UPSIZE PH | Viu Bares More Tagalog-Dubbed Content

Video streaming service Viu Philippines has launched 10 new Tagalog-dubbed Korean drama shows, adding more content to its already extensive library of the latest premium Asian dramas and variety shows.

“Viu promises to give customers a more enjoyable viewing and listening experience through its exceptional Tagalog-dubbing. Without losing the original Korean appeal, Viu assures fans a deeper appreciation of K-Dramas by using only the best local voices that are as close to their favorite Korean stars. In anticipation of our new releases, we’ve prepared several exciting campaigns that will allow our fans to show their love for K-Dramas in a fun and memorable way and we’re very excited to see what they come up with,” said Arianne Kader-Cu, Country Manager of Viu Philippines.

Here’s a rundown of the new Tagalog-dubbed K-Dramas, across different genres, now available on Viu:

“Emergency Couple” is a romcom series about two exes. Years after their messy marriage that ended in a divorce, Oh Jin-hee and Oh Chang-min meet again as interns at a hospital emergency room.

“The Beauty Inside” is the drama adaptation of the popular movie of the same title. Actress Han Se-gye (Seo Hyun-jin) suffers from a condition where her appearance changes for a week. Airline CEO Seo Do-jae (Lee Min-ki), who also has a secret, ends up helping her and they eventually fall in love while trying to keep their secrets from being exposed.

“Another Ms. Oh” is the story of “plain” Oh Hae-young (Seo Hyun-jin) who has always been compared to a prettier Oh Hae-young. Plain Oh Hae-young falls in love with Park Do-kyung (Eric Mun of Shinhwa) who happens to be “pretty” Oh Hae-young’s ex-fiance. What “plain” Hae-young doesn’t know is that Do-kyung is the reason behind one of the worst things to happen in her life.

“When the Weather is Fine” is a healing love story of a city girl who returns to the province after suffering burn-out in Seoul. Back in her hometown, Mok Hae-won (Park Min- young) becomes closer to her neighbor and high school classmate, Im Eun-seob (Seo Kang-joon) who happens to have harbored feelings for her since they were kids.

“Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” is a South Korean melodrama series based on the Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. During a solar eclipse, Go Ha-jin (IU) is transported back to the Goryeo Dynasty (10th century) during King Taejo’s rule. She finds herself stuck in the body of a young woman named Hae-soo and she attracts the attention of King Taejo’s 14 sons, especially the 4th Prince – Wang-so (Lee Jun-ki). As Hae-soo learns how to survive in the Goryeo Dynasty, she becomes involved and entangled in palace intrigues over succession to the throne.

“Lie After Lie” is a 2020 drama starring Lee Yoo-ri and Yeon Jung-hoon. Ji Eun-su (Lee Yoo-ri), a daughter-in-law from a powerful and rich family, who was imprisoned after being accused of murdering her husband. She gives birth to her daughter in prison, but she ends up losing the child. After she gets released from prison, she tries to get her daughter back by approaching the man who adopted the child, Kang Ji-min (Yeon Jung-hoon). Eun-su pretends to fall in love with Ji-min to become her own daughter’s stepmother.

“Welcome to Waikiki” is about three friends who opened a guesthouse to save up and have the means to finance their own movie. However, things don’t go as planned and the business doesn’t do well. The guesthouse is mainly managed by Dong-gu (Kim Jun- hyun), who dreams of becoming a film director. While Joon-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) continues to pursue his dreams of being an actor, he ends up getting bit roles. Doo-shik (Son Seung-won) tries to help pay their debt by taking on odd part-time jobs.

“Hotel De Luna,” one of top Korean dramas of 2019, stars Lee Ji-eun (IU) as Jang Mang-wol, a hotel owner, and Yeo Jin-goo as Gu Chan-sung, the hotel manager.

“Tale of The Nine Tailed” is the story of Lee-yeon (Lee Dong-wook), who is a nine-tailed fox wandering the living realm, and a woman named Nam Ji-a (Jo-Bo Ah) who can’t remember her past.

“Flower of Evil” is a 2020 suspense melodrama series that revolves around the complexities of love and trust between a married couple. Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won), a detective, is married to Baek Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi). Baek Hee-sung appears to a committed husband and father, but he hides his past from his wide and lives under an assumed identity.

Meanwhile, Viu is inviting fans to join the Viu Philippines’ K-Voice Alike Search Challenge, a duet TikTok challenge where they get to be a Tagalog voice talent for their favorite K-Drama scenes. The most impressive TikTok videos will get a surprise K-Merch Boxes from their favorite influencers. To join, visit the official Viu Philippines TikTok page (@viuphilippines), use the duet video from the feed, tag @viuphilippines and 3 of your friends, and use the hashtags #KTagDub and #ViuKVoiceAlike