Korean Dramas To Watch in July 2021
Here are some of the Korean Dramas you might want to add to your July Plan-To-Watch List:
The Devil Judge
- Genre: Crime & Mystery
- Starring: Ji Sung, Kim Min Jung, Jinyoung (GOT7), Park Gyu Young
- Release Date: July 3, 2021
- Network: tvN
- No. of Episodes: 16
Kang Yo Han (Ji Sung) is the “Devil Judge” – the head judge of the highest court in the land. In a dystopian South Korea of the future, his word is the law, but his courtroom is also a television studio, and the court has become the ultimate TV reality show, with viewers invited to participate in a live, self-styled “people’s court.” Here, greed and corruption are apparently exposed for all the nation to see, and punishments meted out accordingly. A divisive figure, the public is unsure as to whether Kang Yo Han is a true popular hero or a malicious force sowing the seeds of chaos in his court.
Meanwhile, Jung Sun Ah (Kim Min Jung) is a tough, intelligent, and ambitious woman with a hunger for power. She has formed a bitter rivalry with Kang Yo Han and has risen from poverty to become the director of a corporate social responsibility foundation. She wields considerable behind-the-scenes power, maintaining close ties with politicians and business leaders alike – and is hellbent on promoting her own vision of the future. She is also gunning for the “Devil Judge” himself – hopeful of uncovering her rival’s darkest secrets.
Into this turbulent world step two childhood friends on a quest for true justice: a rookie orphan judge called Kim Ga On (Jinyoung) and a police officer named Yoon Soo Hyun (Park Gyu Young). Do they have what it takes to take on the scheming Jung Sun Ah…and the “Devil Judge?” (Source: Viki)
You Are My Spring
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance
- Starring: Seo Hyun-jin, Kim Dong-wook, Yoon Park
- Release Date: July 5, 2021
- Network: tvN
- No. of Episodes: 16
A hotel concierge and a psychiatrist with traumatic childhoods form a heartfelt bond when they become entangled in a perplexing local murder case. (Source: Netflix)
Red Shoes
- Genre: Melodrama, Revenge, Romance
- Starring: Choi Myung-gil, So Yi-hyun, Park Yoon-jae
- Release Date: July 5, 2021
- Network: KBS2
- No. of Episodes: 100
“Red Shoes” tells the story of a daughter who has fallen into an unstoppable bond of desire to avenge her heartless mother, who left her father and sick brother in search of love and desire for her success. (Source: Hancinema)
The Witch’s Diner
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Starring: Song Ji Hyo, Nam Ji Hyun, Chae Jong Hyeop
- Release Date: July 16, 2021
- Network: tvN
- No. of Episodes: 8
At the age of 28, Jeong Jin (Nam Ji Hyun) had everything in life that a person could ever want or need. With a great job and a fantastic boyfriend, Jin was convinced her life was as close to perfect as anyone could ever wish. Little did she know, her perfect world was about to come crashing down around her.
Stricken by a string of bad luck, Jin now finds herself without a job, a boyfriend, or a clue as to what to do next. With no better ideas, Jin agrees to open a restaurant with her mother but even that venture ends in bankruptcy. With her mother leaving for the countryside, Jin is left with nothing but a failed business and overwhelming heartache. But after an unexpected encounter with Jo Hee Ra (Song Ji Hyo), a sorceress who specializes in granting wishes, things take an unexpected turn for the better.
Wishing to borrow Jin’s restaurant to run a restaurant of her own, Jin agrees to the mysterious woman’s request. Soon the place is full of people willing to sell their soul for a taste of Hee Ra’s magical wish-granting dishes. Though thrilled by their success, Jin sometimes wonders if the price of Hee Ra’s dishes isn’t just a little high… (Source: Viki)
Blue Birthday
- Genre: Drama, Web-drama
- Starring: PENTAGON’s Hongseok and Red Velvet’s Yeri
- Release Date: July 23, 2021
- Network: Naver TV Cast
- No. of Episodes: 16
“Blue Birthday” is a fantasy romance drama that goes back and forth between the past and the present through her first love that she lost to suicide on her birthday 10 years ago, and the mysterious photos that he left behind. (Source: Hancinema)
The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim
- Genre: Romance, Mystery, Fantasy
- Starring: Kim Sae-ron and Nam Da-reum.
- Release Date: July 30, 2021
- Network: Daum Kakao TV
- No. of Episodes: 12
A story of a high school girl born with an undesired fate who transfers to a haunted school where a student who came last on the test commits suicide. (Source: Hancinema)
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What Korean dramas are you enjoying or looking forward to watch in July?
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- The Devil Judge
- You Are My Spring
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