2023 is proving to be an incredible year for Korean entertainment, especially K-Dramas. With more and more streaming platforms - both domestic and international, focusing on creating original content in Korean, the medium is achieving increasing accessibility and as such, more popularity. Viewers from all over the world can now watch their favorite K-Dramas, which in turn is leading to more demand and more production. In other words, the K-Drama industry is more prolific now than ever before. Given this extraordinary growth, here are our K-Drama predictions for the second half of 2023.
Note: This article consists solely of speculations which are not meant to be taken as statements.
Awards & Accolades
The 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards is happening tomorrow, July 19, where K-Dramas produced by streaming platforms will be celebrated. We're predicting "The Glory" as the winner of "Best Drama", Choi MinSik in "Casino" as "Best Actor", Song HyeKyo in "The Glory" as "Best Actress", Jo WooJin in "Narco-Saints" as "Best Supporting Actor", Lim JiYeon in "The Glory" as "Best Supporting Actress", Park JiHoon in "Weak Hero Class 1" as "Best Rookie Actor" and Han JiHyun in "Cheer Up" as "Best Rookie Actress". In addition, "Siren: Survive The Island" will probably take home the award for "Best Variety Program".
Among already aired K-Dramas, "My Perfect Stranger", "Taxi Driver 2", "Payback", "Revenant", "Under The Queen's Umbrella", "The First Responders", "Summer Strike", "Reborn Rich", "Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow", "Island", "Crash Course In Romance", "Poong, the Joseon Psyc
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