There are many Korean drama that
when it ended, we feel insatiable and need more of it. Sometimes, it is because
the drama itself has an interesting storyline. There is also times when the
ending is a cliffhanger that it leave us with many unresolved questions. We always
hope for a second season, however the possibility of it to happen is very low.
Most of Korean dramas usually do not have a second season. I am not
sure why but that is that is a fact. There are many possible reasons. One of it
might be because of the drama got low ratings. The producers will definitely refuse to
produce a second season if the first one do not manage to perform well. As for
a successful drama, the pressure to achieve the same result might be too much
that it is better not to have a second season. Whatever the reason is, here are
my picks for Top 5 Korean Dramas I Hope
for a Second Season.
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Top 5 Korean Dramas I Hope for a Second Season
1. Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim.
Genre: Medical, melodrama
Broadcast network: SBS
Main casts: Han Suk Kyu, Yoo Yun Suk and Seo Hyun Jin
Synopsis:
Dr. Bu Yong Joo was a famous surgeon with the nickname of
“Hand of God”. Rumor was that he can save life even from the death. However, he
suddenly disappeared after an incident at the hospital and nobody knew exactly
why. Apparently, he decided to leave his former workplace to be in a small
hospital (Doldam Hospital) and now is known as Teacher Kim.
Fate has put together former senior-junior, Dr. Yoon Seo
Jung and Dr. Kang Dong Joo to work under Teacher Kim. These two young doctors
are passionate to become a great doctor yet for a selfish reasons. Kang Dong
Joo became a doctor to win somebody over meanwhile Yoon Seo Jung wants to be
recognized by somebody. Teacher Kim teaches them the meaning of being true
doctors.
When there are news about famous Dr, Bu Yong Joo is making
a comeback, there director of his former hospital tried hard to prevent it from
happening. Things got worse when the chairman of that hospital personally
wanted Bu Yong Joo to handle his heart operation.
Opinion:
This is truly a masterpiece. Honestly, this fantastic drama
is worth watching. I had watched numerous Korean medical related dramas such as
‘Good Doctor’, ‘Blood’ and ‘Yong Pal’ but none had achieved my expectation in
term of medical element. Since the dramas used medical as their genre, I always
expected to see the plot progress based on it with more doctors in action
instead of their love life. Usually, the romance element always ended up
overpowering the medical aspect of the drama.
That is why I think ‘Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim’ is so
far the best Korean medical drama. I love the chemistry among all the casts and
their natural acting. There is a romance but not overpowering the medical
theme. I love that in every episode there is always a new patient case with
different need of treatment, so we can witness how the hospital staffs trying
their best to deal with it. I enjoy watching all the operation room scenes,
this is exactly what I expected from a medical drama. The comedy is good too
with a bunch of funny scenes. I applaud the excellent writing, directing and
acting of all the production staffs. Truly a satisfactory drama, it did have a
decent ending but I just want more episodes.
2. Signal
Genre: Fantasy, crime
Broadcasting network: tvN
Main casts: Lee Je Hoon, Kim Hye Soon, Cho Jin Woong
Synopsis:
Hae Young is police lieutenant cum criminal profiler. He
doesn’t trust cops due to his bad past experience. When he was in elementary
school, Hae Young witnessed his classmate being kidnapped by a woman and later
found dead. Hae Young went to the police station to try informing them that the
kidnapper was a woman not a man like what the police announced. However, nobody
paid attention to him. His friend’s case remain unsolved.
Hae young meet a veteran police Detective Soo Hyun when she
caught him at a café for trying to leak celebrity scandal to reporter. She arrests
him unknowing that he is a police. While leaving the police station, he hears a
voice calling his name. He looks around and finds that the sound comes from a
walkie-talkie. The voice is of a man claiming to be Detective Jae Han from the
year 2000 and is currently investigating Hae Young’s classmate case. This is
when these two begin to communicate through walkie-talkie in attempt to solve
many cold cases.
Opinion:
This is by far my favourite Korean crime drama. I am a huge
fan of crime solving dramas because I am intrigued to look for clues to
unsolved murders and violent crimes. I am an avid fan of U.S. drama ‘Criminal
Mind’, so I am eager to see how Lee Jae Hoon portrays his character as a
profiler. Although this drama only have little romantic scenes, this will
definitely keep you on the edge. The pacing for this drama is good and the plot
is also well-written. My only complaint is the ending. Why does it have to be
an open ending? I hate it because it leave the viewers with many unresolved
questions. I am wondering is Detective Jae Han still alive. Plus, his father
looks like he is keeping some sort of secret. I will be incredibly frustrated if there is no
sequel of this drama.
