5 Of GOT7 Youngjae’s Recommended K-Dramas
Although GOT7‘s Youngjae is an actor himself, starring in the Korean sitcom So Not Worth It, he is also a fan of K-Dramas!
So, here are 5 of his recommended K-Dramas…
1. When the Camellia Blooms
In 2020, he showed his acting skills while reenacting a scene from the 2019 K-Drama When the Camellia Blooms on MBC Radio‘s Idol Radio with DAY6‘s Young K. He proved relatable as he revealed it made him cry!
Youngjae reenacting a scene from When The Camelia Blooms, he mentioned that he cried a lot while watching this drama 🥺🥺#GOT7 @GOT7Official #YOUNGJAE pic.twitter.com/j6xmtt1CZF
— 🍭 영재쟁 🍒 | 갓7 YOUNGJAE IN PH (@forgot7ss) August 13, 2020
When the Camellia Blooms originally aired on KBS2 and internationally on Netflix in 2019. It became the highest-rated mini-series drama that year with a single episode rating of 23.8% and was enjoyed especially due to its combination of romantic-comedy and thriller genres.
A love story of the single-parent Dongbaek, the owner of Camellia Bar among a small neighborhood, who is also being the next murder target of a serial killer case.
— IMDb’s plot description
It stars Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Seok, Son Dam Bi, and Kim Kang Hoon.
2. Hospital Playlist
During a live broadcast, Youngjae shared that he enjoyed watching Hospital Playlist after he was asked about actor Jung Kyung Ho.
Q: Do you know actor #JungKyungHo from Hospital Playlist?
Youngjae from GOT7: Recently when we received the award (for MAMA) I think he gave us the award . I really enjoyed watching Hospital Playlist. I’m thankful .HosPlay Stan and Ahgase here’s a crumb for you 🤭 pic.twitter.com/tOX9RHnJpX
— nepal_loves_kyungho || Jung KyungHo||Prior (@jstarallallj) December 24, 2020
Additionally, Youngjae has liked posts about Hospital Playlist on Instagram.
Youngjae liked a Hospital Playlist post by Netflix Korea 😊😆#Youngjae #영재 @GOTYJ_Ars_Vita #GOT7 #갓세븐 @GOT7Official @SublimeArtist_ pic.twitter.com/QZpniC5zux
— 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 🍬🍭 (@sevendless) June 10, 2021
[Instagram]
Youngjae liked Netflixkr's post about Hospital Playlist. This is not the 1st time he liked a post or mentioned Hospital Playlist. What do you think? Possible ost? Possible guest role? 👀 Perhaps he's just a fan 🤭#Youngjae #영재 @GOTYJ_Ars_Vita#GOT7𓅪 pic.twitter.com/oXil25qM9x
— ARS MONTHLY (@ArsMonthly) September 15, 2021
TvN‘s Hospital Playlist is the second installment of the Wise Life series, following the 2017 K-Drama Prison Playbook. It is a medical drama with two seasons and was distributed internationally on Netflix. According to Nielsen Korea and Wikipedia, “the first episode recorded 10.007% viewership, setting the record for the highest premiere ratings in the network’s (tvN’s) history.”
Hospital Playlist tells the story of five doctors who have been friends since they entered medical school in 1999.
— IMDb’s plot description
It stars Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Dae Myung, and Jeon Mi Do.
3. Our Beloved Summer
Like the rest of us, he was obsessed with Our Beloved Summer! He replied to a fan’s tweet, asking him what he was watching.
[Twitter]
🐣: What do youngjae do for fun these days?? Is there a program you enjoy watching these days?
🌙: These days, I enjoy watching “Our Beloved Summer” they did a very good job..#Youngjae #영재 #GOT7 @GOTYJ_Ars_Vita @YOUNGJAExArs https://t.co/fByCD7cZYj— ARS MONTHLY (@ArsMonthly) January 11, 2022
2021 K-Drama Our Beloved Summer is a coming-of-age story aired on SBS TV and Netflix. Unlike most K-Dramas these days that are based on webtoons, a webtoon that acts as a prequel, depicting the high school days of the two main characters of the TV series (Choi Ung and Kook Yeon Soo), was released on Naver Webtoon after the K-Drama.
A coming of age, romantic comedy revolving around ex-lovers who broke up with a promise never to meet again. But the documentary they filmed ten years ago gets the fame and they are by compulsion facing camera once more.
— IMDb’s plot description
The K-Drama stars Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Kim Sung Cheol, and Roh Jeong Eui.
4. Twenty Five Twenty One
On Youngjae’s MBC FM4U‘s radio program Best Friend (also known as Close Friend), he has shared his love for the 2022 K-Drama Twenty Five Twenty One multiple times as he sang and/or played OSTs from BIBI and Wonstein, respectively.
Youngjae singing a bit of Very, Slowly which is BIBI's OST for Twenty Five Twenty One… Youngjae said he's watching the drama 🥹pic.twitter.com/dYiZtMmA2Z
— 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 🍬🍭 (@sevendless) April 1, 2022
GOT7 Youngjae watches #TwentyFiveTwentyOne 🤍
“Ah these days, I'm really watching this drama (Twenty Five Twenty One) too! (…) My favorite drama is the same as yours ^^” pic.twitter.com/AsJMslqVlC
— 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 🍬🍭 (@sevendless) April 2, 2022
He’s even liked Instagram posts relating to the series on Netflix!
GOT7 YOUNGJAE IS ALSO A FAN OF TWENTY FIVE TWENTY ONE 😭 #TwentyFiveTwentyOneEp16 pic.twitter.com/AfS2bDX3d2
— naya 나야 🍇 (@keith_shaniaaa) April 3, 2022
Twenty Five Twenty One is a coming-of-age tvN melodrama that was also released on Netflix. According to Naver News1, it “was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history.”
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
— IMDb’s plot description
It stars Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, WJSN‘s Bona, Choi Hyun Wook, and Lee Joo Myung.
5. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Again on Best Friend, Youngjae shared that he is watching the ongoing K-Drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
#Youngjae is watching Extraordinary Attorney Woo and said it's so fun! He shared YW's line when she introduces herself and called it a cute script 🥺
“Gireogi (goose), tomato, Swiss, byeolddongbyeol (shooting star), Indoin (Indian)… Woo Young Woo!”pic.twitter.com/UTFDwjXkWb
— 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 🍬🍭 (@sevendless) July 15, 2022
Extraordinary Attorney Woo is currently on air as ENA‘s first K-Drama, and it has the industry shook as the drama’s first episode had a 0.9% rating and has grown by 10x in only three weeks (The drama releases two episodes per week). It’s already in talks for a U.S. remake, although you can watch Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix internationally. Viewers have fallen in love with the brilliant attorney on the Autism Spectrum and the show’s heartwarming storylines.
About an autistic 27-year-old lawyer. Due to her high IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, the brilliant Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.
— IMDb’s plot description
Park Eun Bin stars in the title role, along with Kang Tae Oh and Kang Ki Young.
