5 new K-dramas to watch in October 2021:

1. The King’s Affection

South Korean broadcaster KBS2 will air romantic period drama The King’s Affection, starring Park Eun-bin and Ro Woon and based on the webcomic Yeonmo by Lee So-young.

The story concerns twins born to the Crown Prince’s wife. The daughter is sent away to be killed, but is secretly spared, and when the son later dies, the twin daughter is brought back and raised as Prince Lee Hwi. Played by Hot Stove League lead Park Eun-bin, she grows up to become a crown prince, but fears revealing her identity.

2. Reflection of You

Following a two-year hiatus, Dear My Friends actress Go Hyun-jung will return to screens in the women-fronted drama Reflection of You. She will play Jeong Hee-joo, a woman who endured a difficult youth to become a successful painter and essayist and now lives happily with her rich husband and their two children.

3. My Name

Netflix Korea’s next series is the revenge-themed drama My Name. Han So-hee of 

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 plays Yoon Ji-woo, a young woman who is determined to avenge her father’s death. Ji-woo works in a drug gang under Choi Moo-jin (Park Hee-soon), who helps her to uncover the reasons for her father’s untimely demise.

4. Jirisan

One of the year’s most highly anticipated series, Jirisan sees Jun Ji-hyun (aka Gianna Jun) return as a series lead for the first time since Legend of the Blue Sea. Jun plays Seo Yi-gang, the top ranger in Jiri Mountain National Park. She knows the area like the back of her hand and imparts her knowledge to rookie ranger Kang Hyun-jo (Ju Ji-hoon), a military trainee with a secret.

5. Inspector Koo

Jewel in the Palace star Lee Young-ae makes her return to the small screen next month in the crime-comedy series Inspector Koo. Lee plays the titular character Koo Kyung-yi, a former police officer who became an insurance investigator as well as a recluse following the death of her husband.