New year starts a new drama-watching plan. Among the known Korean dramas to be broadcast in the first half of the year, the editor carefully selected ten of them. Let’s follow the editor to see what they are~ (The following rankings are arranged in order of broadcast)
- title: " The man who becomes the king "
- Original name: 왕이 된 남자
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-01-07
- Type: Drama/Clothing
- Director: Kim Hee-won
- Starring: Lyu Zhenjiu / Lee Se-young / Kim Sang-kyung / Jung Hye-young / Jang Kwang / Kwon Hae-hyun / Jang Yoon Ho / Lee Mo-sung / Min Ji-ah / Kim Soo-jin / Seo Yin-ah / Yoon Jong-soo / Oh He Ni / Choi Kyu-jin / Shin Soo-yeon / Park Seo-eun / Lee Yoon Kwok-gun / Lee Kwok-hwan / Kim Jin-hee / Jang Hyuk
- Editor: Kim Sung-deok / Shin Hae-eun
"The Man Who Became the King"
Broadcast Date: January 7, 2019 (South Korea)
Broadcast Platform: tvN
Starring: Lyu Zhenjiu, Lee Se-young, Kim Sang-kyung
Type: ancient costume, history
Episode number: 20 episodes
The drama is remake from the 2012 movie "Guang Hai, the Man Who Became the King" starring Lee Byung-hun, Yoo Seung-long, and Han Hyo-joo . The plot is in the North Korean period with frequent turmoil. It tells the story of the male protagonist Guang Hai-jun coming up with an idea to find a commoner who looks like him to sit on the throne instead of him. The two exchange identities for 15 days for some reason.
- Title: " Kingdom "
- Original name: 킹덤
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-01-25
- Type: Drama
- Director: Kim Sung-hoon
- Starring: Joo Ji-hoon / Bae Doona / Yoo Seung-young / Xu Junhao / Kim Sung-gyu / Jeon Seok-ho / Kim Hye-jung/ Jung Seok-won / Kim Hye-jung/ Jung Seok-won / Chen Sun-gyu / Qiu Xian-ye / Zhu Guangxian
- Editor: Kim Eun-hee
"Kingdom/Kingdom"
Broadcast date: January 25, 2019 (global)
Broadcast platform: Netflix
Starring: Zhu Ji-hoon, Bae Doona, Liu Chenglong
Type: ancient costume, thriller
episodes: 8 episodes
"Kingdom" is adapted from the online comic "The Kingdom of God". It is directed by Kim Sung-hoon, director of " Going to the End" and " Tunnel ", written by Kim Eun-hee, screenwriter of "Signal" and tells the story of the ancient Joseon Kingdom decayed due to corruption and famine in the 15th and 16th centuries. At the same time, after the Joseon King was resurrected from his death, a mysterious plague spread and all infected people became zombies! In order to save his people, the prince of Wang, who was in charge of the name of rebellion, joined hands with the doctor to investigate the matter, trying to find a way to fight against zombies and the evil forces hidden in the depths of the darkness.
- Title: " Romance is a supplement "
- Original name: 로맨스는 별책부록
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-01-26
- Type: Drama/Love
- Director: Lee Jung-hyo
- Starring: Lee Jong-soo /Lee Nai-ying/ Wei Hejun
- Editor: Zheng Xuanjing
"Romance is a Supplement"
Broadcast date: January 26, 2019
Broadcast platform: tvN
Starring: Lee Jong Suk, Lee Naiying
Type: Love, Comedy
Episode number: 16 episodes
"Romance is a Supplement" uses the publisher as the story background and depicts the warm stories between people publishing books. If nothing unexpected happens, this drama will be Lee Jong Suk's last work before enlisting in the army.
Lee Jong-soo plays the youngest editor-in-chief of the publisher Che Eun-ho . Che Eun-ho is a brainy man who suddenly appeared in the literary world during his campus period and became a "literary idol" and has been pursuing victory all the way. Although he is calm and wise enough in his work, he has a warm heart and a just right personality. He is a very charming character.
Li Naiying plays the heroine who has been unable to find a job because of her high education and has to conceal her education to work in the editorial department.
- title: "Touch the True Heart"
- Original name: 진심이 닿다
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-02-06
- Type: Drama/comedy/love
- Director: Park Jun-wook
- Starring: Lee Dong-wook / Liu Inna
- Editor: 이명숙
"Touch the True Heart"
Broadcast Date: February 6, 2019
Broadcast Platform: tvN
Starring: Lee Dong Wook, Liu Inna
Type: Romance, Love
Episode 16 episodes
This drama is remake from an online novel of the same name and is directed by Park Junhe of " Why is Secretary Kim like that ". It is a romantic drama with political and legal themes. It tells the story of superstar actor Wu Yunshu (played by Liu Inna) plummeted due to a sudden scandal between the three rich generations. In order to star in a TV series by a famous screenwriter, he disguised himself as the secretary of Kwon Zhenglu (played by Lee Dong Wook), a top Korean lawyer known for his turtle hair. This is also the second time the two of them have collaborated since " Ghost ". The process of how the two of them renew their relationship in the play is also more exciting. (Please lock me up on this pair of immortals CP, thank you!)
