Spring of Youth (May 6th)
SBS returns to Wednesday dramas after a long hiatus. Spring of Youth follows the story of Sa Gye, a star from a popular K-pop band who gets kicked out of his team and begins university life. Ha Yoo Joon, a member of the soon-to-debut boy band AxMxP who previously tried his hand at acting in Namib, has been cast as Sa Gye. Park Ji Hu plays Kim Bom, a genius composition student who meets Sa Gye in what seems like fate. Lee Seung Hyub, a member of N.Flying who has been steadily building his acting career, will appear as a charismatic university band guitarist. 10 episodes.
Second Shot at Love (May 12th)
tvN’s new Monday-Tuesday drama Second Shot at Love is a romance centered around alcohol, similar to Kim Se Jeong and Lee Jong Won‘s Brewing Love. The difference? The protagonist is trying to quit drinking. The story follows a self-proclaimed alcohol enthusiast who reunites with her first love who happens to hate drinking. Choi Sooyoung plays Han Geum Ju, whose life has been derailed by alcohol, while Gong Myung portrays her first love Seo Ui Jun. Viewers can expect plenty of laughs from Sooyoung’s comedic portrayal of a heavy drinker and various alcohol-related episodes. 12 episodes.
Shark: The Beginning (May 15th)
Shark: The Storm is coming in hot, expanding its universe and turning up the intensity with the return of its gritty, action-packed world. This time, it follows Cha Woo Sol (Kim Min Seok), now training to become a professional MMA fighter after his release from prison, as he faces off against the ruthless villain Hyun Woo Yong (Lee Hyun Wook) in a stormy showdown of survival. 6 episodes.
Tastefully Yours (May 16th)
Starring Kang Ha Neul and Go Min Si, Tastefully Yours tells the story of a chaebol heir who attempts to acquire a small restaurant to inherit his family’s food company, and a chef who runs a nameless small eatery. Kang Ha Neul plays Han Beom Woo, who becomes a “recipe hunter,” while Go Min Si portrays Mo Yeon Ju, a stubborn chef, as they engage in a bickering romance. The series will premiere at the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival, where the cast will have a special session with the audience. 10 episodes. Available on Netflix.
Dear Hongrang (May 16th)
Netflix, which has been showing strong performance this year starting with The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, presents a mystery romance series set in the Joseon era this May. Dear Hongrang follows the story of Hong Rang, the son of Joseon’s largest merchant group, who returns after a 12-year disappearance with no memory of his past. Based on the novel by Jang Da Hye, Lee Jae Wook plays Hong Rang, while Jo Bo Ah portrays Jae Yi, his half-sister. The intriguing storyline centers on the budding romance between the amnesiac Hong Rang and his suspicious half-sister, while also weaving in renewed child disappearances following Hong Rang’s return and strange rumors about a “snow man” connected to these incidents. 12 episodes.
Nine Puzzles (May 21st)
Director Yoon Jong Bin, who proved his series directing capabilities with Narco-Saints, teams up with Disney Plus to present a detective thriller. Nine Puzzles follows a profiler (Kim Da Mi) who is the only witness to an unsolved case as she teams up with a detective (Son Suk Ku) who suspects her to investigate a serial killing that has resumed after 10 years. The unique chemistry between the profiler who has lost her memory of the day of the incident and the detective who continuously doubts her is the focal point of this drama. 11 episodes.
Our Unwritten Seoul (May 24th)
Park Bo Young takes on dual roles for the new series. Our Unwritten Seoul tells the story of twin sisters who are identical in appearance but different in every other way, as they swap lives and find real love and their true selves. Park Bo Young plays the twins Yu Mi Ji and Yu Mi Rae, who switch lives for a particular reason, attempting a transformation that includes her first-ever blonde styling. Jin Young, who recently returned to television in The Witch, plays Lee Ho Soo, a lawyer and Park Bo Young’s counterpart. Expectations are high for a romance drama featuring character transformation and growth, similar to director Park Shin Woo’s It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. 12 episodes. Available on Netflix.
Oh My Ghost Clients (May 30th)
Will Jung Kyung Ho become the saving grace for MBC, which has been struggling with poor Friday-Saturday drama ratings this year? Oh My Ghost Clients follows a public labor attorney who can see ghosts. Jung Kyung Ho plays No Moo Jin, who, after nearly dying while scouting labor sites to earn money for his office rent, reluctantly begins solving labor issues brought to him by ghosts. Seol In Ah and Cha Hak Yeon take on the roles of Na Hee Ju, a woman of action, and Go Gyeon Woo, a former journalist, who assists Moo Jin. All eyes are watching to see if Jung Kyung Ho—the small-screen powerhouse who’s been knocking it out of the park from Prison Playbook to Life on Mars, Hospital Playlist, and Crash Course in Romance—can work his magic yet again. 10 episodes.
Good Boy (May 31th)
Park Bo Gum is making a powerful comeback. JTBC’s new weekend drama Good Boy is a comic action youth investigation drama about medal-winning athletes who become special-recruitment police officers, trading their medals for police badges as they fight against a world full of immorality and foul play. Good Boy has already generated buzz by promising a never-before-seen side of Park Bo Gum. The actor recently sparked a Yang Gwan Sik craze through his role in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines. This time, he transforms into Yoon Dong Ju, a former national boxing champion turned special forces police officer who raises his fists again when faced with unbearable injustice. 16 episodes. Available on Disney Plus.
ONE: High School Heroes
ONE: High School Heroes based on the explosive Kakao Daum webtoon ONE that has garnered over 65 million views, has confirmed an exclusive May release on the platform. ONE: High School Heroes follows the school’s top student Kim Ui Gyeom (Lee Jung Ha), who suffers under his father’s oppression, and Kang Yoon Gi (Kim Do Wan), who aims to exploit Ui Gyeom’s natural fighting talent.
Edited by Hong Hyun Jung
Translated by Kim Hoyeun
Edited Hong Hyun Jung: I am a K-content guide who publishes various articles for people to enjoy Korean movies and dramas deeper and richer. I’ll introduce you to the works that you can laugh, cry and sympathize with.
