Premiere Watch: Cheer Up, Love is for Suckers, Bad Prosecutor, Glitch
by missvictrix
Dramaland just keeps on giving! This week we have lots more goodness premiering: cheer squad feels, friends-to-lovers with extra squabble, a delinquent prosecutor making trouble, and an alien abduction with two quirky heroines.
Time slot: Monday-Tuesday
Broadcaster: SBS
Genre: Drama, youth, romance, mystery
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: I’m sure I’m not the only one that heard the synopsis of this drama and thought: can this be the next Sassy Go-Go? From our lips to the drama gods’ ears! Either way, we have a campus setting, an elaborately attired cheer squad, and a new batch of recruits that join the team. With a pretty fresh-faced cast of Bae In-hyuk, Han Ji-hyun, Kim Hyun-jin, Jang Gyuri, Lee Min-jae, and Lee Eun-saem — all looking adorable in their varsity blue — this could be the dose of campus cuteness we didn’t know we needed. (Also, their commitment level is clearly 10/10 due to the fact that they wore their cheer costumes to the press conference lol!)
TL;DR: Cheerleading, campus romances, threatens to also contain a mystery
Time slot: Wednesday-Thursday
Broadcaster: ENA
Genre: Rom-com
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: ENA’s next drama in their Wednesday-Thursday slot is here, and I am all about the pairing of Choi Siwon and Lee Da-hee. I’ve been fans of both of them for a long time, but together? In a modern rom-com? About long-time friends that fall in love? Sign me up! ENA hasn’t been able to crack the magic of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, but they sure are bank-rolling some really fun dramas and actor pairings. Whether it’s a smash hit (and the latest and greatest rom-com to go down in history), a hidden gem with a passionate fandom, or just a middling story that has a few moments of greatness — I’m all in.
TL;DR: Awesome Choi Siwon and Lee Da-hee pairing, friends-to-lovers storyline, looks spunky and fun
Time slot: Wednesday-Thursday
Broadcaster: KBS
Genre: Crime, action, legal
Episode count: 12
Reasons to watch: We might all be feeling the legal drama fatigue, but a legal drama about a prosecutor that doesn’t care about the law? Who wears a track suit, has fizzy hair, a gang of delinquent friends, and goes around with a baseball bat when bad guys need to be taught a lesson? Could be a blast! With D.O. in the lead — one of the idol actors whose performances I’ve regularly enjoyed — and Lee Se-hee hot off her success in Young Lady and Gentleman, I think I like the cast as much as I like the premise. Legal shows have a tendency to just be so damn serious and repetitive, so if Bad Prosecutor really has the nerve to pull this one off — and will have D.O. beating people up and wreaking general havoc — I will be there for it.
TL;DR: D.O., Lee Se-hee, legal drama that looks more like action, good delinquents beating up bad guys (how’s that for a drama logline?)
Time slot: Friday (single drop)
Broadcaster: Netflix
Genre: Sci-fi
Episode count: 10
Reasons to watch: If you weren’t already convinced that the Jeon Yeo-bin + Nana pairing was going to be the major draw of this drama, their photos from the press conference will do it all for you. They practically sell the entire show just standing there being awesome. Girl crush squared! Anyway, Netflix’s Glitch is a sci-fi story that looks like it will add a heavy dose of color, comedy, and quirkiness to the story of alien abductions, cults, and otherworldly happenings.
TL;DR: Jeon Yeo-bin + Nana, aliens, quirky tone, Netflix
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