The lead actress’ crazy antics and chemistry between the guy leads are also a delight to watch. While the theme of the drama can come off as superficial, it manages to also tackle the sensitive issues like the country’s beauty standards. She then finds herself in a love triangle between Lee Su-ho (Cha Eun-woo) and Han Seo-jun (Hwang In-yeop). When their family has to move back to their old hometown, Ju-kyeong decides to reinvent herself and spend some time learning make-up to make herself more physically appealing. Koreanovelas have definitely perfected the formula for rom-coms and True Beauty is no exception.īased on a popular webtoon, True Beauty centers around Lim Ju-kyeong (Moon Ga-young), a high school student who has been bullied for being physically less attractive. Vincenzo is available for streaming on Netflix.
It also doesn’t fall short of plot twists throughout the whole series. It’s packed with funny dialogue and hilarious scenes mixed in between all the action. While it sounds serious, Vincenzo is actually a really fun K-drama. However, he ended up getting involved in the residents’ fight against the Babel Group to protect the building and his gold. The show follows the titular Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-ki), a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer who was adopted and raised in Italy, who returns to Korea to get the gold kept underground at Geumga Plaza. Move to Heaven follows Jo Sang-gu (Lee Je-hoon), an underground fighter who was tasked to be the sole guardian of his nephew Han Geu-ru (Tang Joon-sang), who has Asperger’s syndrome and runs a trauma cleaning service company. Several K-Dramas have tackled the themes of death and afterlife, but it’s rare to have a series that centers around trauma cleaners, or those who clean a dead person’s room and belongings.
Taxi Driver is available for streaming in Viu. The combination of action, crime, and drama will surely keep viewers on the edge of their seats, especially if they know that the cases of the victims featured in the series were all based on real-life cases in South Korea.
Together with his support team, they think about how to execute the grandest revenge scheme possible.
One of the drivers is Kim Do-gi (Lee Je-hoon) who is secretly a vigilante crime fighter. Taxi DriverĪdapted from the original webtoon of the same name, Taxi Driver centers around a mysterious taxi service that gets revenge on behalf of victims that have been wronged. From romantic comedy to crime thriller, there’s something for every fan.Īll the shows included in this list aired in 2021 and have already wrapped up. We’re just halfway through the year but several 2021 releases such as True Beauty, Law School, and Vincenzo have easily become instant fan favorites. As more K-Dramas becomes more accessible to viewers outside South Korea, keeping track of what’s new and good can get pretty overwhelming.