https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/505493/feed In-depth reviews of the latest and hottest South Korean television series, also known as K-dramas, on cable and streaming services. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Yim Si-wan, Seol In-ah, Kim Jung-hyun, Yeonwoo Latest Nielsen rating: 4.7 per cent In the romantic comedy Love in Disguise, Yim Si-wan plays a vain corporate heir suspected of murder who hires a new personal bodyguard, unaware that his protector is actually a female detective in disguise (played by Seol In-ah of Business Proposal). The series marks a return to more conventional K-drama fare for Yim, following his intense roles in the action film Mantis (2025) and the second and third... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3371895/prime-video-k-drama-love-disguise-yim-si-wan-seol-ah-lead-gender-reversal-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3371895/prime-video-k-drama-love-disguise-yim-si-wan-seol-ah-lead-gender-reversal-romcom Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young South Korea finds itself at an interesting juncture in its social evolution in the mid-2020s. Following the success of works such as the 2016 book Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 and its hit 2019 film adaptation, which brought the country’s gender inequality into sharp focus, the imbalance remains stubbornly stark. People now recognise this imbalance and are unafraid to label it for what it is – “patriarchy” is no longer a dirty word. Yet change has been slow. South... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3371782/hbo-max-k-drama-make-me-tingle-nam-ji-hyun-kim-jae-young-lead-tame-sex-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3371782/hbo-max-k-drama-make-me-tingle-nam-ji-hyun-kim-jae-young-lead-tame-sex-romcom Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:15:05 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh Lead cast: Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk, Lee Se-young Shin Min-a is, for all intents and purposes, Korea’s first Disney Princess as she plays the titular royal in the lavish new K-drama The Remarried Empress. Adapted from Alphatart’s web novel of the same name, this star-studded romantic fairy tale tells the story of Navier Ellie Trovi (Shin), whose position in the mythical Eastern Empire is threatened when her once-faithful husband, Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Ji-hoon), takes a mistress:... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370679/disney-k-drama-remarried-empress-shin-min-reigns-lavish-royal-romance-fantasy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370679/disney-k-drama-remarried-empress-shin-min-reigns-lavish-royal-romance-fantasy Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ji Chang-wook, Mio Imada Cross-cultural media ties between Japan and South Korea continue to blossom with Merry Berry Love, a rural romance starring Ji Chang-wook (The Worst of Evil) and Mio Imada (Trillion Game). Co-produced by South Korea’s CJ ENM and Japan’s Nippon Television, the show airs locally on Nippon TV and streams globally on Disney+. Although written and directed by South Korean creatives, the story unfolds largely on Charo Island, in rural Japan. Imada plays Karin... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370330/disney-k-drama-merry-berry-love-ji-chang-wook-goes-japan-hollow-romantic-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370330/disney-k-drama-merry-berry-love-ji-chang-wook-goes-japan-hollow-romantic-comedy Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim So-hyun, Choo Young-woo Latest Nielsen rating: 2.36 per cent Kim So-hyun (My Lovely Liar) and Choo Young-woo (The Tale of Lady Ok) share the screen in this university-set slice-of-life drama, which teases a slow-burn romance between two frustrated young adults trying to find their place in a society that does not always play by the rules. Between Steps is notably the final drama from veteran director Ahn Pan-seok, whose credits include the romance Something in the Rain and the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370311/disney-k-drama-between-steps-kim-so-hyun-choo-young-woo-ahn-pan-seoks-final-romance https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370311/disney-k-drama-between-steps-kim-so-hyun-choo-young-woo-ahn-pan-seoks-final-romance Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:15:06 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh Lead cast: Son Suk-ku, Eita Nagayama Son Suk-ku and Eita Nagayama team up for the transnational crime thriller The Blue Road, Netflix’s upcoming K-drama in which they play rival detectives on the trail of a viciously creative serial killer whose crime