“Squid Game 3” is the biggest highlight of June 2025. Yes, the world’s top drama is returning with its final season this month. But before it drops, there’s plenty more to watch. A new Netflix original action thriller, a supernatural series, and a fantasy rom-com are set to heat up your screens this summer. Plus, a much-anticipated melodrama starring Namkoong Min and Jeon Yeo Been is also on the way.
So, let’s dive into the list of “9 Korean Dramas Coming Your Way in June 2025.”
1. Mercy For None
Synopsis: It will tell the story of Nam Gi Jun who used to be a top member of the Bongsan Gang, fighting in brutal gang wars. But when his younger brother joined their enemy gang, Joowoon, Nam Gi Jun made a painful choice—he left Bongsan for good and injured himself to prove he’d never go back.
Eleven years later, he lives a quiet life running a small drink business, staying out of trouble. But when his brother is found dead under strange circumstances, Nam Gi Jun decides to come back and find out the truth and get revenge.
- Releasing Date: June 6, 2025
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
- Episodes: 7
- Main Cast: So Ji Sub, Huh Joon Ho, Gong Myung, Ahn Kil Kang, Lee Bum Soo, Choo Young Woo, Jo Han Chul
- Broadcast Network: Netflix
- Watch On: Netflix
2. The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun
Synopsis: It will be the story of Baek Seol Hui, a single mother who runs a small snack bar while raising her daughter on her own. Her quiet life takes a sharp turn as she stands up to a powerful chaebol family to seek justice for her daughter.
- Releasing Date: June 9, 2025
- Genre: Melodrama, Revenge
- Episodes: 120
- Main Cast: Jang Shin Young, Seo Ha Jun, Yoon Ah jung, Oh Chang Seok
- Broadcast Network: MBC
- Watch On: Wavve (South Korean)
3. The First Night With the Duke
Synopsis: It will tell the story of an ordinary college student one day accidentally goes into her favourite novel where she becomes the minor character Cha Seon Chaek. In the novel, she is the daughter of a wealthy noble family who only wishes for a peaceful life. There she happens to meet the main lead of the novel Lee Beon (TaecYeon) who comes from a royal lineage.
Lee Beon tells Cha Seon Chaek about his heartbreaking past and she consoles him and end up spending the night together. However, in the novel the female lead is Jo Eun-Ae. Now, Cha Seon Chaek tries to bring Lee Beon and Jo Eun Ae together. But, now Lee Beon is in love with Cha Seon Chaek.
- Releasing Date: June 11, 2025
- Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Historical
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Seohyun, Ok Taecyeon, Seo Bum June, Kwon Han Sol
- Broadcast Network: KBS2
- Watch On: Viki
4. Our Movie
Synopsis: It will tell the story of a film director who had a solid start in his career, but is now facing slump. He plans to make a movie on terminal illness by casting a terminal ill patient as the main character. He then meets an actress who is terminally ill. She decides to become the main character of a film as she approaches the end of her life. The director actually falls in love with her.
- Releasing Date: June 13, 2025
- Genre: Melodrama, Romance
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Namkoong Min, Jeon Yeo Been, Lee Seol, Seo Hyun Woo
- Broadcast Network: SBS TV
- Watch On: /
5. O’PENing 2025 – Road to Surgeon
Synopsis: It will tell a short story about growing and youth who tries to understand the reality.
- Releasing Date: June 14, 2025
- Genre: Medical, Growth
- Episodes: 1 (Drama Special)
- Main Cast: Kim Gun Woo, Lee Won Jung, Jung Shin Hye
- Broadcast Network: tvN
- Watch On: TVING
6. Salon de Holmes
Synopsis: It is a comedy-action drama about four women who live in the same apartment complex—smart and quick-thinking Gong Mi Ri (Lee Si Young), former top detective Chu Kyung Ja (Jung Young Joo), insurance expert Jeon Ji Hyun (Nam Ki Ae), and part-time worker Park So Hee (Dasom). Despite their different backgrounds, they join forces to tackle the chaos and mischief stirring up trouble in their neighborhood.
- Releasing Date: June 16, 2025
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Comedy
- Episodes: 10
- Main Cast: Lee Si Young, Jung Young Joo, Kim Dasom, Nam Gi Ae
- Broadcast Network: ENA
- Watch On: /
7. I Am a Running Mate
Synopsis: It will tell the story of Se Hoon, a perfect student with top grades, until a public mishap on the bus earns him the embarrassing nickname “Erector.” To recover from the scandal, the choir director, Won Dae, recruits him as his running mate for the student council election. However, Se Hoon soon realizes he’s just the latest in a long line of candidates, leaving his pride shattered. In search of a fresh opportunity, Se Hoon decides to team up with Sang Hyun, a stylish socialite who’s the talk of the school.
- Releasing Date: June 19, 2025
- Genre: High School, Youth, Comedy, Political
- Episodes: 9
- Main Cast: Yoon Hyun Soo, Lee Jung Sic, Choi Woo Sung, Kim Ji Woo, Hong Hwa Yeon, Lee Bong Joon
- Broadcast Network: TVING
- Watch On: TVING
8. Head Over Heels
Synopsis: By day, Park Seong A is a high school student. By night, she is the shaman Fairy Cheon Ji, hiding her face to keep her identity secret. One night, Bae Gyeon U visits her with his mother. She likes him at first sight but sees that he will die soon. The next day, he transfers to her class. She decides to save him.
- Releasing Date: June 23, 2025
- Genre: Fantasy, Rom-Com, Supernatural
- Episodes: 12
- Main Cast: Choo Young Woo, Cho Yi Hyun, Cha Kang Yoon, Choo Ja Hyun
- Broadcast Network: tvN
- Watch On: Prime Video
9. Squid Game season 3
Synopsis: In the final season of Squid Game, Gi-hun returns to the deadly competition, determined to dismantle the organization from within. Haunted by past failures and the loss of his friend, he faces even more dangerous games and difficult choices. Meanwhile, the Front Man resumes control, and his brother Jun-ho continues his secret investigation, unaware of a traitor.
- Releasing Date: June 27, 2025
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Episodes: 6
- Main Cast: Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, Lee Byung Hun, Yim Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Gyu Young, Park Sung Hoon, Lee Jin Wook, Yang Dong Geun, Kang Ae Sim, Jo Yu Ri.
- Broadcast Network: Netflix
- Watch On: Netflix