You don’t have to Search for more dramas to Start-Up this week (heh, sorry) because we have two more premieres! One is an interesting military mystery starring the lovely Jang Dong-yoon, and the other is the latest (and hopefully greatest) from the writer of such dramas as I Can Hear Your Voice, Pinocchio, and While You Were Sleeping.
Search
Time slot: Saturday & Sunday
Broadcaster: OCN
Genre: Mystery, thriller
Episode count: 10
Reasons to watch: Sometimes a drama’s trailer grabs me so hard that I’m willing to forget things like it’s on my least favorite channel. And that’s exactly the case here, with OCN’s latest drama and military thriller, Search. The trailer was a total win for me, with its stylish, intriguing cinematography, that field of eerily moving grasses, and of course, the promise of a mysterious story of soldiers at the DMZ. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, though, there are some other reasons to check it out — Jang Dong-yoon doing a 180 from his last role, Krystal in a drama we’d never picture her in, and lots of dogs, since our hero has been serving in a K-9 unit. I convinced you to watch, right?
Start-Up
Time slot: Saturday & Sunday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Romance
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: While the premise of Start-Up — young entrepreneurs navigating the world of business — might not perk your ears up immediately (nor mine), I am so excited for this drama! The writer was enough to get me on board, but my spidey sense is also kicking in big time: this has just the right amount of potential to become a drama that sounds like a shrug when you read about it on paper, but bursts with goodness when it comes to life on the screen. With Nam Joo-hyuk* and Suzy in the lead, and Kim Sun-ho (yay!) and Kang Hanna rounding out our cast, I’m really excited to see where we land. Until we have episodes to devour, I’ll be sitting here anticipating interesting partnerships, underdog struggles, and lots of heart.
*Now everyone’s current crush after his wonderful turn in The School Nurse Files