Category: Kdrama Updates

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Trailer and poster added for movie “Orokamono no Mibun” starring Takumi Kitamura, Go Ayano, & Yuta Hayashi. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Orokamono no Mibun” by Jun Nishio and directed by Koto Nagata (“Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Jinsei Sanka” by tuki. The song is an original track by the female singer and is featured in the trailer. Caption on the poster states “Will be reborn.”

“Orokamono no Mibun” will be released October 24, 2025 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Takuya Matsumoto (Takumi Kitamura) and Mamoru Kakizaki (Yuta Hayashi) pretend to be women on SNS and approach men who are not good at having conversations with women. Their job is to skillfully extract personal information of these men for the sale of their family registers to men without relatives. They entered this line of work due to their poor backgrounds. Apart from what they do, they are ordinary young men who make silly noises and always stick together. Takuya Matsumoto tries to escape from this shady business with Mamoru Kakizaki by the help of Kenji Kajitani (Go Ayano), who actually got them into this business.

   Trailer and poster added for movie “Orokamono no Mibun” starring Takumi Kitamura, Go Ayano, & Yuta Hayashi. Movie is based on 2019 novel “Orokamono no Mibun” by Jun Nishio and directed by Koto Nagata (“Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath“). Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Jinsei Sanka” by tuki. The song… Read more »

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New teaser trailer added for “Mary Kills People” starring Lee Bo-Young, Lee Min-Ki, & Kang Ki-Young. The teaser trailer is the sixth released teaser for the upcoming drama series, which is a remake Canadian television series “Mary Kills People.” Narration in the teaser trailer goes (0:00) Lee Bo-Young “As a doctor, all I can do for patients, who are difficult to treat, is to reduce their pain. But, if the only way to do that is through death, I’d like to treat them like that, Father,” (0:10) Kwon Hae-Hyo “Maria,” (0:13) Lee Bo-Young “Do you want it to end?,” (0:16) Kim Tae-Woo “The key is Woo So-Jeong, who works with crazy beliefs,” (0:19) Lee Min-Ki “What you are doing now is murder.,” (0:21) Lee Bo-Young “I’m sorry,” (0:24) Lee Bo-Young “I will take responsibility. I can do that.”

“Mary Kills People” first airs August 1, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Woo So-Jeong (Lee Bo-Young) is a doctor. Even though it is illegal, she helps terminally ill patients, who are suffering from pain, with euthanasia. She does this with Dr. Choi Dae-Hyun (Kang Ki-Young). Detective Jo Hyun-Woo (Lee Min-Ki) works to track them down. Jo Hyun-Woo is a terminally ill patient with a brain tumor.

   New teaser trailer added for “Mary Kills People” starring Lee Bo-Young, Lee Min-Ki, & Kang Ki-Young. The teaser trailer is the sixth released teaser for the upcoming drama series, which is a remake Canadian television series “Mary Kills People.” Narration in the teaser trailer goes (0:00) Lee Bo-Young “As a doctor, all I can do… Read more »

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Trailer and poster added for movie “Dear Stranger” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei. Movie is written and directed by Tetsuya Mariko (“Miyamoto“). The film is set in New York City with Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei playing a married couple. Their child is kidnapped, which causes their relationship to fall apart. Caption on the poster states “Love put to the test.”

“Dear Stranger” will be released September 12, 2025 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kenji (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a Japanese man living in New York. He is married to Chinese-American Jane (Gwei Lun-Mei) and they have a son. They are busy with their work and taking care of their child. Even though they are busy, they enjoy their daily routine. One day, their son is kidnapped and the secrets they are hiding come to light.

   Trailer and poster added for movie “Dear Stranger” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei. Movie is written and directed by Tetsuya Mariko (“Miyamoto“). The film is set in New York City with Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei playing a married couple. Their child is kidnapped, which causes their relationship to fall apart. Caption on the… Read more »

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Teaser trailer 3 added for KBS2 drama series “Our Golden Days” starring Jung Il-Woo and Jung In-Sun. Captions in teaser trailer 3 states “Overnight,” (0:02) “Confident quitter. Eldest son Lee Ji-Hyeok,” (0:04) “Forced dismissal. Second son Lee Ji-Wan,” (0:06) “Actually unemployed. Youngest daughter Lee Su-Bin,” (0:09) “Mandatory retirement. Father Lee Sang-Cheol,” (0:11) “The entire family became unemployed,” (0:15) “A family’s,” (0:20) “Desperate life re-employment story.”

