Upcoming Korean Dramas August 2019

I Wanna to Hear Your Song

August 5

Time: Mon/Tue on KBS2

Cast: Yeon Woo-Jin, Kim Se-Jeong, Song Jae-Rim, & Park Ji-Yeon

Number of Episodes: 32 (35 Minutes Each)

Where to Watch: Viki.com

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Thriller/Comedy) It all began that night: the insomnia, the visions of murder — if only she could remember.

Poor Hong Yi-Young(Kim Se Jeong), a timpanist from the local orchestra company, woke one morning to find she had been the witness to a horrific murder. Well, sort of. She could be the witness — if only she could remember what happened.

At the same time, a mysterious pianist joins her orchestra company. Yi Young senses something is dangerous about the stranger, but she decides to trust him when her insomnia becomes unbearable. More terrified of her own nightmares, she agrees to let the stranger call her each night.

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Welcome2Life

August 5

Time: Mon/Tue on MBC

Cast: Rain, Lim Ji-Yeon, Kwak Si-Yang, & Son Byung-Ho

Number of Episodes: 32 (35 Minutes Each)

Where to Watch: Viki.com

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Fantasy/Comedy) They call it “The Butterfly Effect.” It’s the idea that one choice can change the rest of your life.

Lee Jae Rang(Rain) had once made that choice. It had made him a lawyer obsessed with winning and destroyed his relationship with the woman he loved. It was a bitter life.

But when an accident throws him into an alternate reality, Jae Rang gets the chance to live as his other self — the one who chose differently. In his new life, he is happily married with a precious daughter and works as a righteous prosecutor. He welcomes his new life.

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Hip Hop King – Nassna Street

August 9

Time: Fri on SBS

Cast: Lee Ho-Won, Lee Na-Eun, Shin Won-Ho, & Han Hyun-Min

Number of Episodes: 6

Where to Watch: TBD

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Music) Poor and abandoned by his parents, Bang Young-Baek had lived without hope. But on an ordinary day, between his daily trudge between high school and home, he discovers a CD of rap music and with it a dream.

“Hip Hop King” follows Young Baek’s journey as he and his friends discover the passion and heart of the hip-hop world.

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Melo Is My Nature

August 9

Alternate Title: Be Melodramatic

Time: Fri/Sat on JTBC

Cast: Chun Woo-Hee, Jeon Yeo-Bin, Han Ji-Eun, & Gong Myung

Number of Episodes: 16

Where to Watch: Viki.com

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Comedy) “Did you know you will become an adult when you are thirty??!” An homage to all the thirty-something women still trying to find the perfect balance between pizza night and Spanx.

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Graceful Family

August 21

Time: Wed/Thur on MBN

Cast: Lim Soo-Hyang, Lee Jang-Woo, Bae Jong-Ok, & Lee Gyu-Han

Number of Episodes: 16

Where to Watch: Viki.com

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Mystery/Drama) “‘Graceful Family’ is a mystery melodrama about a wealthy heiress and a passionate neighborhood lawyer who work together to uncover the truth behind the murder of her mother 15 years ago.” [credit: Soompi]

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Love Alarm

August 22

Time: on Netflix

Cast: Kim So-Hyun, Jung Ga-Ram, Song Kang, & Choi Joo-Won

Number of Episodes: 8

Where to Watch: Netflix

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Romance) “In a world where an app alerts people if someone in the vicinity likes them, Kim Jojo experiences young love while coping with personal adversities.” [credit: Netflix]

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The Great Show

August 26

Time: Mon/Tue on tvN

Cast: Song Seung-Heon, Lee Sun-Bin, Lim Ju-Hwan, & Roh Jeong-Eui 

Number of Episodes: 16

Where to Watch: Viki.com

Brief Synopsis:

(Genre: Political Drama) “‘The Great Show’ tells the story of a former member of the National Assembly named Wi Dae Han, as he tries to get himself back in the Assembly while living with a family of four problematic siblings.” [credit: Soompi]

Hell Is Other People

August 31

Alternate Name: Strangers from Hell

Time: Sat/Sun on OCN

Cast: Im Si-Wan, Lee Dong-Wook, Lee Jung-Eun, & Lee Hyun-Wook

Number of Episodes: 10

Where to Watch: TBD

Brief Synopsis: (Genre: Thriller) Im Si Wan’s first drama since military release, “Hell Is Other People” is based off a webtoon by the same name and set in the same universe as OCN’s 2019 drama “Trap.” The story follows Yoon Jong-Woo(Im Si-Wan) a college student who moves into an apartment where everything is not at as it seems.

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