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9 of the best new K-drama series to watch in May 2025

From Spring of Youth to Tastefully Yours to Nine Puzzles, here’s our pick of the best Korean dramas coming to screens in May.

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The Haunted Palace: Bona, Yook Sung-jae in spirited period K-drama

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K-drama casting news about Lee Jae-wook, Go Youn-jung and more

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Review | Weak Hero Class 2: school action K-drama sequel moves to Netflix

Reluctant fighter Yeon Si-eun (Park Ji-hoon) is in another new school, where he tries in vain to avoid trouble, in this Netflix drama.

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Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun in a still from Weak Hero Class 2. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix
Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun in a still from Weak Hero Class 2. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix
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Heavenly Ever After: new Netflix K-drama tugs at the heartstrings

Starring Kim Hye-ja, Son Suk-ku and Han Ji-min, Heavenly Ever After sees a husband and wife reunite in the afterlife – with a twist.

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Review | Way Back Love: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung shine in fantasy K-drama

This Korean drama mixes tragedy and humour in a tale of a Grim Reaper figure (Gong Myung) saving a guilt-ridden girl (Kim Min-ha).

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Review | Friendly Rivalry: Lee Hye-ri shines in Netflix high school mystery K-drama

Starring Lee Hye-ri, Chung Su-bin, Kang Hye-won and Oh Woo-ri, this new Korean drama has much to offer – if you don’t mind the bumpy ride.

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Lee Hye-ri as popular student Yu Je-yi in a still from Netflix K-drama Friendly Rivalry.
Lee Hye-ri as popular student Yu Je-yi in a still from Netflix K-drama Friendly Rivalry.
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Review | Buried Hearts: Park Hyung-sik seeks revenge in second-rate K-drama

This corporate revenge thriller Korean drama tries to juggle too many moving parts and twists, and ends up a confusing mess.

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Resident Playbook: Go Youn-jung leads Hospital Playlist spin-off

Go plays one of a group of new hospital resident doctors learning the ropes as this K-drama gets off to a chaotic start.

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Crushology 101: vapid youth romance K-drama wallows in cliché

Between its nauseating visuals, its shallow characters and its uninspired K-drama tropes, Crushology 101 fails to entertain on any level.

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Roh Jeong-eui in a still from Crushology 101.
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Profile | Meet Lee Kwang-soo, star of K-dramas Karma and The Divorce Insurance

Lee Kwang-soo, currently on screens in two Korean drama series, has enjoyed a long career, his credits including Confession and Running Man.

Lee Kwang-soo in a still from Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix
Lee Kwang-soo in a still from Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix
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Review | Hyper Knife: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu tango in uneven thriller K-drama

Sul Kyung-gu and Pak Eun-bin are duelling surgeons who share a dark secret. Their final showdown is powerful but not what we were expecting.

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Review | The Potato Lab: Netflix romcom K-drama is unconvincing to the end

Lee Sun-bin plays a researcher and Kang Tae-oh an executive who antagonise, yet fall for, each other in this weak romantic comedy.

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Why are Korean stars opening up about divorce years after their marriages end?

More South Korean stars are revealing their divorces years later, balancing privacy, public image, and societal expectations amid evolving attitudes.

Hwang Jeung-eum is pictured in television series, The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection. Photo: SBS
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K-drama casting news about Jun Ji-hyun, Ji Chang-wook and more

From a fantasy drama offer made to Jun Ji-hyun to one for Squid Game’s Park Sung-hoon, the latest Korean drama casting announcements.

Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun has been offered a leading role in the fantasy drama series Human X Gumiho. Photo: Netflix
Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun has been offered a leading role in the fantasy drama series Human X Gumiho. Photo: Netflix
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For Park Ji-hoon, new fights and friends in Netflix’s Weak Hero Class 2

Trailer for the Korean teenage action drama debuting April 25 show main character Si-eun battling unresolved trauma and more school violence.

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Lee Dong-wook leads The Divorce Insurance, workplace romcom K-drama

A team of divorcees at an insurance company weigh the merits of selling divorce insurance in Killing Romance director’s small-screen debut.

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Review | Karma: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a lead morally murky Netflix thriller

The lives of six characters and their moral dilemmas are explored in a gruelling series that dives deep into human interconnectedness.

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Park Hae-soo as Witness in a still from Karma, a gruelling Korean drama series on Netflix that dives deep into human interconnectedness. Photo: Netflix
Park Hae-soo as Witness in a still from Karma, a gruelling Korean drama series on Netflix that dives deep into human interconnectedness. Photo: Netflix
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Review | When Life Gives You Tangerines: one of the best K-dramas ever made

An emotionally rich script and a sensational cast make this series a gripping and rewarding watch from start to finish. Have tissues on hand.

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Kim Soo-hyun tearfully denies dating Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor

At a press conference, Kim Soo-hyun acknowledged a past relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron, but said it occurred when she was an adult.

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7 of the best new K-drama series to watch in April 2025

Shin Min-a and Park Hae-soo team up in limited series thriller Karma, Kim Ji-yeon stars in a horror period drama and Son Suk-ku is in heaven.

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Shin Min-a as Lee Ju-yeon in a still from Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix
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Why Park Bo-gum was ‘deeply moved’ by When Life Gives You Tangerines drama

‘The warmth in this story made me want to be part of it,’ recalls Park Bo-gum – so much so he postponed work on another drama to take it on.

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Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik, husband to Ae-sun, played by IU (right), in Netflix Korean drama series When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik, husband to Ae-sun, played by IU (right), in Netflix Korean drama series When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Korean drama reviews

Buried Hearts midseason recap: corporate melodrama without the drama

This revenge drama about a swindler who targets a powerful man, then loses his memory, has a few high points but mostly lacks excitement.

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The Potato Lab midseason recap: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh in generic romcom

The Netflix drama’s fun premise gives way to a run-of-the-mill story with developments that simply feel inconsequential.

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Review | Newtopia, zombie romcom with Blackpink’s Jisoo, misses the mark

The Korean zombie subgenre has rules, and creators break them at their peril. Newtopia is stylish, but its tone is off and it lacks tension.

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Jisoo of Blackpink as Kang Young-soo in a still from Korean zombie romcom Newtopia.
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