“Our Golden Days” first airs August 9, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Lee Ji-Hyeok (Jung Il-Woo) is a competent person, who is recognized both in work and love. He is proactive and cold-hearted, but he also has a sense of humor. Lee Ji-Hyeok looks glamorous, but, after experiencing the lowest point of his life, he finds true the meaning of life. He has people around him, including Ji Eun-O (Jung In-Sun) and Park Seong-Jae (Yoon Hyun-Min). Ji Eun-O has a bright and cheerful personality. She works as a cafe manager and an interior designer. She never loses her passion even during difficult times. Once, Ji Eun-O had a crush on Lee Ji-Hyeok and she was rejected by him, but, even after that, she still stays by him. Park Seong-Jae is Lee Ji-Hyeok’s friend. Park Seong-Jae, who grew up in a wealthy family, is relaxed and well mannered., but he holds a deep loneliness feeling inside. He feels a sense of connection with Lee Ji-Hyeok and his family, but Park Seong-Jae is torn between love and friendship.

   Teaser trailer 3 added for KBS2 drama series “Our Golden Days” starring Jung Il-Woo and Jung In-Sun. Captions in teaser trailer 3 states “Overnight,” (0:02) “Confident quitter. Eldest son Lee Ji-Hyeok,” (0:04) “Forced dismissal. Second son Lee Ji-Wan,” (0:06) “Actually unemployed. Youngest daughter Lee Su-Bin,” (0:09) “Mandatory retirement. Father Lee Sang-Cheol,” (0:11) “The entire family… Read more »

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Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Aema” starring Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin. The comedy drama series marks the first time for director Lee Hae-Young (“The Silenced“) to work on a drama series after directing five films. Story for “Aema” is set in the early 1980’s and around the South Korean film industry at that time. Caption on the teaser poster states “The era that is obsessed with stripping, turn it upside down completely.”

“Aema” will be available to stream from August 22, 2025.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In the 1980’s and along Chungmuro in Seoul, a street that serves as the hub of the Korean film industry, Jung Hee-Ran (Lee Ha-Nee) reigns as the top actress in the country. She has a fiery temper, which allows her to go off on anyone and speak out whenever she senses something is wrong. She is then cast for the lead role in movie “Madame Aema,” that will be made by Gu Joog-Ho’s (Jin Sun-Kyu) production company. Gu Joog-Ho is the type of person who will do anything to survive in the film industry. He faces a situation where he can’t control Jung Hee-Ran and decides to kick her out of the movie. He then holds a big scale auction and selects Shin Joo-Ae (Bang Hyo-Rin) to play the lead role. Shin Joo-Ae wants to become an actress, but she currently works as a nightclub dancer. Jung Hee-Ran is extremely peeved at the current situation. Meanwhile, Kwak In-Woo (Cho Hyun-Chul) is a rookie director who is full of dreams, but feeble in temperament. He will direct his first film with movie “Madame Aema.”

   Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Aema” starring Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin. The comedy drama series marks the first time for director Lee Hae-Young (“The Silenced“) to work on a drama series after directing five films. Story for “Aema” is set in the early 1980’s and around the South Korean film… Read more »

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Kaho and Ryoma Takeuchi are cast in TBS drama series “Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo.” The romantic-comedy drama series is based on manga series “Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo” by Natsuko Taniguchi. Setup for the drama series will have Kaho play Ayumi Yamagishi. She lives with her boyfriend Katsuo Ebihara (Ryoma Takeuchi). She always cooks for her boyfriend and puts him first, while he is a more traditional kind of guy, who thinks women should always cook. He then proposes to Ayumi Yamagishi, but she declines.

“Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo” will first air October, 2025 in Japan (takes over TBS’ Tuesday 22:00 time slot after “Love is for the Dogs“).

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Ayumi Yamagishi (Kaho) is a single woman, who wants to marry a high-spec man and have a stable life. Her boyfriend is Katsuo Ebihara (Ryoma Takeuchi). They have been in a romantic relationship since their university days and they live together now. She always cooks for him with all of her heart and she always puts him first, but this makes her gradually lose herself. Meanwhile, Katsuo Ebihara is a man of a patriarchal mindset, who thinks women should cook and not men. Their relationship seems to be going smoothly. Katsuo Ebihara, who thinks he is perfect, decides to propose to Ayumi Yamagishi. He doesn’t have a doubt that she will say yes, but she responds “no way.”

   Kaho and Ryoma Takeuchi are cast in TBS drama series “Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo.” The romantic-comedy drama series is based on manga series “Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo” by Natsuko Taniguchi. Setup for the drama series will have Kaho play Ayumi Yamagishi. She lives with her boyfriend Katsuo Ebihara (Ryoma Takeuchi). She… Read more »

Teaser trailer 2 added for JTBC drama series “Esquire” starring Lee Jin-Uk, Jung Chae-Yeon, Jeon Hye-Bin, & Lee Hak-Joo. The teaser trailer begins with Lee Jin-Uk as Lawyer Yoon Seok-Hun stating “Cellphone is broken and the stain on the clothes is roughly rubbed with white-out.” This is followed arounf the 3 second mark with an anonymous voice that states “That friend who is late is the one who won the national law school mock trial.”

