8 new K-dramas to watch in September 2021: Kim Min-jae as a cocky prince, Kim Go-eun in Yumi’s Cells, Ryu Jun-yeol in romance Lost, and more

An adaptation of webtoon Yumi’s Cells starring Kim Go-eun (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) is the first major K-drama to mix live action and 3D animation

After The Penthouse and Mine, High Class, starring Parasite actress Cho Yeo-jeong, is a new women-centric high-society drama; and there’s plenty more coming

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Kim Go-eun in a still from Yumi’s Cells, one of the September shows that K-drama fans have to look forward to.

Published: 7:15am, 28 Aug 2021Updated: 11:33pm, 8 Oct 2021

After a relatively quiet few months, K-drama fans will be inundated with new shows to choose from in September as a crop of series seek to capitalise on viewers looking for new distractions during the Chuseok (autumn harvest) holiday in South Korea.

Fantasy, action, romance, prestige drama and much else besides guarantee there will be a debut to suit every taste.

1. Lost

JTBC is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the special event series Lost. The small-screen debut of melodrama master Hur Jin-ho, the director of Christmas in August and One Fine Spring Day, the series features movie stars Jeon Do-yeon and Ryu Jun-yeol as a 40-year-old ghost writer and a 27-year-old man who meet at a time when both are worried they will never achieve anything in their lives.

With Hur at the helm and Jeon on the screen, Lost promises to be a pensive romantic drama hearkening back to the heyday of Korean screen romance. (JTBC, September 4)

2. High Class

Following The Penthouse and Mine, the latest women-centric high-society drama expected to hit Korean screens is High Class. Cho Yeo-jeong, known for playing the rich housewife in Parasite, leads the cast as Song Yeo-ul, a former lawyer who loses everything when she’s framed for her husband’s murder.

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