More Panty Melting KDramas Coming Your Way in January 2020!
First, let me say thanks to the KDrama lords––and amazing actors, actresses, producers and directors––for giving us ample amount of amazing Kdramas in 2019. For this new decade of 2020, would you be so kind as to helping a girl out with bringing more panty melting and drool worthy oppas to our computer screen, pretty please?
Hey, don’t you give me that stink eye. A girl’s gotta do what she’s gotta do, yo.
Jokes aside though, I really do think that last year’s Korean dramas were actually pretty good. There were some really good ones, and then of course, a couple of mediocre ones as well. But altogether, it seems like the industry is really trying to get more diverse with their plots and storylines, and I’m digging it.
Let’s just hope that they keep this winning streak going for 2020 as well.
1. The Game : Towards Zero (더 게임:0시를 향하여)
Genre : Mystery, Suspense, Melodrama
Starring : Ok Taecyeon, Lee Yun Hee, Im Ju Hwan
Aired : January 22, 2020 –– March 12, 2020
Episodes : 32
BLURB :
Tae Pyeong is a prophet. When he looks into someone’s eye, he can see the moment right before they die. Tae Pyeong is smart, rich and handsome. Despite his special ability, he is a bright person. A mysterious serial murder case draws Tae Pyeong’s attention. He partners with Detective Joon Young to solve the string of murders.
2. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 (낭만닥터 김사부 2)
Genre : Medical, Drama, Romance
Starring : Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, Ahn Hyo Seop
Aired : January 6, 2020 –– February 25, 2020
Episodes : 32
BLURB :
Boo Yong-Joo (Han Suk-Kyu) calls himself Dr. Romantic and is called Teacher Kim. He is a weird doctor who does not want to socialize with others. Boo Yong-Joo runs the shabby clinic Doldam.
Cha Eun-Jae (Lee Sung-Kyung) is a 2nd year fellow for surgery. She is smart and confident. She has never experienced discouragement or failure.
Seo Woo-Jin (Ahn Hyo-Seop) is a 2nd year fellow for surgery. He has excellent skills for surgery. His personality is cynical. Because he went through a tough life, he does not believe in happiness.
Cha Eun-Jae and Seo Woo-Jin meet the unusual doctor Teacher Kim. They grow as humans and doctors with their experience with Teacher Kim.
3. Touch (터치)
Genre : Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring : Joo Sang Wook, Kim Bo Ra, Han Eun Jung
Aired : January 3, 2020 –– February 22, 2020
Episodes : 16
BLURB :
Cha Jung Hyeok was a popular make-up artist, who pursued perfection, but he is now in debt and unemployed. Meanwhile, Han Soo Yeon has been a trainee to become an idol for 10 years. She takes part in an audition program to become an idol.
A mysterious case causes Han Soo Yeon to get booted from the program. She then finds her new aptitude, which is a make-up artist. By chance, Han Soo Yeon meets Cha Jung Hyeok who is back as a make-up artist. She begins working as his assistant and they fall in love with each other.
4. Money Game (머니게임)
Genre : Drama, Business
Starring : Go Soo, Shim Eun Kyung, Lee Sung Min
Aired : January 15, 2020 –– March 5, 2020
Episodes : 16
BLURB :
Twenty years after the IMF’s outbreak, the drama depicts the conflict between the head of the Financial Policy Bureau seeking to dispose of the Jungin Bank, which is on the verge of going bankrupt with a third of the government’s shares, and the Chairman of Finance, who plans to hand over the bank to the Bahamas, a private equity fund on Wall Street.
5. Itaewon Class (이태원 클라쓰)
Genre : Comedy, Romance, Coming of Age
Starring : Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, Yoo Jae Myung
Aired : January 21, 2020 –– March 31, 2020
Episodes : 16
BLURB :
On the first day of attending his new high school, Park Sae Ro Yi punches his classmate Jang Geun Won, who was bullying another classmate. The bully is the son of CEO Jang Dae Hee. The bully’s father runs restaurant business Jagga where Park Sae Ro Yi’s own father works. CEO Jang Dae Hee demands to Park Sae Ro Yi that he apologizes to his son, but Park Sae Ro Yi refuses. Because of his refusal, Park Sae Ro Yi gets expelled from school and his father gets fired from his job.
6. Forest (포레스트)
Genre : Romance, Medical, Melodrama
Starring : Park Hae Jin, Jo Bo Ah, Lee Shi Hoon
Aired : January 29, 2020 –– March 19, 2020
Episodes : 32
BLURB :
“Forest” is about a male air rescue worker from the 119 special rescue team who dreams of accumulating assets over 5 trillion won (approximately $4,470 million) and a female doctor who finds true happiness and love after joining Miryung Forest, where people with painful pasts gather.
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