Premiere Watch: Clean With Passion for Now, Boyfriend, Memories of the Alhambra

125 November 26, 2018November 25, 2018

Premiere Watch: Clean With Passion for Now, Boyfriend, Memories of the Alhambra

by stroopwafel

Some of the year’s most anticipated dramas premiere this week and I have my fingers crossed that the shows will exceed expectations.

Clean With Passion for Now

Time slot: Monday & Tuesday
Broadcaster: JTBC
Genre: Rom-com
Episode count: 16 episodes

Reasons to watch: Adapted from a webtoon drama of the same name, Clean With Passion for Now follows Kim Yoo-jung as she finds a job at a cleaning company — despite being a total slob who doesn’t care about cleanliness. Yoon Kyun-sang is the germaphobe CEO of said cleaning company who is both appalled by and drawn to Kim Yoo-jung. A true odd couple pairing, they may be polar opposites but that doesn’t stop them from developing feelings for each other. Song Jae-rim also stars as the mysterious occupant of a rooftop apartment.

Boyfriend

Time slot: Wednesday & Thursday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Noona romance
Episode count: 16 episodes

Reasons to watch: The A-list pairing of Song Hye-gyo and Park Bo-gum has fans all a-flutter in anticipation of their first project together. Song Hye-gyo plays a rich, divorced single mom whose life of privilege hasn’t quite translated into a life full of happiness and fulfillment. By chance, during a trip to Cuba, she and Park Bo-gum cross paths and develop a relationship. Park is young, poor, and still getting a foothold in life but his happy, carefree attitude has a profound impact on Song Hye-gyo. Can their love endure whatever obstacles fate throws their way?

Memories of the Alhambra

Time slot: Saturday & Sunday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Fantasy, sci-fi, romance
Episode count: 16 episodes

Reasons to watch: Brought to us by the director of Forest of Secrets and the writer of W-Two Worlds and Nine, this show has all the makings of a great blockbuster. Hyun Bin is the CEO of an investment firm who visits Granada, Spain with a mission — He wants to purchase the hostel that Park Shin-hye’s character owns and operates. Hyun Bin’s desire for the hostel seems to revolve around his main reason for being in the city: a high-tech augmented reality game that involves knights, swords, and guns. The two get swept up in a strange event that sends them on a journey that begins in Granada.