Updates:
Due to the covid-situation, many dramas has paused production while waiting for test results. Full story here.
Love Alarm Season 2 is currently on hold until 2021 and the affected drama Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol postpone to air in September.
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How time flies and it is the eighth month of 2020. August is not a jam packed month of K-drama premiering as most of them started late July 2020.
Love Alarm Season 2
No. of episodes: 8
Airing: 22 Aug 2020
Native title: 좋아하면 울리는 2
Original network: Netflix
Genre: Romance, High School, Sci-fi, Fantasy
The well received ‘Love Alarm’ is finally back with their sequel after we are left hanging watching the finale of Season 1.
For those who are new, the drama is about an app that will reveal one’s true heart in the society. The mobile app will tell you if there are anyone that likes you within 10 meters radius from where you stand.
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol
No. of episodes: 32
Airing: 26 Aug to 15 Oct 2020, every Wednesday and Thursday
Native title: 도도솔솔라라솔
Original network: KBS2
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
The drama is about Goo Ra Ra, a pianist that hits her rock bottom after her family’s downfall. She made her way to La La Land which is a small village and enrolled into a piano academy where she will cross path with a mysterious guy, Sun Woo Joon.
Alice
No. of episodes: 16
Airing: 28 Aug to 17 Oct 2020, every Friday and Saturday
Native Title: 앨리스
Original network: SBS
Genre: Sci-fi, Mystery, Melodrama, Fantasy
The drama is about an emotionless detective who knows the existence of time travelers and a transportation to the future called ‘Alice’. Through time traveling and investigating more about ‘Alice’, he met Yoon Tae Yi who pass away for quite some time.
Do You Like Brahms?
No. of episodes: 16
Airing: 31 Aug to 20 Oct 2020, every Monday to Tuesday
Native title: 브람스를 좋아하세요
Original network: SBS
Genre: Romance, Music
This drama is set in a prestigious music school where talented students are gathered. Young and talented students chase after their dream and happiness but find themselves caught in between dream and reality.
When I Was the Most Beautiful
No. of episodes: 32
Airing: 19 Aug to 8 Oct 2020, every Wednesday and Thursday
Native Title: 내가 가장 예뻤을 때
Original network: MBC
Genre: Romance, Drama
The drama is about a love triangle between Oh Ye Ji and two brothers, Seo Hwan and Seo Jin. Ye Ji is a ceramic artist, she is an optimist and has the never give up spirit. Seo Hwan is an architectural designer who fell at first sight for Ye Ji. Seo Jin is a racer and leader of his rally team. The cool but ruthless man still can’t let go of his first love.
Twenty-Twenty
No. of episodes: ?
Airing: 15 Aug (on Naver) and 22 Aug 2020 (on YouTube)
Native title: 트웬티트웬티
Original network: Playlist Studio
Genre: School, Romance, Friendship
The drama is about a group of youngsters who are turning 20 and the things they are going to go through and how it will impact and change their lives. Chae Da Hee (Han Sung Min) always live under the control of her mother (Bae Hye Sun) but things changed after she turned 20 and met Lee Hyun Jin (Kim Woo Seok) who decide to live on his own. Hyun Jin grew up in a totally opposite environment as compared to Da Hee, his parents’ busy career made him feel isolated and lonely growing up.
The Zombie Detective
No. of episodes: 24
Airing: 31 Aug to 6 Oct 2020, every Monday and Tuesday
Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Investigation, Comedy
Native Title: 좀비탐정
Original network: KBS
Starring Choi Jin Hyuk, Park Joo Hyun and more. The drama is about Kim Moo Young who is a zombie with good looks and physique becoming a detective in pursuit of his past after losing memories. While searching for answers and cracking cases, he is doing his best to coexist with humans.
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