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From rom-com to action blockbuster: various dramas to air this month
- September 16, 2021 | Broadcasting
From rom-com to action blockbuster: various dramas to air this month
Updated : 2021-09-14 13:04
By Lee Gyu-lee
Various genres of TV programs are expected to hit the small screen in the coming days, with the romantic comedy "Yumi's Cells," and the big-budget action TV drama "The Veil" set to be launched.
The much-anticipated adaptation of the hit webcomic, "Yumi's Cells," will finally premiere Friday on tvN and CJ ENM's streaming service TVING.
The rom-com series, which has created a buzz since news emerged of its production, revolves around a woman in her 30s, named Kim Yu-mi (Kim). Along with the different functioning "cells" in her body, portrayed as human-like figures, she explores happiness in her personal and professional life, and the romantic relationships with her first boyfriend, Ku Woong (Ahn Bo-hyun), followed by another, Yoo Ba-bi (Park Jin-young).
Another romantic comedy series, "Dali and the Cocky Prince," starring Kim Min-jae and Park Gyu?young, is set to air Sept. 22.
Directed by Lee Jung-seop, who helmed the hit series, "Bread, Love and Dreams" and "My Lawyer, Mr. Jo," the series follows a romance between two completely opposite people ― an art museum director and connoisseur Kim Dal?ri (Park) and a money-grabbing philistine Jin Moo-hak (Kim). When Moo-hak welcomes Dal-ri into his life, he steps into the art world through her.
The MBC blockbuster action-suspense series, "The Veil," marking the broadcaster's 60th anniversary, and Netflix's new original show, "Squid Game," will arrive Friday.
The action-packed spy thriller, "The Veil," will take viewers into the life of top National Intelligence Service agent Han Ji-hyuk (Namgoong Min). He is a well-trained field agent who is admired by his colleagues, but his life turns upside down when he goes missing during an operation.
A year after his disappearance, he comes back to the agency to discover the truth behind that day and a mole that threatens the service.
Netflix's original drama, "Squid Game," which whetted K-drama fans' appetites with a star-stubbed cast and unique concept, follows deadly high-stakes rounds of different children's games. A mysterious organization invites cash-strapped people to play potentially fatal games for an enormous prize of 45.6 billion won ($38.8 million).
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo, the series is the first drama debut for the well-known filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed the films "Miss Granny" and "Silenced."
The mystery thriller series, "Hometown," starring Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Uhm Tae-goo, will land on the small screen Sept. 22.
TvN's upcoming series, set in a small town in 1999, revolves around a detective named Choi Hyung-in (Yoo) who lives in misery after losing his wife to a horrible gas attack 10 years previously. The terrorist, Cho Kyung-ho (Uhm), has been convicted and put behind bars.
Mysterious serial murders start to occur around the town, years after the attack, and Hyung-in realizes a connection between the murders and the attack. He teams up with the terrorist's sister, Jung-Hyun (Han), to find the truth.
The series is directed by Park Hyun-suk, whose previous work includes the second season of the hit thriller series, "Stranger," and the SBS series, "Uncontrollably Fond."
Various genres of TV programs are expected to hit the small screen in the coming days, with the romantic comedy "Yumi's Cells," and the big-budget action TV drama "The Veil" set to be launched.
The much-anticipated adaptation of the hit webcomic, "Yumi's Cells," will finally premiere Friday on tvN and CJ ENM's streaming service TVING.
The rom-com series, which has created a buzz since news emerged of its production, revolves around a woman in her 30s, named Kim Yu-mi (Kim). Along with the different functioning "cells" in her body, portrayed as human-like figures, she explores happiness in her personal and professional life, and the romantic relationships with her first boyfriend, Ku Woong (Ahn Bo-hyun), followed by another, Yoo Ba-bi (Park Jin-young).
Another romantic comedy series, "Dali and the Cocky Prince," starring Kim Min-jae and Park Gyu?young, is set to air Sept. 22.
Directed by Lee Jung-seop, who helmed the hit series, "Bread, Love and Dreams" and "My Lawyer, Mr. Jo," the series follows a romance between two completely opposite people ― an art museum director and connoisseur Kim Dal?ri (Park) and a money-grabbing philistine Jin Moo-hak (Kim). When Moo-hak welcomes Dal-ri into his life, he steps into the art world through her.
The MBC blockbuster action-suspense series, "The Veil," marking the broadcaster's 60th anniversary, and Netflix's new original show, "Squid Game," will arrive Friday.
The action-packed spy thriller, "The Veil," will take viewers into the life of top National Intelligence Service agent Han Ji-hyuk (Namgoong Min). He is a well-trained field agent who is admired by his colleagues, but his life turns upside down when he goes missing during an operation.
A year after his disappearance, he comes back to the agency to discover the truth behind that day and a mole that threatens the service.
Netflix's original drama, "Squid Game," which whetted K-drama fans' appetites with a star-stubbed cast and unique concept, follows deadly high-stakes rounds of different children's games. A mysterious organization invites cash-strapped people to play potentially fatal games for an enormous prize of 45.6 billion won ($38.8 million).
Starring Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo, the series is the first drama debut for the well-known filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed the films "Miss Granny" and "Silenced."
The mystery thriller series, "Hometown," starring Yoo Jae-myung, Han Ye-ri and Uhm Tae-goo, will land on the small screen Sept. 22.
TvN's upcoming series, set in a small town in 1999, revolves around a detective named Choi Hyung-in (Yoo) who lives in misery after losing his wife to a horrible gas attack 10 years previously. The terrorist, Cho Kyung-ho (Uhm), has been convicted and put behind bars.
Mysterious serial murders start to occur around the town, years after the attack, and Hyung-in realizes a connection between the murders and the attack. He teams up with the terrorist's sister, Jung-Hyun (Han), to find the truth.
The series is directed by Park Hyun-suk, whose previous work includes the second season of the hit thriller series, "Stranger," and the SBS series, "Uncontrollably Fond."
Reporter : gyulee@koreatimes.co.kr
