New K-dramas to watch in January 2021: Be a Meal, She Would Never Know, Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music
- Be a Meal charts the life of a young woman with a special gift for cooking, while She Would Never Know is about a workaholic who is too busy for love
- Marriage Lyrics and Divorce Music depicts the turbulent lives and loves of three married women of varying ages and their complicated relationships
After a banner year for K-dramas, it’s time to see which new shows will sweep viewers off their feet in the new year.
Hit series such as The Uncanny Counter , Mr. Queen and The Penthouse all still on the air, but as most of those shows will wrap up in the first month of 2021, we may get a bit of breathing room, with a pretty light release calendar before some heavy hitters fill up the schedule.
Whereas last January got off to a strong start with Itaewon Class , next year looks a little quieter, particularly as Hello? It’s Me!, starring Choi Gang-hee and Kim Young-kwang, has been pushed back to early February, and some tent-pole series are preparing to launch later in the first quarter.
Nevertheless, a few exciting new shows are waiting to usher us into 2021.
Be a Meal
Taking over the Monday-to-Friday slot from My Wonderful Life will be the new half-hour series Be a Meal. Based on the novel Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye-jung, this comedy-drama focuses on Young-shin, a young woman with a special gift for cooking Korean traditional royal cuisine. Before long, she crosses paths with people who will have a major impact on her life and career, including Kyung-su, who cares about her.