Yuri of Girls’ Generation has joined the cast, nabbing her first leading TV role. “Defendant,” starting Thursday, will feature Ji Sung as a former prosecutor who, framed for the murder of his daughter and wife and now a death row prisoner, seeks to regain his lost memory and take revenge. The jailbreak drama “Defendant” and much-anticipated period piece “Saimdang” will air, respectively, after the end of the currently running medical drama series “Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim” and fantasy romance “The Legend of the Blue Sea.” It stars Kim Sang-joon, Yoon Kyun-sang, Kim Ji-seok and Lee Ha-nui.īroadcaster SBS will be offering similar genres this January. The show will draw on the Korean tale of righteous hero Hong Gil-dong, who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Succeeding “Night Light,” a dark drama of ambition and greed, will be the fusion period piece “Rebel: A Thief who Stole the People,” kicking off on Jan. Produced by SM C&C, the show will feature Jung Kyung-ho and Baek Jin-hee as the leads and it will also star Chanyeol of the boy band EXO. (MBC)įollowing “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo,” the jovial story of a weightlifting trainee’s first love, will be “Missing 9,” a thriller tracing the whereabouts of nine passengers who go missing in a plane crash. “Missing 9” traces an airplace wreck and the subsequent disappearances. Network broadcaster MBC, which suffered a less-than-satisfactory year in 2016, with ambitious series - such as “The Flower in Prison” and “Woman with a Suitcase” - all faltering below 20 percent in viewership, seeks to regain viewers with a thriller and a fusion period piece.

The show is directed by Song Hyun-wook, known for deftly portraying romantic comedies such as “Another Oh Hae-young.” Yeon Woo-jin plays an extremely shy boss, while Park Hye-soo stars as an audacious newbie. The office romance “Introvert Boss” will launch on Jan. “Introvert Boss” features Yeon Woo-jin and Park Hye-soo. The romantic comedy stars Lee Je-hoon as Yoo So-joon, a wealthy, attractive male lead capable of time travel, who begins a romance with the spontaneous Song Ma-rin, played by Shin Min-ah. Shin Min-ah (left) and Lee Je-hoon star in “Tomorrow with You.” (tvN) As for their genres, a diverse array of historical dramas, romantic comedies and thriller mysteries will dominate the small screen.Ĭable channel tvN, which has been come up with hit dramas nonstop in recent years, will be opening the new year with romance.įollowing on the heels of the hit fantasy love story “Guardian: The Great and Lonely God” is “Tomorrow With You,” set to air on Feb. Upcoming dramas take viewers on a time machine rideĪ number of series set to hit Korean television early this year feature the element of time travel.

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