“Esquire” will first air August 2, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Yoon Seok-Hun (Lee Jin-Uk) is a partner lawyer and leader of the litigation team at Yullim Law Firm. He is a cool-headed risk-taker who pressures his opponents with creative logic. He is admired by his colleagues with his solid skills as a lawyer, but he is not easy to approach because of his cold attitude and complete lack of small talk. Kang Hyo-Min (Jung Chae-Yeon) is a rookie lawyer and works with Yoon Seok-Hun. She is socially awkward, but she is righteous and confident. She clashes with Yoon Seok-Hun over everything, but grows into a real lawyer.

​  Teaser trailer 2 added for JTBC drama series “Esquire” starring Lee Jin-Uk, Jung Chae-Yeon, Jeon Hye-Bin, & Lee Hak-Joo. The teaser trailer begins with Lee Jin-Uk as Lawyer Yoon Seok-Hun stating “Cellphone is broken and the stain on the clothes is roughly rubbed with white-out.” This is followed arounf the 3 second mark with an… Read more »

Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Trigger” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Kim Young-Kwang. The action-thriller drama series is set in South Korea, when someone or group are smuggling guns into the country and sending it to random people. Caption on the main poster states “If everyone had a gun in their hand.”

“Trigger” will be available to stream from July 25, 2025.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: The purchase, selling, or owning of a gun are banned in South Korea. There’s almost zero crime cases involving guns in the country. Things change quickly. Illegal guns, from unknown sources, are brought into the country and gun incidents proliferate.

Yi-Do (Kim Nam-Gil) is a righteous detective. In his past, he served in the military as a sniper. Now, Yi-Do struggles to stop a series of gun incidents and chases after the source of the illegal firearms. 

Moon-Baek (Kim Young-Kwang) is a key figure in the underground arms broker world. He acts like an easy going person, but he is a person who meticulously plans out his actions and then puts his plan into action. These two men, Yi-Do and Moon-Baek, hold a gun for their own reasons.

​  Main trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Trigger” starring Kim Nam-Gil & Kim Young-Kwang. The action-thriller drama series is set in South Korea, when someone or group are smuggling guns into the country and sending it to random people. Caption on the main poster states “If everyone had a gun in their hand.”… Read more »

First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Our Golden Days” starring Jung Il-Woo, Jung In-Sun, & Yoon Hyun-Min. The first teaser trailer has dialogue that goes (0:01) Cheon Ho-Jin “Why on Earth are you not getting married? Can’t you support a woman you love?,” (0:07) Jung Il-Woo “This is not an era where a man can live as the head of the household unconditionally,” (0:11) Cheon Ho-Jin “Are you blaming the era again?,” (0:12) Jung Il-Woo “That’s not it,” (0:35) Ban Hyo-Jung “It’s a really good day.”

“Our Golden Days” first airs August 9, 2025 in South Korea (takes over KBS2’s Saturday & Sunday 7:55 PM time slot after “For Eagle Brothers“).

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Lee Ji-Hyeok (Jung Il-Woo) is a competent person, who is recognized both in work and love. He is proactive and cold-hearted, but he also has a sense of humor. Lee Ji-Hyeok looks glamorous, but, after experiencing the lowest point of his life, he finds true the meaning of life. He has people around him, including Ji Eun-O (Jung In-Sun) and Park Seong-Jae (Yoon Hyun-Min). Ji Eun-O has a bright and cheerful personality. She works as a cafe manager and an interior designer. She never loses her passion even during difficult times. Once, Ji Eun-O had a crush on Lee Ji-Hyeok and she was rejected by him, but, even after that, she still stays by him. Park Seong-Jae is Lee Ji-Hyeok’s friend. Park Seong-Jae, who grew up in a wealthy family, is relaxed and well mannered., but he holds a deep loneliness feeling inside. He feels a sense of connection with Lee Ji-Hyeok and his family, but Park Seong-Jae is torn between love and friendship.

