The last month of 2021 is going out with a bang and some of the most anticipated kdramas are set to premiere in December.
Let us take a look at the upcoming kdramas airing in December 2021.
Our Beloved Summer
Cast: Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Kim Sung Cheol and Noh Jung Ui.
Plot: “Our Beloved Summer” is a rom-com about the portrayal of complicated feelings of couples that break up. The documentary the couple filmed 10 years ago in high school gains popularity forcing the former couple to be on camera together once more.
Air date: December 6
Network: SBS
Artificial City
Cast: Soo Ae, Kim Kang Woo, Lee E Dam, Kim Mi Sook and more
Plot: “Artificial City” is an upcoming mystery thriller, the drama is set with the backdrop of an art museum that belongs to Sung Jin Group, a major conglomerate that has a grip on the political and financial spheres of South Korea. The drama tackles topics of greed and the ambition of women who want to gain the highest positions in the nation.
Air date: December 8
Network: JTBC
A DeadbEAT’s Meal
Cast: Ha Suk Jin, Go Won Hee, Lim Hyun Ju, Lee Sang-Jin
Plot: “A DeadbEAT’s Meal” tells the tory of a man named Jae Ho who tries to find a job but its not easy for him, he supports himself by working part-time jobs and gets dumbed by his girlfriend after dating her for 7 years. Despite all of the difficulties he goes through, his main concern is “What should I eat today?”
Air date: December 10
Network: TVING
Taejong Yi Bang-Won
Cast: Joo Sang Wook, Kim Young Chul, Park Jin Hee, And Ye Ji Won
Plot: A story that depicts the life of historical figure Taejong Yi Bang-Won (1367-1422).
Air date: December 11
Network: KBS
Uncle
Cast: Oh Jung-Se, Lee Kyung-Hoon, Jeon Hye-Jin, Park Sun-Young, Lee Sang-Woo
Plot: “Uncle” is a remake of a BBC series and tells the story of Joon Hyuk, an unpopular musician who is a loser, his life has hit rock bottom and he has a terrible relationship with his older sister Joon Hee. One day, her son appears before him, his nephew had become OCD after his mother’s divorce, Joon Hyuk begins to live with them and takes care of him. Meanwhile, Joon Hee divorced her husband after 12 years of marriage. Her ex-husband was physically abusive to her. She moves into a cheap apartment and must deal with the ex-husband attempting to take custody of her son.
Air date: December 11
Network: TV Chosun
Bad and Crazy
Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Wi Ha Joon, Han Ji Eun, Cha Hak Yeon (VIXX’s N), and more
Plot: “Bad and Crazy” tells the story of a man who has lived his whole life as a materialistic police detective, but changes into a champion for justice and fights against corruption when a hidden persona inside him awakens, the hidden persona is called ‘K.’
Air date: December 17
Network: tvN
Pumpkin Time
Cast: Shin Hyun Seung, Lee Soo Min, Nam Kyu Hee and more
Plot: The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name. Its a fantasy drama about Kang Tae Joo (Shin Hyun Seung) and Shin Hae Won, two boys who used to be best friends when they were young. Kang Tae Joo moves overseas to pursue his dream of baseball and when he returns, he finds out that Hae Won is now a girl.
Air date: December 17
Network: KakaoTV
Bulgasal: Immortal Souls
Cast: Lee Jin Wook, Kwon Nara, Lee Joon, Gong Seung Yeon, Jung Jin Young, UP10TION’s Kim Woo Seok
Plot: “Bulgasal” is a fantasy drama about a woman who gets reincarnated many times over the past 600 years, she recalls all of her past lives, and a man who is immortal and has lived for over 600 years.
Air date: December 18
Network: tvN
Snowdrop
Plot Summary: “Snowdrop” plot centers around the love story of a man named Im Soo Ho (to be played by Jung Hae In) who jumps into a women’s dormitory in 1987 covered in blood one day, a female student named Eun Young Cho (Jisoo) hides and heals him.
Cast: Jung Hae In, BLACKPINK Jisoo, Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Se Ah, Kim Hye Yoon and Jung Yoo Jin.
Network: JTBC
Air date: December 18
Moonshine
Cast: Yoo Seung Ho, Hyeri, Byun Woo Seok, Kang Mina, And More
Plot: “Moonshine” is a drama set in the Joseon era during a time when prohibition laws were at their strongest. The drama tells the love story of Kang Ro Seo, a struggling aristocrat who resorts to making alcohol illegally to support her family, and Joseon’s greatest inspector Nam Young, who is known for being very disciplined.
Air date: December 20
Network: KBS
The One and Only
Cast: Ahn Eun Jin, Kim Kyung Nam, Kang Ye Won, Joy (Red Velvet), Go Doo Shim, Jang Hyun Sung, Lee Bong Ryun, Do Sang Woo, Jang In Seob, Lee Soo Mi, Bora, Jang Seo Won, Kim Jung Hwan, Kim Byung Choon, Choi Young Woo, Ahn Chang Hwan.
Plot: “Just One Person” is an upcoming drama about three terminally ill women who meet at a hospice. They decide that before they die, they will take down one bad guy. As they do that they end up meeting the most valuable person of their lives.
Air date: December 20
Network: JTBC
The Silent Sea
Plot Summary: it is set in the future where desertification leaves the earth with shortage of food and water. A special team composed of the main cast is set to retrieve a mysterious sample abandoned on a research station in the moon.
Main Cast: Gong Yoo, Bae Doo Na, Lee Joon,
Network: Netflix
Air date: December 24
Which one of these kdramas are you most excited to see?
