The first half of the Korean dramas can be said to be very popular. Whether it is cable TV platforms or OTT online TV dramas, they have caused many topics and crazes. In the first half of this year, in the world of many types of Korean dramas, which works are you bound to watch?

Time flies and the year has passed halfway! The first half of the Korean dramas can be said to be very popular. Whether it is cable TV platforms or OTT online TV dramas, they have caused many topics and crazes. In the first half of this year, in the world of many types of Korean dramas, which works are you bound to watch? What kind of works are you going to miss? Today, the editor has specially compiled 12 Korean dramas that must be watched in the first half of the year. If you haven’t watched them yet, hurry up and follow everyone!

" Thirty-nine "

The first Korean drama introduced is "Thirty-nine" starring Sun Ye-jin, who just announced her pregnancy recently, and partnered with Tan Mido and Kim Ji-hyun. The plot revolves around the daily life and precious friendship of the three friends. Although it is a theme that is closer to women, the drama actually contains many emotional and warm plots. Although the plot that only appears due to terminal illnesses, life and mystery has just started broadcasting, it has been criticized by many netizens, but combined with the blessing of family, love, life and death issues, the content of this drama is rich and diverse, and the delicate acting skills of the starring groups still make many viewers highly evaluated.

"That Year, Our Summer"

"Witch CP" Choi Woo-sik and Kim Do-mi The news of the second set of two friends attracted the attention of fans as soon as it came out. It mainly tells the story of the first and last place in the school in the school. It caused a topic because of the documentary "retrograde" filmed by high school ten years ago, which forced the two to stand in front of the camera again. It is a comedy describing the complex and subtle relationship between them. The relaxed atmosphere, beautiful pictures and super CP sense are all well received by the audience, Choi Woo-sik and Kim Do-mi's supernatural interactions, sweet behind-the-scenes footage, etc. have been loved and discussed by many drama fans, and they have also created many famous scenes. The ending is called "the perfect ending of all generations" and has won praise. It can definitely be called a good movie of "Life Korean dramas". Don't miss it!

" Zombie Campus "

"Zombie Campus" starring the new generation of actors Park Ji-hoo , Yin Canrong , Zhao Yi-hyun, Park Solomon , Liu In-soo and others. The story is adapted from an online comic of the same name by Zhu Donggen. It tells the story of the originally peaceful Xiaoshan High School, which was ravaged by the zombie virus, causing a tragic scene. How should students who have no way to escape survive and wait for the arrival of the rescue team? Although the drama has many unreasonable criticisms, the tense atmosphere created by the director is very intriguing. Although the starring group is almost all new actors, their natural acting skills are still well received, and the new actors in the drama have also soared in popularity. In addition to receiving many invitations to new dramas, "Zombie Campus" recently announced that the original cast will return to film the second season. Friends who have not seen this popular movie series may wish to go to Netflix to taste it carefully!

"Social Blind Date"

The drama is adapted from a popular online novel and comic of the same name. It is starring Ahn Hyo-seok , Jin Se-jung , Kim Min-kui, and Xue In-ya . It tells the story of Chen Yingshu (played by Xue In-ya) who pretends to be her best friend, and helps her participate in a blind date. By chance, she becomes a couple with the new president Kang Tae-woo (played by An Hyo-seok). In order to hide her true identity, she gradually becomes moved by the president and starts a romantic and hilarious love story.Although the plot content is a bit old-fashioned, the relaxed and funny atmosphere not only makes the audience feel pressureless when they catch up with the drama, but also unconsciously fall into the charm of the characters of the starring actors, and creates many new nicknames such as "Archaembrandism" and "Woodpecker", which have made many viewers laugh. Friends who like to watch the drama easily, this editor will give a big boost!

"Juvenile Court"

This year, the original drama "Juvenile Court" launched by Netflix, brings together powerful actors such as Kim Jong-soo, Kim Woo-yeol , Lee Sung-min , Lee Yoon-yeon , and Lee Yoon-yeon . It mainly tells the story of a judge who is extremely disgusted with juvenile offenders. As the right-chair judge of the juvenile criminal panel, she is never ruthless to juvenile offenders. She believes that "if you make a mistake, you must accept punishment." Therefore, she has the title of "Ten Eun-min" and hopes that the society can pay attention to the issue of juvenile offenders through this drama. The drama was heated by many people as soon as it was broadcast, and it was instantly on Netflix's list with excellent production. The plot is both in-depth and exciting. Each juvenile crime is adapted from a real Korean case, with many thought-provoking spaces. The wonderful plot also makes the audience keep beating the bowl and hope to produce the second season. Although there is no definite news at the moment, I believe I will meet you soon!

"Twenty-Five, Twenty-One"

definitely is the best dark horse in the first half of this year. Kim Tae-ri , Nam Joo-hyuk , Baona , Cui Xian-wook , and Lee Joo-ming starring. With the background of the "IMF Foreign Exchange Crisis" in 1998, it tells the story of Luo Xidu (Kim Tae-ri), a 18-year-old fencing department and national representative of Tailiang High School, and Bai Yi-chen (Nan Joo-hyuk), who turned from a wealthy family master to a parent in the IMF period, met in the most turbulent era. He experienced trauma and misunderstandings over the past three years until the two were 25 and 21 years old. The youthful romance of love only at the age of time. The drama not only has a rating of 7.7% and has caused heated discussions, but the super CP feeling of Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo Hyuk in the play has also caused fans to discuss. Although they were scolded for being unfinished at the end, the story of youth and passionate growth is fascinating, making people unconsciously more fascinated. The fresh and beautiful scenes, as well as the healing lines, are all loved by the audience. Although the ending is not satisfactory, it is still a good drama that deeply roots in people's hearts!