spree spans South Korea and Japan. Adapted from the 2002 manhwa (Korean comic) – itself a cross-border collaboration steered by Takashi Nagasaki (aka Keishi Edogawa) and Gaya Kwon – and set against the backdrop of the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370303/netflix-k-drama-blue-road-son-suk-ku-eita-nagayama-hunt-vicious-serial-killer https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370303/netflix-k-drama-blue-road-son-suk-ku-eita-nagayama-hunt-vicious-serial-killer Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:15:05 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Go Min-si, Kim Min-ha, Lee Hee-jun In Dead-End Job, Lee Jae-wook (Alchemy of Souls) stars as a desperate loser who takes a series of dangerous, increasingly bizarre part-time gigs to escape crippling debt. Netflix’s latest high-concept K-drama series blends humour, horror and social commentary into a kinetic, if tonally wayward, thrill ride with an intriguing supernatural twist. The first four episodes have just premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, ahead... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370191/netflix-k-drama-dead-end-job-squid-game-meets-supernatural-horror-uneven-thrill-ride https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3370191/netflix-k-drama-dead-end-job-squid-game-meets-supernatural-horror-uneven-thrill-ride Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Ji-yeon (aka Bona), Park Seo-ham, Jang Se-hyuk Latest Nielsen rating: 0.5 per cent In the new fantasy romance Dive into You, a mysterious camcorder allows a pair of superstar siblings to travel back in time and swap bodies in a desperate bid to save a loved one. Kim Ji-yeon (Twenty-Five Twenty-One) – also known as Bona from the K-pop girl group WJSN – appears as screen siren Yoon Ha-na, who has reached the top of her field but is experiencing an emotional numbness that affects her... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3369496/k-drama-dive-you-kim-ji-yeon-aka-bona-leads-superficial-time-travel-body-swap-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3369496/k-drama-dive-you-kim-ji-yeon-aka-bona-leads-superficial-time-travel-body-swap-romcom Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 4/5 stars Lead cast: Son Ye-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Nana Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), an 18th century novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, is an erotically charged tale of aristocrats indulging in illicit games of seduction that may not seem like an ideal fit for a Joseon-era Korean adaptation at first. The period’s patriarchal nature, however, makes it the perfect backdrop for The Scandal, Netflix’s glossy adaptation of the novel starring Son Ye-jin (No Other Choice), Ji... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367939/netflix-k-drama-scandal-review-son-ye-jin-nana-anchor-dangerous-liaisons-adaptation https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367939/netflix-k-drama-scandal-review-son-ye-jin-nana-anchor-dangerous-liaisons-adaptation Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Seo Kang-joon, Ahn Eun-jin, Jo Aram, Lee Joo-ahn Latest Nielsen rating: 2.8 per cent Romantic comedies have long been the bread and butter of the Korean drama industry, full of meet-cutes, misunderstandings and the promise of falling in love with a forever partner. While these remain the gold standard, recent years have witnessed a steady rise in romantic dramas that follow long-term couples navigating their evolving relationships. Some series, such as the smash hit Queen of Tears,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367835/prime-video-k-drama-love-other-yours-seo-kang-joon-ahn-eun-jin-face-10-year-itch https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367835/prime-video-k-drama-love-other-yours-seo-kang-joon-ahn-eun-jin-face-10-year-itch Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:15:04 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Joon-hyuk, Seo Hyun-woo, Oh Dae-hwan Latest Nielsen rating: 3.9 per cent In a refreshing departure from the recent slew of workplace romantic comedies, The Ordinary Jackpot brings the focus back to the office dynamics of Seoul’s salary workers, but with a twist: what if you had enough money to never fear getting fired again? Lee Joon-hyuk, who appeared in last year’s office romcom Love Scout, leads the series as Gong Eun-tae, the hard-working head of sales team five at Hongseong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367661/hbo-max-k-drama-ordinary-jackpot-lee-joon-hyuk-hides-lottery-win-workplace-drama https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367661/hbo-max-k-drama-ordinary-jackpot-lee-joon-hyuk-hides-lottery-win-workplace-drama Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung, Woo Do-hwan Over the past several years, the allure of South Korea’s dark modern history – particularly the men who stalked the corridors of power – has become one of the country’s most reliable sources of prestige entertainment and commercial success. This September, viewers can flock to cinemas to catch the big-budget period thriller The Assassin(s), which chronicles the 1974 attempt on South Korean president Park Chung-hee that killed his wife, first lady... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367052/disney-k-drama-made-korea-season-2-hyun-bin-returns-dark-1980s-political-thriller https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3367052/disney-k-drama-made-korea-season-2-hyun-bin-returns-dark-1980s-political-thriller Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Song Kang, Lee Jun-young, Jang Gyu-ri Latest Nielsen rating: 5.94 per cent After two years of military service, Song Kang returns to the screen as a brooding musical prodigy in Four Hands, Two Sonatas. Joining him at the piano is the highly prolific Lee Jun-young, setting the stage for a classical music drama that pits two brilliant but opposing talents against each other. Kang Pi-o (Song) and Choi Jeong-yo (Lee) are gifted pianists from opposite sides of the tracks who are forced to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3365971/netflix-k-drama-four-hands-two-sonatas-song-kang-lee-jun-young-rival-piano-prodigies https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3365971/netflix-k-drama-four-hands-two-sonatas-song-kang-lee-jun-young-rival-piano-prodigies Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ryu Jun-yeol, Sul Kyung-gu, Lee Kyu-hyung Netflix Korea releases major new Korean dramas year-round, but it has quietly made a habit of reserving August for some of its most daring offerings – shows such as Mask Girl (2023), The Frog (2024) and Aema (2025), which deliver a cocktail of stylish thrills and generally arrive on the streaming service under a veil of mystery. That tradition continues this year, as South Korea looks forward to winding down one of its hottest summers on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3365182/netflix-k-drama-mousetrap-ryu-jun-yeol-leads-slick-sluggish-mystery-thriller https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3365182/netflix-k-drama-mousetrap-ryu-jun-yeol-leads-slick-sluggish-mystery-thriller Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:15:06 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ahn Bo-hyun, Jung Eun-chae Latest Nielsen rating: 5.8 per cent Ahn Bo-hyun returns as cocky corporate heir turned police detective Jin I-soo in the second season of Flex X Cop, two years after the hit first season of the jaunty SBS action-comedy, which was adapted from the 2014 Russian series Silver Spoon. This new set of episodes seeks to deliver the same cocktail of colourful procedural thrills and wisecracking characters, but with a new female lead: Park Ji-hyun’s flinty detective... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3364002/disney-k-drama-flex-x-cop-season-2-ahn-bo-hyun-jung-eun-chae-lead-action-comedy-sequel https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3364002/disney-k-drama-flex-x-cop-season-2-ahn-bo-hyun-jung-eun-chae-lead-action-comedy-sequel Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Jung Hae-in, Ha Young “If a person’s life had its own genre, what genre would your life be?” This is the question Our Sticky Love, Netflix’s latest glossy K-drama offering, asks as it opens with images of a bloodied woman lying on the ground while a man in a slick suit gazes down at her with forlorn eyes. The question is posed by Go Eun-sae, played by Ha Young (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) in her first leading role, as she wonders whether her life is a noir thriller or perhaps a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363855/netflix-k-drama-our-sticky-love-jung-hae-ha-young-tackle-amnesia-glossy-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363855/netflix-k-drama-our-sticky-love-jung-hae-ha-young-tackle-amnesia-glossy-romcom Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Hye-soo, Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Ji-hoon As she celebrates the 40th anniversary of her film and TV debuts this year, Korean actress Kim Hye-soo is once again drawing attention with a scintillating turn in the summer surprise The Affair Was Just the Beginning. This colourful tale of marital infidelity and unintended criminality also stars Kim Ji-hoon (The Haunted Palace) and Cho Yeo-jeong (Parasite), who both excel in their roles. Kim Hye-soo and Kim Ji-hoon