The year-end festivities literally start with a bang with exciting additions in the crime drama genre, with Doubtful Victory and Two Cops vying for top ratings (but of course with Viu, you don’t have to split your loyalties; you can catch them all at your own leisure).
A-listers also return to the roster this December with Baek Jin Hee and Kim Rae Won headlining Jugglers and Black Knight, respectively. Jugglers, also starring Daniel Choi in his first drama comeback in three years, sees a devoted secretary (Baek Jin Hee) and her emotionally-detached boss (Daniel Choi) try to get along. Only time can tell if sparks will fly between the two polar opposites. Fantasy-romance drama Black Knightstars Kim Rae Won of Doctors’ fame, where he plays a successful businessman who gets entangled with a poor employee (Shin Se Kyung) struggling to make ends meet.
Joining in the fray is the beautiful and mysterious Sharon (Seo Ji Hye), who hasn’t aged in the past 200 years, and whose murky intentions lie unclear and could potentially prove fatal. Actor Yoon Kyun Sang, last seen in The Rebel, showcases his acting chops in Doubtful Victory. Also starring rising star Jung Hye Sun, a battle of wits ensues when a fake detective (Yoon Kyun Sang) rises up against a smart inspector (Jung Hye Sun). Two Cops gives a spiritual dimension to the traditional crime drama genre, where a strong-headed detective (Jo Jung Suk) finds his body inhabited by a swindler’s spirit (Kim Seon Ho). As they work together to solve cases, tensions start arising when a love triangle appears out of the blue.
Fans who did not manage to catch Korean heartthrob Kim Nam Girl in One Day can now watch him on Viu*! Released in cinemas earlier this year, the introspective film directed by Lee Yoon Ki triggers heavy emotions as the main characters (played by Kim Nam Gil and Chun Woo Hee) learn to cope with the aftermath of tragedy and learn that life – and death – are how we perceive it to be. Lee Yoon Ki had also previously directed A Man and a Woman, also available on Viu*, starring Gong Yoo and Jeon Do Yeon.
