Going full speed with astounding content, iQiyi goals a stunning lineup to close this year with a bang!
The star-studded iQiyi Hallyu Season has officially arrived. In the last quarter of the year, iQiyi, leader of streaming entertainment in Asia, is set to release a series of major K-series and films.
All eyes are on eagerly-awaited Korean dramas, Jirisan and Bad and Crazy. Top-tier actors Gianna Jun, Ju Ji Hoon and Lee Dong Wook are set to power these latest offerings.
As if these spectacular series are not enough, viewers can look forward to new screen pairings. Kim Go Eun & Ahn Bo Hyun, Lim Soo Jung & Lee Do Hyun, Ok Taecyeon & Kim Hye Yoon are all set to parade very soon.
Starting from September, the K-series lineup includes Jirisan, Bad and Crazy, IDOL: The Coup, Yumi’s Cells, Let Me Be Your Night, The Man’s Voice, Melancholía, and Royal Secret Inspector Joy. Korean films include Midnight and Shark: The Beginning.
The Popular girl group reality show Girls Planet 999 will conclude in October with 9 members to debut. Viewers worldwide can enjoy these K-shows on iQiyi International app or iQ.com.
iQiyi’s Hallyu Season
Jirisan
The long-awaited iQiyi original K-series stars Gianna Jun and Ju Ji Hoon is created by director Lee Eung-bok (Descendants of The Sun, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) and writer Kim Eun-hee (Signal, Kingdom).
Jun and Ju team up with Sung Dong-il, Oh Jung-se, and Go Min-si to safeguard Korea’s highest peak. Nature’s tests for these valiant mountain rangers will be revealed on October 23rd.
Bad and Crazy
Following an afterlife messenger, serial killer, and nine-tailed fox, Lee Dong Wook is delivering another great show. Bad and Crazy is a heroic series following a capable but bad guy (played by Lee Dong Wook) meeting a crazy but good guy (played by Wi Ha Jun).
The director behind The Uncanny Counter produces this new drama with exciting and fascinating film-quality visuals, to debut in December.
IDOL: The Coup
An idol group including Kim Je-na (played by Ahn Hee-yeon) has been in the business for six years, but they remain unknown to many. Facing termination, they need to find success to overcome the crisis.
Yumi’s Cells
Available now is Yumi’s Cells which follows what goes on in the mind and life of Kim Go Eun. When she meets a game developer played by Ahn Bo Hyun, this 30-something office worker finally starts thinking about love. Look out for appearances of Park Jin Young from GOT7 and Choi Min-ho from SHINee.
Let Me Be Your Night
The series follows the lead singer of a popular idol band (played by Lee Jun-young) trying to overcome his sleepwalking condition with the help of a physician (played by Jung In-sun).
Cast members include current idols Lee Jun-young of U-KISS, Kim Jong-hyun of NU’EST, Yoon Ji-sung of Wanna One, and Kim Dong-hyun from AB6IX.
Inspector Joy
Ok Taecyeon stars in a period drama for the first time in Inspector Joy with talented actress Kim Hye Yoon. Set in the Joseon dynasty, a young and rich gourmet unwittingly becomes a secret royal inspector. He teams up with an unhappy wife seeking a divorce on missions.
Melancholia
Im Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun are in a forbidden relationship on campus and their 16-year age difference results in great societal pressure. In a private high school, a math teacher and a math genius student break down tradition and bias in a beautiful but forbidden romance.
The Man’s Voice
Following the completion of his military service, Choi Tae Joon stars in The Man’s Voice. He plays a first officer who leaves his cat in the care of Song Ji Eun who is able to communicate with cats after a lightning strike. A romance full of fantasy blossoms between them.
Midnight + Shark The Beginning
In addition to Bad and Crazy, Wi Ha-jun plays a serial killer in the new thriller Midnight. A hearing-impaired sign language counsellor (Jin Ki-joo) runs into a seriously injured woman (Kim Hye-yoon) on her way home.
Helping the victim, she becomes the next target of the serial killer (played by Wi Ha-jun). Can she protect herself when she cannot even hear the killer approaching?
Meanwhile, Shark: The Beginning that is adapted from a webtoon series, Wi also plays a mixed-martial-arts champion to inspire Kim Min Seok, a school-bullying victim, to train himself up physically and confront internal fear.
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