome,” (0:27) “The men are coming,” (0:41) “Why is everything happening in my house?,” (1:20) “The sealed evil spirit,” (1:24) “Is awakened.”
“Handsome Guys” will be released June 26, 2024 in South Korea.
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