Asian Entertainment Headlines
Dec. 5th, 2008 05:01 pmSome headlines from the world of Asian entertainment:
- Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu, the spin-off of Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru, is getting a film. The film, which will come out sometime in 2009 will star Inoue Mao and Okada Masaki. Personally, the casting seems a little odd to me. But who am I to judge?
- Horikita Maki and Kenichi Matsuyama are working together yet again. This time in a film directed by an American and based on a bestselling American novel: The movie is being made primarily for the Japanese market, but there are plans to have the film screened in the U.S., and some of the dialogue will be in English. The movie's working Japanese title is "Nakushita Kioku." It is based on the novel "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" by American author Gabrielle Zevin, which tells the story of a girl named Naomi who loses the last four years of her memory after falling down a staircase. While Naomi tries to re-establish her identity, she also has to deal with romance in the form of Yuji (Matsuyama), an older schoolmate. Filming begins this Wednesday. The movie's Japanese premiere is planned for fall 2009, and a U.S. release will hopefully follow in 2010. – from Tokyograph (Also casted in the film is Yuya Tegoshi of NEWS – he’ll be playing Horikita Maki’s best friend.)
- All In, the Korean drama from a few years back, is getting a sequel of sorts. Ji Sung and Sung Yuri will star as the leads. The story features young natives of Seogwipo city on Jeju Island who strive to turn their hometown into an international destination. The drama reunites original writer Choi Wan-kyu (who also wrote Gourmet, Jumong, Love Story in Harvard, and Heo Jun) and PD Yoo Chul-yong (of HIT, Sad Sonata) and will air in 24 episodes on SBS next June. It plans to begin filming in January. – From Dramabeans
- Boys Over Flowers also has some casting news. Lee Hye-young (I’m Sorry, I Love You) has been casted as Doumyouji evil mom. I don’t know what anyone else thinks, but she totally fits the Evil!Mom mold to me.