"My Runaway Diary"

"My Runaway Diary" is starring Lee Min-ki , Kim Ji-won , Lee Yi , and Sun Seok-gyu. Although it is a niche Korean drama, it has caused heated discussions between South Korea and Taiwan. It mainly tells the story of the three vulgar sisters and sisters of the Lian family, Lian Qi-jeong (played by Lee Yi), the second brother Lian Chang-hee (played by Lee Min-ki) and the youngest Lian Mi-jeong (played by Kim Ji-won). The three want to escape from their boring life and get warmth after "liberation". Although the play is slow, its delicate plot and narrative content have captured the hearts of the public. Although it feels boring when watching the drama in the early stage, it can feel the healing atmosphere as the story goes on. In addition, Kim Ji-won even has golden sentences in the play, such as: "Love alone is not enough, just worship me!", "I hope my life can be really happy!", "No one I really like!", etc., both realistic and deeply rooted in people's hearts, which have given many viewers great comfort while also being healed with the characters in the play. I believe it has become one of the "Korean Dramas in Life" that is not only unsightly.

"Our Blues Time"

The drama has a super luxurious lineup consisting of Lee Byung-heon, Shin Min-er , Che Sheng-won , Lee Yoo-yeon, Han Ji-min , Kim Woo-bin , Yeon Jung-hwa, Kim Hye-jeong, In addition to co-starring many acting actors such as Gao Douxin , Park Ji-hwan, Choi Young-joon , Bae Hyun-sung , Lu Yun-ri, Qi Shou-young and other actors, they are also works by the Golden Directors for four times. The excitement can be imagined. The plot is set against the background of the warm and vivid Jeju and the cold and harsh sea, telling the life stories of each character, and allowing the audience to get healed from the process.In addition to the well-received story background, the fresh and beautiful Jeju scenery also allowed the audience who watched the drama to see a broad vision. With the vivid and superb acting skills of the actors, the characters are portrayed quite completely. Although many plots can make people feel sad, they also reveal a warm and comforting role, which is a very heartwarming work.

"Semantic Error"

adapted from "Semantic Error" of the same name online novel serialized in RidiBooks in South Korea in 2018. Two male group members, Park Jihan and Park Jaechan , telling the story of a robot-like science and engineering man Qiu Shangyu (played by Park Jaechan), who meets the unruly artistic man Zhang Jae Young (played by Park Jaehan), and the two make mobile games together. After an unexpected collision, they create a romantic story of love. It is one of the BL dramas that were quite popular in the first half of this year. Although the discussion was not high when it first started, it has caused more and more topics as the plot progresses. At the same time, it has created many famous scenes, making people more and more popular. The appearance of the two starring actors has also become one of the hot topics of discussion. Not only has the two starring actors made famous, but the wonderful content has also made many drama fans hope to produce the second season, which shows that the popularity cannot be underestimated!

"People who interprets the heart of evil"

"People who interprets the heart of evil" starring Kim Nam-gil and Chen Sun-gyu is adapted from the crime novel "People who pursues monsters" written by Quan Riy-yong. It tells the story of the criminal reasoning of the profilers who do not have the concept of profile and mental illness in the era when there is no concept of profile and mental illness. Because of the serial appearance of extremely evil prisoners, the Republic of Korea fell into fear. In order to pursue those demons, they need to listen to their inner voices. What's quite special about this drama is that the protagonist is neither a policeman nor a judge, but runs through the entire drama with a criminal psychologist as the main axis. It is an alternative reasoning drama. The compact drama festival and fresh themes quickly attracted everyone's attention. They have good results in both ratings and discussion. Friends who like to watch reasoning dramas are quite recommended!

"Tracer"

by South Korea OTT platform WAVVE The self-produced drama "Tracer" launched is divided into two seasons. It is also the first TV series in South Korea with the theme of "State Taxation Hall". It mainly tells the story of the Five Tax Bureaus known as the "garbage recycling field". After the male protagonist Huang Dongzhu (played by Ren Shiwan) joined, he retaliated against the vicious people for "using evil to control evil". It is a drama with the theme of "dark hero" that everyone loves very much recently, and the wonderful content is even more Netizens say it is the IRS version of "Vincento". Not only does each character have a distinctive personality and characteristics, it always makes people unable to imagine that the exciting plot of the next step is even more fascinating, making people unconsciously fall into the unique charm of this drama. Although it is a niche TV series, it has also caused a lot of discussion. If you are friends who like dramas such as "Model Taxi" and "Demon Judge", this niche TV series will definitely be your appetite!

"The King of Pigs"

also comes from the drama "The King of Pigs" produced by the Korean OTT platform. The acting actors Kim Dong-wook , Kim Sung-gyu, and Choi Jung-an are found to star in the animated feature film of the same name directed by Yeon Sang-ho . The drama starts with a serial murder case and tells the story of the hero Huang Jingmin (played by Kim Dong-wook) who was traumatized by cruel campus bullying 20 years ago, turned into a monster for revenge. Because this series has expanded the original story branch, it has added many bloody and violent elements. Therefore, it is listed as a restricted thriller drama in South Korea and can be called the bloodiest drama among all Korean OTT works, Kim Dong-wook perfectly interprets the role of Huang Jingmin, who has been traumatized by bullying. In addition, the superb acting skills have been highly recognized by the audience. The drama has won the TOP 1 of the "most popular online broadcasts" Korean dramas in the first half of 2022. You can see how exquisite the content is. Friends who are interested but not afraid of bloody scenes may wish to come and have a look!