K-Dramas to look forward to in 2024

They say all good things must come to an end, but thankfully, that hasn't been the case with Korean Dramas. Every year, there are plenty of K-dramas to look forward to. K-dramas create a whole new world within themselves, offering escape and a new life perspective whenever you desperately want it. I never had many friends who shared the same amount of love for them as me, so I’m starting this newsletter in hopes of finding more like-minded Korean Drama stans, fangirling with them and introducing more people to this beautiful world of wonder. So, since New Year is a time for new beginnings, here are five upcoming K-dramas to look forward to in 2024.

*Note: The exact dates for these dramas still need to be released or are tentative; therefore, they are subject to change.

Plot: Kang-Ji Won, a woman in a toxic marriage with her incompetent and reckless husband, finds out that she has cancer and doesn’t have much time to live. Her life is cut even shorter when she is killed by her husband upon discovering his affair with her best friend. However, she gets a second chance at life when she finds herself back in the past, ten years before all the trauma in her life unfolded. She decides to plot revenge and take matters into her own hands, which the show then follows.

Release Date: 1 January 2024

Cast: Park Min-Young (What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim), Lee Yi-kyung (Welcome to Waikiki), Song Ha-yoon (Fight For My Way), and Na In-woo (Mr. Queen).

Plot: Death’s Game is about a man who, due to constant failures in life, dies by suicide. His decision to do so angers Death, who decides to punish him for taking his life lightly and thinking of death as the only escape. She puts him through a game where he has to reincarnate twelve different times as different people, each of whom is facing their imminent death. If he manages to survive in any of the bodies, he will continue living their lives with their skills and resources. However, if he fails to do so by the end of the game, he will be sent to hell.

Release Date: The show is divided into two parts, each consisting of four episodes.
First part - 15 December 2023
Second part - 5 January 2024

Cast: It’s impossible to mention all the actors in this show because there are so many but, to name a few, Seo In-Guk (Reply 1997), Park So-Dam (Record Of Youth), Go Yoon Jung (Alchemy of Souls), Lee Do-hyun (18 Again), Lee Jae-Wook (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Jae-Wook (Her Private Life), and the list goes on. The cast is immaculate. 

Plot: The story revolves around Yeo Jeong-Woo (a plastic surgeon) and Nam Ha-Neul (an anesthesiologist), both of whom were rivals in high school but grew up to be very successful doctors. However, the former encounters a severe medical accident that disturbs him, whereas the latter realizes that she is very unhappy in her life, which only consists of studying and working. At the worst phase of their lives, the two rivals reacquaint, discovering a new purpose and relationship in the process.

Release Date: 27 January 2024

Cast: Park Hyung-sik (Strong Girl Bong-soon) and Park Shin-hye (Pinocchio). 

Plot: The story centers around Lee Tang, a college student who kills a man during his job. He soon finds out that the person he killed was a serial killer and discovers his ability to identify people who pose a threat and/or are dangerous. Driven by guilt and a newfound sense of justice, he goes on a quest to punish unethical and sinister people who have committed immoral acts in their lives. He soon gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase with detectives who are hunting him down.

Release Date: First half of 2024, expected 9 February 2024*

Cast: Choi Woo-shik (Our Beloved Summer), Son Suk-ku (My Liberation Notes), and Lee Hee-joon (The Legend of the Blue Sea).

Plot: Growing up, we all wished for a genie to grant us wishes. What was a fantasy for us is a tale come true for Ga-young, an unemotional woman who encounters an overly expressive and enthusiastic genie who is willing to grant her three wishes. The genie wants to escape his confinement in the lamp and, as time progresses, finds himself enamored by Ga-young, a woman his stark opposite. 

Release Date: Mid-2024*

Cast: Bae Suzy (Doona/Uncontrollably Fond) and Kim Woo-bin (Uncontrollably Fond)

Which of the shows are you most excited for?
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