2024 Kdramas to Look Out for in January: Which One Excites You Most?

Happy New Year! We here at The Daebak Co. wish all of our readers a fruitful 2024. Of course, we want to share some of the things we’re looking forward to in the year ahead. For starters, we’re already getting excited to watch these K-dramas.

If you are planning to set your calendar for your next binge-watch, make sure to add these 2024 K-dramas getting released in January.

Release Date: January 1, 2024

Cast: Park Min Young, Na In Woo, Lee Yi Kyung, Song Ha Yoon, Lee Gi Kwang

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Marry My Husband is a fantasy K-drama that involves time travel. It follows the story of Park Min Young’s character, a cancer patient who discovers her husband has been cheating on her with her friend.

After her discovery, she gets tragically murdered. But when she awakens, she realizes that she has been brought back to the past.

Park Min Young’s body underwent a drastic change to portray her role authentically. This alone is enough reason to watch the Healer actress take the stage once again.

Release Date: January 2, 2024

​​Cast: Park Ji Hoon, Hong Ye Ji

Genre: Period Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Love Song for Illusion is based on Vanziun’s webtoon. The story follows a woman with a mysterious past as she falls in love with a man who has two personalities.

Release Date: January 5, 2024

Cast: Park So Dam, Seo In Guk

Genre: Thriller, Fantasy

The first part of Death’s Game was released on December 15, 2023. The show gave us a glimpse of Seo In Guk’s character and how Park So Dam’s Death character harshly dealt with him. The series also has a slew of big names who all portray In Guk’s new character.

In the upcoming second part, fans will get to see a continuation of his story as he aims to get a second chance at life.

Release Date: January 5, 2024

Cast: Park Seo Joon, Han So Hee, Kim Su Hyun, Kim Hae Sook, Wi Ha Joon, Jo Han Chul

Genre: Historical, Thriller, Mystery

Gyeongseong Creature Part 2 is also coming out on January 5, 2024. The historical K-drama follows Han So Hee and Park Seo Joon as they try to survive a monster and the oppression during the occupation of Japan.

Release Date: January 12, 2024

Cast: Lee Ha Nee, Lee Jong Won, Lee Ki Woo, Kim Sang Joong

Genre: Period Drama, Action

Knight Flower is a period drama that follows Jo Yeo Hwa (played by Lee Ha Nee), who is a widow from one of the prestigious families in Joseon. She lives a double life as a quiet woman during the day. But at night, she sneaks out to help those in need.

Yeo Hwa meets Park Soo Ho (played by Lee Jong Won) and they fall in love.

Release Date: January 17, 2024

Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Kim Hye Joon

Genre: Action, Drama

A Shop for Killers follows the story of a young man who is raised by his uncle after losing his parents. After his uncle dies, he discovers something about his uncle’s job as a shopping mall manager. 

Release Date: January 19, 2024

Cast: Kim Hyun Joo, Park Hee Soon, Park Byung Eun, Ryu Kyung Soo

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Train to Busan’s director, Yeon Sang Ho, returns to direct The Bequeathed, a mystery crime drama that follows a long-buried family secret. But no secret hides forever as siblings inherit the mountain estate of their uncle.

Release Date: January 26, 2024

Cast: Ahn Bo Hyun, Park Ji Hyun

Genre: Action, Romantic Comedy

Flex X Cop follows the story of a third-generation chaebol Jin Yi Soo (played by Ahn Bo Hyun) who becomes a detective. He meets Lee Kang Hyun (played by Park Ji Hyun), who is a veteran of solving violent crimes.

They suddenly find themselves partners as they work on a case together.

Release Date: January 27, 2024

Cast: Park Shin Hye, Park Hyung Sik, Yoon Park, Kong Seong Ha

Genre: Romantic Comedy, Medical Drama

Doctor Slump sees the reunion of Park Hyung Sik and Park Shin Hye, who both previously starred in The Heirs.

The official synopsis of the show reads: “A drama depicting the growth and love of two lead characters who resign from their roles as doctors and reside in a rooftop house.”

Release Date: January 31, 2024

Cast: Lee Ji Ah, Kang Ki Young

Genre: Legal Drama

Queen of Divorce is a legal K-drama that follows a woman who went through her own divorce and lost everything. Her way of dealing with this is to help other people with their divorces.

Which of these 2024 K-dramas are you looking forward to? Share your thoughts with The Daebak Company.