May 16 2024

Riko Fukumoto & Jesse Lewis cast in movie “A Girl & Her Guard Dog”

Riko Fukumoto and Jesse Lewis are cast in live-action movie “A Girl & Her Guard Dog.” The movie is based on manga series “Ojo to Banken-kun” by Hatsuharu and directed by Keiichi Kobayashi (“Love is Light“). For the fun romantic-comedy film, Riko Fukumoto will play high school student Isaku Senagaki. She is desperate to have a normal high school life after growing up as the granddaughter of a yakuza boss. Jesse Lewis will play Keiya Uto. He is a member of the yakuza gang that is led by Isaku Senagaki’s grandfather and enrolls at her high school to protect her.

“A Girl & Her Guard Dog” will be released sometime spring, 2025 in Japan.

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May 16 2024

Teaser trailer & poster for Netflix drama “Hierarchy”

Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Hierarchy” starring Roh Jeong-Eui, Lee Chae-Min, & Kim Jae-Won. The drama series, scripted by Chu Hye-Mi (“About Time“), is set at ultra prestigious Jooshin High School. Students there are part of the top 0.01 in society. A secret though is revealed. Caption on the teaser poster states “The school of perfect order. Admire it or despise it.”

“Hierarchy” will be available to stream June 7, 2024.

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May 14 2024

Main cast for movie “Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru”

Yusei Yagi, Yuki Inoue, Kaito Sakurai, & Taiga Tsubaki are cast in movie “Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru.” Movie is scripted by Osamu Suzuki (“Love x Doc“) and directed by Mahito Kimura (“Ao Haru Ride“). The film is set in a village where boys there can use magic once in their life when they turn 18, but they must use it within 2 years. Four boys think about what they will use it for.

“Bokura wa Jinsei de Ikkai dake Mahou ga Tsukaeru” will be released sometime next year in Japan.

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May 14 2024

Teaser trailer for JTBC drama “Miss Night and Day”

First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Miss Night and Day” starring Lee Jung-Eun, Jung Eun-Ji, & Choi Jin-Hyuk. The comedy drama series features Jung Eun-Ji play Lee Mi-Jin. She is a woman in her 20’s, but something happens that causes her turn into a woman in her 50’s during the day and return to her 20’s self at night. She begins to work at a prosecutors office during the day as Im Soon (Lee Jung-Eun) and her boss is perfectionist Kye Ji-Woong (Choi Jin-Hyuk). Voices in the teaser trailer goes (0:01) Jung Eun-Ji “Now night,” (0:04) Lee Jung-Eun “I’m in my 20’s. I was born in 1996, but whenever i wake up, I change into this,” (0:13) Lee Jung-Eun “Every time the sun rises and sets, I change like I am a completely different person,” (0:28) Choi Jin-Hyuk “Who are you really?,” (0:30)
Lee Jung-Eun “I was really born in 1996,” (0:35) Lee Jung-Eun “Is it a hidden camera,” (0:36) Lee Jung-Eun “I am the same age.” 

“Miss Night and Day” will first air June 15, 2024 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “The Atypical Family“).

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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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