Upcoming, Airing, Completed, and New Free Dramas! (As of 12/30/2018)

What's new in the drama world? New dramas, new episodes, newly completed dramas, and newly FREE to watch!

Highlights:

Well it looks like Kocowa has a couple new dramas coming next week, and Viki has a new drama starting this Wednesday. "The Best Chicken" looks like something I need on my watch list. See the list below for more details!

The last episode of Feel Good To Die / Happy if You Died was uploaded on streaming sites December 27th, and the last episode of Twelve Nights on the 28th! So if you have a paid subscription you're probably good to go, but if not you'll likely have to wait a few weeks for the remaining episodes to go free.

Twelve Nights, Love Alert, Mama Fairy and The Woodcutter, and Just Dance are all complete now, for those who have paid access to Kocowa and/or Viki (see list below for details).

November dramas Bad Papa, Where Stars Land, Ms. Ma Nemesis, and Heart Surgeons have all aged up to FREE* on Viki, and all but Ms. Ma, Nemesis are free* on Kocowa. :D

Unfortunately for those who don't pay for Kocowa it looks like Kocowa is keeping Terrius for paid subscribers only, so if you were holding out for it to go to free, I suspect you're out of luck. :( FTR though, I subscribed to Kocowa just for Terrius and I haven't regretted it. If you're considering getting Kocowa, they're getting 2 new Kdramas starting the second week in January, and it doesn't look like Viki is going to be getting the same dramas.

And last but not least, 2017 movie Star Next Door coming to Viki (with Standard membership) January 1st! Check out the other upcoming Korean dramas and movie additions below!


~Upcoming Dramas~
The Best Chicken
Who, What, Why?: A Romantic Comedy starring Park Sun Ho, Kim So Hye, and Joo Woo Jae. Park Choi Go wants to open the ultimate chicken restaurant. Seo Bo Ah refuses to leave the bath house she inherited from her grandfather even though it's about to be turned into a chicken restaurant, and winds up working for the new owner. Andrew Kang was a promising chef until unfortunate events left him homeless. Can Park Choi Go and his 2 misfit employees succeed? More here.
When?: Starts January 2nd.
Where?: Viki (VStandard).

My Lawyer Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment
Who, What, Why?: Edit Jan 2nd- Soompi has a little about it HERE.
When?: Starts January 7th.
Where?: Kocowa (paid).

Liver or Die
Who, What, Why?: Lee Poong Sang is a lonely middle aged man who has spent his whole life raising his 4 younger siblings. Even now as adults he struggles to keep most of them out of trouble.
When?: Starts January 9th.
Where?: Kocowa (paid).


~Airing Dramas~
My Healing Love
Most recent episode: #44 of the projected 80 half-hour episodes
Complete/binge-ready: on or after April 7th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-32 free, 33-34 paid) or Viki (1-32 free, 33-34 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

My Only One
Most recent episode: #62 of the projected 100 half-hour episodes
Complete/binge-ready: on or after March 9th.
and you can pick up where you left off on: Kocowa (1-50 free, 51-62 paid) or Viki (1-50 free, 51-62 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

A Pledge To God
Most recent episode: #20 of 48 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after February 16th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-8 free, 9-20 paid) or Viki (1-8 free, 9-20 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

Fate and Fury
Most recent episode: #12 of 40 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after February 16th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (paid) or Viki (1-4 free, 5-12 VStandard).

The Last Empress
Most recent episode: #24 of 48 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after February 7th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-12 free, 13-24 paid) or Viki (1-12 free, 13-24 VStandard). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

My Strange Hero
Most recent episode: #12 of 32 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after February 4th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (paid) or Viki (VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

Less Than Evil/ Bad Detective
Most recent episode: #16 of 32 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 28th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-4 free, 5-16 paid) or Viki (1-4 free, 5-16 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

Dae Jang Guem Is Watching/Oh My Grandma
Most recent episode: #12 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 24th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (Up to ep. #9 free, 10-12 paid) or Viki (Up to ep. #9 free, 10-12 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has all current episodes free but no English subtitles.

Encounter
Most recent episode: #8 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 24th.
You can find it on: Viki (1-4 free, 5-8 VStandard).

Memories of the Alhambra
Most recent episode: #10 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 20th.
You can find it on: Netflix - New episodes every Saturday and Sunday.

Coffee, Do Me A Favor / Coffee, Please
Most recent episode: #9 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 19th.
You can find it on: Viki (1-3 free, 4-9 VStandard).

Children of Nobody
Most recent episode: #22 of 32 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: on or after January 16th.
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-12 free, 13-22 paid) or Viki (1-12 free, 13-22 Plus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

~Completed Dramas~ 

Twelve Nights
Most recent episode: #12 of 12
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 12/28/2018. :)
You can find it on: Viki (1-9 free, 10-12 VStandard).

Feel Good To Die/Happy If You Died
Most recent episode: #32 of 32 half-hour episodes.
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 12/27/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-20 free, 20-32 paid) or Viki (1-20 free, 20-32 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into 16 hour-long episodes but no English subtitles.

Just Dance
Most recent episode: #16 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 12/25/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (1-4 free, 5-16 paid) or Viki (1-4 free, 5-16 VPlus). ONDemandKorea has it free, condensed into 8 hour-long episodes, but no English subtitles.

Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter
Most recent episode: #16 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 12/25/2018. :)
You can find it on: Viki (1-10 free, 11-16 VStandard).

Love Alert / Fluttering Warning
Most recent episode: #16 of 16
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 12/20/2018. :)
You can find it on: Viki (1-12 free, 13-16 VStandard).

Terius Behind Me / My Secret Terrius
Most recent episode: #32 of 32
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 11/15/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (paid).

~FREE* Completed Dramas~
Bad Papa
Most recent episode: #32 of 32
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 11/27/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (FREE) or Viki (FREE).

Where Stars Land
Most recent episode: #32 of 32
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 11/26/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (paid) or Viki (FREE).

Ms. Ma, Nemesis
Most recent episode: #32 of 32
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 11/24/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (FREE) or Viki (FREE).

Heart Surgeons / Two Lives One Heart
Most recent episode: #32 of 32
Complete/binge-ready: Complete since 11/15/2018. :)
You can find it on: Kocowa (FREE) or Viki (FREE).


Completed Dramas Viki is picking up:
September-October 2018 Korean drama Devilish Joy, but no upload start date is mentioned nor whether it will start out Standard or Plus.
2014 and 2015 Korean mini series Love Cells 1 & 2 are listed as coming soon also, but no details. I think it was a Naver web drama and both seasons spanned 2 weeks each, but I didn't get to see it the first time around. I was still somewhat new to Kdramas then and you probably know what that's like: so many you want to watch and not enough time to see it all!

Older movies Viki is picking up:
2017 Korean movie Star Next Door: for those who have Viki Standard it appears you can watch it for the New Year.
2016 Korean movie Mood Of The Day - no details.
2016 Korean movie Familyhood - no details.
2015 Korean movie Assassination - no details.
2015 Korean movie Northern Limit Line - no details.
2014 Korean movie Kundo: Age of the Rampant - no details.
2012 Korean movie Love On Air - no details.
2011 Korean movie Always - no details.

*All mentions of dramas/episodes/movies being FREE to watch refer only to what's available in the US where I live. I'm sorry to my international readers that it would be prohibitively complicated and time consuming for me to find out the availability of every drama for every country. :( I hope you can easily find the dramas you want to see wherever you live!