Hallyu fans, we are going to be well-fed with Korean content this year thanks to Netflix! The streaming giant just announced its 2022 Korean lineup and omo, the list is so long that we're already ~imagining~ how much sleep we can get, LOL.
So, what should we look forward to? There's a zombie thriller set in a high school campus, a slice-of-life series about barkadas, a webtoon-based K-drama focused on a magician, a BDSM-centric movie, a film that revolves around an agent with memory loss, and so much more! That's a total of 17 K-dramas and six movies to get excited about. Curious what they are? Check out the list below:
K-dramas airing on Netflix this 2022
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All Of Us Are Dead (January 28, 2022)
Who's in it: Yoon Chan Young, Park Ji Hu, Cho Yi Hyun, Lomon, Yoo In Soo, Lee Yoo Mi, Lim Jae Hyuk
The short plot, according to Netflix: "All Of Us Are Dead is about a group of high school students who are faced with an extreme crisis when they become trapped in their school, while a zombie virus spreads like a wildfire."
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Juvenile Justice (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Hye Soo, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Sung Min, Lee Jung-Eun
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Juvenile Justice deals with a judge who especially dislikes juvenile delinquents, but later realizes the troubles that children face in society and how society is limiting them to not become better."
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Twenty Five, Twenty One (February 12, 2022)
Who's in it: Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon, Choi Hyun Wook, Lee Ju Myung
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Twenty Five, Twenty One is a drama of youths who lost their dream to the zeitgeist of1998, a drama of their dilemma and growth. They called out each other’s names for the first time when they were twenty-two and eighteen."
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Forecasting Love And Weather (February 12, 2022)
Who's in it: Park Min Young, Song Kang, Yura, Yoon Bak
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Forecasting Love And Weather is a cheerful romance drama of people at the Korea Meteorological Administration who break, fall, and get back on their feet every day."
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Thirty-Nine (February 16, 2022)
Who's in it: Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Thirty-Nine is a down-to-earth life and romance drama that touches deep into the friendship, love, and life of three friends who are about to turn forty."
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Tomorrow (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Hee Seon, Rowoon, Lee Soo Hyuk
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Tomorrow depicts how a long-time unemployed Choi Jun Woong accidentally bumps into grim reapers on a special mission and becomes a contract worker at their Crisis Management Team to help them out on their mission."
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Business Proposal (TBA)
Who's in it: Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Sejeong, Seol In Ah, Kim Min Gue, Lee Duck Hwa
The short plot, according to Netflix: "An office romance drama, Business Proposal is based on a globally famous web novel and webtoon of the same name with a total 320 million views."
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The Sound Of Magic (TBA)
Who's in it: Ji Chang Wook, Choi Sung Eun, Hwang In Yeop
The short plot, according to Netflix: "The Sound Of Magic, based on the popular webtoon Annarasumanara, is a touching drama about Yoon Ah Yi, a girl who had to grow up too fast, and Rieul, a mysterious magician who—although grown-up— wants to remain as a kid."
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Remarriage And Desires (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Hee Seon, Lee Hyun Wook, Jung Eugene, Park Hoon, Cha Ji Yeon
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Remarriage And Desires is a satire of Korean society governed by desire. Set at the exclusive matchmaking agency Rex catering to the top echelons of society, ambitious souls hope to upgrade their status by marrying or remarrying into the ranks of the elite."
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A Model Family (TBA)
Who's in it: Jung Woo, Park Hee Soon, Yoon Jin Seo, Park Ji Yeon
The short plot, according to Netflix: "A Model Family is a story about a man on the brink of bankruptcy and divorce stumbling upon a car loaded with cash. The incident has him crossing paths with the second-in-command of a drug organization."
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Glitch (TBA)
Who's in it: Jeon Yeo Been, Nana
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Glitch tells the story of Hong Ji Hyo, who attempts to track down her missing boyfriend with the help of members of a UFO club. In the process, she comes face to face with a mysterious secret."
