This month, Viu bring you a specially-curated list of K-dramas starring some of the biggest names in Korean entertainment returning to the small screen – think Uee of After School fame, Rain of Full House (2004), and many more!
Catch your favourite Korean stars FIRST on Viu – a legal OTT platform that streams content direct from the major Korean broadcasting companies (SBS, KBS, MBC and CJ E&M) as fast as eight hours after the Korea broadcast.
Ranked by popularity on Viu
Descendants of the Sun
Currently showing; 16 episodes
Starring Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won, Onew
Yoo Si Jin (Song Joong Ki) is the captain of the Special Forces Unit in the army, and with Sergeant Major Seo Dae Young (Jin Goo), they catch a motorcycle thief, who ends up in the hospital. Si Jin meets Dr. Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) for the first time at the hospital and falls in love, but they go separate ways due to differences in opinion on life and their jobs.
Months later, they both find themselves sent to the country of Uruk to work on the same assignment and meet once again – this time love is not the only thing on the line.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Come Back Alive
Currently showing; 16 episodes
Starring Rain, Lee Min Jung, Oh Yeon Seo, Kim Soo Ro, Kim In Kwon
Kim Young Soo (Kim In Kwon) was a hardworking employee who apparently committed suicide. On the same day, Han Ki Tak (Kim Soo Ro), a tough-guy chef, died in a car accident. They meet in the afterlife and are on a train bound for heaven. Young Soo decides his life should not end just like that and both men bargain a second chance to return to Earth for a limited time. Young Soo’s spirit comes back in the body of a dashing young man named Lee Hae Joon (Rain), while Ki Tak comes back in the body of a sexy young woman named Hong Nan (Oh Yeon Seo). Will they be able to fulfill their last wishes, without exposing their identities, before time runs out?
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Goodbye Mr. Black
Currently showing; 16 episodes
Starring Lee Jin Wook, Moon Chae Won, Kim Kang Woo, Song Jae Rim, Yoo In Young
Cha Ji Won (Lee Jin Wook), also known as “Mr. Black,” is an officer in the Navy Special Operations Force. Once positive and charming, he becomes a revengeful man after his best friend Min Sun Jae (Kim Kang Woo) betrayed him. He then marries Kim Swan (Moon Chae Won), a cheerful young woman who grew up in the streets of Thailand, to hide his identity and to set out for revenge.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Marriage Contract
Currently showing; 16 episodes
Starring Uee, Lee Seo Jin
Kang Hye Soo (Uee) is a young woman who loses her husband in a tragic accident, and is left to single-handedly raise their daughter. She then finds out that she has an inoperable brain tumour. Left with a few months to live, she gets into a contract marriage with Han Ji Hoon (Lee Seo Jin) to ensure that her daughter will be taken care of after she dies. But Ji Hoon, a past singer who now owns a restaurant, has no intentions of settling down. How will this unlikely couple work out in the end?
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Mrs. Cop 2
Currently showing; 20 episodes
Starring Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Min Jong, Kim Bum, Lim Seul Ong, Son Dam Bi
Juggling between the duties of a mother and calls to uphold justice, Go Yoon Jung (Kim Sung Ryung) not only has to protect the health of the family and their property, but also the public’s safety and properties. Will the “auntie-detective” be able to lead her team to fight the tough crimes and handle the challenges ahead?
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Memory
Currently showing; 16 episodes
Starring Lee Sung Min, Kim Ji Su, Lee Jun Ho, Yoon So Hee, Park Jin Hee, Lee Ki Woo
Lawyer Park Tae Seok (Lee Sung Min) gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and even as his memories begin to deteriorate, he takes on one last case. On this journey, he discovers how precious life is and how much he loves his family.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]The Castle of Witch
Currently showing; 100 episodes
Starring Choi Jong Won, Kim Jeong Hoon, Yoo Ji In, Shin Dong Mi
Oh Dan Byul (Choi Jong Won) accidentally caused the death of her parents and her husband Joon Young (Kim Jeong Hoon) passes away in an accident. She ends up living with her mother-in-law, Ho Duk (Yoo Ji In) and sister-in-law, Se Sil (Shin Dong Mi) after their divorce with their husbands. The three women learn to overcome their problems and to embrace each other as family.
