Hot off the presses, we have all the updated information for this week’s drama premieres! From Payback to Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist season 2 to Crash Course in Romance, there’s plenty to choose from. Read on to see which drama will be calling your name!
Payback
January 6, Amazon Prime, starring Lee Sun Kyun (Dr. Brain), Moon Chae Won (Flower of Evil), Kang Yoo Seok (Light on Me), Park Hoon (Remarriage and Desires)
Law Money follows the revenge story of a group of people—including Eun Yong, a money trader—who refuse to remain silent in the face of unjust authorities and fight against a cartel conspiring with the law.
Agency
January 7, (no OTT information available), starring Lee Bo Young (Mine), Jo Sung Ha (Adamas), Son Na Eun (Ghost Doctor), Han Joon Woo (The Empire), Jeon Hye Jin (My Liberation Notes)
An office drama depicting a woman who became the first female executive in her group to make her career beyond her first to the highest position. In the background of an advertising agency, it contains realistic stories of the daily lives of those who live a life like war and behind the scenes in the industry.
Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist season 2
January 11, Viki, starring Kim Min Jae (Dali and the Cocky Prince), Kim Hyang Gi (Moment at Eighteen), Kim Sang Kyung (Racket Boys), Kang Young Seok (Mental Coach Jegal), Woo Da Vi (Dear.M)
The saga continues, starting with a potential proposal!
Crash Course in Romance
January 14, Netflix, starring Jeon Do Yeon (Lost), Jung Kyung Ho (Hospital Playlist)
Nam Haeng Sun used to be a national athlete. She now runs a side dish store. She has a super positive personality and unlimited like stamina. She takes another turn and enters the private education field, which is for students preparing for their university entrance exam. Unexpectedly, Nam Haeng Sun gets involved with Choi Chi Yeol.
Choi Chi Yeol is a popular instructor in the private education field and is known as Ilta Instructor (most popular instructor). He works hard at his job. As an instructor to his students, he speaks without reserve and implements showmanship in his lessons. He has accumulated wealth and fame as a popular instructor, but, with increasing success, he has become more sensitive, prickly, and indifferent to people. He then meets Nam Haeng Sun with her super positive personality and never ending stamina. The relationship between Nam Haeng Sun and Choi Chi Yeol develops romantically.
What will you be watching, drama fans? Let us know!
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