8 K-Dramas We’re Excited For Coming Soon On iQiyi
While ‘Jirisan’, ‘Bad and Crazy’, and ‘Yumi’s Cells’ are the most anticipated series, the rest are all still definitely landing on our watchlist!
The star-studded iQiyi Hallyu Season has officially arrived and we are too excited!
In the last quarter of the year, iQiyi is set to release a series of major K-series and films. Starting from September, the K-series lineup includes Jirisan, Bad and Crazy, IDOL: The Coup, Yumi's Cells, Let Me Be Your Night, The Man’s Voice, Melancholía, and Royal Secret Inspector Joy.
Korean films include Midnight and Shark: The Beginning. Popular girl group reality show Girls Planet 999 will conclude in October with 9 members to debut. Viewers worldwide can enjoy these K-shows on iQiyi International app or iQ.com.
Check them out in the gallery below:
What We're Binge-watching On iQiyi For The Rest Of The Year
What We're Binge-watching On iQiyi For The Rest Of The Year
Yumi’s Cells
Adapted from a popular webtoon of the same title with over 3.2 billion views. After a breakup, the romance ‘cells’ of ordinary office worker Yumi (played by Kim Go-eun) fall into a coma, until she starts to meet attractive young males.
Yumi’s Cells
Ahn Bo-hyun (Itaewon Class) plays the male lead. Park Jin Young from GOT7 plays Yumi’s second boyfriend Ba-bi. Choi Min-ho from SHINee makes a guest appearance as Yumi’s co-worker. Yumi's Cells is now streaming.
Jirisan
Jirisan, the long-awaited iQiyi original K-series stars Gianna Jun and Ju Ji-hoon, and is created by director Lee Eung-bok (Descendants of The Sun, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God) and writer Kim Eun-hee (Signal, Kingdom). Jun and Ju team up with Sung Dong-il, Oh Jung-se, and Go Min-si to safeguard Korea’s highest peak.
Jirisan
This suspense and disaster K-drama arrives on iQiyi on October 23.
Bad and Crazy
Following an afterlife messenger, serial killer, and nine-tailed fox, Lee Dong-wook is delivering another great show. Bad and Crazy is a heroic series following a capable but bad guy (played by Lee Dong-wook).
Bad and Crazy
His character meets a crazy but good guy (played by Wi Ha-jun)—who dreams of becoming a hero. The director behind The Uncanny Counter produces this new drama with exciting and fascinating film-quality visuals, to debut in December.
IDOL: The Coup
An idol group including Kim Je-na (played by Ahn Hee-yeon) has been in the business for six years, but they remain unknown to many.
IDOL: The Coup
Facing termination, they need to find success to overcome the crisis. This young professional drama about dreams arrives in November.
Let Me Be Your Night
The lead singer and producer (played by Lee Jun-young) of famous idol band LUNA suffers from sleepwalking.
Let Me Be Your Night
He works with a physician (played by Jung In-sun) who lives with the group to help overcome his condition. This romcom arrives on November.
The Man’s Voice
A part-time convenience store worker (played by Song Ji-eun) suddenly hears the voices of cats after a lightning strike.
The Man’s Voice
When an attractive first officer (played by Choi Tae-joon) asks her to take care of his cat, a romance full of fantasy blossoms. This romantic comedy arrives in December.
Royal Secret Inspector Joy
Set in the Joseon dynasty, a young and rich gourmet (played by Ok Taec-yeon) who unwittingly becomes a secret royal inspector.
Royal Secret Inspector Joy
He teams up with an unhappy wife seeking divorce (played by Kim Hye-yoon) on missions. This drama arrives on November.
Melancholia
In a private high school, a math teacher (played by Lim Soo-jung) and a math genius student (played by Lee Do-hyeon) break down tradition and bias in a beautiful but forbidden romance. This drama arrives in November.
Midnight
A hearing-impaired sign language counsellor (Jin Ki-joo) runs into a seriously injured woman (Kim Hye-yoon) on her way home. Helping the victim, she becomes the next target of the serial killer (played by Wi Ha-jun). Can she protect herself when she cannot even hear the killer approaching? Midnight is now streaming.
Shark: The Beginning
Adapted from a webtoon, a victim of bullying at school (played by Kim Min-seok) is put into a juvenile correction facility after an accident. With help from a mixed martial arts champion (played by Wi Ha-jun), he confronts his own fears and pushes his limits. Shark: The Beginning arrives in December.
