The March blockbuster, “When Life Gives You Tangerines”, has ended. How do you move on from this amazing drama?
The good news is new dramas are always coming! Time travel, mystery, romance, high school, medical—April 2025 is full of different genres. There is something for everyone this month. So, let’s see the 10 Korean dramas coming your way in April 2025.
1. Way Back Love
Synopsis: Jung Hui Wan, a lonely young woman, is shocked when her childhood love, Kim Ram U, returns as a grim reaper. He tells her she has one week left to live and must call his name three times to pass peacefully. But not wanting to lose him again, she refuses. Instead, they complete her bucket list together, making the most of their time.
- Releasing Date: 3 April 2025
- Genre: Romance, Youth, Fantasy
- Episodes: 6
- Main Cast: Gong Myung, Kim Min Ha
- Broadcast Network: TVING
- Watch On: TVING (South Korean)
2. Karma
Synopsis: “Karma” will tell a suspenseful crime thriller story having 6 characters who gets entangled with each other, without even knowing when and where it began and gets involved in an ill-fated relationship which they cannot escape. The 6 people involves:-
Doctor Joo Yeon, a surgeon at Sungsim General Hospital, who grapples with a traumatic past that haunts her through nightmares. Her past resurfaces when she encounters a familiar face that terrifies her.
Mok Gyeok Nam, is a mysterious man who becomes a witness to an accident. He strikes a deal with someone trying to cover up the case, but one day, that deal falls apart.
Meanwhile, Gil Ryong, a person who unfairly loses his job and end up doing a task involving huge money. Sa Chae Nam, a person who gets trapped in huge debt after taking loans from loan sharks to invest in cryptocurrency.
An Gyeong Nam is a successful doctor who is also the head of a private hospital in Gangnam. An incident changes his life forever. Yu Jeong is his girlfriend who is famously a femme fatale.
- Releasing Date: 4 April 2025
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
- Episodes: 6
- Main Cast: Park Hae Soo, Shin Min Ah,Lee Hee Joon, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Kwang Soo, Gong Seung Yeon
- Broadcast Network: Netflix
- Watch On: Netflix
3. Crushology 101
Synopsis: It tells the story of Bunny, a top sculpture student at Yein University. She once believed personality was more important than looks until her first love proved her wrong. She was hurt and embarrassed. Now she secretly likes handsome men but struggles with self-doubt.
Then she meets Hwang Jae Yeol. He is a kind and respected design student. She also meets Cha Ji Won. He is a wealthy heir who seems perfect. As both men enter her life, Bunny must decide if love will heal her past or bring new challenges.
- Releasing Date: 11 April 2025
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Roh Jeong Eui, Lee Chae Min, Cho Jun Young, Hong Min Ki, Kim Hyun Jin
- Broadcast Network:
- Watch On: Kocowa, Viki
4. Catch Your Luck
Synopsis: It will tell the story of Han Mu Cheol, known as “K-Scrooge,” is a wealthy but miserly landlord who values money above all. His former high school classmate rival and now tenant, Kim Dae Sik, a devoted family man, runs a small chicken restaurant but faces ruin when Mu Cheol raises the deposit.
Choi Gyu Tae, their friend and a real estate president, manages Mu Cheol’s properties but has his own troubles. After losing his wife, he raised his son alone. Now, he desperately needs money for his son’s heart surgery, setting the stage for a life-changing struggle.
- Releasing Date: 14 April 2025
- Genre: Slice-of-Life, Melodrama, Rivalry
- Episodes: 120
- Main Cast: Son Chang Min,Sunwoo Jae Duk, Park Sang Myun
- Broadcast Network: KBS1
- Watch On: /
5. Resident Playbook
Synopsis: “Resident Playbook” will tell the realistic and relatable story of growth and friendship of doctors and residents at a university hospital who go from being inexperienced to fully qualified. Go Yoon Jung and Shin Si Ah are confirmed to play the first-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residents at Jongro branch of Yulje Medical Center.
- Releasing Date: 12 April 2025
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Life, Medical
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Go Youn Jung, Shin Shi Ah, Han Ye Ji, Kang Yoo Seok, Jung Joon Won
- Broadcast Network: tvN
- Watch On: Netflix
6. Dear M
Synopsis: An anonymous post shakes up Seoyeon University, and no one knows who “M” is. Ma Joo Ah, eager for answers, joins forces with Cha Min Ho, Seo Ji Min, and Park Ha Neul to uncover the truth. But as they dig deeper, friendships shift, feelings grow, and the mystery only gets more tangled. Will they expose “M,” or will the secret stay buried?
