Kdramas That Started and Ended
in May 2021
New Dramas that started in May:
Bossam- Steal the Fate, Youth of May, Mine, Doom at your Service, and My Roommate is a Gumiho
Dramas that ended in May:
Mouse, Move to Heaven, Oh! Master, and Taxi Driver
Welcome to May 2021 Comings and Goings. May was a busy month for dramas, which is great news for us fans. I know I have lots to catch up on during those long summer nights ahead! See trailers, descriptions, and series details below.
New Dramas Starting in May
Doom at your Service
♥Premiere Date: May 10
♥# of Episodes: 16
♥Where to Watch: Viki
♥Genre: Romantic Drama
♥Starring: Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk
Life has never been easy for Tak Dong Kyung, but after being told that she has terminal brain cancer she is fed up with it all. Cursing everything that has led her to this point in her life, she unintentionally summons a spiritual being who promises to grant her wishes. Now she has a 100 day contract to finish out her life exactly as she wants, but can her wish bring her life and love?
Bossam – Steal the Fate
♥Premiere Date: May 1
♥# of Episodes: 20
♥Where to Watch: Viki
♥Genre: Historical Romance
♥Starring: Jung Il Woo and Kwon Yu Ri
This Netflix original is based on a webtoon. Ba Woo makes his living doing bossam, which refers to the Joseon practice of kidnapping widows for the purpose of remarriage. But life takes an interesting turn when he kidnaps the wrong widow. Not only is Princess Hwa In part of the royal family, she is also the daughter in law of Ba Woo’s sworn enemy.
Youth of May
♥Premiere Date: May 3
♥# of Episodes: 12
♥Where to Watch: Viki
♥Genre: Historical Romance
♥Starring: Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si
Hee Tae is a top ranking medical student at Seoul National University in May, 1980. When he isn’t studying, he and his best friend run an underground clinic to help students wanted by the government for illegal activism. Against his wishes, his father sets him up on a blind date. But he ends up falling in love with the young nurse and the two of them find themselves fighting side by side for their beliefs and ideals.
Mine
♥Premiere Date: May 8
♥# of Episodes: 16
♥Where to Watch: Netflix
♥Genre: Mystery drama
♥Starring: Lee Bo Young and Kim Seo Hyung
Two women marry into the same rich business family. Though each of them comes from a different background, both have dreams of proving themselves as successful women in their own right. Can they break free of the world’s prejudices and find out who they really are?
My Roommate is a Gumiho
♥Premiere Date: May 26
♥# of Episodes: 16
♥Where to Watch: iQIYI
♥Genre: Romantic Comedy
♥Starring: Jang Ki Yong and Lee Hye Ri
Shin Woo Yeo is a 999 year old gumiho who has been collecting human energy in a bead for the past century in the hopes of finally becoming human himself. But when a careless student accidentally swallows the bead, he insists that they live together until they can find a way to get it back.
New Dramas Ending in May
Mouse
♥Finale Date: May 19
♥# of Episodes: 20
♥Where to Watch: Viki
♥Genre: Crime Drama
♥Starring: Lee Seung Gi and Park Joo Hyun
A serial killer leaves the country in the grips of fear. Jung Ba Reum is a rookie police officer who comes face to face with the murderer during his investigation and the experience leaves an indelible mark on the rest of his life. Will he ever be able to recover from the trauma and go back to the person he once was?
Oh! Master
♥Finale Date: May 13
♥# of Episodes: 16
♥Where to Watch: iQIYI
♥Genre: Romantic Comedy
♥Starring: Lee Min Ki and Nana
A famous rom-com actress, Oh Joo In, sets out to purchase her old family home. Little does she know the house comes with an existing tenant. For crime drama script writer, Han Bi Soo, the house has become the only place where he is able to write. In desperation, he proposes a contract that would allow him to continuing using the office, even though Joo In is living there.
Taxi Driver
♥Finale Date: May 29
♥# of Episodes: 16
♥Where to Watch: Viki
♥Genre: Crime Drama
♥Starring: Lee Je Hoon and Esom
Do Gi is an officer in the special forces who has spent his life promoting good. Until the murder of his mother leaves him angry and disenchanted. At this lowest time in his life, he is approached by Jang Sun Chul, who runs Rainbow Taxi; a special service that seeks revenge on behalf of their customers.
Move to Heaven
♥ FinaleDate: May 14
♥# of Episodes: 10
♥Where to Watch: Netflix
♥Genre: Family Drama
♥Starring: Lee Je Hoon and Tang Jun Sang
A young autistic boy is left alone to run his family business with an uncle he has never met. Together they will continue working with “Move to Heaven” as “trauma cleaners”, removing the belongings of the deceased and sending them on their next move, to heaven. As they mend broken relationships and carry out the unfullfilled wishes of their dead clients, they begin to find healing in their own lives, as well.
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