As many of the Korean dramas from last month are still currently ongoing, there wasn’t quite a long list of new shows to come this August. However, that doesn’t mean that we, K-Drama addicts, have nothing much to look forward to!
These 6 upcoming Korean dramas are totally something to be very excited about!
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The Road: The Tragedy of One (Ji Jin-Hee, Yoon Se-Ah, Kim Hye-Eun)
- Release Date: August 4, 2021
- Runtime: Wednesday & Thursday
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Ji Jin-Hee, Yoon Se-Ah, Kim Hye-Eun
Starring Ji Jin-Hee, Yoon Se-Ah, and Kim Hye-Eun, ‘The Road: The Tragedy of One’ is another heavy K-drama plot that revolves around the dark secrets of the residents of ‘Royal The Hill’ – a place where Korea’s richest people live. Baek Soo-Hyun (Ji Jin-Hee) is a famous and successful anchorman who has a cold heart. He is driven by his ambitions which will soon cause tension in his family life. He is married to Seo Eun-Soo (Yoon Se-Ah).
‘The Road: The Tragedy of One’ will air on tvN, taking the slot of ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’.
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Police University (Cha Tae-Hyun, Jinyoung, Krystal)
- Release Date: August 9, 2021
- Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 21:30
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Cha Tae-Hyun, Jinyoung, Krystal
Cha Tae-Hyun, Jinyoung, and Krystal will star in this new action K-Drama revolving around the events and cases that take place at the Police University.
Ex-detective Yoo Dong-Man (Cha Tae-Hyun) has 20 years of experience in the violent crimes and cybercrimes division which also landed him a job as a professor at the Police University. In this university, he meets Kang Seon-Ho (Jinyoung) and Oh Kang-Hee (Krystal) who are both rookies but greatly excel in their own respective skills.
‘Police University’ will air on KBS2 every Monday and Tuesday. This will take the slot of ‘At a Distance, Spring Is Green’.
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The Second Husband (Uhm Hyun-Kyung, Han Ki-Woong, Yoon Seung-Ah, Cha Seo-Won)
- Release Date: August 9, 2021
- Runtime: Monday to Friday 19:15
- Network: MBC
- Cast: Uhm Hyun-Kyung, Han Ki-Woong, Yoon Seung-Ah, Cha Seo-Won
If you enjoy thrilling dramas that revolve around the plot of love, revenge, and affairs – ‘The Second Husband’ should definitely land on your to-watch list.
Uhm Hyun-Kyung plays the role of Bong Sun-Hwa, who’s in a relationship and shares a child with Moon Sang-Hyeok (Han Ki-Woong). The two were in a long-term relationship until everything changed when Sang-Hyeok had an affair with Yoon Jae-Kyung (Oh Seung-Ah). He eventually chose Jae-Kyung and left Sun-Hwa, also because of his personal ambitions as Jae-Kyung is from a rich family. Sun-Hwa loses her child, but her life took a sharp turn when she met Jae-Kyung’s stepbrother Yoon Jae-Min (Cha Seo-Won).
‘The Second Husband’ will air from Monday to Friday on MBC, taking the timeslot of ‘A Good Supper’.
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Fly High, Butterfly (Kim Hyang-Gi, Daniel Choi)
- Release Date: August 23, 2021
- Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 21:30
- Network: JTBC
- Cast: Kim Hyang-Gi, Daniel Choi
Set in a very underrated yet colorful industry of hair fashion, ‘Fly High, Butterfly’ tackles the story of the people working together in the Fly High, Butterfly Hair Salon. Ki-Bbeum, who is played by Kim Hyang-Gi, is a woman in her early 20s working as an assistant intern in the salon. She’s an amazingly hard worker but she constantly struggles with dealing socially with their customers. Meanwhile, she works with Kwang-Soo (played by Daniel Choi), who is one of the senior hairstylists in the salon.
‘Fly High, Butterfly’ will air every Monday and Tuesday on JTBC.
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Lovers Of The Red Sky (Kim Yoo-Jung, Ahn Hyo-Seop)
- Release Date: August 23, 2021
- Runtime: Monday & Tuesday, 22:00
- Network: SBS
- Cast: Kim Yoo-Jung, Ahn Hyo-Seop
Well, of course, a K-Drama list is not complete without a ‘Sageuk’ historical drama and this is what ‘Lovers of the Red Sky’ is about to deliver next month!
The plot tells the love story between Hong Cheon-Ki (Kim Yoo-Jung) who is a very talented painter during the Joseon era and Ha Ram (Ahn Hyo-Seop), a semi-high ranking officer specializing in astronomy and arts. Ha Ram is blind due to an accident he had during childhood, but despite being blind, Hong Cheon-Ki continues to love him unconditionally.
‘Lovers of the Red Sky’ will air on SBS every Monday and Tuesday, taking the slot of ‘Racket Boys’.
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Shin Min-Ah, Kim Seon-Ho)
- Release Date: August 28, 2021
- Runtime: Saturday & Sunday, 21:00
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Shin Min-Ah, Kim Seon-Ho
If you’re one of those that Kim Seon-Ho enamored with his character in the hit drama ‘Start-Up’, then here’s the comeback you’ve been waiting for! And not only that, but Kim Seon-Ho will also star along with Shin Min-Ah for ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’.
The drama is the remake of the 2004 film ‘Mr. Hong’ wherein the plot revolves around how the love story of a dentist and an “unemployed” man unfolded in the province of Gongjin. Yoon Hye-Jin (played by Shin Min-Ah) is a dentist who moved to Gongjin due to a certain situation. She then met Hong Du-Sik (played by Kim Seon-Ho), who is officially unemployed but always seems very busy helping other people.
‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ will air on tvN every Saturday and Sunday taking the slot of ‘The Devil Judge’.
Read more: ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ Fashion Info
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