Next on Omona's to-watch list: upcoming Kdramas in June 2023
It's June! And to keep us warm or cool (whatever you prefer), some K-dramas with the hottest idol actors: 2PM's Junho and SNSD's Yoona star opposites in a classic chaebol romcom, Taecyeon stars in what could be Korea's answer to Twilight... But also Kim Tae Hee makes her return, as does love him or hate him Ahn Bo Hyun.
Opinions are mine and should be taken lightly as they are just my first impressions. Other thoughts are welcomed!
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I marked trailers with English subtitles with an asterisk (*)
Click to viewSound Candy*
Release date: 3 June on TVING, AbemaTV
Runtime: Saturday, 10 episodes, 15 min each
Cast: Choi Yoo Jung, Kim Jong HyunPlot: A group of young individuals with different backgrounds come together at a pension located in Jeju. They rediscover their love and friendship through the mystery of "Sound Candy."
Add to watch-list or skip? Listen I welcome any activity for the WekiMeki members, group or solo, but this show sounds very convoluted. If you're into ASMR, this one's for you!
The Villain of Romance
Release date: 5 June on MBCdramanet, Viki
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday, 10 episodes
Cast: Baro, Ha Seung RiPlot: A coming-of-age story and realistic romance about young college “villains” who are still learning about love.
Kang Hee Jae desperately wants to appear cool to others, but secretly feels smaller than plankton on the inside. While struggling to forgive his girlfriend Yoo Jin for her “savage” behavior, he winds up gradually transforming into an obsessive monster.
Meanwhile, Ban Yoo Jin is a highly intelligent older student at Kang Hee Jae’s college. Because Yoo Jin can never seem to keep a relationship going for longer than 100 days, she starts to worry that she’ll wind up living a lonely life alone.
So when younger student Hee Jae boldly shoots his shot, she decides to put him through some intense “training” as they date.Add to watch-list or skip? Hey, a college romance! The premise is pretty original, too. Not sure if the tone of the drama is something I am looking for.
(cw: Siwon jumpscare in the trailer)
Bloodhounds*
Release date: 9 June on Netflix
Runtime: Friday, 8 episodes
Cast: Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi, Heo Joon Ho, Park Sung WoonPlot: A noir action drama about three men who became entangled in debt but attempt to escape it in any way they can.
Add to watch-list or skip? I don't know if I like the trailer enough to make this my first Woo Do Hwan drama but I would appreciate receiving a compilation of the shirtless boxing scenes ty
King the Land*
Release date: 17 June on JTBC, Netflix
Runtime: Saturday & Sunday, 16 episodes, 80 min
Cast: Lee Jun Ho, Im Yoon AhPlot: 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.Add to watch-list or skip? My crush on Junho aside, I think this will be as classic of a romcom type of drama we're going to get this June! It has the hardworking female lead, the cold chaebol male lead, misunderstandings and corporate intrigue - some are predicting it will be the Business Proposal of 2023, what do you think Omona?
See You in my 19th Life*
Release date: 17 June on Netflix, TVN
Runtime: Saturday & Sunday, 12 episodes, 70 min
Cast: Shin Hye Sun, Ahn Bo Hyun, Ha Yoon Kyung, Ahn Dong GooPlot: 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.Add to watch-list or skip? As a Ahn Bohyun convert, I am slightly interested in this drama. At the same time, I am also kind of done with fantasy romance. I want to wait until I've seen some more trailers for this! Anyone read the webtoon bychance?
Lies Hidden in my Garden
Release date: 19 June on ENA
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday, 8 episodes
Cast: Kim Tae Hee, Im Ji Yeon, Kim Sung Oh, Choi Jae RimPlot: 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.
Add to watch-list or skip? Anyone in the mood for a female led thriller?
Numbers
Release date: 23 June on MBC, Viki
Runtime: Friday & Saturday, 12 episodes, 60 min
Cast: Kim Myung Soo, Choi Jin Hyuk, Choi Min Soo, YeonwooPlot: 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.Add to watch-list or skip? An accountant fighting for justice? Real world take note! This is Kim Myungsoo (L)'s first drama after enlistment and also stars former Momoland member Yeonwoo. I do like anti-corruption dramas so I might check this one out!
Revenant*
Release date: 23 June on SBS
Runtime: Friday & Saturday, 12 episodes, 70 min
Cast: Kim Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, Hong KyungPlot: 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.Add to watch-list or skip? The plot sounds really interesting but I know that if I'd watch this drama I won't sleep at night so I'll skip!
Mrs Durian
Release date: June 24 on TV Chosun
Runtime: Saturday & Sunday, 16 episodes
Cast: Park Joo Mi, Choi Myung Gil, Kim Min Joon, Han Da Gam, Jeon Noh Min, Yoon Hae Young, Ji Young SanPlot: A melodramatic fantasy in which two women from Joseon Dynasty, belonging from a noble family, become intertwined with men through time travel to the year 2023, the present.
Add to watch-list or skip? I'll skip!
Heartbeat
Release date: 26 June on KBS2
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday, 16 episodes
Cast: Ok Taec Yeon, Won Ji AnPlot: A love story between the half-human and half-vampire Seon Woo Hyul, who was unable to become human due to a one-day difference over 100 years, and Joo In Hae, a woman who has no humane side and finds true warmth.
Add to watch-list or skip? Editing 2PM's Heartbeat under this trailer? Looking camp right in the face. To be honest the tone of these trailers makes me want to watch this show it's so unserious? I'm ready for the Heartbeat to become Korea's Twilight! (In another trailer they ended with Taecyeon saying "let's go to my house" I MEAN). (also not Mydramalist tagging this show as "interspecies romance" WHAT)
[there is no poster or trailer available for this drama :/]
The Miracle Brothers
Release date: 28 June on JTBC
Runtime: Wednesday, 10 episodes
Cast: Jung Woo, Bae Hyun Sung, Park Yoo Rim, Lee Ki WooPlot: A mystery drama about warm friendship and humanity unfolds when Dong Joo, a passionate young man who only has debts, meets Kang San.
Yook Dong Joo is an aspiring writer with an ambitious dream of becoming a best-selling author someday. A disharmonious romance begins when a mysterious unidentified boy, Kang San, falls into his life. Kang San has amnesia and can't even remember his own name, but he has the special ability to hear other people's hearts.Add to watch-list or skip? Will have to wait for trailers for this one!
Celebrity
Release date: 30 June on Netflix
Runtime: Friday, 12 episodes, 60 min
Cast: Park Gyu Young, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Chung Ah, Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hyo SungPlot: Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.
Add to watch-list or skip? The trailer is much darker than the plot description! Could be interesting.
Source: Drama information via MyDramalist & AsianWiki | Trailers via Gom, MBCevery1, Netflix K-content, Kdramazone, Kdrama trailers, Studio Genie, MBCdrama, Coupang Play, KBS 한국방송 | gif via kdramaxoxo on Tumblr
What are you watching Omona? And which June dramas will you pick up?