Catch these new dramas starring your favourite Korean male celebs

Since his military discharge in July of 2019, Kim has been a series of productions including Hotel Del Luna and Crash Landing On You, where he played a cameo role with the character from Secretly, Greatly. This will be his first lead role since his mandatory army service and fans are excited to catch him back on their small screens.

The story is of romantic genre and focuses the meeting and eventual romance between a caretaker working at a psychiatric ward (played by Kim), who also needs to care for an autistic older brother, and a popular children's book author suffering from antisocial personality disorder (played by Son Ye-ji). The plot also tells of how they heal each other's emotional and psychological wounds. With a unique characterisation and setting, we reckon that this will be a show that will explore many layers.

It's Okay to Not Be Okay is set to air on Netflix from June 20.



 

Lee seems to only star in one production a year, so how could fans miss out on this?

Departing from his past roles, this is Lee's first-time playing a sombre villain. The characterisation, combined with his charisma, makes people look more forward for this production. The story tells of a metal craftsman (played by Lee) who on the surface looks like an honest man great with kids, but in fact, is actually unhappy with his circumstances and hides his greed. We even hear that his character is an emotionless psychopath who goes to extreme measures to hide his past, especially from his wife. Played by Moon Chae-won, she is a homicide detective who uncovers the truth and was forced to bring her husband whom she loves dearly to justice.

Flower of Evil is set to be released in June or July.

Park was last seen for a cameo appearance in Itaewon Class and he is finally back with this own drama. Starring opposite Park So-dam, whom you might remember as Jessica from Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, this is his foray back onto TV since his 2018 show Encounter.

Set in an affluent Hannam-dong area, the show talks about how young actors work to become stars. Park plays a popular model that despite his rich upbringing, remains humble and optimistic due to the family's carpentry background. He's well-received as a model but is unable to shine and break into acting.

The other Park, on the other hand, plays a fan who wants to work as in a big corporation after graduation but instead finds her true passion and becomes a makeup artist where they will both meet.

Based on the premise of the show, many K-netizens sang praises for the show as it seemed to give hope to graduates and students who have difficulty finding employment or their calling. As such, even if you aren't watching it for the celebs, the show is worth a watch.

Record of Youth is expected to be released in July.

Nam has propelled to A-list rank thanks to the roaring success of The Light in Your Eyes (2019), making this show a hotly awaited series as well.

He had taken on five new projects with the first of them being Start-Up that also stars Bae Suzy. In fact, he will be playing her first love.

The show has an inspiration theme with focus on "Start" hinting new beginnings and "Up" showing growth and evolution. Bae, an aspiring entrepreneur, meets Nam in a tech firm and eventually falls for him. Nam's character loves science and was even the youngest winner of the Math Olympiad competition. He eventually starts his own technology company but secretly loves knitting. We reckon we will see a new side of Nam.

Start-Up is expected to be released in October.



This article was first published in NUYOU ; translation by Ho Guo Xiong.