7 New K-Drama’s to Binge-watch in 2021

If you can’t get enough of K-drama and need to satisfy your weekly dose of K-drama addiction, then you have come to the right place. We have listed a variety of K-dramas with comedy crime, entrepreneurial woman-power, and mystery time-traveling to still your K-drama cravings. Make sure not to miss out on these 7 K-dramas this year.

1. Vinzenzo (2021)

(Dark Comedy) – 20 episodes + 1 special

After a betrayal from his organization, the Korean-Italian mafia consigliere Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-ki) pays a visit to his motherland. What was meant as a business to get a secret stash from the Geumga Plaza, he ends up having to deal with ill-intentioned villains. Together with the dedicated lawyer Hong Cha-young (Jeon Yeo-bin), Vincenzo ends up fighting for justice to bring down an evil corporation and protect the tenants of Geumga Plaza.

2. Penthouse (2020-2021)

(Suspense, Drama, Crime, Revenge) – 2 Seasons, 34 episodes

The drama is about 3 wealthy families obsessed with power living in the luxurious Hera Palace outing the Seoul skyline. The three women the story is centered around carry great ambitions for their family while hiding behind past traumas and secrets. Things start to get deteriorate when an unknown young girl named Nim Seol-ah (Jo Soo-min) falls to death, and the three women try to cover up any trace that could lead to the destruction of the Hera Palace reputation while suspecting each other of murder.

3. Awaken (2020-2021)

(Mystery) – 16 episodes

The story is about unsolved mysteries and unexpected love. Two police officers Do Jung-woo (Namkoong Min) and Kong Hye-won (Seol Hyun) are set to investigate a string of mysterious cases. The investigations uncover the mysterious incidents and secrets to be connected to what happened in a village nearly 30 years ago.

4. Sisyphus: The myth (2021)

(Thriller, Drama, Science-Fiction, Action) – 16 episodes

The story revolves around the genius engineer Han Tae-sul (Sho Seung-wo), who tries to fathom the truth behind his brother’s death and along his journey gets introduced to dangerous secrets about the world. The events lead him to meet the mysterious woman Gang Seo-hae (Park Shin-hye), who specially traveled back in time to save him from danger.

5. Start-up (2020)

(Drama, Romance) – 16 episodes

The young and ambitious Seo Dal-mi (Bae Suzy) has a dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur like Steve Jobs. Her dream might be closer than she thinks with her pen pal and childhood sweetheart Nam Do-San (Nam Joo-hyuk), the ‘math genius’ and founder of Samsan Tech, by her side. The story is set in the start-up world, but not everything is work-related when Seo Dal-mi ends up in a love trial with her secret first love and a man who pretends to be her first love.

6. Mouse (2021)

(Crime Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Science-Fiction) – 20 episodes

When the nation gets overfallen into chaos caused by a psychopathic serial killer, the rookie police officer Jung Ba Reum’s (Lee Seung gi) peaceful life turns into the shadows. Together with his partner Go Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon), they decide to track the crazed killer and bring them to justice. But their deadly confrontation with the serial killer changes their life forever. The story that is inspired by the Incheon Elementary School Murder case in 2017, follows the journey of the two policemen trying to find answers behind the psychology of psychopathic behaviour. (for more real life based stories, read this article)

7. Taxi Driver (2021)

(Action, Crime) – 16 episodes

The drama that is adapted from the webtoon ‘Mobeomtaxi’, tells the story about Korea Military Academy graduate Kim Do-gi (Lee Je-hoon) who lost his mother at a young age and now works as a taxi driver that doesn’t provide the ordinary service you expect from a taxi company. Instead, the company is a secret organization that provides its clients a “revenge-call” service. On behalf of the passengers, the taxi driver will deliver revenge for the victims who have not seen justice from the law. At the same time, their company gets investigated by the prosecutor Ha Na (Esom), who despite her anger towards the company’s lawless behavior, finds it confusing to see cases being solved which the law is not capable of solving.

For more Kdrama suggestions read this article.

Are you planning to watch one of the Kdramas mentioned? Do you have any other suggestions? Share with us in the comment section below!

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