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The Accidental Narco (TBA)
Who's in it: Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Park Hae Soo, Jo Wo Jin, Yoo Yeon Seok, Chang Chen
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Based on real-life events, the story is about an ordinary entrepreneur who has no choice but to risk his life in joining the secret mission of government agents to capture a Korean drug lord operating in The Accidental Narco."
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The Fabulous (TBA)
Who's in it: Chae Soo Bin, Choi Min Ho
The short plot, according to Netflix: "The Fabulous is a highly realistic romance that explores the dreams, love, and friendship of young people who devote their lives to working in the fashion industry, where fashion often means passion."
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Love To Hate You (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Ok Vin, Yoo Teo, Kim Ji Hun, Go Won Hee
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Love To Hate You is about the war-like relationship between a woman who hates losing to men and a man frantically suspicious of women who later discover life remedies behind their opposite characteristics."
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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (TBA)
Who's in it: Yoo Ji Tae, Kim Yunjin, Park Hae Soo, Jeon Jong Seo, Lee Won Jong, Park Myung Hoon, Kim Seung Oh, Kim Ji Hun, Jang Yoon Ju, Lee Joo Been, Lee Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Hoon, Lee Kyu Ho
ADVERTISMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW ↓The short plot, according to Netflix: "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area narrates a genius strategist and his talented crew—composed of top-class thieves—attempting to pull off an unprecedented heist in the Korean Peninsula."
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Somebody (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Young Kwang, Kang Hae Lim, Kim Yong Ji, Kim Su Yeon
The short plot, according to Netflix: "A murder case revolves around the social dating app—Somebody, triggering a developer of the app, and her friends to entangle in inexplicable issues surrounding a mysterious figure named Yoon Oh."
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Black Knight (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Woo Bin, Esom, Kang You Seok
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Black Knight illustrates an air polluted world in 2071, where people depend on respirator masks to breathe. Only one percent of the human race has survived, and a strict social stratification has been established in the deserted lands of the Korean Peninsula."
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Korean movies airing on Netflix this 2022
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Love And Leashes (February 11, 2022)
Who's in it: Girls' Generation's Seohyun, Lee Jun Young, El
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Love And Leashes is a film about a different kind of romance between a man with a unique taste and a woman who stumbles upon his secret."
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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (TBA)
Who's in it: Sol Kyung Gyu, Park Hae Soo, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yang Dong Keun, El, Song Ja Lim, Park Jin Young
The short plot, according to Netflix: "A breathtaking spy action film, Yaksha: Ruthless Operations unfolds as a merciless man known as "Yaksha" crosses paths with a prosecutor on a special inspection mission in Shenyang, a city in China notorious for espionage."
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Carter (TBA)
Who's in it: Joo Won
The short plot, according to Netflix: "Carter is a new original film about an agent suffering from memory loss who is thrown into the middle of a mysterious mission."
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Seoul Vibe (TBA)
Who's in it: Yoo Ah In, Go Kyung Pyo, Lee Kyu Hyung, Park Ju Hyun, Ong Seong Wu
ADVERTISMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW ↓The short plot, according to Netflix: "Action blockbuster Seoul Vibe narrates a talented crew of baby drivers—known as the Sangedong Supreme team. With the world's eyes drained to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, the illegal transactions of capital (funds) are a significant issue."
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20th Century Girl (TBA)
Who's in it: Kim Yoo Jung, Byeon Woo Seok, Park Jung Woo, Roh Yoon Seo
The short plot, according to Netflix: "In 1999—the last year of the 20th century— seventeen-year-old Bo Ra finds her first love: A sweet, pure but heartbreaking relationship. Years later in the 21st century, news about her first love revives her teenage romance that she once thought had forgotten."
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JUNG_E (TBA)
Who's in it: Kang Soo Youn, Kim Hyun Joo, Ryu Kyung Soo
The short plot, according to Netflix: "JUNG_E portrays a desolated Earth in the 22nd century that is no longer inhabitable due to climate change. Amid the chaos, an internal war breaks out in the shelter built for human survival."
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