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14 of the best new K-dramas to watch in August 2024, including Disney+’s The Tyrant
- Pachinko is back with Lee Min-ho et al, Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in pair up in Love Next Door, and there’s a lot more Korean drama in August
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![Kim Seon-ho in a still from The Tyrant on Disney+, one of 14 Korean drama series dropping in August. They include season two of Pachinko, romantic comedy Love Next Door starring Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in, and Jeon Jong-soo in period drama Queen Woo. Photo: Disney+](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/07/30/4da7ad9d-776c-48b6-9b21-2b5a1917fbb4_911d1550.jpg?itok=l7r8Q8-a&v=1722324522)
Those looking to beat the August heat by staying indoors will have plenty to choose from during a particularly stacked month of K-drama releases.
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We preview 14 of the best Korean drama series debuting in the course of the month.
1. Bad Memory Eraser
Lead cast: Kim Jae-joong, Jin Se-yeon
In this romantic drama, Kim Jae-joong (Manhole) plays Lee Goon, a tennis prospect who has been sidelined by an injury. He uses a “memory eraser” to boost his self-esteem.
His first love, Kyeong Joo-yeon (Jin Se-yeon, Born Again), works as a psychiatrist at the brain research centre that has developed the memory eraser. (MBN, August 2)
2. Love Andante
Lead cast: Kwon Hyun-bin, Song Ji-woo
In a “peace village” erected between the two Koreas, talented South Korean pianist Im Joo-hyung (Kwon Hyun-bin, Pandora: Beneath the Paradise) is forced to shack up with Ha Na-kyung (Song Ji-woo, Doctor Slump), the daughter of a North Korean military officer, in this cross-cultural romantic comedy. (Lifetime, August 7)
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