3. Missing Noir M
Genre: Crime, thriller, action
Broadcast network: OCN
Main casts: Kim Kang Woo, Park Hee Soon, Jo Bo Ah
Synopsis:
Gil Soo Hyun is a genius who entered Harvard University at
the age of 10. Later, he became an FBI agent for 10 years before returning to
South Korea. He is later chosen to be the leader of the Special Missing persons
Unit. The unit was established to deal with cases of special missing cases
involving violent crimes. Other members of the unit are Detective Oh Dae Young
and Jin Seo Joon. Det. Park is a detective with 20 years of experience and
currently is obsess with learning the law. Jin Seo Joon is their expert
technical personnel.
Opinion:
Definitely one of the most interesting crime drama with
many suspense moments. Truly a high quality crime/thriller drama. Each case has
many unpredictable plot twists. I always made a wrong guess on who the real
criminal is and sometimes I need to replay a certain part just to see what I
missed. As a viewer, I enjoy having myself analysing all pieces of evidence to
see how it fit together. It is a pity that there is only 10 episodes. Judging
from the way how the series ended with a cliffhanger, it does looks like OCN is
open to have a second season. Speaking of ending, I feel bad for Park Hee Soon’s
character because I think he got the worst ending. I am not sure if he will be
in the second season (assuming there is a second season) because he did killed
someone. Hopefully, the main trio will not be replace because I love their
chemistry.
4. Kill Me, Heal Me
Genre: Rom-com, suspense, medical
Broadcast network: MBC
Main casts: Ji Sung, Hwang Jung Eum, Park Seo Joon
Synopsis:
A third-generation business heir, Cha Do Hyun is suffering
from dissociative identity disorder due to past traumatic events. This results
in him having seven different personalities. He tries to keep this as a secret
from his family and friends. He tries to regain control of his life through the
help of a first-year psychiatric resident, Oh Ri Jin, whom he employs as his
secret doctor.
Opinion:
This drama proved that Ji Sung is a great actor. His portrayal
of each distinctive seven personalities is remarkable. I like that each
personality has different characteristic and each of them was jealous of the
other is something relatable to us. There are times that we feel like we have
to be someone else but also at the same time we need to be a different person.
Honestly, I am attracted to watch this series solely
because of Ji Sung acting. I personally like Perry Park character. There are
many funny scenes, my personal favourite will be Ahn Yo Na fangirling over Oh
Ri On moments. So hilarious. As for the storyline, honestly I enjoy the
unveiling of the family great secret but it became quite dragging at the last
few episodes. All those basement flashbacks were getting kind of annoying. Overall,
I really enjoyed the drama and have high praises for Ji Sung’s acting. I want a
second season to happen just because I want to see all these seven
personalities back but the probability of that to happen seems unlikely.
5. Healer
Genre: Action, thriller, romance
Broadcast network: KBS2
Main casts: Ji Chang Wook, Park Min Young, Yoo Ji Tae
Synopsis:
Seo Jung Hoo is a mysterious errand boy known by the
codename ‘Healer’ who has an excellent fighting skills. He accepted any task
for a relevant price unless it is connected with murder. No one knows who he is
except for an older woman who is a genius hacker. One of his task involved a reporter
for a second rate tabloid website, Chae Young Shin. She starts to have an
interest to know about the mysterious Healer as he tries to get closer to her. Meanwhile,
Kim Moon Ho is a famous reporter at major broadcasting station. The three of
them end up working together in trying to uncover the truth of a past incident,
which is actually a common past for them all.
Opinion:
This is one great action drama. Despite having a low
rating, I think is an amazing Korean drama worth putting on replay. At early
episodes, I was sceptical because I thought the drama will end up like ‘Superman’
or ‘Spiderman’. It has that love at first side with a mysterious man vibe, but
luckily it was not like that. I read many reviews saying that this drama is
similar to ‘City Hunter’ but I cannot comment on that because I never watch it.
I am not familiar with any of the main casts. They nailed their characters. I love
the way they deal with their traumatic pasts.
I love how all the conflicts are resolve in a peaceful way instead
of using violence. This drama has a good balance between action, comedy,
romance and suspense. My issue is only that I want to know more on what happen
to the bad guys, I mean the Elder and Moon Shik. Yes, I can assume that they
got punished for their crime but it will be nice to see that in the storyline. Of
course, there are a lot more that I want to know. Did Jung Hoo stops being
Healer? Did he get married to Young Shin? Did Myung Hee know the truth about
Young Shin is her daughter? With these many questions remain unanswered, I
really hope for a second season to clear this up.
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These are my Top 5 picks, do you have other Korean drama that you anticipate for second season? Share it in the comment below.
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