- title: " trap "
- Original name: 트랩
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-02-09
- Type: Drama/Thriller
- Director: Park Shin-woo
- Starring: Li Ruizhen / Cheng Dongri / Lin Huaying / Xu Yingji / Jin Guangkui / Wu Long / Yin Jinghao / Zhao Dahuan / Cheng He / Bian Xifeng / Li Zhubin / Zhang Chengfan
- Editor: Nan Xiangxu
"Stalker"
Broadcast Date: Expected February 9, 2019
Broadcast Platform: OCN
Starring: Cheng Dongri, Li Ruizhen, Lin Huaying
Type: Thriller, plot
Episode 1: 7 episodes
This drama is the first work of the 2019 new series Dramatic Cinema project jointly created by OCN and the film producers, with a total of 7 episodes. It tells the shocking story of the famous Chinese anchor Jiang Yuxian (played by Li Ruijin), who fell into an inexplicable trap. It will be a tough guy thriller tracking film. Jiang Yuxian experienced unprecedented events during her vacation with her family, and the trap gradually surfaced.
- Title: "Props"
- Original name: 아이템
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-02-11
- Type: Suspense
- Director: Kim Sung Woo
- Starring: Joo Ji Hoon / Chen Se-yeon / Kim Kang-woo / Kim Yau Li / Park Won-sang / Lee Daiyeon / Kim Min-kyo / 황동주 / Wu Seung-ho / Kim Byung-ki / Choi Jin-ho / Kim Do-hyun / Lee Jung-hyun / Jung In-kun / Choi Kwon / 임영식 / Lee Sung-woo / 이주영 / Park Sun-lyn / Shin Wan-ya
- Editor: Jung Yi-do / 민형 (original work) / 김준석 (original work)
"Props (ITEM)"
Broadcast date: expected to be on February 11, 2019
Broadcast platform: MBCh
Starring: Jo Ji-hoon, Chen Se-yeon, Kim Kang-woo
Type: Suspense, Fantasy
Episode number: 32 episodes
The drama is adapted from a popular network comic with the same name and written by Zheng Xin-gyu, screenwriter of "Save Me", telling the story of the righteous Seoul Central Prosecutor Kang Kun (Jo Ji-hoon Dearly ignoring the ridicule of people around him, he insisted on exposing the corruption problems within the procuratorate, but fell into a mysterious whirlpool. The crime profiler of the wide-area search team, Shen Suying (played by Chen Shiyan), seems weak on the outside, but in fact he has excellent case handling skills. The two worked together to reveal stories of various mysterious cases. The show is a suspense tracking fantasy drama.
- title: " dazzling "
- original name: 눈이 부시게
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-01
- Type: Drama
- Director: Kim Seok-yun
- Starring: Kim Hye-ji / Han Jimin / Nam Joo Hyuk / Sun Ho-jun
- Editor: Lee Nam Kyu / Kim Soo-jin
"Dark"
Broadcast Date: It is expected to be February 11, 2019
Broadcast Platform: JTBC
Starring: Han Ji-min , Nam Joo-hyuk
Type: Drama, Love
Episode Number: Unknown
This drama tells the love story of Kim Hye-ko (Han Ji-min) who lost all his time before he could enjoy the joy of life, and Lee Ha-jung (Nan Joo-hyuk) who has a brilliant moment than anyone else but lives a weak life, and in the same time, he lives a love story between two men and women who live a different life.
- title: " When the devil shouts your name "
- Original name: 악마가 너의 읦�을 부를 때
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-03
- Type: Drama
- Director: Min Jinji
- Starring: Zheng Jinghao
- Editor: Lu Huiying / Gao Naili
"When the Devil Calls Your Name"
Broadcast Date: Expected March 2019
Broadcast Platform: tvN
Starring: Zheng Jingyu
Type: Drama
Episode Number: Unknown
"When the Devil Calls Your Name" is based on Goethe's " Faust " as a model, telling the mysterious human love story that sold souls to demons for ten years, young and successful, and enjoyed success in order to extend the contract, in order to extend the contract, the soul sales contract of the other three demons needs to be handed over to the soul sales contract of the other three people.
- Title: " Wanderer "
- Original name: 배가본드
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019-05-08
- Type: Action/Comedy/Love
- Director: Yoo In-shik
- Starring: Lee Seung-ki / Pei Suji / Shin Sung-roo / Kim Min-joon / Bai Runsi / Lee Jing-young / Moon Sung-geun
- Editor: Zhang Ying-chung / Zheng Invesco
" Langkexing /vagabond"
Broadcast date: It is expected to be broadcast in May 2019
Broadcast platform: SBS
Starring: Lee Seung-ki, Bae Suzy
Type: Drama
Episode number: 48 episodes (30 minutes/episode)
"Langkexing" is a big production with SBS invested 25 billion won. The male and female protagonists are Lee Seung-ki and Bae Su-ji, which is also the second collaboration between Lee Seung-ki and the "National First Love" Bae Su-ji, following "Hidden Books of the Nine Families ", which makes the audience look forward to it very much. The play starts with the civil aviation passenger plane crash and tells the story of the crisis-ridden adventure of wanderers who lost their family, identity and name in order to find and expose the huge organization and conspiracy hidden behind the incident.
- title: " Asda Age "
- Original name: 아스달 연대기
- Region: South Korea
- Language: Korean
- Release: 2019
- Type: Drama
- Director: Kim Won Seok
- Starring: Song Joong Ki / Kim Ji-won
- Editor: Kim Young-hyun
" Asda Chronicles "
Broadcast Date: Expected May 2019
Broadcast Platform: tvN
Starring: Song Joong-ki, Jang Dong-gun , Kim Ji-won
Type: Drama
Episode Number: Unknown
This drama is a fantasy TV series about ancient civilizations and countries, using 100% pre-production method. The story of the creators of the ideal country on the earliest land, although it is an imaginary land, through the two protagonists, heroes and anti-heroes, the process of creating a "country" for the first time in a place.
or above are the Korean dramas that I have selected in the first half of 2019 that I am worth looking forward to. Are you all very interested? Then start a happy drama-watching time with us!
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