As we are almost at the end of the year, December graces us with the warmth of its festive spirit, highlighted by the joyous celebration of Christmas! In the spirit of the season, KOCOWA presents a gift for your viewing pleasure—a collection of enticing new series to add to your watchlist. Mark these dates on your calendar and stay tuned for a December filled with delightful entertainment.
December 1 – “Two Mothers” (Classic Title Release)
Cast: Hwang Dong Joo, Jang Seo Hee, Bu Bae, Lee Chae Young
Story: Yeon Hee is Jung Byung Guk’s wife and manages their restaurant business. She seems virtuous and graceful on the outside and, indeed, grew up sheltered without any hardships, but she’s a wreck due to the passing away of her college boyfriend and first love, Dong Hyun. Hwa Young, Dong Hyun’s sister, led an ordinary life until her brother’s mysterious death, which ruined her family and led to a life of hardship. From this knotted relationship springs a fiery pathway of revenge as Hwa Young tries to untangle the mystery of Dong Hyun’s death and if Yeon Hee is somehow involved.
December 5 – “Alumni Lovers” (New Title Release)
Reality Show
Story: What would you do if your first love showed up at your school’s reunion? See how nostalgic memories and long-lost crushes affect eight men and eight women who reunite in this alumni dating show where old feelings of “what if” reignited. Will old loves and forgotten grudges resurface, or will new loves and relationships emerge? See what happens.
December 8 – “Touch” (Classic Title Release)
Cast: Kim Bo Ra, Joo Sang Wook, Lee Tae Hwan, Han Eun Jung
Story: Jeong Hyeok is the top makeup artist in the Korean beauty industry and the owner of Cha Beauty, a popular beauty shop. Although he sets trends and works around pretty women every day, he is not attracted to them and treats them only as mannequins for his makeup. He has only ever had eyes for his first love, Baek Ji Yoon, whom he met when she was an unknown actress. However, she left him to marry a wealthy man after becoming a top star.
Later, he meets Han Soo Yeon, a long-time idol trainee for a girl group, who is about to make her debut after placing third in a TV audition. However, she was made into a scapegoat to cover up rumors of a romance with Kang Do Jin, an actor from the same agency, and was forced to leave the entertainment industry.
Since then, Soo Yeon has only practiced becoming a makeup artist for a year and is hired as a new assistant at Cha Beauty. There, Soo Yeon learns the meaning of true beauty from the grumpy yet thoughtful Jeong Hyeok and uses her makeup skills to touch people’s hearts, not just their faces.
December 15 – “Incarnation of Money” (Classic Title Release)
Cast: Kang Ji Hwan, Hwang Jung Eum, Park Sang Min, Oh Yoon Ah
Story: Kang Seok had nothing to fear growing up because his father, a real estate millionaire, was always there to clean up his messes. But one day, Kang Seok’s father is murdered by his mistress, Eun Bi Ryung, and his beloved staff member, Ji Se Kwang. They frame Kang Seok’s mother for the murder, and she is wrongly locked up in prison, leaving Kang Seok to turn into a penniless orphan.
Jae In, who grew up with a money-grubbing loan shark mother, Bok Hwa Sool, resorts to binge eating to deal with stress. Kang Seok gets hit by Hwa Sool’s car but miraculously survives the accident. However, he loses his memory and ends up living with Jae In and Hwa Sool. To Jae In, whose only outlet for stress release has been eating, Kang Seok is a ray of light. Can Cha Don, who became a prosecutor with Hwa Sool’s support, remember that he is Lee Kang Seok, prove his mother’s innocence, and get back his father’s inheritance?
December 22 – “Sound Candy: Fill me with your sound” (Classic Title Release)
Cast: Choi Yoo Jung, Kim Jong Hyeon, Hanjun, Baek Seo Hoo
Story: Chae Rin returns to Jeju Island, her hometown, to take a break from the city and hyperacusis diagnosis. While she helps her grandmother run a pension, Ncode, a group of idol trainees, comes to the pension to train.
Chae Rin doesn’t like Seung Yeon, the leader of Ncode, due to his bad attitude, but they soon get closer. Chae Rin coincidently runs into Kang Hae Sung, the top idol star, and he ends up staying in her pension. Hae Sung is a narcissist but is slowly drawn to Chae Rin and her innocent way of treating him. However, Chae Rin’s childhood friend, Hyun Jun, has been by her side this whole time. The three guys’ hearts start to move toward Chae Rin, but who will ultimately win Chae Rin’s heart?
Where Can You Watch with English Subtitles?
What did you guys think about the new upcoming releases? What is a ‘must-watch’ series for you? Stay tuned to KOCOWA+ and be the first one to stream our December picks. You can watch them all with English subtitles right here on KOCOWA+.
