2020 is halfway done and we've all been isolated from one another but what isn't
isolated from us are all the great Korean dramas. The different Kdramas
have been all over our timelines lately and you might just be wondering if they
were merely just hyped up or are they really worth the watch. Continue watching
to discover the answer to this question. Now don't let the pandemic ruin your
year. Reward yourself with the most watched and the most hard to let go
Korean dramas of this year. Here are the best Kdramas of 2020.
Bring out your suit and tie because Hyena
finds its place on the list. With two successfully driven lawyers, one an elite
lawyer and another a small-town lawyer, create a love-hate relationship. Only
working for the 1% of the richest these two competitive lawyers will do
everything to win their cases. Wrapped around his ego the male lead was born
rich and is very confident in his abilities. On the other side, the
struggling office of Hyena's female lead brings out her survival instincts to do
everything for success and money. With the overflowing amount of brains guts
and ego prepare your ears for intense exchanges of lines, rivalry and one hot
approach on love that is mixed with questionable business and law practices.
Just like a hyena your eyes will be chasing the scenes of every episode
because of a promising plot.
Admit it or not we really enjoy watching
thriller dramas. This is where our brains are really put to the test. Don't you
just love the feeling of having your brains working at full speed while
watching your favorite actors and actresses? What makes everyone really
hooked from this type of drama is when the show gives the viewers neverending
plot twists. Lucky for everyone Memorist is here to serve. Known to everyone a
detective in the police force has the power to read people's memories. A
strength that may seem but also a weakness of the detective. Adding
arrogance and even recklessness in his behavior. He's not exempt from criticism
despite his telepathic skills. Solving crimes here and there he comes across a
serial murder case and partners up with a genius crime profiler. In the midst of
solving the case hidden truths of their personal lives and a troubled past arise.
This drama is really entertaining because it makes viewers keep guessing
on you know what will happen next. Honestly that's what makes this drama a
really good thriller.
Viewers did not want to say bye to this Korean series. Ready your tissues and
prepare to blow your nose for this tearjerker drama. Thinking that this
drama will only touch mother's hearts? Think again because this series is for
everyone. Hi Bye Mama is a story about a mother who was forced to leave her
husband and daughter due to an accident. Ghosts characters may seem kind of scary
and maybe give you some goosebumps. But this ghost mother will surely knock
on everyone's hearts and have the tears continuously rolling. The pain of a
mother leaving her family stops the lead of Hi Bye Mama to be reincarnated so she
was given a second chance to come back to life and enter where she left off. But
what if she is not welcome anymore. Her husband has a new partner now and her
daughter doesn't recognize her. How could she? Will this chance of coming
back alive be a waste and her daughter has the unique ability of being able to
see the ghosts. Will her daughter realize that the ghost she's been
seeing all along is really her mother? Well dive into this series
so you can say hi to mama!
Panic seeps in when
someone finds out the double life of this dramas lead. What makes it even
worse is blackmailing. Wishing his secret will remain unknown someone caught on to
this top student's dangerous business idea. Making extra money with side
hustles are nothing new to high school students but the twist of this drama
shows how risky and illegal a side hustle can be. Without his parents in his
life this model student needs to support himself and a way he found out to do so
was to communicate and offer protection to young sex workers from their
psychotic clients. Wanting to remain faceless, he uses a phone application and
alters his voice. His lack of extra activities in school is known by his
teachers and his activity outside of school should by all means be kept a
secret. This drama offers a dark side and a sinister story. Not your typical high
school drama.
A big achievement will start from a small
beginning. When a chestnut haired man is ready to prove that to everyone. Itaewon
class is more than just a story of revenge.
What made this drama so successful is how well they added the important issues
and reality of each and every character. The drama shows serious friendships, the
importance of accepting diversity, second chances, standing up for what's right and
building oneself up after a downfall. The random mix of characters of Dan Bam's
restaurant staff create the perfect mix for Itaewon Class. To add more spice to
the drama the male lead is trying to establish a small pub and the love of
his life is working for his greatest rival. Then a carefree social-media
influencer enters their lives with her blond tips creating a strong love
triangle. Itaewon Class will show its viewers that no dream is too big and
having the right people around you can lead to greater success.
Go chew some leafy greens and get ready for your blood pressure.
The world of the married will want you to go from pulling your
hair to wanting to punch through your screen. A perfect life that's what
everyone thought. A family medicine doctor feels like she is living her best
life with a successful career and a complete family until reality hits her
and adultery appears in the picture. Her husband, an aspiring movie director,
enters another relationship causing everything around the couple including
themselves to go haywire. With actions and feelings of vengeance, pity, love or
even hate, this series will have your eyes glued to the screen.
Besides the plot, it's fast paced story and zero dull moments is what made everyone
really addicted to this drama. So be ready to get your emotions at maximum
and refrain yourself from slapping the person watching besides you.
Here's the Korean drama that took off and landed on
everyone's hearts and it's third on our list. Believe it or not, we will still die
for cliche romantic stories. Crash landing On You maybe in the usual side
when it comes to romance but it stole our hearts with the story that comes
with it. North meets South literally with an unfortunate turn of events from a
paragliding suit test. A tornado lands the South Korean Chaebol heiress who also
runs a successful fashion and beauty company Seri's Choice. Inside the
barricades of North Korea. Distressed and wanting to save herself, she encounters
and crash-lands onto the handsome captain of the North Korean Special
Police Force. Besides the anticipating romance, this
drama made everyone swoon with the cute friendships, strong bonds, and sacrifices
that made everyone have a hard time letting it go. Watching this drama is
certainly everyone's choice!
Almost reaching the peak,
Kingdom 2 lands second on this list. People are shouting not because of
zombies but because they want another season. As if two seasons are not enough,
Kingdom viewers want more of this action filled plague tale. Putting the puzzle
pieces together of the secrets of the resurrected King and the origin of the
plague, creates a great picture for this drama. Proving this is not one of those
predictable zombie stories. In this season the crown prince obviously
carries burden after burden but become stronger each time.
Aside from eliminating zombies, he is determined to redeem himself and remove
his enemies seated in power. Speaking of power, the Queen and her cold arrogant
and strong-willed behavior will make a mark in this season. Alongside the
journey of the nurse, finding the key that started the plague. Plot twists are
thrown and getting everyone excited. Small details of season one are now
critical points of the new season. Each episode will have you wanting more
Kingdom 3 is definitely on our wish list, plus we want more of that world class
and zombie makeup.
The top spot goes to
current favourite. Press play and your device will start rolling five friends
who have known each other ever since medical school. Now a neurosurgeon,
a cardiothoracic surgeon, and pediatrician, and OBGYN surgeon and let's add one more a
general surgeon. Who would have thought they would have the extra time to play
together as a band. Yes a band of doctors. Would they be
qualified to be part of our definition of squad goals? What's even better in
this drama is how they show that there more than just their busy lives in the
hospital and their love for music. Hospital Playlist gives us the reality
of friendships and relationships, many interesting stories of individuals, let
this drama heal your ears with some great music and a new story in each
episode. So put on your quarantine socks, jump into bed and chill and start
watching the great Korean dramas of the first half of 2020. These shows are a
guaranteed great time and may even have you pulling out some of those Korean
finger hearts. Thanks for watching MDLers.
I'm your host @HappySqueak