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Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Last Man: First Love” starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Yo Oizumi. Movie is a sequel 2023 TBS drama series “The Last Man: The Blind Profiler” also starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Yo Oizumi. Also announced today are the supporting actors who will appear in the movie version and they are Ren Nagase, Mio Imada, Satoru Matsuo, Tomohiko Imai, Tomoya Oku, Tae Kimura, Yo Yoshida, and Takaya Kamikawa. All of the supporting actors announced today also appeared in the 2023 TBS drama series.

“The Last Man: First Love” will be released December, 2025 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Hiromi Minami (Masaharu Fukuyama) and Shintaro Godo (Yo Oizumi) discovered a shocking truth while working on a case involving their past. What they learned was that they are actual brothers. The bond between them deepened upon the startling news. After that, Hiromi Minami went back to the United States after concluding the training program.

2 years later, Hiromi Minami visits Japan again. He and Shintaro Godo, who was called by Hiromi Minami, head to Hokkaido. There, Hiromi Minami meets his first love. Due to her, he gets involved in an incident and becomes chased by a mysterious organization. In order to protect his first love, once again Hiromi Minami and Shintaro Godo team up and work with the FBI, CIA and Hokkaido Prefectural Police. They discover a conspiracy that can shake the world.

   Teaser trailer and poster added for movie “The Last Man: First Love” starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Yo Oizumi. Movie is a sequel 2023 TBS drama series “The Last Man: The Blind Profiler” also starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Yo Oizumi. Also announced today are the supporting actors who will appear in the movie version and they… Read more »

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Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Disney+ drama series “Tempest” starring Gianna Jun & Gang Dong-Won. Caption on the teaser poster states “We will break through this storm and head towards the place where the light awaits.” Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:13) Kim Hae-Sook “This is a much bigger deal than you think,” (0:22) Gianna Jun and Gang Dong-Won “I had a dream,” (0:33) John Cho “Now a storm is coming,” (0:35) anonymous in English “It’s nice to hear your voice too, I got a job for you,” (0:42) Gianna Jun “Who are you?,” (0:46) “Why did you come to me?” Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:53) “We will break through this storm and,” and (0:57) “We will break through this storm and head towards Polaris.”

“Tempest” will consist of 9 total episodes and the first 3 episodes will be available September 10, 2025. 2 episodes will then be released for each of the following 3 weeks.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Moon-Joo (Gianna Jun) is a diplomat and a former ambassador to the United States. She has built great trust in the international community through her insightful judgment and actions. She learns that there were political maneuvering behind an assassination case involving South and North Korea. Meanwhile, San-Ho (Gang Dong-Won) is an elite mercenary. He is a mysterious figure whose nationality and past are both shrouded in secrecy. Moon-Joo and San-Ho together pursue the truth behind the major incident.

   Teaser trailer and teaser poster added for Disney+ drama series “Tempest” starring Gianna Jun & Gang Dong-Won. Caption on the teaser poster states “We will break through this storm and head towards the place where the light awaits.” Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:13) Kim Hae-Sook “This is a much bigger deal than you… Read more »

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Teaser poster and release date added for upcoming movie “First Ride” starring Kang Ha-Neul, Kim Young-Kwang, Cha Eun-Woo, Kang Young-Seok, & Han Sun-Hwa. The comedy film, directed by Nam Dae-Joong (“Love Reset“), revolves around five friends who embark on their first international trip together. Caption on the teaser poster states “Promise, you’ll laugh at the cinema this October.” Meanwhile, actor Cha Eun-Woo enlists in the military today July 28, 2025 in South Korea. After going through training camp for 5 weeks, he will serve in the military band. He is expected to be discharged January 27, 2027.

“First Ride” will be released October, 2025 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Tae-Jung (Kang Ha-Neul) is elite with a handsome appearance and good family background. He has a perfectionist character. Do-Jin (Kim Young-Kwang) dreams of becoming a basketball player, but he finds a new goal through his friend Yeon-Min (Cha Eun-Woo). Yeon-Min dreams of becoming a DJ, who performs at world music festivals. Geum-Bok (Kang Young-Seok) has turned to religion from an early age. Ok-Sim (Han Sun-Hwa) is a person of action, who always achieves when she decides to do something. These group of friends, who have known each other since they were kids, decide to go on their first overseas trip together. A series of unpredictable events occur.

   Teaser poster and release date added for upcoming movie “First Ride” starring Kang Ha-Neul, Kim Young-Kwang, Cha Eun-Woo, Kang Young-Seok, & Han Sun-Hwa. The comedy film, directed by Nam Dae-Joong (“Love Reset“), revolves around five friends who embark on their first international trip together. Caption on the teaser poster states “Promise, you’ll laugh at the… Read more »

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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 »

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