Everything you need to know about K-drama “TOMORROW”

 K-drama “TOMORROW” is based on a webtoon with the same name

The show aired on Netflix. With the globally immense success of K-dramas like Squid Game, and All Of Us Are Dead, Netflix came up with another series called Tomorrow. Netflix is also investing in K-dramas nowadays because they know how popular they are now.

Synopsis: K-drama “Tomorrow”

Tomorrow is incredibly unique in its overall theme, combining a never-before-seen concept with the critical addressing of various issues. It follows three Grim Reapers as the sole members of the afterlife’s newly formed Risk Management Team; they prevent suicides so that people can live out their designated lifespans and reduce the underworld’s overcrowding. 

Tomorrow features an incredibly talented cast of actors, with Kim Hee Seon and Yoon Ji On playing the two main Grim Reapers. The two are a perfect match, with each having a cool, moody mannerism that reflects their hundreds of years in the after-life as well as their enormous responsibility for preventing death. They both have mysterious dark pasts, and both actors display a wide range of emotions and expressions throughout the show and its revelations.

Rowoon, one of SF9’s members (a k-pop group), shines alongside them, playing his fourth lead role after making an impression in Extraordinary You in 2019. In between the tragedies of the episodes, he provides an innocence and feelings of euphoria, with his character having fallen into a coma and being contractually hired as a temporary grim reaper. The chemistry between the three leads is arguably what keeps viewers coming back for more, demonstrating the importance of dialogue and interaction, as well as action.

Lee Soo Hyuk, who plays Park Joong Gil, the head of the Grim Reaper Management team, deserves special mention. As his and Kim Hee Seon’s character Ryeon’s paths and histories cross more towards the end of the show, his emotional range and power are incredibly notable, tugging on heartstrings and delivering some awe-inspiring moments.

The rest of the cast includes:

 Kim Hae Sook as The Jade Emperor, the leader of the after-life.

Park Hoon as Ha Dae Su, the leader of Hell.

Kang Seung Yoon (Winner’s member of a k-pop group) is Kang Woo Jin, a depressed singer-songwriter.

Jeon Moo Song is Lee Young Cheon, a veteran of the Korean war.

The Grim Reaper theme has been seen and is often popular in K-dramas—The Uncanny Encounter, Goblin, Black—but Tomorrow puts a unique spin on the theme with its discussion and challenging of social issues. With almost every episode, the show tackles a new problem by combining fantasy, period drama, and comedy. Tomorrow covers everything from a TV producer wishing to end her life due to torment by her old school bully, to a grieving husband wishing to join his wife, to a guilt-ridden woman devastated by the thought that she may have sent her friend to her death at the hands of the Japanese imperial army.

The 16-episode show clocks in at around 16 hours total (1 hour per episode), which is unusual for a K-drama, which is notorious for having episodes that last between an hour and 90 minutes.

Tomorrow is a show for those who want to see something new from the K-drama and television world, not for those looking for a deeply intricate storytelling masterpiece across the entire set of episodes. It is for those who want to connect deeply and profoundly with human life’s struggles, boldly confront taboo societal issues, and empathize with a forward-thinking cast that treads new ground while tugging at your heartstrings. 

If you are also a fan of these genres, then you should give it a try, I bet you won’t regret it.