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- 2021 thrived for Korean entertainment despite the pandemic, with K-dramas shining globally through streaming services and cultural influence, notably Squid Game. Rising stars and gripping themes fueled their universal acclaim and viewership.
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Aug 17, 2021 · By Regina Kim Published: Aug 17, 2021 7:58 AM EDT. Save Article. Geoff Kim. South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and...
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- Voice Season 4
- You Are My Spring
Release date: Feb. 15 Network: KBS2; will be available on Rakuten Viki Kim So-Hyun (Love Alarm, The Tale of Nokdu) and Ji Soo (When I Was Most Beautiful, My First First Love) star in this reimagining of the folktale about Princess Pyeonggang and On Dal. Pyeonggang (Kim) is resolute in her goal: to become the first female ruler to lead the Korean ki...
Release date: Feb. 17 Network: JTBC; will be available on Netflix on the same date with new episodes released every Wednesday and Thursday Launched in 2011, JTBC has released some of the most beloved Korean dramas of the last decade—including 2020 favorites Itaewon Class and The World of the Married. Branded as JTBC’s “10th Anniversary Special Dram...
Release Date: Feb. 20 Network: tvN; will be available on Netflix on the same date with new episodes released every Saturday and Sunday After a betrayal, lawyer Vincenzo Cassano, who works as a mafia consigliere, flees from Italy to South Korea. He is on a mission to find something hidden, and along the way joins forces with cutthroat attorney Hong ...
Release Date: TBA Network: JTBC Snowdrop is already one of the most-talked-about series, in no small part because it features Jisoo from BLACKPINK in her first lead role—alongside star actor Jung Hae-In (One Spring Night, Something in the Rain). But the series is also highly anticipated because of the creative forces behind it, director Jo Hyun-Tak...
Release Date: TBA Network: tvN There’s always buzz surrounding actor Jun Ji-Hyun’s projects, and Jirisan is no exception. The star from Legend of the Blue Sea and My Love From the Star takes the role of Seo Yi-Kang, a park ranger who knows the trails of Jirisan National Park like the back of her hand. She becomes partner to Kang Hyun-Jo—portrayed b...
Release date: TBA Network: SBS; will be available on Rakuten Viki The novelist Jung Eun-Gwol is a familiar name in the K-drama world: two of her books were adapted into hit television series—Sungkyunkwan Scandal in 2010, andMoon Embracing the Sun in 2012. Now, her 2016 novel Hong Chun-Gi is being adapted for the screen by director Jang Tae-Yoo (You...
Release Date: TBA Network: Netflix Following his 2014 short filmThe Silent Sea, Choi Hang-Yong is now directing an eponymous series adapted from his earlier project. The Silent Sea features powerhouse actors Bae Doo-Na (Kingdom, Stranger) and Gong Yoo (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Train to Busan). Lee Joon (Father is Strange) also makes a re...
Release date: TBA Network: Netflix Kim Sae-Byul was a trauma cleaner tasked with handling the belongings of the deceased. The Netflix original series Move to Heaven is based on Kim’s nonfiction essay “Things Left Behind,” and tells the story of a young man, Geu-Ru, who has Asperger’s syndrome. Played by Tang Jun-Sang (Crash Landing on You), the cha...
Release date: TBA Network: OCN It’s rare for Korean dramas to have a second season, let alone a fourth one. In Voice, Police Officer Kang Kwon-Joo has a heightened ability to distinguish sounds, allowing her to solve crime cases as a voice profiler. In its initial season, the show kicked off with Kang hearing a murder take place on the phone while ...
Release Date: TBA Network: tvN Each of the last three projects Jung Ji-Hyun co-directed have been hits: Mr. Sunshine, Search: WWW, and, most recently in 2020, The King: Eternal Monarch. Now he returns with the new series You Are My Spring. The story revolves around four individuals who live in a building that is the site of a murder: a hotel concie...
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Jan 2, 2022 · Here are 21 of the Most Memorable 2021 Korean Dramas not to be missed! 1st Quarter 2021 Korean Dramas (01 December 2020 – 31 March 2021) The Uncanny Counter | True Beauty | Mr. Queen | Royal Secret Agent | Lovestruck in the City | A Love So Beautiful | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) |
Aug 18, 2022 · The exploding interest in South Korean pop culture is fueling the growth of niche streaming services that deliver Korean and pan-Asian movies, TV shows and music to far-flung markets including...
- The Veil. Main Cast: Nam Goong-min as Han Ji-hyuk. Park Ha-sun as Seo Soo-yeon. Kim Ji-eun as Yoo Je-yi. If you’re looking for a drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat, The Veil is the one for you.
- Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Main Cast: Shin Min-ah as Yoon Hye-jin. Kim Seon-ho as Hong Doo-shik. Korean dramas can be intense and draining to watch sometimes, but that’s not the case for Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.
- Squid Game. Main Cast: Lee Jung-jae as Gi-hun. Park Hae-soo as Sang-woo. Heo Sung-tae as Duk-su. Wi Ha-joon as Joon-ho. If there were a survival game that rewarded you with KRW45.6 billion (~USD38,293,936.08), would you be willing to participate in it?
- Happiness. Main Cast: Han Hyo-joo as Yoon Sae-bom. Park Hyung-shik as Jung Yi-hyun. Happiness hits close to home as the drama draws parallels between a fictional zombie virus and the very real Covid-19 pandemic, which has forced us to distance and isolate ourselves for the past two years.
Dec 7, 2021 · As we come to the end of 2021, many have already dubbed it as the year that South Korea broke its way into the mainstream throughout the globe. Thanks to hits like Squid Game and Hometown Cha-Cha we’re likely going to see other streamers get in on the trend. Here’s a rundown of the biggest Korean shows on Netflix in 2021.
Dec 15, 2021 · The Korean dramas released in 2021 were an eclectic mix of melodramatic mysteries, dark fantasies, revenge tales and fluffy romance. My list of the best dramas includes a few hits and...
