Will “Black Salt Dragon” Be The Next Big Rom-Com K-Drama To Go Viral?

HyeJin Yang on X / Choi HyunWook's IG / Mun KaYoung's IG

2024 has been a golden year for romance and romantic comedy K-Dramas. “Queen Of Tears”, starring Kim JiWon and Kim SooHyun, and “Lovely Runner”, starring Kim HyeYoon and Byeon WooSeok, enjoyed unprecedented success this year, breaking records and reinvigorating the Korean wave. When we look back to 2024, a decade down the line, we will see the Hallyuscape as shaped by the aforementioned dramas, but it might be too early to predict that there won't be any others vying for the top spot and possibly outdoing the big 2.

Enter "Black Salt Dragon". A brand new upcoming K-Drama starring Mun KaYoung and Choi HyunWook, which is poised to be another electric romantic comedy with a very high chance of taking the world by storm. Before we get into the story of the webtoon, let's take a look at the cast and crew, shall we?

 

"Black Salt Dragon" Cast - Here's What We Expect

Will “Black Salt Dragon” Be The Next Big Rom-Com K-Drama To Go Viral?

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Before anything else, the strongest highlight of the drama is the casting of Mun KaYoung. The actress brought us one of the most successful K-Dramas in recent years, "True Beauty", which continues to be one of the most-watched K-Dramas on Netflix, as per the platform's latest engagement report (from the 2nd half of 2023). Her highly-awaited return with another rom-com is reason enough for anticipation, but expectations are also sky-high.

Mun KaYoung has proven herself as a talented and versatile actress time and time again, capable of portraying the most endearing cuteness and the most fierce maturity. In fact, it is the duality in her performance as she brings out the most detailed nuances in her charact