The first quarter of 2022 brought us amazing Korean content that would be impossible to erase from our memories but it is to be expected because… when I think of dramas like twenty-five twenty-one, business proposaland forecasting love and weather, all I really want to do is go back in time and watch them repeatedly. Thankfully, I can.
However, May has got some absolutely binge worthy content and while we wave goodbye to April, here’s four Korean dramas that you should watch out for May!
The first on our list is The sound of Magic.
The sound of magic tells the tale of Yoon Ah Yi who was abandoned by her parents as a result of bad debts. Yoon Ah Yi is a student with a part time job and traumas from her past and yet she manages to remain on top of her class. Her only wish is to grow up as fast as possible so she can get a stable job which she thinks will solve most of her problems. She communicates her wish to Lee Eul the magician and her life changes forever.
The sound of magic was originally titled, Annarasumanara but was changed to enable the drama to get better reception from Western viewers. It is also based on the western by Ha II-Kwon so this is looking like a blockbuster already.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Musical
Release date: 6th May, 2022.
Cast: Nam Da Reum, Ji Chang Wook, Choir Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop.
The next on our list is Good Pil Soo is Not Here
This comedy narrates the story of two men, Goo Pil Soo and Jang Seok. Two Men, Different stages in life, similar realities. While the former is older, owns a bar and thinks there’s so much that he can offer and so much more that he can be, the latter is fixated on the idea of creating his own startup because he had a financially difficult childhood.
This drama isn’t just entertaining, it’s also said to have mirrored and addressed some social issues in Korea like unemployment and increasing academic pressure.
Genre: Social Issues, Comedy
Release date: 4th May, 2022
Cast: Kwak Do-Won, Yoon Do Joon, Han Go-Eun, Jung Dong Won..
Seeing as the Americans remade “The Good Doctor’, it is only fair the Koreans have their own remake as well don’t you think?
Woori The virgin is a remake of the American series, “Jane the Virgin” that comes with a cultural twist and we can’t wait to see it.
Woori, a screenwriter, is a devoted girlfriend who decided not to have sex until she got married. Somehow, by some occupational blunder by her doctor, there’s a bun in the oven and it doesn’t belong to her boyfriend. I personally cannot wait to see how this one unfolds.
Genre: Romantic comedy
Release date: 9th May, 2022
Cast: Im Soo Hyang, Sung Hoon, Shin Dong, Hon Jj Yoon.
The fourth drama on my radar is Bloody Heart
If you’re a fan of epic historical dramas then this beauty is something to look forward to. Lee Tae’s father became king by forcefully taking the throne from his predecessor. Now that Lee Tae has amended the throne, he treats his subjects poorly and let’s greed be his driving force. All hope is not lost as his right hand man, Park Gye Won can see the harm Lee Tae is causing and doesn’t support it. Amidst all of this political chaos, Lee Tae falls in love with a girl from a noble home and complicates things a little further..
Genre: Epic, Historical, Romance.
Release date: 2nd May,2022
Cast: Lee Joon, Jang Hyuk, King Han-Na
Another story that has piqued our curiosity is Link. This is a story of twin siblings where one of them goes missing and the other feels every single emotion of the missing twin. In fact, just because he won’t give up, Eun gye hoon opens a restaurant in the same spot his twin sister was last scene. Do twins really have that magical connection? Or is there something else about them that will blow our minds away? Yes… we can’t wait to see it too..
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery
Release date: 16th May, 2022
Cast: Yeo Jin-goo, Moon Ga-young
If you love medical Korean drama, then Doctor Lawyer should be on your list
Yi Han is a world renowned surgeon and one day his career falls apart because a patient dies on his table. Amidst the trauma and the mental torture, Yi han gets himself a degree in law and begins to defend doctors like himself who have fallen victim of medical malpractices and negligence that lead to dead patients. Secretly he also tries to find out the root cause of his incident when he partners with a public prosecutor who turns out to have family relations with the patient who died in his hands.
Genre: Thriller, Law, Medicine
Release date: 27th May, 2022
Cast: So Ji-sub, Shin Sung-rok, Im Soo-hyang.
The Witch is Alive is a very intriguing title, so it is definitely on our watch list
This is a story of three friends going through tough down times in their lives. One divorces a cheating husband, the other marries into a family she thought was a chaebol family but turns out not and the last becomes rich overnight after the death of her husband. Yes. You’re thinking what I’m thinking… mysterious things will happen in this drama. Are you a lover of spooky dark comedies? Then “The With is Alive” will tickle your fancy.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Cast: Lee Yoo-ri, Lee Min-young,Yoon So-yi
Even is the last drama on our list, it is about Lee Ra-el who came from a chaebol family where everything was bright, sunny and lovely. Unfortunately, her parents got a divorce and she lost everything; her family, wealth, future and connections. Eventually she discovers that her parents divorce was caused by an outsider and she sets out to seek revenge with the help of Seo Eun-pyung, a human rights lawyer who is head over heels in love with her and ready to go any length to help her get her wish.
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Cast: Seo Yea-ji
Lee Sang-yeob
Park Byung-eun
Yoo Sun
It’s not everyday you get a mix of the awesomeness on this list. So if I were you, I’d get my popcorn ready in advance!
What drama are you excited to see, tell us in the comments
Can you remember the korean drama that aired in May 2021? click link below to read
http://nkoreanl.nokviews.com/2021/04/
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