Get ready for a K-Drama feast in 2025

A promotional photograph for SBS romantic comedy „Love Scout“ / Courtesy of SBS

2025 is shaping as much as be one other thrilling yr for Okay-drama aficionados, providing a big selection of genres and themes. There’s one thing for everybody, from groundbreaking sci-fi sagas to unconventional love tales, together with the return of a number of A-list stars.

Probably the most anticipated dramas of the yr, SBS has launched „Love Scout“ to kick off the brand new season. The Friday-Saturday drama, starring Han Ji-min and Lee Jun-hyuk, follows the romance between Ji-yun (Han), the CEO of a headhunting firm who’s fully centered on work, and Eun-ho (Lee), a secretary who’s flawless in each side, together with his job. This marks Han’s return to tv after a two-year break, following her memorable roles in „Padam Padam“ and „One Spring Evening.“

The newest episode, aired final Saturday, launched a brand new dynamic between the 2 as boss and secretary, following their tense encounter prior to now. Eun-ho’s unwavering dedication to being the proper assistant, regardless of Ji-yun’s preliminary coldness, has set the stage for a passionate workplace romance.

A poster for tvN’s house rom-com „When the Stars Gossip“ / Coutesy of CJ ENM

MBC will counter with the drama „Motel California,“ starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo. Set to start on Friday, the drama will observe the ups and downs of a romance between a feminine protagonist, born and raised in a rural motel, and her past love, with whom she reunites in her hometown after 12 years. Lee will painting Ji Kang-hee, an inside designer, whereas Na will tackle the position of Cheon Yeon-soo, an animal veterinarian and her past love, bringing recent romantic chemistry to the display.

One other channel, tvN, is betting on science fiction with the drama „When the Stars Gossip,“ which premiered final Saturday and claims to be Korea’s first house rom-com. Starring Lee Min-ho and Kong Hyo-jin, this large-scale manufacturing underwent a five-year preparation interval with a manufacturing value of 500 billion gained. The drama tells an unconventional love story between an area vacationer (Lee), who’s an OB-GYN on a secret mission, and the commander of an area station (Kong).

Actor Park Bo-gum in JTBC’s upcoming action-comedy „Good Boy“ / Courtesy of JTBC

Stars, administrators return

Music Joong-ki / Yonhap

The return of A-list actors, together with famend administrators, is about to make the Korean drama scene much more thrilling.

Park Bo-gum will star in JTBC’s upcoming action-comedy „Good Boy,“ scheduled to air in June. The drama follows Olympic medalists who change into law enforcement officials by way of particular recruitment, preventing in opposition to a world stuffed with corruption and dishonesty whereas sporting police badges as an alternative of medals. Followers are excited to see Park in a brand new mild, as he’s usually identified for his roles in romantic dramas.

Music Joong-ki will make his comeback with JTBC’s „My Youth.“ The drama follows Solar Woo-hae (Music), a once-famous baby actor now residing a quiet life as a novelist and florist, and Sung Jae-yeon (Chun Woo-hee), an leisure agent who should select between her ambitions and past love. This marks Music’s first drama return in about two years since „Reborn Wealthy,“ and his first foray into the romance style since „Descendants of the Solar“ in 2016, producing important anticipation. The drama is scheduled to air in August.

Singer IU / Courtesy of EDAM Leisure

Singer IU is about to make her appearing comeback in MBC’s „twenty first Century Grand Prince’s Spouse“ (tentative title). The drama, set in a modern-day constitutional monarchy, tells the story of a rich commoner and a struggling prince. She shall be paired with Byun Woo-seok, who shot to international stardom with „Beautiful Runner“ (2024).

Lee Jong-suk may even return to the small display in tvN’s „Seocho-dong“ as a seasoned lawyer. He shall be joined by Moon Ga-young, who performs a passionate younger lawyer. The drama will discover the skilled and private lives of legal professionals working within the Seocho space in southern Seoul, house to Korea’s main authorized establishments, such because the Supreme Court docket, the Supreme Public Prosecutors‘ Workplace, and the Seoul Central District Court docket, together with quite a few legislation workplaces.

Byun Woo-seok / Courtesy of Varo Leisure

Within the meantime, director Ahn Pan-suk, famend for his mastery of melodramas corresponding to „One Spring Evening“ and „One thing within the Rain,“ will unveil JTBC’s „The Artwork of Negotiation.“

Ahn’s delicate directing model shall be examined as he tackles an workplace drama, slightly than a melodrama. The drama will discover the world of mergers and acquisitions with actor Lee Je-hoon taking up the position of a legendary silver-haired negotiator.

Director Kim Seok-yoon, identified for his heartfelt dramas like „The Gentle in Your Eyes“ (2019) and „My Liberation Notes“ (2022), is again with JTBC’s new sequence known as „Extra Stunning Than Paradise“ (tentative title). The sequence, starring veteran actor Kim Hye-ja, will discover the idea of reuniting with family members in heaven, promising to be a touching and emotional journey.

Byun Younger-joo, who directed the movie „Helpless“ (2012), will helm SBS’s „The Mantis.“ The Korean remake of the French present „La Mante,“ stars Ko Hyun-jung. This crime thriller revolves round a serial killer referred to as „Mantis“ and her son, a detective who should work along with his mom to catch a copycat killer. Ko will painting the mom, who brutally murdered 5 males twenty years in the past.