Favorite 2021 Kdramas

Ex-lovers who are forced to film another documentary after their first one goes viral.

I love any form of love/hate relationships. Starring Choi Woo Shik from Parasite and Kim Da Mi from Itaewon Class. I'm loving these two together so much. They are both quite newly famous and I'm so happy they surpass their hype. They are amazing and loveable.

A combination of beautiful old school romance combined with real life political tragedy. Set during 1980's Gwangju Uprising it explores the possibilities of what was and could have been.

I'm living for Lee Do-hyun's budding career, here's to more dramas starring him. This drama had a beautiful cast and I can't believe I didn't know any of them prior! Though it turns out I have seen Lee Do-hyun in a bunch of things but his roles were minor (and I'm terrible at faces).

Season 3 anyone?

A new spin on the psychopath crime drama but always to try find the answer to the same question. With their lack of empathy do we consider psychopaths human or not human?

Sometimes I think I'm blinded by my love of Lee Seung-gi but then I watch his dramas again and think I'm not blind at all. His characters are so vast yet he delivers them perfectly and this is one of the best dramas to showcase how amazing he is.

This is a heavy but confronting watch with the worst of what happens when you throw a bunch of 18 year old boys into something as serious as the military.

Jung Hae-in bringing back his Prison Playbook character, jokes, but I'm reminiscing about non-slice of life Jung Hae-in now.  Every time I think yay I get to see Go Kyung-pyo, it's too little. Only 6 episodes, I wish it was longer, and Go Kyung-pyo is only in one.

Though this drama feels similar to Hotel Del Luna - starring a beautiful, cold, fashionable exorcist - it holds it's own. Just like the many different ways to look amazing in black it's nuance is different to Hotel Del Luna. Mainly with it's comedic elements.

Jung Yong-hwa never disappoints me, next drama please!

This drama was nothing like I imagined. A young autistic man works for his father's business to arrange items left behind by deceased people, until his own father also dies. Each character and episode was deep and navigated the nuances of delicate topics like autism and death so well.

It's only 10 episodes. I was expecting 16 and thought that ep 10 was leading up to the finale but it turns out it was the conclusion... Not to say it didn't end well, I just thought it was the lead up to even more. Usually when the main plot is over I'm happy to go back to the simplicity of the beginning but with the friendships now formed and all misunderstandings cleared up. Just to watch some besties live their best life. It rarely happens in kdramaland but it's one thing I want in a conclusion.

Not for the faint hearted. A mass of poor people are called to play some games for money.

Normally I consider school/college dramas as slice of life since they usually have a coming of age element but this takes that slice of life to the next level. 

Starring cutie Park Ji-hoon of Wanna One/Produce 101 but all the main characters are well built and full of depth with their own backstories and ways of living. Watching the bond between them develop, especially the bromance, is all I need. I watched this because I heard it was underrated and I have to agree. Though I feel like they could have done more in the climax.

A refreshing spin on your typical rom-com. Miserably living day by day at a temp job Hani unexpectedly meets her cheery wilful 17yo self again.

My love for Kim Young-kwang brought me here but it was funnier than I expected. I'm fussy with my comedy.