20 Upcoming 2019 Spring Dramas Everyone's Excited About

_NHK

Natsuzora

The 100th Asadora (morning drama) takes us back to the Showa era and it follows the adventures of a girl Natsu who lost her parents during the war so she moves to the Tokachi region in Hokkaido with her foster father who is a dairy farmer. Upon graduating from senior high school, Natsu moves to Tokyo and joins the budding animation industry in order to fulfil her dream of becoming an animator.

_KBS2

My Fellow Citizens

Starring: Choi Shi Won, Lee Yoo Young

Genre: romance, comedy, action, politics, conman, policewoman, crime

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What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Shiro’s daily routine is to leave work on time and head to a discount supermarket nearby. His partner Yabuki Kenji is the affable hairdresser. The two of them share a two-bedroom apartment and the finer points of two men living together come up at the dining table every day.

Starring: Nishijima Hidetoshi, Uchino Masaaki

_jTBC

Beautiful World

The drama tells of an incident of school violence which leaves a young boy on the precipice of life and death as his family seeks justice in his stead. Park Sun Ho, who is in his 3rd year of middle school, becomes a victim of school violence and gets seriously injured. His parents try to reveal the truth behind the assault that hurt their son.

Starring: Park Hee Soon, Choo Ja Hyun

Genre: drama, family, school, bullying

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Perfect World

Architect Ayukawa Itsuki is left paralyzed from the waist down by a sudden accident and is confined to using a wheelchair. Kawana Tsugumi works at an interior design company who one day runs into the senior she had a crush on during high school, Itsuki. Tsugumi is charmed by Itsuki and endeavours to optimistically live life together.

Starring: Matsuzaka Tori,  Yamamoto Mizuki

Genre: romance, disability, life, drama

_Netflix

My First First Love

Due to various personal reasons, a group of Yoon Tae-oh's friends move into his house, where they experience love, friendship, and everything in between.

_{GMM One}

Boy For Rent

Two girlfriends decide to rent "perfect" boyfriends in order to get more experienced in love.

Starring: Lee Thanat, Sarunchana, Tanutchai, Sananthachat

_{LINE TV}

HIStory3: Trap

A police officer and a gang leader were killed in a gunshot attack. What's the secret behind this case? The only survivor, Tang Yi, is now the gang leader. He's striving to find the murderer by setting a trap…but the police officer, Meng Shao Fei, who has a sense of justice, gradually falls into the "love trap" set by Tang Yi. 

Starring: Jake Hsu, Chris Wu

_{Fuji TV}

Strawberry Night Saga

An assistant inspector and her subordinate fall in love while solving various cases and battling corruption in Tokyo.

Starring: Nikaido Fumi, Kamenashi Kazuya

Genre: crime, thriller, romance, investigation

_tvN

Her Private Life

A romantic comedy about a talented gallery curator named Sung Duk Mi, who is an idol fangirl underneath her professional veneer. Meanwhile, her boss Ryan becomes a passionate fanboy of her.

Starring: Park Min Young, Kim Jae Wook

Genre: comedy, romance

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Radiation House

Igarashi Iori is a talented radiographer who believes the “truth” is definitely captured in CT and MRI images. He and radiologist Amakasu An work at a hospital’s radiology department where they determine the causes of patients’ illnesses and injuries. 

Starring: Kubota Masataka, Honda Tsubasa, Hirose Alice

_True4U

Secret Garden

An arrogant and eccentric CEO and a poor and humble stuntwoman swap bodies after a strange sequence of events. 

Starring: Everingham Ananda, Pimchanok

Genre: romance, fantasy, comedy, body swap

_MBC

Different Dreams

An espionage melodrama that takes place in Gyeongseong (now known as Seoul), Manchuria, and Singapore during the Japanese colonial occupation. Lee Yo Won will play a surgeon who has been raised by Japanese parents. Yoo Ji Tae plays the leader of a secret society fighting for Korean independence. The two characters become undercover operatives for the Korean provisional government based in Shanghai.  

Starring: Lee Yo Won, Yoo Ji Tae

_{LINE TV}

The Best Twins

The story of the twin brothers, Per, the straight and Pond, the gay. Pond have a relationship with their neighbour Tee. The family life is shaken by the twins older sister Pad, who is against her brother Pond being gay. When Pond ex-boyfriend Tee returns, things start going even more chaotic. 

Starring: Norrapat, Suttinut

SBS

The Secret Life of My Secretary

Starring: Kim Young Kwang, Jin Ki Joo

Genre: romance, comedy, boss-employee

_TBS

In Hand

Himokura Tetsu is a scientist who specialises in the study of parasites. He loathes people and is very sadistic. Tetsu bought a huge botanical garden in Hakone which he converted into his home and lab. He holes up in the conservatory where he researches his favourite parasites.

Starring: Yamashita Tomohisa, Nanao

tvN

Abyss

_{Fuji TV}

Mirror Twins

An attempted murder takes place. Detective Katsuragi Keigo investigates the case. The only evidence found at the crime scene is the same DNA as Detective Keigo. He believes the criminal in the attempted murder case may be his older twin brother Yugo. At a young age, Yugo was kidnapped. 

Starring: Fujigaya Taisuke, Kurashina Kana

_QQLive

Put Your Head on My Shoulder 

As Si Tu Mo’s graduation is nearing, she is confused about her future plans. She tries out all sorts of things all the time and is unable to make her own decisions. Her ordinary days are suddenly shaken up when the genius Physics student Gu Wei Yi appears in her life. The two accidentally end up living together and chaos begins.

Starring: Fair Xing, Lin Yi

Genre: school, romance

SBS

Mung Bean Flower

Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution which took place from 1894-1895. Two half-brothers fight on opposite sides of this rebellion.
Baek Yi Kang is the first son of an important family. His father is wealthy and he is notorious as a local government officer. But, Yi Kang’s mother is from the lowest class. Due to his mother's low social class, people look down on Baek Yi Kang. 

Starring: Jo Jung Suk, Yoon Shi Yoon, Han Ye Ri