12 of the best new K-dramas to watch in January 2024: The Bequeathed on Netflix, A Shop for Killers on Disney+, Marry My Husband on Amazon Prime Video
- The new year brings a raft of new K-dramas, from time-travelling marital revenge story Marry My Husband, starring Park Min-young, to a police-themed comedy
- Then there’s Death’s Game Part 2 and Gyeongseong Creature Part 2, Hellbound director’s new Netflix series and black comedy LTNS with Esom and Ahn Jae-hong
The year 2024 is set to kick off with a K-drama bang, with a bounty of new shows scheduled.
We preview 12 of the best series debuting in January.
1. Marry My Husband
Lead cast: Park Min-young, Na In-woo
Park Min-young (What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?) begins the new year playing Kang Ji-won, an office worker who marries a colleague, only to meet an untimely end when she is killed by her husband, Min-hwan (Lee Yi-kyung), after she discovers him in an affair with her best friend.
2. Love Song for Illusion
Lead cast: Park Ji-hoon, Hong Ye-ji
Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, this drama features former Wanna One K-pop boy band member Park Ji-hoon in a dual role. He plays Crown Prince Sajo Hyun in the era of Joseon dynastic rule of Korea, who conceals his royal identity as a fashion designer, as well as Ak-hee, a man who finds it easy to make people fall in love with him, but is cursed to feel pain whenever he touches someone.