What’s Showing Now

Korean dramas, also known as K-dramas, have gained a huge following worldwide with their unique storytelling, captivating characters, and stunning visuals. With the rise of streaming services, it’s now easier than ever to watch the latest Korean dramas as they air in Korea.

Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the genre, this page will provide you with all the information you need to stay up-to-date on the latest Korean dramas currently being aired. 

Korean Dramas Currently Airing (Ongoing)

Killer Queen

Main Actors: Song Il Gook

Network: TV Chosun
Genre: Drama
Duration per episode: 60 min.

Plot:

A story that looks into the traumatic events and human ambivalence experienced by a psychiatrist who becomes the daughter-in-law of a chaebol family while suffering from the events of dementia, divorce and disappearance.

(Source: HanCinema)

Doctor Slump

Network: jTBC
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Medical, Romance
Duration per episode:

Plot:

A rom-com about doctors who are in a slump as they try to resuscitate their lives. Their story captures the love and growth of two characters who live in a rooftop house after quitting their jobs as doctors.

(Source: Soompi)

Captivating the King (2024)

Network: TVING,tvN
Genre: Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Duration per episode: 1 hr. 10 min.

Plot:

Lee In is a prince. His older brother is King Lee Sun, who cares about him a lot. Vowing loyalty to his older brother, Lee In is taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty. King Lee Sun soon views his younger brother’s loyalty as betrayal and begins to hate him. Lee In endures deep emotional pain because of this.

Lee In then meets an unknown baduk player who wagers on her games. Heis completely fascinated by the baduk player. Through circumstances, Lee In becomes the king. He holds the highest position and is a strong person, but he is sad and weak internally.

When Kang Hee Soo was gaining fame as an unknown baduk player, she met Prince Lee In and fell in love with him. Through a vortex of fate, she becomes a spy. She approaches King Lee In to get her revenge.

Flex X Cop (2024)

Network: SBS
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Duration per episode: 1 hr. 10 min.

Plot:

Jin Yi Soo has everything in life. Being a third-generation conglomerate, he never requires others’ assistance. However, things start changing when he gets entangled in a case.

Jin Yi Soo joins the violent investigative team at the Kangha Police Station that specializes in catching robbers. He aims to use his wealth and personal connections to his advantage. He works under Detective Lee Kang Hyun. Kang Hyun is dedicated and a smooth-talker anddoesn’t care for Yi Soo’s presence when they begin working as partners.

(Source: sportskeeda.com; edited by MyDramaList)

Love Song for Illusion (2024)

Network: KBS2
Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance
Duration per episode: 1 hr. 10 min.

Plot:

It tells both the heart-fluttering love story and fierce obsession of a King with two opposite personalities and an assassin girl who wants to kill him but ends up falling in love with him.

Crown Prince Sajo Hyun is an intellectual character who uses his innate artistic sense to work as a fashion designer at a downtown boutique while hiding his identity of crown prince. He has a wound deep down inhis heart from his childhood due to his oppressive father Sajo Seung. Sajo Hyun’s other personality Ak Hee is a charming character who can easily seduce others, but he is cursed to feel extreme pain when he makes physical touch with others.

Yeon Wol lives a life full of twists and turns, going from an assassin to concubine. Yeon Wol is the royal descendant of the fallen Yeon Dynasty and the only daughter of Yeon Poong Hak. Yeon Wol hides her identity and becomes assassin Gye Ra to avenge her family. While trying to assassinate the king, she falls into a trap set by an unknown person and wakes up the next day with no memory of her past.

(Source: MyDramalist; Soompi)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon “Love Song for Illusion” (환상연가) by Vanziun (반지운).

Branding in Seongsu (2024)

Network:
Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Thriller
Duration per episode: 35 min.

Plot:

So Eun Ho is the oldest intern in charge of the marketing agency and is known for his cuteness and youthful appearance. Despite living life as a ‘YOLO’ enthusiast, he unexpectedly entered the job market and began his internship. He clashes with his boss, the workaholic Kang Na Eon, at every turn.

Succeeding in every project she takes on, Kang Na Eon is the youngest marketing team leader and a living legendin the industry. She started out as a public recruiter, climbing the corporate ladder to become an executive, all while sacrificing friendships and love for success. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes entangled in an incident with an intern she initially thought was foolish, completely turning her world upside down overnight.

What will unfold as the souls of two people who hated each other because of their very different values swap bodies following an unexpected kiss?

(Source: Korean = sportsw.kr || Translation = NAY at MyDramaList)

Live Your Own Life (2023)

Network: KBS2
Genre: Family, Melodrama, Romance
Duration per episode: 1 hr. 20 min.

Plot:

Hyo Shim has carved out a successful career as a personal trainer at TS Fitness, but her family obligations start to weigh down on her. Being the only girl among her four siblings, she is always the one handling the less desirable tasks and financial woes for her eldest brother, who focuses solely on his own family, her intelligent yet egocentric second eldest brother, and her youngest brother, who chases dreams offinancial windfalls. Her only refuge in this constant battle against her demanding siblings is her mother, who, unfortunately, only sides with her brothers.