- Releasing Date: 14 April 2025 (releasing again)
- Genre: Romance, Youth, Drama, Life
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Park Hye Soo, Jeong Jae Hyun, Roh Jeong Eui, Bae Hyeon Seong, Lee Jin Hyuk, Woo Da Vi
- Broadcast Network: KBS Joy
- Watch On: Viki, WeTV, iQIYI (already available to watch)
7. The Haunted Palace
Synopsis: Eight vengeful ghosts threaten the palace, seeking revenge on the King. Yeo Ri, a shaman’s granddaughter who rejects her destiny, is the only one who can stop them. When her first love, Yun Gap, is possessed by an Imoogi, she is drawn into the battle. With King Yi Seong, a reformist ruler who once banned shamans, they must uncover the spirits’ dark secrets before the palace falls into chaos.
- Releasing Date: 18 April 2025
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Historical
- Episodes: 16
- Main Cast: Yook Sung Jae, Bona, Kim Ji Hoon
- Broadcast Network: SBS
- Watch On: Viki
8. First Love
Synopsis: It is a music drama series that tells six unique stories about teenage love. Each episode showcases the excitement and nervousness of young boys and girls as they experience first love, offering heartfelt moments that capture the innocence of their emotions.
- Releasing Date: 18 April 2025
- Genre: Romance, High School, Musical
- Episodes: 6
- Main Cast: Eunchan, Jeong Ji Soo, Cha Jun Ho, Jane, Hwang Ji A, Bong Jae Hyun, Kim Seon Gyeong
- Broadcast Network: U+mobile tv
- Watch On: YouTube
9. Heavenly Ever After
Synopsis: The drama will tell the story of an old woman Hae Suk who was living a happy life with her husband, who always told her she was beautiful at every age, even at eighty. When she was about to die, she wished to enter heaven as her real age. But when she arrived, she saw her husband as a young man in his 30s, waiting for her.
- Releasing Date: 19 April 2025
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Life
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Kim Hye Ja, Son Suk Ku, Han Ji Min, Lee Jung Eun, Cheon Ho Jin, Ryu Deok Hwan
- Broadcast Network: jTBC
- Watch On: Netflix
10. Weak Hero Class 2
Synopsis: It will continue to tell the story from season 1 of model student Yeon Si Eun who transfers to Eunjang High School, haunted by the trauma of trying to protect a friend from violence but failing. Determined not to lose anyone again, he faces even greater dangers head-on.
- Releasing Date: 25 April 2025
- Genre: Youth, Action, Thriller
- Episodes: 8
- Main Cast: Park Ji Hoon, Ryeoun, Choi Min Young, Lee Min Jae, Bae Na Ra, Lee Jun Young
- Broadcast Network: Netflix
- Watch On: Netflix
11. Queen’s House
Synopsis: The drama will tell the story of Kang Jae In, a wealthy design team leader at YL Group who seems to have a perfect life with her ambitious husband, Hwang Ki Chan, a director at the same company. However, she longs for a simpler life, and an unexpected incident changes everything. Meanwhile, Kim Do Yoon, a skilled and kind-hearted thoracic surgeon, suffers a sudden loss and becomes determined to seek revenge.
- Releasing Date: 28 April 2025
- Genre: Revenge, Picaresque
- Episodes: 100
- Main Cast: Ham Eun Jung, Seo Jun Young, Park Yoon Jae, Lee Ga Ryeong
- Broadcast Network: KBS2
- Watch On: Wavve (South Korean)
12. 24 Hour Gym
Synopsis: “24 Hour Gym” drama is about Do Hyun Joong, a health freak who is the owner of a fitness center that is open 24 hours. He helps overly anxious people coming to his gym, while himself struggling to be a self-employed trainer. Meanwhile, Lee Mi Ran is a travel agency planning and development manager. In her life, she cares about two things: love of food and burning love between a man and a woman.
- Releasing Date: 30 April 2025
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Lee Jun Young, Jung Eun Ji
- Broadcast Network: Lee Jun Young, Jung Eun Ji
- Watch On: /