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Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Gets Sequel Set in Korea

Toei opened an official Twitter account last week for Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Brave, a South Korean sequel to 2013's Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger live-action television series. The show will premiere under the title Power Rangers Dino Force Brave in South Korea on April 1. The Japanese website for the series will open in mid-March. The series will have 12 episodes.

Kōichi Sakamoto, the "father of Kyoryuger," is directing the series. The cast is as follows:

• Park Se-young (of My Name) as Brave Kyoryu Red
• Hong Sung-ho (of Apeace) as Brave Kyoryu Black
• Oh Se-hyeon (of Apeace) as Brave Kyoryu Blue
• Lee In-jun (of The Boss) as Brave Kyoryu Green
• Lee Se-yeong (of Cross Gene) as Brave Kyoryu Gold
• Lee Yoon-ji as Brave Kyoryu Pink

South Korea's Daewon Media began streaming the series' opening sequence, ending dance sequence, and promotional video.

Opening:

Ending Dance Movie:

Promotional Video:

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger premiered on Japanese television in February 2013 as part of Toei's long-running Super Sentai franchise. The series spawned the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Gaburincho of Music film, the franchise's first musical project performed by the series' cast, in August 2013. The characters also appeared in the Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters: Kyōryū Daisakusen! Saraba Eien no Tomo yo film in January 2014, the Kaettekita Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger 100 Years After special DVD and Blu-ray Disc in June 2014, and the Ressha Sentai ToQger vs Kyoryuger The Movie Super Sentai film in January 2015.

Saban Brands used Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger footage to create Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge.

Sources: Yahoo! News Japan, Daikokudanji Japan Official Fanclub via The Tokusatsu Network, (link 2), Hachima Kikō

Thanks to ukiyaseed for the news tip.