Admit it, we are all lovers of K-pop. We sing the songs, try to do the dances and overall just enjoy ourselves while pretending to be a part of an idol group. If you’ve had dreams of becoming the next idol, here are five shows to get you started.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1. The Liar And His Lover
What’s It About: Based off the Japanese manga Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi Aoki. Kang Han Gyeol has been a musical prodigy all of his life. He has been successful since entering the music business. He becomes overwhelmed with the pressures of success and decides to take a step back and live a simple life. Yoon So Rim is in high school and she possesses an incredible voice. Han Gyeol hears her singing one day and is enchanted by her voice. He has a new identity and doesn’t tell Yoon So Rim who he really is. Obstacles begin to confront the two as she starts out in the music business and his lies start to surface.
Starring: Hyun-Woo Lee, Soo-Young Park, Lee Jung-Jin
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Part-Time Idol
What’s It About: Jung Tae Kyung is a music producer. He created a bunch of famous idols. Jung Tae Kyung becomes disillusioned with the whole process and decides to take a break form producing mega hit groups at his entertainment firm. After some time away, he decides to put together a co-ed new K-pop group. Once he returns to the company, he grabs trainees that were left on the back burner. The group goes through a particular training to debut in the group. Together the group faces the challenges to becoming a K-Pop star.
Starring: Su-Hyun Lee, Seung-eon Hwang, Hee-jung Kim
Where To Watch: Netflix
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3. K-Pop: The Ultimate Audition
What’s It About: Ji Seung Yeon will do anything to live her dream and become a K-Pop star. A popular K-Pop group, M2, opens up auditions to recruit new members. Ji Seung Yeon realizes this is her chance. The only hitch, the K-Pop group is a boy band and she needs to her hide her true identity. Woo Hyun is the leader of M2. He gives off a persona that he is sweet but in reality he is mean and arrogant. Ji-Woo, another member of M2, is friends with Ji Seung Yeon. The management company of M2 decides to overhaul the group and open up auditions. Will Ji Seung Yeon make the cut?
Starring: Go Eun Ah, Kyeong-min Hong, Song Se Hyun
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki, Tubi, Amazon Prime
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Hit The Top
What’s It About: Lee Ji Hoon and Choi Woon Seung have been friends since childhood. Ji Hoon wants to become a singer/songwriter. He secretly enrolls as an idol trainee in hopes to make his dream come true. Without any support, it proves to be a difficult task for Ji Hoon. One day, he meets Yoon Hyun Jae. He was a memeber of a popular 90’s boy band Jay-2 and was considered the bad boy of the group. In 1993, Yoon Hyun Jae suddenly disappeared. He was presumes dead. Yoon Hyun Jae discovers he has been transported to the year 2017. There he meets Ji Hoon and a group of his friends. They set out to discover who they are, what they love, and what it takes to make dreams come true.
Starring: Tae-Hyun Cha, Min-Jae Kim, Se-yeong Lee
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. Imitation
What’s It About: Based off the webcomic Imitation, by Park Kyung-Ran. Lee Ma Ha dreams of being successful in the world of K-Pop. She is a member of the all girl group, Tea Party. The group decides to take part in a reality show competition. The show pits groups against one another to determine who is the best. While filming, Lee Ma Ha accidentially injures a member of the all boy group, Shax. Kwon Ryok, a member of Shax takes a disliking to Lee Ma Ha due to the injury she caused. He publicly makes it known he dislikes her and she recieves immediate backlash from the fans. The two keep crossing paths after they are both selected to appear in a new drama series. Will the two be able to get past their differences?
Starring: Ji-So Jung, Joon-Young Lee, Yun-ho Jeong
Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki
Watch The Trailer Here:
