I think I’ve mentioned plenty of times on the blog that I’m a list person. I used to have a running list of upcoming releases for the books that I was looking forward to and while I’m still reading, I’m not reading nearly as much as I’m watching k-dramas so for now, I’m going to keep a running list of upcoming k-drama releases on the blog and this list will be it. Right now, I’m just getting all of my information from the internet so release dates and drama information might change from time to time. I’ll try to keep this list going all year but well, life happens so I can’t promise much.
Here’s the current list of upcoming k-drama releases that I’m looking forward to.
June
King the Land
Release Date: June 17, 2023
Airs On: Saturday, Sunday
No. of Episodes: 16
Network: jTBC, Netflix, TVING
Where to Watch: Netflix
Starring: Lee Jun Ho, Im Yoon Ah, Go Won Hee, Kim Ga Eun, Ahn Se Ha, Kim Jae Won
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Heir Goo Won cannot stand fake smiles. When he meets Cheon Sa Rang, her sincere smile is at the ready. The pair seek to create happy moments where they can smile brightly at each other.
King of the Land is a VVIP business lounge, a paradise catering to wealthy hoteliers. It is owned by The King Group, with hotels, distribution companies, and an airline in its portfolio. Now Goo Won has been thrown into an inheritance tug-of-war. With his brilliant mind, innate grace, and captivating charm, he has everything but lacks common sense when dating.
Cheon Sa Rang makes the world brighter with just her smile. She is thrilled to land a job at the King Hotel, where she had some of her happiest times as a child. She must now put those sweet memories away and mature quickly to face the frequent workplace prejudices and misunderstandings that come her way.
See You in My 19th Life
Release Date: June 17, 2023
Airs On: Saturday, Sunday
No. of Episodes: 12
Network: Netflix, TVING, tvN
Where to Watch: Netflix
Starring: Ahn Bo Hyun, Shin Hye Sun, Ha Yoon Kyung, Ahn Dong Goo, Kim Shi Ah, Park So Yi
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Ban Ji Eum has an extraordinary ability: she can remember the memories of all her past lives. Repeating her reincarnation for nearly a thousand years, Ban Ji Eum has been living her lives diligently. After her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out to reconnect with the people of her past life in her current one, and decides to find a man named Moon Seo Ha whom she met in her 18th life. Will memories of her 18th life sabotage romance in her 19th? Or will love endure across different lives?
On the other side, there is also Yoon Cho Won, a landscape architect and the younger sister of Yoon Joo Won, whose life collapsed after her older sister’s death. She is courageous and kind even after facing the death of her beloved sister but she struggles to maintain her brightness. When Yoon Cho Won meets Ban Ji Eum by chance and sees her older sister in her, she wonders about Ban Ji Eum’s identity.
Then there’s Ha Do Yoon, Moon Seo Ha’s secretary and best friend since childhood. Although they come from completely different backgrounds, Ha Do Yoon feels some kind of affinity for him.
Lies Hidden in My Garden
Release Date: June 19, 2023
Airs On: Monday, Tuesday
No. of Episodes: 8
Network: ENA
Where to Watch: TBD
Starring: Kim Tae Hee, Im Ji Yeon, Kim Sung Oh, Choi Jae Rim, Cha Sung Je, Jung Woon Sun
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A suspenseful family thriller that subverts the fantasy of ‘our happy home with a yard’ through the suspicion and awareness of a housewife who enjoys happiness in a perfect house that others envy.
Numbers
Release Date: June 23, 2023
Airs On: Friday, Saturday
No. of Episodes: 12
Network: MBC
Where to Watch: Viki
Starring: Kim Myung Soo, Choi Jin Hyuk, Choi Min Soo, Yeonwoo, Kim Yoo Ri, Lee Sung Yeol
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intelligent young man, Jang Ho Woo is employed by the Taeil Accounting Firm. His excellent memory, sharp observational skills, and his innate sense for numbers lead him to be the firm’s first high school graduate hire.
Ho Woo soon uncovers a web of systemic corruption and injustice that can only be stopped by dismantling one of Korea’s most prestigious accounting firms.
Revenant
Release Date: June 23, 2023
Airs On: Friday, Saturday
No. of Episodes: 12
Network: SBS
Where to Watch: TBD
Starring: Kim Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, Hong Kyun, Park Ji Young, Kim Won Hae, Ye See Jung
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller
When the door to another world opens, demons exist there. Ku San Young is possessed by one of those demons. Yeom Hae Sang can see the demon which has possessed Ku San Young. They try to figure out the truth behind the mysterious deaths related to the five sacred objects.
Ku San Young is busy working part-time during the day and studying to become a low-ranking public officer at night. One day, she receives some articles left behind by her late father. Since then, mysterious deaths take place around her. She also finds herself slowly changing.
Yeom Hae Sang comes from a rich background. He teaches Korean folklore at a university. Since he was a child, he has had the special ability to see demons in this world. He even saw his mother killed by a demon in front of him when he was young. Yeom Hae Sang meets Ku San Young and he faces the demon which killed his mother.
Lee Hong Sae is a lieutenant in the violent crimes investigation team. He only cares about advancing his career in the police department. Due to Ku San Young and Yeom Hae Sang, he gets involved in mysterious cases.