​  First teaser trailer added for KBS2 drama series “Our Golden Days” starring Jung Il-Woo, Jung In-Sun, & Yoon Hyun-Min. The first teaser trailer has dialogue that goes (0:01) Cheon Ho-Jin “Why on Earth are you not getting married? Can’t you support a woman you love?,” (0:07) Jung Il-Woo “This is not an era where a… Read more »

Byeon Woo-Seok is cast in Netflix drama series “Solo Leveling.” Drama series is based on popular web novel “Na Honjaman Levelup” by Chugong and will be directed by Lee Hae-Jun & Kim Byung-Seo. The two directors previously worked together in 2019 action movie “Ashfall.” In “Solo Leveling,” Byeon Woo-Seok will play Seong Jin-Woo. He is a hunter that protects the world against monsters from another dimension. He’s often laughed at by other hunters because of his weak abilities, but he suddenly gains an amazing ability to level up his powers.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: 10 years ago, a gate that connects this world to another dimension suddenly opened and monsters beyond the gate began breaking into this world. There are hunters who fight against these monsters to protect the real world. Seong Jin-Woo (Byeon Woo-Seok) is a hunter, but he is an E-rank Hunter, which is classified as the weakest among the hunters. One day, in the midst of a life-threatening moment, he awakens and discovers the extraordinary ability to level up. He becomes the strongest hunter and a beacon of hope for humanity.

​  Byeon Woo-Seok is cast in Netflix drama series “Solo Leveling.” Drama series is based on popular web novel “Na Honjaman Levelup” by Chugong and will be directed by Lee Hae-Jun & Kim Byung-Seo. The two directors previously worked together in 2019 action movie “Ashfall.” In “Solo Leveling,” Byeon Woo-Seok will play Seong Jin-Woo. He is a hunter… Read more »

Teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “The Nice Guy” starring Lee Dong-Wook & Lee Sung-Kyung. The third teaser trailer focuses on the family of Park Seok-Cheol (Lee Dong-Wook), whose family has been involved in organized crime for three generations. His father is Park Sil-Gon (Cheon Ho-Jin) and he has two sisters Park Seok-Kyeong (Oh Na-Ra) and Park Seok-Hee (Ryoo Hye-Young). The teaser trailer begins with Lee Sung-Kyung stating “Even though we fight all the time, whenever things get tough, we think of family first and that’s what family is all about. Maybe it’s fate.” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:18) “Too close to blame” and (0:22) “Maybe it’s the same story for everyone.”

“The Nice Guy” first airs July 18, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Park Seok-Cheol (Lee Dong-Wook) is the eldest grandson of a three generation crime family. Unlike the people in his background, he is an innocent man who has a pure love for Kang Mi-Young (Lee Sung-Kyung). She is his first love and she dreams of becoming a singer.

​  Teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “The Nice Guy” starring Lee Dong-Wook & Lee Sung-Kyung. The third teaser trailer focuses on the family of Park Seok-Cheol (Lee Dong-Wook), whose family has been involved in organized crime for three generations. His father is Park Sil-Gon (Cheon Ho-Jin) and he has two sisters Park Seok-Kyeong (Oh… Read more »

Teaser trailer and poster added for tvN drama series “Love Take Two” starring Yum Jung-Ah, Park Hae-Joon, Choi Yoon-Ji, & Kim Min-Kyu. The teaser trailer and teaser poster are both titled as “Comma teaser” and “Comma poster.” Drama series revolves around a single mother in her 40’s and, her first love, a single father in his 40’s. Caption on the teaser poster states “We’ve now decided to live today’s happiness.” At the end of the teaser trailer, the teaser reveals why it is titled “comma teaser.” The comma is shown being placed in the Korean title, after “First” and then connected by “For the Love.”

“Love Take Two” will first air August 4, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Lee Ji-An (Yum Jung-Ah) is a single mother, who has lived firmly with her confidence as her weapon. When she faces difficult situations, she always deals with the problem with her simple character and persistence. There’s no such thing as a free lunch to her. Lee Ji-An works as a construction site manager, who controls everything that goes on there. Her daughter is Lee Hyo-Ri (Choi Yoon-Ji) and she is a medical school student. Lee Hyo-Ri is the pride of Lee Ji-An’s life and she means everything to her. Things change for Lee Ji-An when her daughter begins to rebel and Lee Ji-An’s first love enters her life again. 

Her first love is Ryu Jeong-Seok (Park Hae-Joon). He is a single father and lives peacefully with his son Ryu Bo-Hyeon (Kim Min-Kyu). Ryu Jeong-Seok’s peaceful life changes due to Lee Ji-An and her daughter Lee Hyo-Ri, as they suddenly barge into his life. His son Ryu Bo-Hyeon is a young man who has known from an early age what he wanted to do and he has run a flower farm for 6 years. He is a veteran in the flower farming field, but he begins to have new emotions due to Lee Hyo-Ri. She parks in front of Ryu Bo-Hyeon’s house with a camping car.

​  Teaser trailer and poster added for tvN drama series “Love Take Two” starring Yum Jung-Ah, Park Hae-Joon, Choi Yoon-Ji, & Kim Min-Kyu. The teaser trailer and teaser poster are both titled as “Comma teaser” and “Comma poster.” Drama series revolves around a single mother in her 40’s and, her first love, a single father in… Read more »