Can you believe that we’re already moving into the 8-month of the year? Where does all the time even go!
So, what better way than to spend that swift time with some amazeballs K-dramas…
We’ve got 14 new ones coming to your small screens in August, check em’ out!
1. Bad Memory Eraser
Release: 2 Aug
What’s it about: After losing his self-esteem due to an injury, former tennis prodigy Lee Goon’s life is transformed by a memory eraser, leading him to a new life filled with confidence and a complex web of relationships.
Broadcast: MBN
2. Love Andante
Release: 7 Aug
What’s it about: A drama about South and North Korea creating the Peace Village Project in the Goseong DMZ, following the end of their 70-year war.
Broadcast: TVING
3. Romance in the House
Release: 10 Aug
What’s it about: After years of separation and failed business ventures, Byun Moo Jin reappears in his family’s life as their landlord, seeking reconciliation with his ex-wife. Their grown children have differing views on their father’s return and one also becomes entangled with a former taekwondo athlete turned security guard.
Broadcast: jTBC
4. Your Honor
Release: 12 Aug
What it’s about: In the fictional Woowon City, the story revolves around wealthy heirs, a dominant voodoo cartel and Judge Song Pan Ho, who seeks justice for citizens.
Broadcast: ENA, Genie TV
5. Perfect Family
Release: 14 Aug
What it’s about: Seon Hee’s seemingly perfect family life is shattered when she faces the death of her friend, Kyung Ho.
Broadcast: KBS2
6. The Tyrant
Release: 14 Aug
What’s it about: Various groups race to find the missing last sample of the Tyrant Program, with former agent Im Sang, government bureau director Choi and foreign agent Paul each having their own agendas.
Broadcast: Disney+
7. Black Out
Release: 16 Aug
What’s it about: Two detectives investigate mysterious village incidents, while Go Jung Woo, a former medical school prospect turned murderer, returns home after prison and uncovers events from 11 years ago.
Broadcast: MBC
8. DNA Lover
Release: 17 Aug
What’s it about: Genetic researcher So Jin ends her relationship with a playboy and seeks a genetically compatible partner, choosing between obstetrician-gynecologist Yeon Woo and firefighter Kang Hoon, while also navigating the struggles and love of young friends.
Broadcast: TV Chosun
9. Love Next Door
Release: 17 Aug
What’s it about: Choi Seung Hyo, a renowned young architect, reconnects with Bae Seok Ryu, a former top student and project manager now unemployed, as they navigate their shared past and present lives.
Broadcast: tvN
10. Pachinko 2
Release: 23 Aug
What’s it about: Starting in Osaka 1945, this story follows Sun Ja’s efforts to protect her family during WW2, Solomon’s fresh start in 1989 Tokyo and the elderly Sun Ja’s concerns for her grandson.
Broadcast: Apple TV
11. The Frog
Release: 23 Aug
What’s it about: The story follows Sang Joon, who ran a rural motel in 2000, and Young Ha, who managed a forest pension alone in 2021.
Broadcast: Netflix
12. Cinderella at 2am
Release: 24 Aug
What’s it about: Ha Yoon Seo, a respected team leader, discovers her younger boyfriend, Seo Joo Won, is from a chaebol family that owns her company. Pressured by his mother to break up, she takes the money offered, but Joo Won believing in love, tries to win her back.
Broadcast: Channel A, COUPANG TV
13. No Gain No Love
Release: 26 Aug
What’s it about: Son Hae Yeong, determined to avoid missing a job promotion, plans a fake wedding and recruits part-time cashier Kim Ji Uk as her fake fiance, despite their rocky interactions.
Broadcast: TVING, tvN
14. Queen Woo
Release: 30 Aug
What’s it about: Following King Gogukcheon’s death, a fierce tribal battle ensues to crown a new king within 24 hours, making the beginning of Woo’s journey to become the first woman to be queen twice.
Broadcast: TVING
Phew! That was a long list, enjoy besties.