The Promise
Currently showing; 100 episodes (TBC)
Starring Lee Yu Ri, Seo Jun Young, Park Ha Na, Song Jong Ho
Na Yeon (Lee Yu Ri) is a bright woman, who supported her boyfriend Tae Joon (Seo Jun Young) with all that she had, but ended up getting dumped by him for his success. Tae Joon goes with Se Jin (Park Ha Na), the granddaughter of Baekdoo Company’s president. Na Yeon has an arrogant and tough twin sister named Do Hee (Lee Yu-Ri), who works as a reporter at a weekly magazine. After Na Yeon’s death, Do Hee decides to take revenge. She takes on the identity of her sister Na Yeon and meets Hwi Kyung (Song Jong Ho), the successor of Baekdoo Company. The drama will feature four generations of women who suffered through bad relationships.
Upcoming on Viu
The Royal Gambler
Premiering 28 March in Korea, 29 March on Viu; 24 episodes
Starring Jang Geun Suk, Yeo Jin Goo, Lim Ji Yeon
Born of royalty but living the life of a peasant, the unfortunate prince Dae Gil (Jang Geun Suk) lives a life of resentment, and is also the best gambler of the Joseon era. With his life, he makes a bet with his brother King Yeong Jo (Yeo Jin Goo) for the kingdom of Joseon, which becomes a bet that will change their lives forever.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Neighbourhood Lawyer
Premiering on 28 March in Korea, 29 March on Viu; 20 episodes
Starring Park Shin Yang, Kang So Ra
Star prosecutor Jo Deul Ho (Park Shin Yang), who once had a bright future ahead of him, loses everything after he reports a corruption case in the prosecutor’s office. He ends up in a small neighbourhood law office, where he gets a second chance to become a lawyer who protects people and the law. In the process, Jo Deul Ho matures and grows as a person.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Even though Signal and Remember have ended their respective runs in South Korea, these highly-rated shows are still available on Viu!
Signal
16 episodes
Starring Lee Je Hoon, Kim Hye Soo, Cho Jin Woong
Hae Young (Lee Je Hoon) is a criminal profiler and a police lieutenant. After an incident where the police did not believe he had witnessed his classmate’s kidnapping, he never got along with the police too well. One day, he gets mistakenly arrested by veteran detective Soo Hyun (Kim Hye Soo), which puts him in the way of a particular walkie-talkie. This walkie-talkie incidentally connects him back to the past to Detective Jae Han (Cho Jin Woong), who was working on the case of his classmate’s kidnapping. Together, past and present, they work together to unravel the truth behind the unsolved mystery. This story is based on the real-life Hwa Seong serial murder case that happened in the 1980s, which was never solved.
[edgtf_separator class_name=”” type=”full-width” position=”center” color=”” border_style=”” width=”” thickness=”” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=””]Remember
20 episodes
Starring Yoo Seung Ho, Park Min Young, Park Sung Woong, Nam Goong Min, Jung Hye Sung
Seo Jae Hyuk (Jun Kwang Ryul) is convicted of a murder that he did not commit, and his son, Seo Jin Woo (Yoo Seung Ho), watches helplessly as his father is sent to prison with a death sentence. Using his super memory, Jin Woo becomes a lawyer so that he can someday prove his father’s innocence. He reconnects with Lee In Ah (Park Min Young), a young aspiring prosecutor who had once accused him of theft, and who is now determined to help Jin Woo. But bribery, corruption and betrayal do not give them an easy road to justice – Can Jin Woo beat the clock and save his father?
[edgtf_button size=”huge” type=”” text=”Download Viu Today. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store” custom_class=”” icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”” link=”https://www.viu.com/ott/sg/” target=”_blank” color=”” hover_color=”” background_color=”” hover_background_color=”” border_color=”” hover_border_color=”” font_size=”” font_weight=”” margin=””]