9 KOREAN DRAMA TO AIR IN AUGUST 2022

The year 2022 is now halfway  and we have already gotten alot of good dramas,if you are curious to find out about the upcoming dramas so you can watch them, read about them below.

1. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist

Cast –Kim Min Jae ,Kim Hyang Gi ,Kim Sang Kyung ,Jung Won Chang 

No. Of Episodes – 12

Airing Period – Aug 1, 2022 

 Network – tvN

SYNOPSIS: Yoo Se Poong, a brilliant doctor for the royal family who is on the verge of being expelled after becoming embroiled in a plot, encounters a peculiar teacher and a widow from the enigmatic Gyesu Village and now aspires to heal people’s hearts.

Am I the only one who looks forward to Kim Kim jae’s dramas , plus this is a historical setting , which makes me eager to watch. 

Hunted 

Cast- Park Ho San, Ye Soo Jung, Kim Soo Jin

Episodes: 4

Release Date: August 1, 2022 

Network: MBC

SYNOPSIS: There is a missing person’s investigation. While boar hunting is taking place in a typical rural village.One by one, the villager’s secrets are exposed surrounding the missing person case.

Young Soo lives in a rural community. His wife is Chae Jung. Young Soo and his friends go boar hunting in the mountain one day. The village’s crops are harmed by the boars. Young Soo encounters an unexpected circumstance while in the mountain.

Since her son and daughter-in-law died  in a fire, Ok-Soon has lived  with her grandson. Ok-Soon thinks that somel villagers started the fire. She has never trusted the villagers, and now that she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer, she is even more wary of them.

Chae-Jung  is generally a kind person, but she frequently loses her temper with Young-Soo. Her personality has made her popular with the villagers. On the day Young-Soo is out boar hunting, her son goes missing, and she loses her mind.

The Empire Of Law

This drama depicts the obscene scandals of Korea’s robed aristocrats, who obtained their rank by holding judicial or administrative positions and who aspirationally anticipate hereditary succession. The special section of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is led by Han Hye Ryul. Han Hye Ryul is from a powerful and wealthy family of judges that dates back three generations. She is a driven individual who wants to move up the corporate food chain and is dissatisfied with her current job.

Cast- Kim Sun Ah, Ahn Jae Wook, Lee Mi Sook, Kim Myung Ji

Episodes: 16

Release Period:  Aug 3, 2022 

Network: jTBC

Carter is another drama to be released in August

Cast- Joo Won , Kim Won-Jung

Type : Movie

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Network: Netflix

SYNOPSIS: He wakes up, and has no memory of who he is or even his name. At that point, he receives a message from someone who tells him his name is  Carter. Then, without being informed , he was  assigned to a crucial operation.

If You Wish Upon Me is another drama that would be released in the month of August , it has 16 episodes

Cast –Ji Chang Wook ,Choi Soo Young, Sung Dong Il ,Won Ji An as Ha Joon Kyung

No. Of Episodes – 16

Airing Period – Aug 10, 2022    

Network – KBS 2

 SYNOPSIS: The plot centers on a young guy whose life is in danger as it approaches the      end . He enters a hospice facility as part of a community service assignment, and together with the medical personnel, they hear the final desires of those who are at the end of their lives.

Who doesn’t love a Ji Chang wook drama, personally looking forward to this drama. From the storyline, I feel there’s gonna be 1 or 2 lessons to learn about life. Isn’t that interesting.

3. The next on our list is Stock Struck

SYNOPSIS : The financial business parody, also known as Ants Are Riding, is directed by Choi Ji-Young and has a fantastic cast and a compelling story. It tells a story of Five financial investors who meet at an outlandish stock exchange event are the focus of the story as they explore business, love, friendship, and life while trading. 

Cast – Han Ji Eun ,Hong Jong Hyun ,Jang Gwang ,Jung Moon Sung 

No. Of Episodes – 12 

Airing Period – Aug 12, 2022

Network – TVING    

This drama takes us  into the real-world stock exchange and the lives of those who trade in shares. 

4. A Model Family

Cast – Jung Woo ,Park Hee Soon ,Yoon Jin Seo ,Park Ji Yeon 

No. Of Episodes – 10

Release Date – Aug 12, 2022

Network – Netflix

SYNOPSIS: A Model Family is a criminal thriller that chronicles the struggles of a family facing divorce and financial ruin. The family finds themselves in danger at this point when…. (Jung Woo), an ordinary man, comes across a car packed with cash and a drug cartel.

This drama should be anticipated to live up to expectations in terms of tension, a compelling storyline, and cast performance.

 5. Good Job

The drama centers on the romance between a woman with super vision who always wears a thick pair of glasses and a chaebol who has a second life as a detective and is entirely different in each of them.

Cast –Jung Il Woo ,Kwon Yu Ri ,Eum Moon Suk ,Song Sang Eun 

No. Of Episodes – 16

Airing Period – Aug 24, 2022

 Network – ENA

6. Seoul Vibe

Ssoul VibE is Kdrama that takes place in 1988, and the Sanggye Supreme Team drivers become involved in the investigation. In the city, an automobile chase occurs during the Summer Olympics. While the pursuit is going on, VIP slush monies are being moved illegally. The group of baby drivers receives a task from the top prosecutor to find the money and expose the corruption that led to the crime.

Cast- Ko Gyung-pyo , Lee Kyu-hyung, Park Ju-Hyun , Ong Seong-wu,Yoo Ah-in

Airing period- Aug 26

Network – Netflix 

7. Little Women

SYNOPSIS: This K-drama is a translation of the same-titled classic English book by Louisa May Alcott. This upcoming drama is set in contemporary Korea even though the plot is set in the 1800s. Three sisters, Oh In Joo, Oh In Kyung, and Oh In Hye, who grew up in extreme poverty and have an extremely tight bond, are the focus of the story. The three of them each have distinct goals and interests, but they eventually reach a crossroads when an unexpected incident places them against one of the most powerful families and wrecks their lives.

Cast-  Kim Go Eun, Nam Ji-Hyun, Park Ji Hoo, Wi Ha Joon (of Squid Game fame), Uhm Ji Won 

Airing period- Aug 27

Network: Netflix 

8. The Law Cafe 

Cast – Lee Seung Gi , Lee Se Young ,Kim Seul Gi ,Oh Dong Min 

No. Of Episodes – 16

Airing Period – Aug 29

Network – KBS 2

SYNOPSIS: Love by Law is another name for The Law Cafe. Kim Jung-ho is a brilliant attorney with excellent courtroom skills. But he is forced to give up his profession when his father’s corruption scandal destroys everything. To earn enough money and have a place to live, he owns a skyscraper and resides on the rooftop.Kim Yoo-ri and Jung-ho have been close friends since high school. Years ago, he developed feelings for her, but Yoo-ri has vowed to never date again because of a nasty ex-boyfriend. She, unlike Jung-ho, works at a prestigious law firm until she eventually leaves. In Jung-building, ho’s she makes the decision to open a law café where clients can acquire both coffee and legal counsel.

The story revolving around the working of the café is what makes it one of the awaited dramas .

9. Unicorn

SYNOPSIS: The story of the employees at the fictional Korean firm McCom as they negotiate the tumultuous startup landscape. Steve is McCom’s slightly insane founder. The team that handles innovation includes Ashley.

Cast – Shin Ha Kyun ,Won Jin Ah ,Lee Yoo Jin ,Kim Young Ah 

No. Of Episodes – NA

Airing Period – NA (Aug, 2022)   Network – Coupang Play

These are the upcoming Kdramas that will start airing in August 2022. 

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