Exciting K-dramas in Feb: Touch Your Heart, The Light in Your Eyes, Legal High, Item
Monday, January 14, 2019
The year is off to a good start with a line-up of quality content from Viu this January
and February. Goblin’s star couple Lee Dong Gook and Yoo In Na meet again as a lawyer and top actress in a
romantic comedy that will Touch Your Heart. Jin Goo of Descendants of the Sun fame returns as the
lead in the legal drama Legal High. Item stars actor Joo Ji Hoon as the compassionate prosecutor who encounters the supernatural, while The Light in Your
Eyes stars Nam Joo Hyuk who plays a jaded young man aspiring to
become a reporter.
Available on Viu early Feb Starring Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na |
Touch Your Heart tells the story of a romance between a
lawyer and top actress. Oh Yeon Seo (starring Yoo In Na) is a popular actress
whose career declines after a scandal. When she hears about a famous
screenwriter wanting her to play the female lead, she works as a
lawyer’s secretary to gain experience. Kwon Jung Rok (starring Lee Dong Wook)
is arrogant and cold-hearted attorney at a law firm who has to accept
Oh Yeon Seo as his secretary.
Legal High
Available on Viu from 9 Feb, every Sat & Sun Starring Jin Goo, Seo Eun Su |
Ko Tae Rim (starring Jin Goo) is an arrogant and skilled lawyer who has a 100 per
cent winning rate – losing a case is unimaginable. Because of his streak of
winning cases, he charges an obscenely high fee for his clients. On the
other hand, Seo Jae In (starring Seo Eun Su) is an enthusiastic young lawyer who is
determined to help clients who are stuck in unfair situations. She decides
to work with Ko Tae Rim to build up her worth.
The Light in Your Eyes
Available on Viu from 12 Feb, every Tue & Wed Starring Nam Joo Hyuk, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Son Ho Joon |
Han Ji Min plays Kim Hye Ja, an
honest and bright woman who dreams of becoming
an announcer. She suddenly turns into a 70-year-old
woman, with a special ability to manipulate time.
Starring opposite her is Nam Joo Hyuk as Lee Joon Ha, an aspiring reporter who wastes his life away. Other notable
names include Son Ho Joon and veteran actress Kim Hye Ja.
Item
Available on Viu from 12 Feb, every Tue & Wed Starring Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Se Yeon, Kim Kang Woo |
Based on a webtoon of the same name, Item follows a criminal profiler
and prosecutor who work together to solve mysteries behind objects
with supernatural powers. Kang Gon (Joo Ji Hoon) is a warm-hearted
prosecutor who gets pulled into a world made up of supernatural
objects, to save his niece. He works with Shin So Young (Kim Se Young),
an experienced and composed criminal profiler.
Trap, available on Viu from 10 Feb, every Sun & Mon Starring Lee Seo Jin, Sung Dong Il |
Asides to that, the law and crime genre continue to dominate the small screen with two dramas, My
Lawyer, Mr Joe 2: Crime & Punishment and Trap. The former stars Park Shin Yang and Ko Hyun Jung,
who are unable to escape from the life of law in the second season of My Lawyer, Mr Joe. The latter
features veteran actors Lee Seo Jin and Sung Dong Il, who go on a cat and mouse chase to uncover
the shocking truth behind the case.
The new year is also a time for family and friends. Catch What’s Wrong, Poongsang, a dramedy on
familial relationships which sees seasoned actors and actresses Yoo Joon Sang, Oh Ji Ho, Jeon Hye
Bin and Lee Si Young, come together as siblings with vast personality differences.
What's Wrong, Poongsang
Available on Viu from 10 Jan, every Thu & Fri Starring Yoo Joon Sang, Oh Ji Ho, Jeon Hye Bin, Lee Si Young |
Lee Poong Sang (Yoo Joon Sang) has dedicated his entire life to his 4
younger siblings by supporting them financially. His siblings include Lee Jin
Sang (Oh Ji Ho), who creates trouble while waiting for a chance to change
his life; Lee Jung Sang, a smart and logical doctor; Lee Hwa Sang (Lee Si
Young), a troublemaker with an inferiority complex and Lee Wee Sang (Lee
Chang Yeob), who has failed in realising his dreams of becoming a
professional baseball player.
cr: Viu Singapore
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