10 NEW ROMANTIC KOREAN DRAMAS TO WATCH IN 2021
List Of K-Dramas
- She Would Never Know
- Will You Leave?
- Marriage Lyrics And Divorce Music
- Love Scene Number
- Replay: The Moment When It Starts Again
- A Good Supper
- Love Alarm 2
- L.U.C.A: The Beginning
- Hong Chun Gi
- Law School
1. She Would Never Know (2021)
She Would Never Know, Also known as Sunbae Don't Put On That Lipstick. Noona romance alert! Taking hints from its title, the drama will surely have a senior, junior type of relationship. Working as a marketer for a cosmetic brand, our female lead will encounter a junior at work who will eventually get attached to her. Trying to start something romantically, this junior will make some moves but the professional brand marketer won't entertain him. Given his attractive looks and charming self, will our female lead survive in ignoring his feelings? It's never a secret how we always get curious as to how romance dramas will give us all the feels. We're always up to seeing the unexpected chemistry this kind of couple brings to our screens. Sharing an age gap of five years in real life, we only have a few more days to witness if this pairing is yay or nay. Besides the romance, we're excited to see ROWOON playing as the lead again after his school drama Extraordinary You.
Main Role:
- Won Jin-ah as Yoon Song-ah
- Rowoon as Chae Hyun-seung
- Lee Hyun-Wook as Lee Jae-shin
- Lee Joo-bin as Lee Hyo-joo
- Lee Kyu-han as Lee Jae-woon
2. Will You Leave? (2021)
Music, Fantasy and Romance, okay definitely count us in! Telling the stories of young adults and their journey in finding love and achieving their dreams, Will You Leave or also known as Are You Leaving is a musical fantasy romance drama. Wondering what kind of characters will be rolling on our screens? Let's welcome different musicians with different lives. We have a musical genius, a busker, and a popular idol. Calling all SF9 fans time to party because Chani landed the main role for this drama. If he seems familiar you might have seen him play as the son of one of the families in the hit drama Sky Castle. Fans of SF9 are not the only ones rejoicing because n flying's Lee Seung Hyub is also joining this drama. It's raining Kpop Idols! Also starring in this drama is rookie actress Park Jung Yeon. We can't wait to see these young stars pull off their roles.
Main Role:
- SF9 's Chani as Park Yeon
- Park JungYeon as Min YooJung
- N.Flying 's Lee Seung Hyub as Lee Won
- LUNARSOLAR 's Jian as Jung DeYoung
3. Marriage Lyrics And Divorce Music (2021)
A drama we thought we'd all get to see in 2020 will be coming to our screens this January 2021 if no delays come along the way. Three female leads in their 30s 40s and 50s will fill up our screens alongside their stories of misfortunes and travels in the world of marriage and the search for true love. Who are you most excited to see in this drama? Is it the handsome Sung Hoon, Park Joo Mi, or Lee Ga Ryoung? Whoever it is, we're crossing our fingers for a good time and an interesting story brought by Marriage, Lyrics, And Divorce, Music.
Main Role:
- Sung Hoon as Pan Sa Hun
- Lee Ga Ryeong as Boo Hye Ryung
- Lee Tae Gon as Shin Yoo Shin
- Park Joo Mi as Sa Pi Young
- Jeon Soo Kyung as Lee Shi Eun
- Jeon Noh Min as Park Hae Ryoon
- Lee Min Young as Song Won
4. Love Scene Number (2021)
Love Scene Number brings us four different stories of couples in their 20's and 30's. Seeing that the story will revolve around young adults we are expecting this drama to show us the struggles and happy moments of love and dating in today's world. Is it real? Kim Bora of Sky Castle and Shim Eun Woo of the World of the Married will star together in one drama. Excitement fills many in seeing these two young actresses land main roles for this drama. They may not be the main stars in their past but their characters surely caught our attention and carried important details to complete the story.
Main Role:
- Kim Bo Ra as Doo Ah
- Shim Eun Woo as Ha Ram
- Ryu Hwa Young as Ban Ya
- Park Jin Hee as Bok Kyung
5. Replay: The Moment When It Starts Again (2021)
Kpop fans are in for a treat as their idols appear in the drama, Replay. This drama for the youth consists of a member from the girl group (G)I-DLE and the boy group SF9. Appearing on our screens is the young actor, Kim Min Chul, whom we saw in Melting Me Softly and Single & Ready to Mingle. Young people will star in this drama as the story revolves around romance and talking about dreams at a young age. But why the title Replay? This might be because of the Flashbacks the drama will have in order to tell stories of the past in present time.
Main Role:
- Cho Mi Yeon as Yoo Ha Young
- Kim Min Chul as Gong Chan Young
- Hwi Young as Lee Ji Hoon
- Choi Ji Su as Im Seo Eun
- Marco as Shim Tae Young
6. A Good Supper (2021)
Serving us this coming January is A Good Supper. Let's watch a woman in her 20s become a part of other's lives including a man who cares about her. Our female lead is born with cooking skills in traditional royal cuisine. Will we get hungry from the cooking scenes? Just a few more nights and we'll find out. Be A Meal takes over our screens in the first month of the coming year. We are hoping that this drama will be like a full course meal that will keep our eyes glued to the screen and hopefully a male lead that is a total snack.
Main Role:
- Jung Woo Yeon as Young Shin
- Jae Hee as Gyung Soo
- Kwon Hyuk as Jung Hoon
- Kang Da Hyun as Da Jung
7. Love Alarm 2 (2021)
Ending with a cliffhanger on its first season, fans are all waiting for the second part of Love Alarm. We received news of the second season's confirmation but sadly, due to the pandemic, we didn't get to see it this year. So here we are crossing our fingers that we'll get to see what will happen with our lead characters very soon. Love Alarm is a high school drama that tells the story of young love and confessions through a love application. This developed application can be used within a 10-meter radius to find out who likes you. Will this Love Alarm create wonderful relationships or destroy them? For all the drama, be sure to add Love Alarm 2 to your Plan to Watch List!.
Main Role:
- Kim So Hyun as Kim Jo Jo
- Song Kang as Hwang Sun Oh
- Jung Ga Ram as Lee Hye Young
8. L.U.C.A: The Beginning (2021)
Also Known As: Last Universal Common Ancestor , Luka , LUCA , 루카
Director: Kim Hong Seon
Screenwriter: Chun Sung Il
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
Country: South Korea
Type: Drama
Episodes: 12
All species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. Is this line familiar to you? This drama is based on Charles Darwin's proposition taking an idea that LUCA stands for " Last Universal Common Ancestor ". This drama revolves around a man with special powers who is chased by mysterious figures while finding answers to who he really is. Joining him is a detective who's on the move in finding the truth about the disappearance of her parents. If you mix sci-fi and mystery in a drama, viewers will surely anticipate mind-blowing scenes and phenomenal plot twists. We are truly excited about how this drama will keep us entertained and give us a mystery story full of mind games. Are you excited for Kim Rae Won and Lee Da Hee in one drama?
Main Role:
- Kim Rae Won as Ji Oh
- Lee Da Hee as Gu Reum
9. Hong Chun Gi (2021)
Stealing our hearts from his Korean dramas Abyss and Dr. Romantic 2, we can’t wait to see Ahn Hyo Seop on our screens again. Hong Chun Gi is a drama that will air in 2021 but with no confirmed month yet so who knows, we might get a surprise and finally see this drama in January. The best part is that Kim Yoo Jung will be joining the drama. We can’t wait to see the chemistry of these two on-screen Hong Chun Gi is a fantasy romance drama that will bring us back to the Joseon era. The story will revolve around Joseon’s only female painter who was born blind but faced a miracle and gained vision. Not only that, but she also has an extraordinary memory. Joining the story is an astrologer who lost his sight but can still read the stars.
Main Role:
- Kim You-Jung as Hong Cheon-Ki
- Ahn Hyo-Seop as Ha Ram
- Gong Myung as Grand Prince Anpyeong
- Kwak Si-Yang as Grand Prince Suyang
10. Law School (2021)
Reported to air in the first half of 2021, Law School will revolve around students and professors caught up in an unusual case. Part of the top Law School in South Korea, let’s welcome a criminal professor, a 1st-year law student who gained special admission to the school, another student in his first year who is at the top of his class, and a civil law professor who once was the head of the school’s legal clinic for free legal services. What could possibly happen to these students and professors? Kim Bum is definitely back on our screens and we are not complaining one bit. After his role in Tale of the Nine-Tailed, another project will bring him back to our screens. Yay! Law School is obviously a law drama so we are hoping to see cases that will trigger our emotions, give us puzzling and never-ending mind games and an interesting story that will keep proving that law dramas are a must-watch.
Main Role:
- Kim Myung-Min as Yang Jong-Hoon
- Ryoo Hye-Young as Kang Sol
- Kim Beom as Han Joon-Hwi
- Lee Jung-Eun as Kim Eun-Sook