6 K-Dramas Deserving and Worthy of Season Two
While there are many dramas that have us leave us desperately seeking a second season, we felt that it was time for another round!
Remember how it feels when a K-drama ends and you’re having a hard time letting go of it? Can you think of K-dramas that left you feeling this way and you can’t help but wish for a sequel just to satisfy your curiosity and feelings? We get it. Last year, we created a list of K-Dramas that will have you desperately seeking for season two but we felt that it was the perfect time for another round of dramas to ponder on and wish sequels for.
Months can pass, or years even, since a K-drama has ended but there will always be that one we think of every now and then. We wonder about how a particular character is doing or the many “what ifs” you can think of following the events of the series finale. Is he well? Is she successful? Are they still together? What about those side characters you’ve grown to love? Where are they now? What’s up with them?
We at Metro.Style know exactly how those emotions go. To cope with this longing, we made an updated list of K-dramas we really want to see more of!
6 K-Dramas Deserving and Worthy of Season Two
6 K-Dramas Deserving and Worthy of Season Two
Record of Youth.(2020)
This tvN drama follows the story of friends and young dreamers who are in the modeling industry. Its main character is Sa Hye Jun (Park Bo Gum) who comes from a humble background and is striving to make it big not only in the modeling industry but also as an actor. He meets An Jeong Ha (Park So Dam) who turns out to be a big fan of his. Along with Sa Hye Jun’s friends Won Hae-Hyo (Byeon Woo Seok), a fellow model and actor, and photographer Kim Jin U (Kwoon Soo Hyun), Sa Hye Jun and An Jeong-Ha navigate real life as they set out to achieve their hopes and dreams with challenges along the way.
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Record of Youth (2020)
Sa Hye Jun was easily one of the TV characters you will surely root for and cheer on and be happy for especially when his dreams came true. But his success came at a cost: losing the love of his life. While the drama ended with many possibilities, be it a rekindled relationship or a renewed friendship with An Jeong Ha, we can’t help but wonder about it.
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Crash Landing on You (2019)
The megahit Korean drama is now considered a modern classic. It tells the story of a South Korean heiress Yoon Seri (Son Ye Jin) who accidentally paraglided her way to North Korea. She crash lands on enemy territory and meets North Korean Captain Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin). The two come to a mutual pact of protecting each other by hiding her and his mistake from North Korean authorities. Things get complicated when they start falling for each other. And the rest, as they say, is TV ratings and streaming history.
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Crash Landing on You (2020)
The ending is happily satisfying for most viewers but sometimes you can’t help but think about what the exact future holds for Yoon Seri and Captain Ri. Is Switzerland going to be their new and permanent home? Did they have kids and start a family there? What happened to the adorable North Korean comrades we’ve grown fond of? Will North Korea and South Korea ever reconcile (this is real life so this might be a long shot)?
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The World of the Married (2020)
Korean cable television’s highest-rated drama not only in 2020 but of all time deliciously took us on a wild ride from episode one all the way to the finale. Adapted from BBC’s Doctor Foster, the drama revolves around a married couple Ji Sun Woo (Kim Hee Ae) and Lee Tae Oh (Park Hae Joon) wrapped in a story of betrayal and vengeance. It has been a critical and commercial success but the ending left the viewers wanting more.
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The World of the Married (2020)
The vague ending was left to the audience’s imagination. Did the teenage son ever make it back home? Were mother and son reunited? Did the ex-couple decide to remain friends for the sake of their son? There are just so many questions in need of answers.
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Start Up (2020)
The popular yet polarizing K-drama recognition goes to Start Up. Maybe only because there was a heated debate about the two male characters Nam Do San (Nam Joo Hyuk) and Han Ji Pyeong (Kim Seon Ho) and who’s best suited for female protagonist Seo Dal Mi (Bae Suzy). The drama is set in Sandbox, a South Korean version of Silicon Valley, where startup companies survive and thrive. As the characters make progress on their careers, the love lines get entangled as well. While it was initially obvious that Nam Do San is endgame for Seo Dal Mi, viewers fell in love with Han Ji Pyeong’s character making it a confusing tug-of-war not only for the heart of Dalmi but for the fans as well.
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Start Up (2020)
While Nam Do San and Seo Dal Mi eventually end up together, fans can’t help but check out Han Ji Pyeong and his future. Sure, he’s set to find consolation in his advocacy for orphans but wouldn’t it be nice to find out he traded up and found the perfect woman for him? After all, our “good boy” deserves to be happy. Likewise, we need more screen time and story about our independent, strong girl Seo In Jae (Kang Han Na)!
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Extraordinary You (2019)
The drama is about a high school girl, Eun Dan Oh (Kim Hye Yoon), who accidentally discovers she is but a lame character in a comic book. Not only is she an extra but her fate is already sealed: she’s engaged to someone she likes but despises her and she has an illness that will end her eventually. She set out to create her own path and story, defying the writer, and meets nameless student number 13 and who was later named as Haru (SF9 Rowoon). They eventually fall for each other but there are so many things at stake and complications arise.
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Extraordinary You (2019)
The ending saw Dan Oh and Haru in a new comic book story meeting anew. But will it be a happy story since their characters are in a new storyline? What about their other friends? Will they have to let go of each other if this new “comic book” ends? Is there really a true happy ending for the protagonists?
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The Producers (2015)
It’s been five years and the ending of The Producers still pique one’s curiosity. The 2015 K-Drama gathered the biggest names in Korean entertainment: Cha Tae Hyun, Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Soo Hyun and IU. The drama tells the story of people working on television as producers with the exception of Cindy, IU’s character, as a singer/idol. Described as a “variety drama,” it showcases the various challenges in TV production and in the entertainment industry. The “love square” was also played up with Cindy liking Baek Seung Chan (Kim Soo Hyun) but him liking Tak Ye Jin (Gong Hyo Jin) and her liking Ra Joon Mo (Cha Tae Hyun). Baek Seung Chan has already rejected Cindy though. In the end, Tak Ye Jin and Ra Joon Mo realized their feelings for each other leaving Cindy and Baek Seung Chan up in the air.
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The Producers (2015)
The finale didn’t help with our Cindy and Baek Seung Chan ship because even if they were not romantically together, it hinted of a blossoming friendship that just might lead there. How do you end a K-Drama with Kim Soo Hyun and IU in one frame without a kiss? Will their characters end up together? Will both of them achieve success independently in their respective careers? One can’t help but muse about it.
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These are just some of the titles that deserve to be added to our season two K-drama wishlist! Remember, when you’re about to start a K-drama, open your heart to risks of heartbreaking endings and the multitude of “what ifs” that may come with it. After all, it’s a bit difficult to let go of characters we have grown to love from episode one all the way to the series finale.
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