Ushering a new year, December 2023 Korean Dramas feature stories to perfectly cap off the year and welcome 2024!
Brimming with thrilling fantasy stories, the new batch of Korean series also brings eagerly awaited return of phenomenal actors and actresses including Park Seo Jun, Seo In Guk, Lee Young Ae, Han So Hee, Jang Nara, Park So Dam and more.
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MONDAY-TUESDAY
A Bloody Lucky Day (tvN)
The Matchmakers (KBS2)
Tell Me That You Love Me (ENA)WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
A Good Day To Be A Dog (MBC) *Wednesday Only
Moon in the Day (ENA)FRIDAY-SATURDAY
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract (MBC)
My Demon (SBS)SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Castaway Diva (tvN)
Perfect Marriage Revenge (MBN)
*Note that daily, weekly and some dramas are not covered by kdramadiary due to the unavailability of video sources on legit streaming platforms.
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Coming Up: December 2023 Korean Dramas
Sweet Home 2 | Dec 01 | Netflix
- Streaming Site: Netflix
In a world where desire turns monstrous, Sweet Home Season 2 follows Green Home survivors and Hyun-su all fighting to survive in new places, while otherworldly beings and mysterious phenomena emerge.
“Sweet Home Season 2” Posits The Reality of Mankind Being a Virus and Monsters are the Vaccine
My Man is Cupid | Dec 01 | Prime Video
- Streaming Site: Prime Video
My Man Is Cupid features a star-crossed love story between a love fairy and a human woman. Cheon Sang-hyuk (Jang Dong Yoon) is a love fairy who lost his wings in a tragic incident 500 years ago. Since then, he has been going through metamorphoses and living as a human to regain his wings.
He comes across Oh Baek-ryun (Nana), a veterinary surgeon whose beauty attracts many men. Unfortunately, men who try to get romantically involved with her are inexplicably struck by supernatural accidents. The pair who have been unlucky in love feel drawn to one another, but will fate be on their side?
Welcome To Samdalri | Dec 02 | JTBC
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Welcome to Samdalri traverses the long connection shared by Jo Yong-pil (Ji Chang Wook) and Jo Sam-dal (Shin Hye Sun).
The two have a long history of friendship. They were born in Jeju, five minutes apart on the same day.
From then on, they attended the same school from elementary to college. They also share smiles and affection with each other’s families.
However, their inseparable connection came to a pause. Yong-pil decides to stay in their hometown but Sam-dal pursues a new life in Seoul.
Still, the emotions and memories shared over the past 30 years cannot be easily ignored. The two friends reunite when Sam-dal returns to their hometown.
Night Has Come | Dec 04 | U+ Mobile TV
- Streaming Site: K-PLUS
In Night Has Come, after their mid-term, the high school students of Yooil go on a school retreat to Damyang. At the fall of the day, the students arrive at the secluded retreat center located in the deep mountains.
While the adults leave to help other students who are involved in a car crash, a mysterious app gets installed on the students’ phones, and the deadly game of “Mafia” begins.
MAESTRA: Strings of Truth | Dec 09 | tvN
- Streaming Site: Disney+
When a highly accomplished conductor decides to leave her life in New York behind to take up the challenge of reviving a struggling Korean orchestra, her past will threaten to destroy everything she’s worked for in MAESTRA: Strings of Truth, a new Korean mystery thriller coming December 9 to Disney+.
A visionary violin player from a young age, Cha See-um quickly swapped her bow for a baton, traveling from Seoul to New York City, where she became one of the world’s most accomplished conductors. After a hugely successful career, Seeum returns to her homeland when it becomes clear her past is about to be exposed.
“MAESTRA: Strings of Truth” To Hum Thrill and Mystery On Disney+ In December
Death’s Game Part 1 | Dec 15 | TVING
- Streaming Site: Prime Video
Death’s Game, based on a popular webtoon of the same name centers on Choi Yi-jae (Seo In Guk), who is down on his luck in every facet of his life. Overwhelmed with all of his failures, Yee-jae decides to take his own life and “control death.” Death (Park So Dam) then decides to punish Yee-jae and he is reincarnated 12 different times, living 12 different lives. As a part of his punishment, Yi-jae must stop their imminent deaths.
“Death’s Game” Displays Confrontation of Seo In Guk and Park So Dam In Main Poster
Like Flowers in Sand | Dec 20 | ENA
- Streaming Site: TBA
Like Flowers in Sand traipses on youth romance that unfolds when Kim Baek-du (Jang Dong Yoon), a wrestling prodigy and Oh Yoo-kyung (Lee Joo Myung), a small-town leader, meet again.
The story of young people struggling to make flowers bloom on the sand against the background of a wrestling city aims to provide pleasant excitement and warm emotions.
Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 | Dec 22 | Netflix
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Set to deliver thrill and action, Gyeongseong Creature follows individuals going up against monstrous creatures that were born out of human greed. Set in the spring of 1945, in the city of Gyeongseong, the series is highly anticipated due to the sheer amount of talent tied to it.
Gyeongseong is the former name of Korea’s capital city Seoul, and the name used during Japanese colonial rule. The upcoming series invites audiences to 1945 Gyeongseong, the hotbed of turmoil caused by creatures that suddenly appear and wreak havoc on an already troubled world.
Park Seo Jun plays Jang Tae-sang. With his flawless appearance and skillful management skills, he holds all the necessary information about money, goods, people, and even people’s lives.
Meanwhile, Han So Hee plays Yoon Chae-ok who crosses from Manchuria to Gyeongseong with her father in search of clues about her missing mother and makes a deal with Jang Tae-sang.
“Gyeongseong Creature” Reveals Prelude Through Latest Poster and Trailer
My Happy Ending | Dec 30 | TV Chosun
- Streaming Site: TBA
My Happy Ending is a human story about a woman who only chased success and faced a shocking truth due to the betrayal of the people she trusted. The topic of what true happiness is raised through a mystery thriller that begins with the misfortune of those around you sacrificed for someone else’s happiness.
Reuniting after six years since Confession Couple, Jang Nara and Son Ho Jun challenge a psychological thriller story in My Happy Ending.
Notably, helming the project is director Cho Su-won of I Hear Your Voice, Pinocchio, Still 17, and Doctor John fame, raising viewers’ expectations.
In addition, joining Jang Nara and Son Ho Jun are reliable actors So Yi Hyun, Lee Ki Taek, Kim Hong Pa, and Park Ho San.
“My Happy Ending” Foretells A Different Level of Mystery Drama
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