For Korean drama fans, 2021 is full of mystery-thriller. This year we have witnessed action dramas, even on Netflix, all top Korean dramas belong to mystery, action, thriller, and suspense genres. 2021 proves that rather than Rom-Com dramas people prefer more Mystery- thriller dramas. Here I will share the most-watched Korean dramas on Netflix in 2021.
Squid Game
Cast: Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Jung Ho Yeon, Anupam Tripathi, Lee Yoo Mi
Squid Game is the most-watched Korean dramas on Netflix in 2021. This drama was in the Top 10 for 11 weeks in 90 countries. A different group of people got an invitation to play a game for 40 million dollars which seems quite mysterious. Seong Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) was fired from his job and dealing with financial issues. At a subway station, he heard about a game with 45.6 billion won prize money. He decides to participate in the survivor game. There, he met his childhood friend and neighbor Cho Sang Woo (Park Hae Soo).
Vincenzo
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Jeon Yeo Bin, Ok TaecYeon,
Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong Ki) is a lawyer and a consigliere of a Mafia group. He went back to South Korea and meets Lawyer Hong Yu Chan (Yoo Jae Myung) of Jipuragi Law Firm. Hong Cha Young (Jeon Yeo Bin) is a lawyer at Wusang Law Firm and the daughter of Hong Yu Chan. She can do anything to win a case.
My Name
Cast: Han Soo Hee, Ahn Bo Hyun, Park Hee Soo
It is the story of a woman named Yoo Ji Woo (Han So Hee) whose father was murdered on her birthday. After that, she desperately wants to take revenge on the person who is responsible for killing his father. She trusts a powerful crime boss Choi Mu Jin (Park Hee Soon) who is also his father’s best friend and enters the police force under his direction.
Hospital Playlist Season 2
Cast: Jo Jung Suk, Jung Kyung Ho, Yoo Yeon Suk, Kim Dae Myung, Jeon Mi Do
Hospital Playlist is a slice-of-life drama where it shows the daily life of 5 surgeons and their different methods of handling patients. The challenges they face during this profession. This K-drama beautifully portrays the life, friendship, and relationship of five best friends who is surgeons at the same hospital. Check out Hospital Playlist Season 1 here.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Cast: Shin Min A, Kim Seon Ho, Le Sang Yi
Yoon Hye Jin (Shin Min A) is a dentist because of her whistleblower she lost her job. Hye went to see the ocean at Gongjin on her mother’s birthday there she meets Hong Du Sik (Kim Seon Ho) who is known as Chief Hong. He is unemployed and does various part-time jobs. He is very popular among villagers they all are dependent on him. Finally, Yoon Hye Jin decides to open her dental clinic at Gongjin village.
Nevertheless
Cast: Song Kang, Han So Hee, Chae Jong Hyeop, Lee Yul Eum, Yang Hye Ji
Park Jae Eon (Song Kang) is majoring in art whereas Yoo Na Bi (Han So Hee) is his senior in the same university. Jae Eon always hides his true self from others and is not in a serious relationship. However, Na Bi has a terrible past relationship and she decided not to love anyone.
Hellbound
Cast: Yoo Ah In, Kim Hyun Joo, Park Jung Min, Won Jin Ah, Yang Ik Jun
Hellbound is about where people know about the cause and time of their death by hearing some voice and at the time a dead angel appears and kills them. Jung Jin-Soo (Yoo Ah In) is the head of the religious group Saejinrihwe. Bae Young Jae (Park Jung Min) is a PD at a broadcasting station. Song So Hyun (Won Jin A) is Young Jae’s wife. Min Hey Jin (Kim Hyun Joo) is a lawyer by profession whereas Jin Kyung Hoon (Yang Ik Jun) is a detective. Everyone is investigating the truth of Saejinrihwe.
Sisyphus: The Myth
Cast: Park Shin Hye, Cho Seung Woo
Kang Seo Hae (Park Shin Hye) is an elite warrior and she travels back in time to help Tae Sul (Cho Seung Woo). He is an engineer and co-founder of Quantum and Time Company. He lost his older brother Han Tae San (Heo Jun Seok) 10 years ago. Ultimately he found out the shocking truth about his brother’s death and his journey begins after that.
Run On
Cast: Im Si Wan, Shin Se Kyung, Choi Soo Young, Kang Tae Oh
Run On is a romantic Korean drama. Ki Seon Gyeom (Im Si Wan) was a popular sprinter but due to an accident, he quit the sport. Now, he works as a sports agent. Meanwhile, Oh Mi Joo (Shin Se Kyung) works as a subtitle translation for movies.
Kingdom: Ashin of the North (Special Episode)
Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Park Byung Eun, Kim Si A
Ashin (Kim Si A) is a tribal girl. One day she went to the jungle and when she came back, assassins had killed all the people of her tribe. Now she is left all alone and wants to take revenge on the people who are responsible for that. Kingdom 1 and Kingdom 2 are available on Netflix.
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