8 K-Dramas That Might Have The Best Fashion This 2021
Are you ready for another round of K-style obsession?
2021 is shaping up to be a good year, K-drama-wise. Below, we've rounded up 8 upcoming K-dramas we predict will have the best fashion moments this year! After our style obsession with Crash Landing On You, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, The King: Eternal Monarch, and The World Of The Married last year, we’re bound to witness another line up of K-dramas with impressive styling along with the newest 'It' couples and heart-stomping narratives.
From the small screen comebacks of Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo, and Jun Ji-hyun to the K-drama debut of Kim Ji-soo of Blackpink, best believe that we’re in for a treat for the rest of the year. Could this mean that we would be seeing Jun Ji-hyun in Alexander McQueen, Kim Ji-soo in Dior, or Bae Doona in Louis Vuitton? Only time will tell!
Take a look at the gallery down below as we guide you through each K-dramas' release dates, casts, and plots. Make sure to set you hearts and alarms for yet another year in K-stars land.
2021 K-Dramas
2021 K-Dramas
Vincenzo (February 2021)
Vincenzo (Song Joong-ki), a mafia consigliere, comes to South Korea from Italy due to an intra-organizational conflict; and gets entangled with a veteran rogue lawyer to embody justice in the way of a villain.
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Song Joong-ki
After years of hiatus, Song Joong-ki finally comes back in the small screens with a new K-drama to make us swoon! Starring side by side with beaming actress Jun Yeo-bin in ‘Vincenzo’, we’re bound to see Joong-ki in suits and despicable scenes all throughout the series.
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Jun Yeo-bin
Award-winning actress Jun Yeo-bin is constantly making a name for herself in the K-entertainment industry. After winning multiple awards for ‘After My Death’, we’re excited to see Yeo-bin dominate our screens again.
Photo Credit: Photo from Hancinema
Oh! Master (March 2021)
Oh! Master is a romantic comedy revolving around Han Bi-soo (Lee Min-ki), a drama screenwriter, and Oh Joo-in (Nana), an actress who acts in romantic-comedy dramas.
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Lee Min-ki
Eye candy Lee Min-ki has been starring in films and dramas non-stop since 2015. The South Korean actor proves that his career streak is not stopping anytime soon with his new leading role in ‘Oh! Master’.
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Im Jin-ah
Singer and actress Im Jin-ah or professionally known as Nana is keeping herself busy with yet another role in the small screens. This time around she’s in a romantic comedy with Min-ki! Starring as an actress in ‘Oh! Master’, will she act as herself or as a whole new persona? We can’t wait to find out!
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Snowdrop (May 2021)
Snowdrop is set in 1987 Seoul and revolves around Im Soo-ho (Jung Hae-in), a student at a prestigious university, and Eun Young-cho (Kim Ji-soo), a cheerful student.
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Jung Hae-In
There’s no question why Jung Hae-in is a sight to see. The K-drama heartthrob will star side-by-side with first time leading actress Kim Ji-soo in ‘Snowdrop’ as students in 1987 Seoul! We’re so excited to see them form chemistry in the series!
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Kim Ji-soo
Kim Ji-soo’s first K-drama leading role is leaving us at the edge of our seats. If you’re a hardcore Blackpink fan, you would know how hyped up we are for her role since last year! We can’t believe we will be seeing Ji-soo act instead of singing or dancing onstage. Could this series spark Ji-soo’s love for acting even more?
Photo Credit: Photo from Dior
The Penthouse: War In Life 2
Penthouse tells the story of rich families living in Hera Palace. The series revolves around the never ending war between these families and their desire to become number one in real estate and education.
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Lee Ji-ah
Lee Ji-ah continues to lead in the second season of ‘The Penthouse: War In Life’ alongside her equally vibrant co-stars. Ji-ah recently won the Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards.
