The year 2021 is near to its ending & many good Kdramas have already aired until now such as – Vincenzo, Youth Of May, Beyond Evil, Mr. Queen, etc. There are many more like this.
Korean dramas are entertaining & enjoyable to watch all the time. There are different genres of them & all of them are excellent. If you start watching them, you will find it difficult to stop watching.
Here are the Korean dramas that have started airing in October 2021. These dramas can be streamed on some free streaming sites if you don’t live in South Korea.
1. The All-Round Wife
Seo Cho Hee works as an account executive for an advertising company. She struggles to raise the standard of living through a house in Gangnam. Later, she realizes that happiness is not about the house but about the caring family that lives in it.
Cast –
- Han Da Gam as Seo Cho Hee
- Shim Ji Ho as Seo Kang Rim
- Han Sang Jin as Kang Nam Goo
- Kim Jae In as Gu Roo Mi
No. Of Episodes – 120
Watch On – YouTube
2. The King’s Affection
The story of a pair of royal twins, one male, and one female. Although the sister is initially abandoned for being female, she later disguises herself as a man to become the crown prince when her brother dies & develops feelings for her teacher.
Cast –
- Park Eun Bin as Lee Hwi
- Rowoon as Jung Ji Woon
- Nam Yoon Su as Lee Hyun
- Bae Yoon Kyung as Shin So Eun
No. Of Episodes – 20
Watch On – Netflix
3. Reflection Of You
The drama is about a woman who leaves the rich lifestyle of ‘wife and mother’ for a brief period and becomes faithful to her desires. Another woman comes in contact with her in that short span and loses the light of her life.
Cast –
- Go Hyun Jung as Jung Hee Joo
- Shin Hyun Bin as Goo Hae Won
- Kim Jae Young as Seo Woo Jae
- Choi Won Young as Ahn Hyun Sung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Netflix
4. My Name
Hangul: 마이 네임
Year: 2021
Yoon Ji Woo, who is part of a drug ring, joins the police to find out what happened to her father. She does this by becoming a mole for the drug group. She works in the police department’s unit that looks into drug crimes.
Rating:
Main Cast (Characters):
- Han So Hee as Yoon Ji Woo
- Ahn Bo Hyun as Jeon Pil Do
- Park Hee Soon as Choi Moo Jin
- Kim Sang Ho as Cha Gi Ho
No. Of Episodes: 8 (50 min. each)
Streaming Options (region-specific):
5. Work Later, Drink Now
Ahn So Hee works as a broadcasting writer, Han Ji Yeon as a yoga instructor, and Kang Ji Gu as a YouTuber. They enjoy meeting after work and drinking together. The three women are single and in their 30s. A man also hangs out with them.
Cast –
- Lee Sun Bin as Ahn So Hee
- Han Sun Hwa as Han Ji Yeon
- Jung Eun Ji as Kang Ji Gu
- Choi Si Won as Kang Book Goo
No. Of Episodes – 10
Watch On – Free Streaming Sites
6. Jirisan
Set against the backdrop of towering views of Mount Jiri, the rangers and other employees of the Jirisan National Park climb through the mysterious and unexplored regions of the mountain, trying to rescue the lost trekkers.
Cast –
- Jun Ji Hyun as Seo Yi Kang
- Joo Ji Hoon as Kang Hyun Jo
- Sung Dong Il as Jo Dae Jin
- Oh Jung Se as Jung Goo Young
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
7. Crime Puzzle
Hangul: 크라임 퍼즐
Year: 2021
A criminal psychologist goes to jail for murder, and a criminal profiler who lost her father in the murder talks to him. These two used to be in a relationship, but now they have to face the shocking truth about a series of murders.
Rating:
Main Cast (Characters):
- Yoon Kye Sang as Han Seung Min
- Go Ah Sung as Yoo Hee
- Yoon Gyung Ho as Kim Pan Ho
- Song Sun Mi as Park Jeong Ha
No. Of Episodes: 10 (70 min. each)
Streaming Options (region-specific):
8. Chimera
The story of a serial explosion murder case, called Chimera, that happened again after 35 years. Jae Hwan, a detective, Eugene, a criminal profiler and Joong Yeob, a surgeon work together to find the culprit behind the case.
Cast –
- Park Hae Soo as Cha Jae Hyun
- Lee Hee Joon as Lee Joong Yub
- Kim Soo Hyun as Yoo Jin
- Cha Joo Young as Kim Hyo Kyung
No. Of Episodes – 16
Watch On – Viki
9. Inspector Koo
Kyung Yi, an insurance investigator who used to be a police officer, enjoys solving cold cases for the thrill of it, and she comes against a female college student who is a serial killer when she begins investigating a mysterious murder case.
Cast –
- Lee Young Ae as Koo Kyung Yi
- Kim Hye Joon as Song Yi Kyung
- Lee Hong Nae as Keon Wook
- Baek Sung Chul as Santa
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Netflix
Wrapping Up
So, these were the Kdramas that have aired in October 2021. You can either watch them while they air one-by-one or binge-watch after they are completely released.
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