May 14 2024

Teaser trailer for KBS2 drama “Scandal”

First teaser trailer for KBS2 drama series “Scandal” starring Han Chae-Young and Han Bo-Reum. The weekday evening drama series has Han Chae-Young playing villain Moon Jung-In and Han Bo-Reum play Baek Seol-A. Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:01) anonymous voice “Here is the hand of Midas, CEO Moon Jung-In,” and (0:06) Han Chae-Young “Kill me? I’m now the best. I have everything.”

“Scandal” first airs June, 2024 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Monday through Friday 7:50 PM time slot after “The Two Sisters“).

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May 14 2024

Lee Sun-Bin & Kang Tae-Oh cast in tvN drama “Potato Research Institute”

Lee Sun-Bin & Kang Tae-Oh are cast in tvN drama series “Potato Research Institute” (literal title). Drama series is a romantic-comedy scripted by Kim Ho-Soo and directed by Kang Il-Soo. Screenwriter Kim Ho-Soo and Director Kang Il-Soo previously worked together on 2016 JTBC drama series “Solomon’s Perjury” and 2019 MBC drama series “Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung.” For Kang Tae-Oh, he will be appearing in his first acting role since he finished his military service on March 19, 2024.

“Potato Research Institute” will first air sometime next year in South Korea.

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May 13 2024

Teaser posters for SBS drama “Connection”

Two teaser posters for SBS drama series “Connection” starring Ji Sung & Jeon Mi-Do. Caption on the teaser posters states “All friendships are special, until it goes bad.” The teaser posters features Ji Sung as Detective Jang Jae-Kyeong, Jeon Mi-Do as Reporter Oh Yoon-Jin, Kwon Yool as Prosecutor Park Tae-Jin, and Kim Kyung-Nam as conglomerate heir Won Jong-Soo. Although Jang Jae-Kyeong is a detective on the anti-drug squad, he was forced to become a drug addict.

“Connection” first airs May 24, 2024 in South Korea.

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May 10 2024

First teaser poster and release date for movie “Land of Happiness”

First teaser poster and release date set for movie “Land of Happiness” (literal title) starring Cho Jung-Seok & Lee Sun-Kyun. The film is the first film starring Lee Sun-Kyung that is being released posthumously since his death on December 27, 2024. The film, directed by Choo Chang-Min (“Seven Years of Night“), is set in the year 1979 and follows the presidential assassination trial of Park Tae-Joo (Lee Sun-Kyun).

“Land of Happiness” will be released August, 2024 in South Korea.

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May 10 2024

Tsuyoshi Domoto cast in movie “Maru”

Tsuyoshi Domoto is cast for the lead role in movie “Maru.” The quirky film is written and directed by Naoko Ogigami (“Close-Knit“). In the film, Tsuyoshi Domoto will play Sawada, who loses his job as an artist assistant and becomes obsessed with the O shape. A teaser trailer and two teaser posters has also been released for the film. Caption on the teaser posters states “One day suddenly, O came to me.”

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

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May 9 2024

Ryosuke Yamada cast in Fuji TV drama “Billion X School”

Ryosuke Yamada is cast for Fuji TV drama series “Billion X School” (working title). For the first time in his acting, Ryosuke Yamada will play a teacher in the drama series. His character Rei Kagami is actually a billionaire and brilliant CEO of a conglomerate company, but he hides his identity to work at a school for certain reasons.

“Billion X School” will first air  July, 2024 (takes over Fuji TV’s Friday 9PM time slot after “Yips“).

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May 8 2024

Teaser poster & release date for JTBC drama “My Sweet Mobster”

Teaser posters and release date set for JTBC drama series “My Sweet Mobster” starring Um Tae-Goo and Han Sun-Hwa. The screenplay is based on web novel “Nolajooneun Yeoja” by Park Soo-Jung & Yool-Pi. For “My Sweet Mobster,” Um Tae-Goo will play Seo Ji-Hwan. He is a reformed ex-gangster and now the CEO of a company. Han Sun-Hwa will play Go Eun-Ha. She runs a YouTube channel for kids. Caption on the teaser poster featuring Um Tae-Goo states “I’m ready to do something pretty. I’m ready to do something bad.” Caption on the teaser poster featuring Han Sun-Hwa states “Isn’t the doll so cute? Please play gently so that it doesn’t get violent.”

“My Sweet Mobster” is now scheduled to first air June 12, 2024 (takes over JTBC’s Wednesday and Thursday 8:50 PM time slot after “Frankly Speaking“).

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May 8 2024

Ren Meguro and Rana Izutani cast in Fuji TV drama “Umi no Hajimari”

Ren Meguro and Rana Izutani are cast in Fuji TV drama series “Umi no Hajimari.” The drama series features an original screenplay by Miku Ubukata (“My Beloved Flower“). Child actress Rana Izutani was cast for the second lead role after going through auditions. The drama series will revolve around the relationship between father and daughter, after the father learns he has a daughter while attending the funeral of his ex-girlfriend from college.

“Umi no Hajimari” will first air July, 2024 in Japan (takes over Fuji TV’s Monday 9PM time slot after “366 Days“).

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May 8 2024

Main trailer and poster for movie “The Plot”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “The Plot” starring Gang Dong-Won. Movie is written and directed by Lee Yo-Sub (“The Queen of Crime“). The main trailer starts with Gang Dong-Won as Young-Il stating “Every accident can be manipulated. That’s our job.” As the leader of a contract killing group, Young-Il designs murders that appear as accidents. Captions in the trailer states (0:12) “I design a murder,” (0:34) “Is this an accident,” (0:35) “Is this a murder,” (0:46) “Now I am a target.”

“The Plot” will be released May 29, 2024 in South Korea.

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May 8 2024

Yoo Yeon-Seok & Chae Soo-Bin cast in MBC drama “The Number You Have Dialed”

Yoo Yeon-Seok & Chae Soo-Bin are cast in MBC drama series “The Number You Have Dialed” (literal title). The drama series is based on web novel “Jigeum Geoshin Jeonhwaneun” by Geoneomulnyeo and directed by Park Sang-Woo (“My Secret, Terrius“). In the romance-mystery drama series, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Chae Soo-Bin will play a couple in an arranged marriage. They are not in love with each other, but their feelings change after the wife is kidnapped.

“The Number You Have Dialed” will first air winter, 2024 in South Korea.

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