The year is almost over and we’re so ready for 2021. With the new year comes new Korean
dramas. You know what that means! New favorites and a whole lot of binge-watching. The list
for upcoming K-dramas is long, so we’ve gathered the most anticipated and talked
about Korean dramas for the year 2021. Again, just to remind you, the dates of
some of these dramas are subject to change. Are you ready for the dramas
and actors appearing on your screens? Whether it be another season, a remake,
or an entirely new drama, here are some of the Korean dramas everyone is looking forward to.
Our tears of joy are real because the second season of one of our favorite Korean dramas
this year will be playing on our screens next year. Hospital Playlist stole the hearts of many
as the drama gave us something raw, something that hit close to home, and was relatable for everyone.
The everyday life story this drama shared with us will finally be back for another season.
We’re hoping for more calming music, lovable relationships, and relatable characters.
Hospital Playlist tells the story of five friends who went to the same medical school
and are now all working as doctors in the same hospital.
The drama shows the story of these friends and their individual lives.
Also, rolling on our screens are the problems and challenges of working and being in a hospital.
Hospital Playlist also does a good job of calming your mood as our doctors play some soothing music.
Next on the list is an upcoming drama that is making noise both in the K-drama and K-pop world.
After some television cameos here and there, fans are excited to see Blackpink’s Jisoo star
in her first ever lead role. No one can deny the great visuals and acting skills of the cast,
and that’s why viewers are expecting a lot from this drama. To add on to this,
the creators of the hit drama Sky Castle will be working on Snowdrop.
Let’s step back in the past and experience Seoul in 1987. What do you do when a man covered in
blood suddenly appears inside your dorm? For our lovely female lead, she takes the risk and
helps treat the man’s wounds. It feels like there is a secret surrounding our male lead.
How will this encounter in the dorm change the lives of our leads and the people around them?
Jisoo and Jung Hae In? We can’t wait to see their chemistry! Are you also looking
forward to how this drama will turn out? Let us know by clicking that like button.
Nothing’s final yet, but we’re hoping to see The Sea of Silence next year.
Others expected it to air this year, but since we still don’t have solid news on this,
the drama is speculated to air in 2021. Complete with an A-list cast, The Sea
of Silence is a drama with high expectations of becoming a smash hit. With Gong Yoo, Bae Doo Na,
and Lee Joon as our main actors, a great performance is surely coming on our screens.
Taking us to the future, this drama brings us to when desertification arises and the planet faces
a major problem regarding lack of food and water. On a mission to get a mysterious sample from an
abandoned research station, a soldier from the space agency will travel to the moon. But this
soldier will not travel alone, he is part of a team where our female lead is also included.
We were all expecting the second season of Love Alarm to show up on our screens this year
but unfortunately, this drama faced unexpected delays. Love Alarm left us with a major
cliffhanger and we are so eager to feed our curiosity with what will happen next in the
complicated love story of our lead characters.Love Alarm is about a mobile application that
is designed to notify you if someone within a radius of 10 meters likes you. A smart high
school student lives a hard life and will find herself in a more complicated situation because
of the love app. Entering her life is a popular young man who attends the same school as her.
Mount Jiri, also known as Cliffhanger, tells the story of park rangers who partner together
to save the people at Mount Jiri. Our female lead is a top ranger who is knowledgeable about Mount
Jiri National Park and can easily navigate the area. Joining her is a military academy
graduate who’ll be the other ranger. Why are they trying to save the people at Mount Jiri?
This drama was created by the writer of Kingdom, so we already know we’ll be in a constant state
of trying to guess what will happen next when we watch this drama. To add to this,
the director of Goblin and Mr. Sunshine is also working on this drama. And to top it all off,
we are served with a star-studded cast that includes Jun Ji Hyun, Ju Ji Hoon, and
Sung Dong Il.
A fantasy drama is coming to our screens in 2021. The world is full of mysteries,
and whether it’s about your life or someone else’s life, there is always a secret that is hidden.
Others embark on a journey to solve the mysteries of life and some don’t. For our male lead,
he will. Let’s welcome a genius engineer on a mission to uncover the hidden truths of
existence in this world and someone who’ll take the risk and travel a dangerous path for him.
Park Shin Hye will be back on the small screen. This
year, she’s been serving us with movies, and we’re excited for her comeback to drama. We
last saw her in a drama with Memories of the Alhambra. With her previous drama being a
commercial success, will Sisyphus: The Myth grab the interest of viewers and become a hit too?
The popular Spanish crime drama that got all our minds on a roller coaster ride is
getting a Korean remake. Fans went wild as rumors of a Korean remake turned into
reality. Now everyone can’t wait to see this Spanish series have a Korean version. Will
this drama’s cast be able to pull it off and maybe even top the original?
Money Heist tells the story of a criminal mastermind assembling the best possible
group of people to attack the Royal Mint of Spain. This series gives viewers a well-crafted
story with the most unexpected plot twists. A professor will surely leave his mark and
will make you realize how the tiniest of details can be the most important things.
A rookie police officer faces a big challenge as he tries to seek justice.
Dealing with a psychopath murderer who created a stir in the entire nation,
the police officer will find his life taking a complete turn. What will happen to our male lead
that will cause a change in his life? Mouse is a drama that will be full of
suspense. Lee Seung Gi is a great actor we love seeing on our screens. Are you
excited for his new suspense drama? We’re definitely counting down the days to 2021.
Say hi to Vicenzo Casano, a man who acquired this name after he was adopted and went to
Italy. Now a lawyer working for the Mafia, an incident will cause him to fly to South
Korea. Here, he’ll cross paths with a lawyer who’s determined to do anything to win a case.
Okay, Song Joong Ki and Ok Taec Yeon in one drama? Definitely count us in. Not only will it be full
of great visuals, but there will definitely be spectacular acting too. Joining them is
Jun Yeo Bin, so are we getting an intense love triangle here? And with our male characters, will
this drama give us bromance or intense rivalry? We can’t wait to see how this drama unfolds.
LUCA is one of the dramas experiencing delays in their release. This drama was supposed to
air this year but until now, there is still no confirmation regarding the release date. If LUCA
won’t surprise us this December 2020, we’re most likely getting this drama next year.
Standing for “last universal common ancestor”, LUCA is a drama based on Charles Darwin’s
proposition that all species of life evolved over time from ancestors. Our male lead possesses a
special power and carries the burden of not knowing who he really is. Meanwhile,
our female lead is a detective searching for truths behind the disappearance of her parents.
Entertaining us with the love story of a senior and a junior at work, this drama is based on a
popular web novel of the same name. Our female lead dreams of having her own cosmetics brand.
Currently, she is working as a professional brand marketer at a cosmetics company. Entering her life
is a man who also works as a brand marketer. Ro Woon is out here ready to steal some hearts
again as he stars in Sunbae, Don’t Put on That Lipstick. He’ll be sharing the screen with Won
Jin Ah. Will they become a couple that we’ll love to ship? Senior and junior, Noona romance alert!
\It’s really sad that we’re still not getting confirmation about Kingdom 3, but on the bright
side, Kingdom has shared the news of a special episode set to air next year. Ashin of the North
is a bonus episode related to the zombie series, Kingdom, and will tell the backstory of a tribe
village’s heir and the secrets behind the plague.The second season of Kingdom had the viewers’
jaws dropping with the hint of a new female character joining the drama. We’d love to talk
more about her but we don’t want to spoil it for the people who haven’t seen the second season yet.
2021 will be full of new Korean dramas. Whether they were mentioned here or not,
which Korean drama are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comment section below.