Faced with adversity on all fronts, Kang Tae Ho, a meticulous new gym member, becomes the catalyst that pushes her over the edge. She decides that nothing else matters except regaining control of her life, and she takes the first step toward finding peace in her life.

(Source: Viki)

Between Him and Her (2023)

Network: Channel A
Genre: Drama, Romance, Youth
Duration per episode: 60 min.

Plot:

In their college days, campus sweethearts Jung Hyun Sung and Han Sung Ok fell madly in love with one another. They couldn’t imagine spending a day apart – and dreamed of launching successful careers that would complement them as they spent forever in each other’s arms.

Seven years later, reality has bitten – hard. The “seven-year itch,” they have learned, is a very real phenomenon. While Jung Hyun Sung has become thedesigner of his own hip fashion brand and Han Sung Ok is a jewellery designer, their careers are far from stellar. The eve of their seventh anniversary as a couple approaches, but the unthinkable has happened – they have become bored of one another. Where passion once lived, now resides only indifference and boredom. Things are about to come to a head – but could the spark return to their relationship…to save the day?

(Source: Viki)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon “A Man and a Woman” (남과 여) by Hyeo No (혀노).

Wedding Impossible (2024)

Network: tvN
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Duration per episode: 1 hr. 20 min.

Plot:

Na Ah Jeong works as an extra actress. She’s talented as an actress, but she has not been recognized for her work at all. She has experience acting as a married woman, but in real life, her dating life is on the back burner due to her difficult reality. She has a male friend named Lee Do Han, whom she has known for 15 years.

Do Han is the son of achaebol family that runs the LJ Group. He is pushed to get married by his family, but he has a secret that he can’t marry. Do Han turns to his friend Ah Jeong and asks if she would act like his wife and daughter-in-law of his family. She accepts the offer and prepares to play the first leading role in her life as Do Han’s wife.

At that time, she has an unexpected disrupter. That person is Lee Ji Han, who is Do Han’s younger brother. Ji Han has ambitions to make his older brother, Do Han, the successor of the LJ Group. Ji Han works hard to achieve his goal, but his plan is disrupted by his brother’s sudden wedding announcement. Ji Han now tries to prevent his brother’s wedding and he brings Yoon Chae Won into the picture as his brother’s potential bride.

~~ Adapted from the webtoon “Wedding Impossible” (웨딩 임파서블) written by Song Jung Won (송정원) and illustrated by Lee Chung (이청).

The Two Sisters (2024)

Network: KBS2
Genre: Drama, Family, Melodrama, Romance
Duration per episode: 40 min.

Plot:

Sisters Lee Hye Won and Lee Hye Ji were very close when they were children. After their parents divorced, they were separated. Lee Hye Won went to live with her father, and Lee Hye Ji went to live with her mother. Their lives went down different paths, but they both went through difficult times.

As an adult, Hye Won looks perfect, but she carries emotional wounds. Her life is dominated by herstepmother. Her fiancé is Yoon Ji Chang, and they are going to marry soon. Yoon Ji Chang is the son of Yoon Yi Cheol, who owns JY Group.

Meanwhile, Hye Ji has lived through poverty, loneliness, and domestic violence due to her mother and her stepfather. She badly wants to change her life and takes up the new name of Bae Do Eun. She then meets Yi Cheol, who is the owner of JY Group. To reboot her life, she enters into an affair with Yi Cheol. Then, she meets her older sister, Hye Won, for the first time since they were children.

Our Love Triangle (2024)

Network:
Genre: Romance, Youth
Duration per episode: 11 min.

Plot:

Hae Lin is a university student who has just landed in a complicated romantic quandary. She recently partnered with a junior named Woo Jin at a freshman event. And ever since, she has noticed feelings welling up – almost certainly the pull of attraction. At the same time, the man she had a crush on in her school days – Eun Hwan – returns to university with a bout of memory loss.Eun Hwan left the university some two years ago after an unpleasant incident that he cannot remember. He has since completed his military service. And when he meets Hae Lin again, he appears keen to pick up the relationship where they left off. Hae Lin feels her heartstrings being pulled in two directions at the same time. Will Cupid resolve this complicated love triangle – or are these young people on the road to heartbreak?

(Source: Viki)

Unpredictable Family (2023)

Network: KBS1
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Duration per episode: 30 min.

Plot:

Eun Sung, the daughter of Dong Gu and Chun Young, dreams of becoming successful, but she is an actress that nobody knows. It has been more than three years since she joined the theater with an ambitious dream, but she still has to put up posters and clean the theater and only gets to practice when the other actors are not around. Sun Woo, the son of Jung Ae and Ki Seok,is a promising Hollywood film director who has always achieved his goals. Eun Sung and Sun Woo fall in love with each other and decide to get married.

However, they realize Dong Gu and Jung Ae were sworn enemies who divorced 30 years ago. This ill-fated relationship between parents and children fights over their marriage. The story of how people who hate each other the most become the wildest, weirdest, yet hilarious family begins now!

(Source: Viki)

The Third Marriage (2023)

Network: MBC
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Duration per episode: 35 min.

Plot:

A drama depicting the story of love and marriage that blooms in the turbulent truth game of a woman who lives a life of manipulation and a woman who struggles to uncover and punish lies.

(Source: Korean = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)