Cha Eun-woo takes on darker K-drama Wonderful World — and 4 more K-thrillers to catch in 2024

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Romance dramas are often part and parcel of any K-drama enthusiast's watchlist, but what if you want something grittier? We've been spoiled for choices in recent months with darker shows — from A Shop for Killers, which follows the young niece (Kim Hye-jun) of a retired mercenary (Lee Dong-wook) in the weapons trade who tries to escape an...

Here are five more shows — one currently airing and four to be released throughout the year — to get your thriller fix.New K-drama Wonderful World follows Eun Soo-hyun, a psychology professor and author — played by veteran actress Kim Nam-joo in her return to the small screen after six years — whose world turns upside down when her son is unjustly killed

Once out, she gets involved with other people with similar struggles and tries to solve their own mysterious cases. One of the people she meets is the mysterious Kwon Seon-yul , a man from a wealthy background living a rough life after losing his parents. "To portray this character who chose this more rugged and rough life, in terms of physicality, I tried to work out a little bit more," he said. "And, as for the hairstyle, it couldn't be too polished."

He gets hired to protect Yoon Ja-yu, played by Han Hyo-joo , the CEO of the controversial BF Group that dominates the lab-grown meat market. Chae-woon realises that Ja-yu is the survivor of a tragedy from his past.https://www.instagram.com/p/C4DCJz3M3mC/Coming out in the second half of 2024 on Disney+ is Unmasked, a K-drama that follows a team of investigative journalists fighting for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story.

 

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