Seiko Matsuda to make her directorial debut with 'Folklore Season 2' HBO

Folklore season 2 launch has been confirmed by Warners Bros. Pop singer Seiko Matsuda will also be making her directorial debut in the show and there will be other talented directors who will also showcase their work. Read ahead to know more.

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Seiko Matsuda in Folklore

The new season of Folklore will be headed by filmmaker Eric Khoo. He also headed the first season of the show that was a big hit. The complete series will air on HBO and HBO Go. A Variety report added that the show will be 'a mix of established and up-and-coming auteurs'. 

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Fans will not see any old directors in the show and the new season will turn the heat up with more haunting stories. The show will have more supernatural stories and fans can also gear up to see new actors. Another interesting part is that directors from all over Asia will be featured on the show.  Other directors are - 

•  Sittisiri Mongkolsiri from Thailand
•  Shih-Han Liao from Taiwan
• Erik Matti from the Philippines
•  Billy Christian from Indonesia
• Nicole Midori Woodford from Singapore
•  Bradley Liew from Malaysia

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Folklore is a show that showcases a new horror story in each of its episodes. It premiered on HBO Asia on October 7, 2018. The show has received a very good rating overall and is loved by fans as well. The show also had a very diverse cast, take a look:

• Marissa Anita
• Muzakki Ramdhan
• Tatami
• Kazuki Kitamura
• Misuzu Kanno
• Daisuke Kuroda
• Shima Onishi
• Li Wen Qiang
• Maguire Jian
• Sivakumar Palakrishnan
• Aric Hidir
• Louis Wu
• Dayang Nurbalqis

Who is Seiko Matsuda?

Seiko Matsuda is a famous pop icon in Japan. She has been dubbed the "Eternal Idol" by the Japanese media and 2nd best-selling idol of all time in Japan with more than 29,510K records sold. Some of her famous songs are Squall (1980), North Wind (1980), Silhouette (1981), Kazetachinu (1981), Pineapple (1982), Candy (1982), Utopia (1983), Canary (1983) and Tinker Bell (1984). She has never made a movie before and Folklore can be a new adventure for the pop diva. 

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