Cheers to a fresh new year! Last year was a rollercoaster ride of great Korean dramas and we can’t wait to see what 2022 has in store for us.
To start this year, here are 5 upcoming K-dramas we’re all so excited to see this January.
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Ghost Doctor (Rain, Kim Bum, Uee, Son Na-Eun)
- Release Date: January 3, 2022
- Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 22:30
- Network: tvN
- Cast: Rain, Kim Bum, Uee, Son Na-Eun (APINK)
Iconic K-stars Rain and Kim Bum are going to star in the fantasy comedy drama ‘Ghost Doctor’. Rain plays the role of Cha Young-Min, a very skilled and exceptional doctor. Due to his genius-level medical skills, he’s arrogant and selfish. One day, he got into a mysterious situation that led his spirit to possess another doctor’s body. Go Seung-Tak (Kim Bum) is the total opposite of Cha Young-Min, which is why this began a struggle between the both of them being in one body.
‘Ghost Doctor’ will air on tvN every Monday and Tuesday. It will take the slot of ‘Secret Royal Inspector and Joy’.
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Tracer (Im Si-Wan, Go Ah-Sung, Park Yong-Woo)
- Release Date: January 7, 2022
- Runtime: Friday & Saturday 22:00
- Network: MBC
- Cast: Im Si-Wan, Go Ah-Sung, Park Yong-Woo
Looking for a mix of comedy, action, and mystery? ‘Tracer’ might be something you want to add to your watch list!
The plot delves into the lives of tax investigators also known as ‘tracers’ who work for Korea’s National Tax Service. Im Si-Wan plays the role of Hwang Do-Ju, the chief of taxation division 5. He works with a competitive team consisting of Seo Hye-Young (Go Ah-Sung) and Oh Young (Park Yong-Woo).
‘Tracer’ will air on MBC every Friday and Saturday occupying the timeslot of ‘The Red Sleeve’.
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No, Thank You 2 (Park Ha-Sun)
- Release Date: January 8, 2022
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- Network: KakaoTV
- Cast: Park Ha-Sun
This webtoon-based K-Drama is the 2nd installment of ‘No, Thank You’ which aired from 2020 to 2021. It’s about the story of Min Sa-Rin (Park Ha-Sun), who has begun to live her life as a daughter-in-law. Everything is going too well in her life until something unexpected happened.
‘No, Thank You 2’ will stream on KakaoTV.
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Dr. Park’s Clinic (Lee Seo-Jin, Ra Mi-Ran)
- Release Date: January 14, 2022
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- Network: TVING
- Cast: Lee Seo-Jin, Ra Mi-Ran
Here’s another webtoon-based K-Drama that will surely give us a good laugh and a slice of life. ‘Dr. Park’s Clinic’ stars veteran Korean actor Lee Seo-Jin who plays the role of Dr. Park Won-Jang. Park Won-Jang wanted to be acknowledged in his field so he recently opened his own clinic. However, despite positive hopes that his clinic will prosper, the business has become very slow. He struggles to save his clinic and as he does so, he also ended up suffering from hair loss.
‘Dr. Park’s Clinic’ will air on TVING.
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Through the Darkness (Kim Nam-Gil)
- Release Date: January 14, 2022
- Runtime: Friday & Saturday 22:00
- Network: SBS
- Cast: Kim Nam-Gil
Kim Nam-Gil is back in another crime thriller drama with ‘Through the Darkness’. It dives into the lives of criminal profilers who are tasked to read the minds of the serial killers they are assigned to. Song Ha-Young (Kim Nam-Gil) is one of the best criminal profilers in his field. He then journeys into the complex minds of serial murderers.
‘Through the Darkness’ will air every Friday and Saturday on SBS taking the slot of ‘Now, We Are Breaking Up’.
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We sure are all thrilled to see what K-Dramas will have us so hooked this year!
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