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Kim So-yeon
Kim So-yeon is the ultimate femme fatale of ‘The Penthouse: War In Life’. There’s not one episode we took our eyes off her because she stirs the plot so well!
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Eugene
Singer and actress Kim Yoo-jin or professionally known as Eugene has been a TV darling her whole life. After a lengthy break in the K-drama industry, Eugene came back with a starring role in ’The Penthouse: War In Life’ proving that she’s still got it!
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Jirisan/Cliffhanger
Set against the backdrop of towering views of the Jiri Mountains, it depicts the story of rangers and other employees of the Jirisan National Park who climb through the mysterious and unexplored regions of the mountain, trying to rescue the survivors and lost trekkers. The drama is centered around a mystery surrounding the mountain's many visitors; those who come to kill, and those who come to end their lives.
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Ju Ji-hoon
Having won the Top Excellence Award for Actor in a Miniseries Action Drama at the 2020 SBS Drama Awards for ‘Hyena’, Ju Ji-hoon is bound to take over the K-drama industry in a two year streak! His role in ‘Cliffhanger’ is definitely one to watch.
Photo Credit: Photo from Harper's Bazaar Taiwan
Jun Ji-hyun
Coming back to back with dramas ‘Kingdom: Ashin of the North’ and ‘Cliffhanger’ in 2021, Jun Ji-hyun made sure that she’s got the industry by the collar this year. We can’t wait to see Ji-hyun act in both of these action-packed series!
Photo Credit: Photo from Alexander McQueen
The Silent Sea
The Silent Sea is a mystery sci-fi thriller that follows the story of elite scientists who are on a mission to visit the moon to retrieve mysterious samples from an abandoned research station.
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Gong Yoo
We can’t help but feel emotional about Gong Yoo’s resurgence on TV because we missed him dearly! After three years, we will finally see him in a starring role with Bae Doona.
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Bae Doona
Actress, photographer, and activist Bae Doona already has an impressive filmography and a number of K-drama series under her belt but she never fails to overdeliver each role every time! We’re thrilled to see her in another sci-fi series since we absolutely loved her in 'Sense8'.
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Red Sky
The upcoming fantasy-romance drama is set in the Joseon era. It will follow Hong Chun-gi (Kim Yoo-jung), Joseon’s only female painter who possesses an excellent memory, and Ha Ram (Ahn Hyo-seop), an astrologer.
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Ahn Hyo-seop
After his main roles in ‘Still 17’, ‘Abyss’, and ‘Dr. Romantic 2’, Ahn Hyo-seop is at it again with ‘Red Sky’. Starring as an astrologer in the upcoming dreamy drama, we’re excited to see Hyo-seop get in touch with his boy wonder vibes all over again!
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Kim Yoo-jung
21-year-old actress Kim Yoo-jung is one of the best known child actresses in South Korea. You might’ve seen her in ‘Moon Embracing The Sun’ and ‘Love in the Moonlight’. This year she’s taking off with a starring role in a drama that will surely flutter our hearts.
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Mouse
Mouse is a suspense-filled drama that follows Jung Ba-reum (Lee Seung-gi), an upright rookie police officer whose life gets complicated when he meets a ruthless psychopathic serial killer. After surviving a dangerous encounter with the psychopath, he is driven to find out the truth behind psychopathic behaviours, together with his partner Ko Moo-chi (Lee Hee-joon).
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Lee Seung-gi
Another main role for Hallyu heartthrob Lee Seung-gi means that we will never get sick of seeing him in our small screens. As a police officer in the upcoming drama ‘Mouse’, Seung-gi is all set to show his knight in shining armor stance for 2021.
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Park Joo-hyun
Budding actress Park Joo-Hyun might be a newbie in the K-drama industry but she’s more than ready to act on main roles like an absolutely pro. We can’t wait to see her chemistry with Seung-gi along with the cast of ‘Mouse’ this year. Fingers crossed that we will be seeing stylish looks from her as wel!
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