These dramas are often eye-opening about idols’ life and struggles and also the behind stories going on inside the agency and the entire showbiz. Some fangirl/boy love to see their dream-come-true with idol romance in a drama Here are the few K-Dramas about idols in 2021. Note: Article published in Spring 2021 and updated.
1. “Imitation”
The drama “Imitation” tells the stories of idols in the entertainment industry and the cast is filled with idols too! If you are looking for a drama about K-Pop idols, you should not miss this one. KBS even opened social media accounts for the three groups. Jung JiSo, ATEEZ’s YunHo, SeongHwa, JongHo, and San, SF9’s Chani and HwiYoung, U-KISS’s Jun, T-ARA’s JiYeon, ex-PRISTIN’s Lim NaYoung, Park Yuri, Ahn JungHoon, MinSeo, Boys’ Republic’s SuWoong, g.o.d’s Danny Ahn and Shim EunJin are the cast of this drama. It will air from May 7 on KBS. “Imitation” (2021 Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|May 4, 2021
2. “Let Me Be Your Knight”
There is a new hot drama talk about among L.O.Λ.E, BABAL, and ABNEW as NU’EST’s JR, Yoon JiSung, and AB6IX’s DongHyun are cast for the drama. It is none other than “Let Me Be Your Knight” (Nov. 7). Jung InSun and U-KISS’s Jun (Lee JunYoung) are the leads. The drama tells the romance between a famous idol (part of the band LUNA) who is suffering from somnambulism and a doctor who enters the group’s dorm in order to secretly treat him. From the few released information, it seems like “Let Me Be Your Knight” will give a deeper look at idols’ non-public life and struggles. “Let Me Be Your Knight” (2021 Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 4, 2021
3. “Must You Go?” (web drama)
The web drama “Must You Go?” with SF9’s Chani, Park JungYeon, and N.Flying’s Lee SeungHyub is mostly about music. In the drama, Chani is a Joseon musician, and Park JungYeon wants to become a singer. As for Lee SeungHyub, he is acting as a popular idol. There are a few scenes where he is seen struggling with scandals and the fact that he only needs to show his good sides to the public. There is even a dialogue with his manager about the loss he had caused to the agency. “Must You Go?” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 19, 2021
4. “Be My Boyfriend” (web drama)
In the web drama “Be My Boyfriend”, the characters are high school students. Lee SiWoo and Cherry Bullet’s YuJu are also idol trainees training under an agency. There are a few scenes where they are seen practicing and talking with the agency’s staff. “Be My Boyfriend” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Feb 16, 2021
5. “One Fine Week 2” (web drama)
The season one of “One Fine Week” with Lovelyz’s JiSoo and former MYTEEN’s Shin JunSeop was popular. The season 2 (2020-2021) continues the story of a university student dating an idol and pretending to be an idol for a week. If you are interested in a love story with an idol, you should watch this one. “One Fine Week 2” (2020 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 15, 2020
6. “So I Married The Anti-Fan”
“So I Married The Anti-Fan” is a 2021 iQIYI original drama filmed back in 2018. The drama starring Choi TaeJoon, Girls’ Generation’s (Choi) SooYoung, and more is based on webtoon. It is the romance between a top star who is re-writing the history of K-Pop and a journalist named as his anti-fan who get to live together. “So I Married The Anti-Fan” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 19, 2021
7. “IDOL: The Coup”
“Idol: The Coup” is starring Kwak SiYang, HaNi and Kim MinKyu (from Nov. 8). This drama tells a very touching and realistic story of idols who have not found success and only need one big win before they can disband. The drama will focus on the hardships of idols and those without success. It might be a heart-aching drama. “IDOL: The Coup” (2021 Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 3, 2021
8. “Fly Again”
MONSTA X’s HyungWon and Kim MyungJi are the lead actors of the web drama “Fly Again”. It tells the story of high school students who dream of becoming idols. “Fly Again” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 5, 2021
9. “Her Bucket List”
Kim SoHye and Na InWoo are the lead actors of the drama “My Bucket List”. Na InWoo is an aspiring idol and VICTON’s SeJun (also acting in the drama) is an aspiring singer. “Her Bucket List” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 16, 2021
Bonus - “Shadow Beauty”
“Shadow Beauty” is not about idols but one of the key characters of the web drama acted by PENTAGON’s HongSeok is a trainee and debuted later in the drama. “Shadow Beauty” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Oct 29, 2021
Bonus - “True Beauty”
“True Beauty” (2020-2021) is not about idols but the story has a lot of links to them. The story includes the story of SF9’s Chani acting as an idol and Hwang InYeop acting as a former trainee. “True Beauty” (2020 Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Dec 3, 2020
Bonus - “Run On”
In “Run On” (2020-2021), Choi JaeHyun acting as the younger brother of SooYoung (one of the lead actresses) is an idol. In the drama, there are scenes where he does a live broadcast for fans, and once he was chased by fans. The production team even created a fandom name for the group. “Run On” (2020 Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Nov 12, 2020
Bonus - “Replay: The Moment” (web drama)
The school music romance web drama “Replay: The Moment” (starring (G)I-DLE’s MiYeon, Kim MinChul, SF9’s HwiYoung, and more) tells the story of a band in high school (no idols). If you are interested in music drama that you might want to have a look at it. “Replay: The Moment” (2021 Web Drama): Cast & Summary KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 7, 2021
Bonus - “On Air: The Secret Contact” (live sitcom)
“On Air: The Secret Contact” is a live sitcom about the love story of a top idol and a writer. Sandara Park is acting as the writer and the role of the top idol is played by Super Junior’s RyeoWook, Lee JinHyuk, VICTON’s SeungSik, and Golden Child’s JooChan. You can watch it on V-Live here. Are you looking for more dramas about idols? 7 Thriller Dramas From OCN That You Will Have To Watch In 2021 KDRAMA STORIES|Apr 7, 2021 10 Historical K-Dramas Of 2021 KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 4, 2022
