Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Memories of the Alhambra / Alhambeura Gungjeonui Chueok / 알함브라 궁전의 추억
Episodes and Genre: 16, Mystery, Fantasy, Action, Romance
Broadcast Period: December 1, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Hyun Bin as Yoo Jin Woo
Park Shin Hye as Jung Hee Joo
Park Hoon as Cha Hyung Suk
Synopsis:
A CEO on a business trip to Barcelona discovers a magical reality and becomes entangled with the uncooperative female owner of an old hostel.
Title: Encounter / Boyfriend / Namjachingu / 남자친구
Episodes and Genre: 16, Melodrama, Romance
Broadcast Period: November 28, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Song Hye Kyo as Cha Soo Hyun
Park Bo Gum as Kim Jin Hyuk
Synopsis:
Two opposites meet in Havana when a jobless traveler crosses paths with a woman who has gone on vacation after leading a life stifled by the expectations and responsibilities of being a politician’s daughter.
The Last Empress
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: The Last Empress / An Empress’s Dignity / Hwanghuui Pumgyeok / 황후의 품격
Episodes and Genre: 48, Fantasy, Suspense, Drama, Romance
Broadcast Period: November 21, 2018 SBS
Starring:
Jang Na Ra as Oh Sunny
Choi Jin Hyuk as Na Wang Shik / Chun Woo Bin
Shin Sung Rok as Lee Hyuk
Synopsis:
In a fictional Korea under a constitutional monarchy, a musical actress gets pulled into political struggles after becoming an empress.
Title: SKY Castle / SKY Kaeseul / SKY 캐슬
Episodes and Genre: 20, Drama, Satire
Broadcast Period: November 23, 2018 JTBC
Starring:
Yum Jung Ah as Han Seo Jin
Lee Tae Ran as Lee Soo Im
Yoon Se Ah as Noh Seung Hye
Oh Na Ra as Jin Jin Hee
Synopsis:
A dark staire that follows the lives of four women living in the luxurious neighborhood of SKY Castle.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: 100 Days My Prince / Baekilui Nanggunnim / 백일의 낭군님
Episodes and Genre: 16, Historical, Romance
Broadcast Period: September 10, 2018 tvN
Starring:
D.O. Kyungsoo as Lee Yool / Won Deuk
Nam Ji Hyun as Hong Shim
Synopsis:
When the Crown Prince who has decreed that all women must marry at a certain age gets amnesia, he crosses paths with Hong Shim, the oldest unmarried woman in Joseon.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: The Guest / Son / 손
Episodes and Genre: 16, Horror
Broadcast Period: September 12, 2018 OCT
Starring:
Kim Dong Wook as Yoon Hwa Pyung
Kim Jae Wook as Choi Yoon
Jung Eun Chae as Kang Kil Young
Synopsis:
A story that follows a psychic, a priest and a detective who doesn’t believe in ghosts as they chase down the possessed due to a personal vendetta against a demonic spirit.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Familiar Wife / Knowing Wife / Aneun Waipeu / 아는 와이프
Episodes and Genre: 16, Fantasy, Romance
Broadcast Period: August 1, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Ji Sung as Cha Joo Hyuk
Han Ji Min as Seo Woo Jin
Synopsis:
A story that follows a couple whose marriage is on the rocks. When the husband gets a chance to return to the past to make a different choice, they find that their lives have started following a completely different timeline.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Thirty but Seventeen / Still 17 / Seoreunijiman Yeorilgobimnida / 서른이지만 열일곱입니다
Episodes and Genre: 32, Romance
Broadcast Period: July 23, 2018 SBS
Starring:
Shin Hye Sun as Woo Seo Ri
Yang Se Jong as Gong Woo Jin
Synopsis:
A young woman who fell into a coma when she was 17 wakes up years later when she is already 30 years old. She meets a man who refuses to associate with others due to a past trauma.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Mr. Sunshine / Miseuteo Syeonsyain / 미스터 션샤인
Episodes and Genre: 24, Historical, Romance
Broadcast Period: July 7, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Lee Byung Hun as Choi Yoo Jin
Kim Tae Ri as Go Ae Shin
Synopsis:
In 1905, a Korean American U.S. marine officer returns to his homeland on a diplomatic assignment. Coping with his painful past in Korea as an orphaned servant boy, he finds himself in a complicated relationship with an aristocrat’s daughter.
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim / Gimbiseoga Wae Geureolkka / 김비서가 왜 그럴까
Episodes and Genre: 16, Romance, Comedy
Broadcast Period: June 16, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Park Seo Joon as Lee Young Joon
Park Min Young as Kim Mi So
Lee Tae Hwan as Lee Sung Yun
Synopsis:
A romantic comedy between the cocky yet capable vice-president of a large company and his trusted secretary who decides that she wants to quit her job.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Are You Human Too? / Neodo Inganini? / 너도 인간이니?
Episodes and Genre: 36, Science Fiction
Broadcast Period: June 4, 2018 KBS2
Starring:
Seo Kang Joon as Nam Shin / Nam Shin III
Gong Seung Yun as Kang So Bong
Synopsis:
Nam Shin is the heir to a rich family who falls into a coma. His mother has created an android that pretends to be Nam Shin.
Title: Life on Mars / Laipeu On Maseu / 라이프 온 마스
Episodes and Genre: 16, Crime, Supernatural
Broadcast Period: June 9, 2018 OCN
Starring:
Jung Kyung Ho as Han Tae Joo
Park Sung Woong as Kang Dong Chul
Synopsis:
A story that follows a modern-day detective who travels to the year 1988 to solve a murder case.
Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Something in the Rain / Bap Jal Sajuneun Yeppeun Nuna / 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나
Episodes and Genre: 16, Romance
Broadcast Period: March 30, 2018 JTBC
Starring:
Son Ye Jin as Yoon Jin Ah
Jung Hae In as Seo Joon Hee
Synopsis:
A story that follows a noona-dongsaeng relationship when a woman in her thirties falls for her bestfriend’s younger brother.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Miss Hammurabi / Miseu Hammurabi / 미스 함무라비
Episodes and Genre: 16, Legal
Broadcast Period: May 21, 2018 JTBC
Starring:
Go Ah Ra as Park Cha Oh Reum
L as Im Ba Reun
Sung Dong Il as Han Se Sang
Synopsis:
A rookie judge who believes in an eye for an eye tackle cases using the letter of the law.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Lawless Lawyer / Mubeop Byeonhosa / 무법 변호사
Episodes and Genre: 16, Legal
Broadcast Period: May 12, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Lee Joon Ki as Bong Sang Pil
Seo Ye Ji as Ha Jae Yi
Synopsis:
A former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the letter of the law to exact justice to those that deserve it.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Come and Hug Me / Iriwa Anajwo / 이리와 안아줘
Episodes and Genre: 32, Romance, Melodrama, Mystery
Broadcast Period: May 16, 2018 MBC
Starring:
Jang Ki Yong as Chae Do Jin / Yoon Na Moo
Jin Ki Joo as Han Jae Yi / Gil Nak Won
Heo Joon Ho as Yoon Hee Jae
Synopsis:
A twisted love story between two people haunted by a past that is tied to a murder case.
My Mister
Title: My Mister / Naui Ajussi / 나의 아저씨
Episodes and Genre: 16, Drama
Broadcast Period: March 21, 2018 tvN
Starring:
Lee Sun Kyun as Park Dong Hoon
IU as Lee Ji Ahn
Synopsis:
A story revolving around Park Dong Hoon, a man in his 40’s and Lee Ji Ahn, a woman in her 20’s who find comfort in each other despite the dire straits that they are in.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Suits / Syucheu / 슈츠
Episodes and Genre: 16, Legal
Broadcast Period: April 25, 2018 KBS2
Starring:
Jang Dong Gun as Choi Kyung Suk
Park Hyung Shik as Go Yun Woo
Synopsis:
A Korean remake of the American TV show of the same name where a top-notch lawyer hires a down and out young man with a photographic memory.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: The Miracle We Met / Uriga Mannan Gijeok / 우리가 만난 기적
Episodes and Genre: 16, Romance, Fantasy
Broadcast Period: April 2, 2018 KBS2
Starring:
Kim Myung Min as Song Hyun Chul
Kim Hyun Joo as Sun Hye Jin
Ra Mi Ran as Jo Yun Hwa
Synopsis:
Some soul switching happens when a man who dies in a car crash wakes up to find himself in the body of another person with his own wife and family.
Title: The Grand Prince / Daegun / 대군
Episodes and Genre: 20, Historical Romance
Broadcast Period: March 3, 2018 TV Chosun
Starring:
Yoon Shi Yoon as Lee Hwi, Prince Eun Sung
Jin Se Yun as Sung Ja Hyun
Joo Sang Wook as Lee Kang, Prince Jin Yang
Synopsis:
A complicated love triangle as two princes fall in love with the same woman amidst the political machinations that come with vying for the throne.
Misty
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Misty / Miseuti / 미스티
Episodes and Genre: 16, Legal, Thriller
Broadcast Period: February 2, 2018 JTBC
Starring:
Kim Nam Joo as Go Hye Ran
Ji Jin Hee as Kang Tae Wook
Synopsis:
An anchorwoman becomes a suspect in a murder case. Despite their failing marriage, her husband who is a former prosecutor takes the stand to defend her.
Comments:
This turned out to be a monumental success for JTBC and it’s so early in the year too. It is not unexpected from leading lady Kim Nam Joo and another proof that the murder mystery genre is the dominating trend.
Is it a must-watch, pretty good, just another drama, tolerable or downright boring?
Title: Return / Riteon / 리턴
Episodes and Genre: 32, Legal, Thriller
Broadcast Period: January 17, 2018, SBS
Starring:
Ko Hyun Jung as Choi Ja Hye (ep 1-14)
Park Jin Hee as Choi Ja Hye (ep 14-32)
Lee Jin Wook as Dok Ko Young
Shin Sung Rok as Oh Tae Suk
Bong Tae Kyu as Kim Hak Bum
Park Ki Woong as Kang In Ho
Jung Eun Chae as Geum Na Ra
Yoon Jong Hoon as Seo Joon Hee
Synopsis:
A lawyer and an impulsive detective joins hands to take on murder cases committed by the upper class elite.
Comments:
Despite the controversy around top star Ko Hyun Jung’s sudden departure and the subsequent addition of Park Jin Hee, Return continues to record high viewership ratings with its masterful portrayal of diabolical villains and unexpected plot twists.
Title: Go Go Waikiki / Eurachacha Waikiki / Welcome to Waikiki / 으라차차 와이키키
Episodes and Genre: 16, Comedy
Broadcast Period: February 5, 2018 JTBC
Starring:
Kim Jung Hyun as Kang Dong Goo
Lee Yi Kyung as Lee Joon Ki
Son Seung Won as Bong Doo Shik
Synopsis:
A story revolving around three grown man who run the Waikiki guest house and the crazy antics that they run into after a baby and a single mother walk into their lives.
Comments:
For a drama with a simple no fuss premise and no big name stars, Go Go Waikiki has found an audience for its outrageously laugh out loud scenarios. The baby is a scene stealer.
PETER PERRY PARKER
go go Waikiki is awesome… It is a must watch drama ??
PETER PERRY PARKER
Are you human too is both interesting and entertaining…..
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Please can you update your list of new drama plz.
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Waikiki jjangz