There are three new dramas on the slate for your viewing pleasure.
Perfume
Time slot: Monday & Tuesday
Broadcaster: KBS
Genre: Fantasy, rom-com
Episode count: 32 episodes
Reasons to watch: What happens when a frustrated fashion designer meets a new muse? If you’re Shin Sung-rok, you hire her as your housekeeper before persuading her to be a model. Said housekeeper-turned-model, Go Won-hee isn’t just any beautiful young woman though. She was once an unhappy, middle aged housewife whose homemaking skills were unparalleled. After a terrible event takes place in her life, a mysterious perfume gives her a second chance at life and love by reviving her in the form of a model-level, twenty-something beauty. I’m eager to see Go Won-hee and Shin Sung-rok in action and I can see them adding an extra level of fun zaniness to an already kooky premise.
Investigation Couple 2
Time slot: Monday & Tuesday
Broadcaster: MBC
Genre: Crime procedural
Episode count: 32 episodes
Reasons to watch: Continuing the multi-season trend for dramas, Investigation Couple is back with season two and it will pick up where last season’s cliffhanger left off. Our old favorites have returned, as Jung Jae-young and Jung Yumi will be reprising their roles as a genius medical examiner and prosector respectively. This season will see Oh Man-seok’s role much-expanded this time around, as the third angle of the investigative triangle. If you’re a fan of season one, or you’re just in the mood for a crime procedural, tune in to watch our intrepid investigators solve horrific crimes.
Search Query: WWW
Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Romance
Episode count: 16 episodes
Reasons to watch: Despite being on the verge of a romance overload generally, the strong cast for this one has caught my attention. Im Soo-jung, Lee Da-hee, and Jeon Hye-jin will play a trio of high achievers who work at two of Korea’s top portal websites. The drama will follow the highs–and lows–of their love lives. Jang Ki-yong plays a computer music company CEO and when he walks into Im Soo-jung’s life, the two develop an attraction to each other that’s hard to fight. His character seems like a bit of a dreamer and since I’ve quite literally never seen Jang Ki-yong in a light role, I’m looking forward to seeing him being fluffy and cute with alongside a kickass and self-possessed Im Soo-jung.