3 historical romances to air in October: “My Dearest Part 2”, “Moon in the Day” and “The Matchmakers”

October brings forth a showdown of historical romances on Korean television, each offering unique charms to captivate viewers

Part 2 of MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama “My Dearest” (written by Hwang Jin-young/directed by Kim Seong-yong) is scheduled to be released at 9:50 PM on Oct 13th.

Set during the Qing invasion of Joseon, the series depicts the story of people who cultivate hope in the midst of hardship.

Part 1 concluded with an intriguing twist as Lee Jang-hyun (Nam Goong-min) and Yoo Gil-chae (Ahn Eun-jin) parted sadly, and Part 2 is set to reveal how the separated lovers will reunite.

ENA’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama “Moon in the Day” (written by Kim Hye-won/directed by Pyo Min-soo) will premiere at 9 PM on Oct 25th, following the currently airing “The Kidnapping Day”.

Based on the webtoon of the same name, “Moon in the Day” tells the story of a man who is stuck in time after being killed by his lover, and a woman who has no memories of her past life and experiences time continuously

It stars Kim Young-dae, Pyo Ye-jin, On Joo-wan and Jung Woong-in.

KBS 2TV’s new Monday-Tuesday drama “The Matchmakers” (written by Ha Soo-jin/directed by Hwang Seung-gi and Kim Soo-jin), with a total of 16 episodes, will hit home theaters at 9:45 PM on Oct 30th.

“The Matchmakers” is a historical rom-com drama that tells about a young widow and a widower who married the princess meeting and conducting a matchmaking operation during the Joseon Dynasty. Young widow Jung Soon-deok (Cho Yi-hyun) joins forces with widower Shim Jung-woo (Rowoon) to arrange marriages for 4 Joseon representative women.

“The Matchmakers” is Rowoon’s first drama after leaving boy group SF9, so interest is already focused on what kind of image he will show.

Source: Daum