Looking to get your K-drama fix while flying on Singapore Airlines? You’re in luck — we’ve got fantastic shows to keep you entertained.
K-dramas suffered from a bad rep in the ’00s. Dismissed as soapy trash back then, they were frequently the stuff of parody. But they have come a long way since then and entrenched themselves in global pop culture. And K-dramas are no longer consigned to the romance genre; now, they span everything from thrillers and melodramas to good ol’ rom-coms.
For those who are swept up in the hallyu craze, catch these three K-dramas on KrisWorld that will draw you in with their unique blend of compelling characters and intricate settings.
Good Partner
Written by Choi Yu-na, a divorce lawyer, Good Partner follows two — you guessed it — divorce lawyers. Prickly star lawyer Cha Eun-kyung (Jang Na-ra) takes rookie lawyer Han Yu-ri (Nam Ji-hyun) under her wing as her new partner and mentee, and they begin to form a bond and learn from each other.
Eun-kyung teaches Yu-ri the tricks of the trade she has gained over her 17-year career, while the latter gets her mentor to open up more. Because of Choi’s background, the show possesses authenticity as it delves into sensitive topics and issues in its ‘case-of-the-week’ episodes. Expect a variety of cases that deal with anything from affairs and custody battles to domestic violence and abuse.
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Cha Eunkyung, a star lawyer and Han Yuri, a rookie lawyer transform their friction into a partnership.
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Wedding Impossible
Na Ah-jung (Jeon Jong-seo) has finally got the biggest break in her acting career. After years of playing background characters and small roles, her childhood friend of 15 years offers her the role of the main female lead. The guise? She has to pretend to be his girlfriend and enter into a marriage contract with him for three years.
The truth is that Lee Do-han (Kim Do-wan) is secretly in the closet, and his family doesn’t know. Not even his brother Lee Ji-han (Moon Sang-min), who would much rather Do-han marry Yoon Chae-won (Bae Yoon-kyung) and take over the conglomerate, LJ Group.
Unable to accept that his brother is getting married, Ji-han decides he’ll be the one to break them apart by making Ah-jung fall in love with him, and hijinks ensue when he’s the one who starts falling for her instead.
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Romantic mission between an actress planning a fake marriage versus a soon-to-be brother-in-law who opposes.
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Connection
The 2003 K-drama All In, which was a huge success, played a pivotal role in propelling the popularity of the Korean Wave. One of the show’s cast members, Ji Sung, has been a tireless workhorse since, starring in many series in the two ensuing decades. Now, he finds himself as the headlining star of Connection, a psychological crime thriller brimming with suspense.
When ace narcotics investigator Jang Jae-kyung (Ji Sung) finds himself forcibly addicted to drugs, he must fight to maintain his coherence and sanity, all while trying to uncover the truth behind the suspicious suicide of an old friend. In doing so, he has to revisit the connection they shared to discover clues.
Meanwhile, Oh Yun-jin (Jeon Mi-do), a self-assertive and headstrong reporter who was unfairly fired from her previous job, decides to return to Anhyeon City and focus her journalism on corruption. Now, as a local news reporter for the Anhyeon Economic Daily, she gets involved with Jae-kyung.
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Oh Yoonjin, reporter for the Ahnhyun Economic Daily, chases a drug case for scoop. Who could the drug lord be?
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