June is usually a peak travel month, but not this time. For many of us, this June will be a quiet month at home filled with feelings of fatigue and boredom. So why not escape the daily grind and enter the exciting world of Asian entertainment right here on Viu? There’s no better time to catch up, get hooked and binge-watch the latest and best of romantic comedies, action-thrillers, dramas, variety shows and more.
ESCAPE INTO A THRILLING WORLD OF MYSTERY AND MAYHEM
Are you among the millions of fans of The Penthouse 1 and 2? The wait is over! Be among the first to catch The Penthouse 3, the third season of the hit melodrama series. Come 5 June, you can look forward to spending your Saturdays glued to the lives of three mums who will stop at nothing to elevate their children’s lives, and end up pedalling down an unstoppable race fuelled by greed and desire.
If you are a fan of crime thrillers, Voice 4 would be right up your alley. Voice, which aired its first season in 2017, is a high tension and thrilling drama centred on an emergency call centre with a team of employees who races against time to save the victims of real-time incidents. The fourth season, launching on 13 June, is based in the beautiful Jeju Island and stars popular actor Song Seung Hoon and veteran actress Lee Ha Na. Lee will be reprising her role as Kang Kwon Joo, the charismatic director and ace voice profiler of Crime Report Centre.
Quicken the pace and get your heart pumping with supernatural drama Sell Your Haunted House, starring the dynamic duo Hong Ji Ah (Jang Nara) and Oh In Bum (Jung Yong Hwa). Don’t miss the drama’s finale on 10 June!
The spookfest continues with season 2 of Viu Original series Black, a story of a bunian (dark elf from another dimension) who is on a mission to track down his fugitive partner in the human world. He unwittingly falls in love with Sofia, a woman who has the ability to foresee death.
The Penthouse 3 [Highly Anticipated & First on Viu]
Streaming on Viu from 5 June, with new episodes every Sat
Starring Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yeon, Eugene, Uhm Ki Joon, Shim Eun Kyung
The third season of the popular medodrama is finally here! Three mums in this drama unveil their secret desires to elevate their lives. Su Ryeon will do anything to take revenge on the adults that wrecked her child’s life. Seo Jin may have cultivated a successful career as a classical singer, but her daughter seems to lack in so many things unlike her. Yoon Hee refuses to inherit poverty and devastation to her daughter and tries everything she can to move into the Penthouse. This is a journey of the three mums pedalling down an unstoppable race fuelled by greed and desire.
Voice 4 [Anticipated]
Streaming on Viu from 13 June, with new episodes every Sat and Sun, 5 hours after Korea
Starring Song Seung Hoon, Lee Ha Na, Kang Seung Yoon (Winner), Lee Kyu Hyung
In this latest season of Voice, the Golden Time team continues solving urgent real-time incidents from phone calls received through the emergency service line. With field units, they race through the precarious time left for crime victims, who are held captive or being chased by their assailants, and save them from imminent danger. In this season, the team will take action in Jeju, an island in Korea, famous for its tourist attractions.
GET INTO THE MOOD FOR LOVE AND ROMANCE
Looking to indulge in some romance dramas? Perfect for those lonely nights, Viu Original Doom at Your Service is a fantasy romance series starring Park Bo Young as Tak Dong Kyung, a young editor who is dealt a bad hand in life. She meets Myul Mang (Seok In Guk), a messenger between human and gods, and strikes a deal with him to live as she wishes for 100 days. The amazing chemistry between the leads and the riveting storyline make this series a must-watch!
If you are feeling nostalgic, travel back to the 1980s with Youth of May. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Gwangju Uprising, follow a group of youths as they grow, mature, and fall in love. The drama also features Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si – the pair has starred as siblings in their previous drama together.
Looking for more unconventional stories of love and life? Continue the love fest with Shades of the Heart, a heart-warming Korean movie that follows a novelist with a failed marriage who returns to Seoul seven years later, intending to publish a novel based on his own experiences. Along the way, he meets various strangers that change his perspective and starts weaving another story. This movie also stars the ever-radiant Korean singer-songwriter and actress IU.
Lighten the mood with Ossan’s Love, Hong Kong’s first Boy Love drama – a remake of the popular Japanese drama of the same name. A romantically unsuccessful office worker becomes the centres of affection of two men – his boss and his roommate. Caught in a love triangle, will he open his heart to either of them?
Viu Premium subscribers can enjoy unlimited downloads of their favourite Asian dramas and variety shows, as well as kids’ content in full HD on selected Smart TVs, Apple TV and casting! Users simply need to download the Viu app on the Smart TV app store to launch the app and catch all dramas and shows in crystal clear definition – let’s go!
OTHER SHOWS TO CATCH ON VIU
Loud
Streaming on Viu from 6 June, with a new episode every Sun
Starring JYP, Psy
JYP is an established Korean singer and the producer behind top K-pop groups like 2PM, GOT7, Twice and Wonder Girls. Psy is also a talented singer who became an overnight global sensation with “Gangnam Style”. He has top artistes including HyunA, Jessi and Crush signed to his label. These two producer powerhouses will be joining hands to produce two new Korean boy groups from amongst 75 contestants!
Six Sense S2
Streaming on Viu from 26 June, with a new episode every Sat
Starring Yoo Jae Suk, Oh Na Ra, Jun So Min, Jessi, Mijoo (Lovelyz)
After a successful run last year, the five cast members are back for a season 2! Together with a new member, they will rely on their wits to suss out the fake among the real on interesting topics like food and places. Will their sixth sense be up to task? Our four female friends have one thing in common – they’re loud and hilarious. Led by South Korea’s No. 1 host Yoo Jae Suk, viewers are in for yet another exciting season!
The Cursed Lesson [First Run]
Streaming on Viu from 4 June
Starring Lee Chae Young, Kan Mi Youn, Jo Jung Min
Online fashion model Hyo Jeong begins attending a mysterious yoga class which claims to perfect one’s body shape with three classmates: Mi Yeon, a boxer who failed to keep her body fit; Ji Won, who has an unstable mental condition, and Ye Na, a movie star who is morbidly obsessed with her appearance. Meanwhile, police start to investigate the enigma behind this yoga class after finding out that a murder in the neighborhood was committed by a woman named Bo Ra, a former yoga class student.
Streaming on Viu from 4 June
Starring Jo In Sung, Joo Jin Moo, Song Ji Hyo
Helmed by award-winning director Yoo Ha, this historical movie is set in the Goryeo dynasty and focuses on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard. While the King of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess, they do not have any children. Under pressure from the Yuan emperor and his own counselors to produce a crown prince and ensure the continuity of the royal lineage, the king initiates a dangerous plan involving his bodyguard and the queen.
Streaming on Viu from 4 June
Starring Kwak Do Won, Kim Dae Myung, Kim Hee Won
While on holiday with his family in the Philippines, a countryside detective gets entangled in a crime planned by a killer from a mafia organisation and even becomes a suspect himself. He sets out to prove his innocence with the help of a tourist guide.
Fun fact: This action-comedy film was shot mostly in the Philippines, and also stars Filipino actor Mon Confiado.
Credits: VIU
