‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ and 5 other new Korean dramas to watch this summer
‘Your House Helper’ ‘Mr. Sunshine’, ‘Let’s Eat 3’, ‘Life’ and ‘Voice 2’ are worth checking out
Whether you are an established binge watcher or want to give Korean dramas a try, these six dramas should be on your radar this summer.
What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim
Starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young as the titular characters, the 16-episode series revolves around Lee Young-joon, a narcissistic vice-president of a large corporation, and his highly capable secretary, Kim Mi-so. After serving Lee for nine years, Kim decided to resign, and hilarious misunderstandings arise between the two when Lee tries to stop Kim – and their work relationship probably blossoming into something more. The drama is based on the web novel written by Jung Kyung-yoon.
Airing on tvN
Your House Helper
Having a housekeeper is great, having a charming one is a true blessing. The 16-episode drama features Kim Ji-woon (played by Ha Seok-jin), a businessman-turned-house helper who started doing housekeeping work for his clients (all women with one played by Cosmic Girls’ Bona) and helping them solve problems in their house and in life.
Starts airing: July 4 on KBS2
Mr. Sunshine
The 24-episode series, to air on Netflix, is produced by creators of Descendants of the Sun. Director Lee Eung-bok and screenwriter Kim Eun-sook teamed up for this drama, featuring the story of Korean US marine officer Eugene Choi (played by Lee Byung-hun) during the 19th-century US expedition to Korea. Choi ran away from his country as a boy to board an American warship. On his return, he falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter (played by Kim Tae-ri) while discovering a dark scheme to colonise his homeland.