An interesting assortment of stories is featured in January 2024 Korean dramas!
Covering a plethora of exciting genres, viewers can expect a bountiful new K-Drama year ahead!
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MONDAY-TUESDAY
A Bloody Lucky Day (tvN)
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
Welcome To Samdalri (tvN)
Perfect Marriage Revenge (MBN)
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Coming Up: January 2024 Korean Dramas
Marry My Husband | Jan 01 | tvN
- Streaming Site: Prime Video
Marry My Husbandis about a woman who was murdered after witnessing her husband’s affair with her best friend. She returns to the past 10 years ago and gets a chance to redo her life. It aims for a story of retribution where the female lead claims back her destiny.
Based on the popular web novel of the same name, the series will be adapted to drama by writer Shin Yu-dam of the drama Awaken, and directed by Park Won-guk of Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist, Special Labor Inspector Mr. Jo and Emperor: The Owner of the Mask fame.
Park Min Young (Love In Contract, Forecasting Love and Weather) plays the role of Kang Ji-won, who was murdered by her husband and best friend and returned 10 years ago to start a new life.
Love Song For Illusion | Jan 02 | KBS2
- Streaming Site: Viu
Based on a webtoon of the same name, Love Song for Illusion blends fantasy, history, drama and romance as it traverses the story of a man with two conflicting personalities and a woman who loves him with a refreshing affection and fierce obsession.
Death’s Game Part 2 | Jan 5 | 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 Yi-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.
The extensive, star-studded cast also includes Kim Ji-hoon (The Flower of Evil), Choi Si-won (Love Is for Suckers), Sung Hoon (Woori the Virgin), Kim Kang-Hoon (Racket Boys), Jang Seung-jo (The Good Detective), Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Souls), Lee Do-hyun (The Glory), Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls), Kim Jae-uck (Her Private Life), and Oh Jung-se (Revenant). The series is written and directed by Ha Byung-hoon, who previously directed 18 Again, Go Back Couple, and The Sound of My Heart.
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Gyeongseong Creature Part 2 | Jan 5 | 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.
Knight Flower | Jan 12 | MBC
- Streaming Site: KOCOWA
Flowers That Bloom At Night tells the story of Jo Yeo-hwa, a widow with two faces who is the daughter-in-law of a powerful noble family. She lives quietly without seeing the world outside as a modest virtuous woman during the day At night, when the sun goes down, she jumps over the fence and takes care of those in need without anyone knowing.
Living a spectacular double life, she accidentally gets entangled with Park Suho, and dreams of a tomorrow she has never imagined.
A Shop For Killers | Jan 17 | Disney+
- Streaming Site: Disney+
Set in modern-day Korea, A Shop For Killers sees college student Jeong Jian diving for cover in her childhood home after a series of highly skilled assassins get her in their sites. Desperately fighting to survive, Jian will begin to remember invaluable lessons her uncle taught her before his apparent suicide, drawing on them to help her stay alive. Confused and cornered, Jian will have to work fast to uncover her uncle’s hidden past and figure out why so many people are desperate to gain access to the house and the extensive arsenal hidden inside.
Starring Lee Dong Wook (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Tale of the Nine Tailed) as Jeong Jin-man, Jian’s mysterious uncle; and Kim Hye Jun (Connect, Kingdom) as Jeong Jian, a college student on the run from some of the planet’s deadliest assassins, A Shop For Killers is based on the popular original novel by Kang Jiyoung, written by Ji Hojin and Lee Kwon, and directed by Lee Kwon (Door Lock, Save Me 2).
The Bequeathed | Jan 19 | Netflix
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Adding to the robust portfolio of genre master Yeon Sang Ho, The Bequeathed depicts the story of a series of ominous events that occur when a person inherits a mountain left behind after the death of his uncle, whom he had forgotten even existed, and secrets related to it are revealed.
LTNS | Jan 19 | TVING
- Streaming Site: TVING | Viu
Giving adultery a funny twist is the premise of TVING’s LTNS.
LTNS is a comedy-drama of an estranged couple. They threaten an adulterous couple in order to earn money, and in the process, face their already ruined relationship.
The series aims to show the reality of sexless couples as well as stories of various adulterous couples.
In the drama, Esom (The Third Charm) and Ahn Jae Hong (Be Melodramatic) are a couple who have been married for five years without a home, children, or a relationship.
Captivating the King | Jan 21 | tvN
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Captivating the King chronicles the cruel fate of King Lee In who is high-ranking but despondent, and Kang Hee-soo who dreamed of revenge but fell in love with him.
Director Jo Nam-kuk, who was recognized for his solid directing skills through dramas such as The Good Detective and The Untouchables, and writer Kim Seon-deok, who started the legend of a well-made historical drama for tvN with The Crowned Clown collaborated for the series.
Flex x Cop | Jan 26 | SBS
- Streaming Site: Disney+
Flex X Cop follows the story of a chaebol detective who catches criminals.
Joining the lineage of SBS Friday-Saturday heroes, Ahn Bo Hyun portrays Jin Yi-soo a parachute detective and a third-generation childish chaebol who loves having fun.
This is a new work from writer Kim Bada, who penned My Name, and director Kim Jae-hong, who co-directed Through The Darkness and Revenant, will join forces to create a comical action investigation full of wit and tension.
Doctor Slump | Jan 27 | JTBC
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Doctor Slump threads on the story of two rivals who were reunited in the darkest period of their lives. In the process, they become each other’s light bringing excitement, laughter, and warm solace.
In charge of the production is Director Oh Hyun Jong (The One and Only, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) and Writer Baek Sun Woo of My Roommate Is A Gumiho and What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim fame.
Portraying the role of Yeo Jung-woo, a star plastic surgeon who falls into the worst slump of his life is Park Hyung Sik. Meanwhile, Park Shin Hye plays the character Nam Ha-neul, an anesthesiologist suffering from burnout syndrome.
Queen of Divorce | Jan 31 | JTBC
- Streaming Site: Viu
Queen of Divorce is billed as the story of a “bad spouse” punishment solution service company aiming to put an end to a troubled marriage life raised by a client.
First, Lee Ji Ah plays the role of Kim Sara, the team leader of the divorce settlement company Solution. Sara, a former daughter-in-law of Korea’s top law firm, loses her everything overnight after being stabbed in the back by her husband.
Kang Ki Young plays the role of Dong Ki-joon, Sara’s business partner and an advisory lawyer in Solution. Ki-joon is a person who boasts extraordinary tenacity and tact to the point where he was nicknamed ‘shepherd” during his time as a prosecutor.
Start your new year right by updating your watchlist featuring January 2024 Korean dramas!
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