The KDrama line-up has exploded for December 2018. With so many new and current Korean Dramas airing, when will we have time to sleep?? Oh, well. Who needs sleep anyway? Bring on the KDramas!
Brief Synopsis: A desperate phone call in the middle of the night starts Yoo Jin Woo(Hyun Bin) on the adventure of his life. A mysterious magic has fallen over the city of Granada…the city has become a real-life video game, where the stakes are very real.Arriving in Granada, Yoo Jin Woo takes a room in an inn owned by Jung Hee Joo(a guitarist and tour guide.) Together they fight to discover the source of the magic taking over this dazzling city by the Alhambra.
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Fates and Furies
December 1
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Time: Sat on SBS Cast: Lee Min Jung, Joo Sang Wook, So E Hyun, & Lee Ki Woo
Number of Episodes: TBA (4 consecutive episodes each Saturday)
Brief Synopsis: In this melodrama about love and revenge, Goo Hae Ra(Lee Min Jung) approaches Tae In Joon(Joo Sang Wook) with ulterior motives, only to truly fall in love with him. To make matters worse, Goo Hae Ra finds out that Tae In Joon’s family had something to do with her sister’s suicide attempt, and she falls deeper into guilt and dilemma.But what will happen when Tae In Joon discovers her true motive? Will his love turn into vengeful contempt? And will Goo Hae Ra be able to save her love? [Source: Viki]
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Coffee, Please
December 1
Alternate Name: Coffee, Do Me A Favor
Time: Sat/Sun on Channel A Cast: Yong Joon Hyung, Kim Min Young, Chae Seo Jin, Gil Eun Hye, Lee Tae Ri
Brief Synopsis: Hyun-Woo (Yong Joon-Hyung) is a webtoon writer. He is popular and handsome, but he is not nice to people. Hyun-Woo also does not believe in love. His trainee is Seul-Bi (Kim Min-Young). She is cute and chubby. Seul-Bi has had a crush on Hyun-Woo for a long time. Yet, she has never told Hyun-Woo about her feelings. One day, Seul-Bi drinks coffee and she suddenly finds herself changed into a beautiful woman. She names herself Oh Go-Woon (Chae Seo-Jin). [source: Asianwiki]
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Bad Detective
December 3
Alternate Name: Less Than Evil
Time: Mon/Tue on MBC Cast: Shin Ha Kyun, Lee Seol, Park Ho San, & Kim Gun Woo
Number of Episodes: 32 (35 Minutes Each, 2 per day)
Brief Synopsis: This drama tells how difficult it is to realize justice. What if a child has been kidnapped, but the culprit is right in front of you? Will you save the child no matter what? Or will you still choose to go through all the procedures not to make a false accusation of the suspect? If the missing child was your family, would you keep saying that we must go through all procedures? If your child was kidnapped, what choice would you make? Less than Evil makes us ponder about various types of justice we should pursue in our society. Detective Woo Tae Seok, the main character, tries his best to catch the bad guys who always evade laws by any means. One day, a psychopath Eun Seon Jae shows up in front of Woo Tae Seok, and that’s where the story begins. Will Detective Woo Tae Seok catch the psychopath following all protocols? Or, will he choose the way that might go against the procedures that detectives must comply with? [Source: Viki]
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Dance Sports Girls
December 3
Alternate Name: Just Dance
Time: Mon/Tue on KBS2 Cast: KIm Kap Soo, Park Se Wan, Jang Dong Yoon, & Lee Joo Young
Number of Episodes: 16 (35 Minutes Each, 2 episodes a day)
Brief Synopsis: In the city of Geoje where restructuring is causing many of the residents to relocate, things are rather slow and mundane. In that city, however, there is a group of teenage girls that will bring liveliness back to the city. These girls might have poor grades, but they too have something they are passionate about. Through a common denominator called dance sports, these 18-year-old girls band together and strive to master the art of dance sports. [Source: Viki]
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Bok Soo’s Revenge
December 10
Alternate Name: My Strange Hero, Bok Soo is Back
Time: Mon/Tue on SBS Cast: Yoo Seung Ho, Jo Bo Ah, Kwak Dong Yeon, & Kim Dong Young
Brief Synopsis: When Kang Bok-Soo (Yoo Seung-Ho) was a high school student, he was falsely accused of committing violence and kicked out of school. This was caused by his first love Son Soo-Jung (Jo Bo-Ah) and a male student Oh Se-Ho.Kang Bok-Soo is a now an adult, but his life has not gone smoothly. To get revenge on Son Soo-Jung and Oh Se-Ho, he returns to the same high school as a student. The environment at the school has changed and Kang Bok-Soo gets involved in unexpected cases. [source: Asianwiki]
Drama Unni is a Korean Entertainment Journalist and blogger based out of the US. She enjoys late night kdrama binges with her two dogs. Email: unni@dramacurrent.com