appear as Park Kyung-hee and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363333/k-drama-affair-was-just-beginning-kim-hye-soo-hugely-entertaining-black-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363333/k-drama-affair-was-just-beginning-kim-hye-soo-hugely-entertaining-black-comedy Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Hye-jun, Kang Hoon, Cha Woo-min Latest Nielsen rating: 3.14 per cent Currently starring in the second season of the hit Disney+ action thriller A Shop for Killers, Kim Hye-jun is performing double duty this summer by also co-starring in the workplace romantic comedy My Bias, My Boss, based on the popular webtoon of the same name. She plays Nam Da-reum, a K-pop fanatic beginning her career as an office worker who finds herself stuck between the idol she adores and the new boss with... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363141/hbo-max-k-drama-my-bias-my-boss-kim-hye-jun-leads-numbers-workplace-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3363141/hbo-max-k-drama-my-bias-my-boss-kim-hye-jun-leads-numbers-workplace-romcom Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:15:05 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh Lead cast: Lee Dong-wook, Kim Hye-jun The second season of Disney+’s ultra-stylish action K-drama series A Shop for Killers picks up right where season one left off. The first two episodes immediately throw audiences back into the mix, as Lee Dong-wook’s reclusive arms dealer Jeong Jin-man returns from the grave to save his niece Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun) from a cadre of violent mercenaries descending upon Murthehelp, his one-stop weapons bazaar. Returning director Lee Kwon helms all eight episodes of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3361568/disney-k-drama-shop-killers-season-2-lee-dong-wook-leads-action-packed-return https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3361568/disney-k-drama-shop-killers-season-2-lee-dong-wook-leads-action-packed-return Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong, Ong Seong-wu Latest Nielsen rating: 5.32 per cent Extraordinary Attorney Woo star Park Eun-bin connects with her spiritual side in Spooky in Love, a K-drama adaptation of the 2011 supernatural romcom movie Spellbound starring Son Ye-jin. Park plays Cheon Yeo-ri, a jaded corporate heiress who runs a luxury hotel and has a special but irritating skill – she can see ghosts. More exasperating still is her unwanted ability to transfer her ghostly sixth sense to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3361448/netflix-k-drama-spooky-love-park-eun-bin-yang-se-jong-lead-horror-romcom-adaptation https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3361448/netflix-k-drama-spooky-love-park-eun-bin-yang-se-jong-lead-horror-romcom-adaptation Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:15:06 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 2.5/5 stars Lead cast: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo, Cho Seung-woo Horror has traditionally served as summer fare in South Korea, offering audiences a cinematic escape from the monsoon heat. While the trend has waned in recent years, the genre is making a fierce comeback this season across both film and television. The Wailing director Na Hong-jin returns to cinemas with his big-budget sci-fi creature epic Hope; Park Eun-bin leads Spooky in Love, a small-screen remake of the horror-romcom... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360894/netflix-k-drama-east-palace-review-nam-joo-hyuk-roh-yoon-seo-occult-period-horror https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360894/netflix-k-drama-east-palace-review-nam-joo-hyuk-roh-yoon-seo-occult-period-horror Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Hye-ri, Hwang In-youp Latest Nielsen rating: 2.84 per cent The K-drama and K-film worlds converge once again in Dream to You, a romantic comedy drama about filmmakers battling personal demons as they chase their creative dreams. Arriving hot on the heels of the industry-focused series We Are All Trying Here and last year’s Melo Movie and Our Movie, the new series offers another look at the struggles behind the camera. Echoing 2021’s Our Beloved Summer – another filmmaking-adjacent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360808/k-drama-dream-you-lee-hye-ri-hwang-youp-rekindle-their-cinematic-dreams-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360808/k-drama-dream-you-lee-hye-ri-hwang-youp-rekindle-their-cinematic-dreams-romcom Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ji Sung, Ha Yoon-kyung, Moon So-ri, Park Byung-eun Latest Nielsen rating: 5.4 per cent The caper thriller gets a decidedly Korean twist in The Apartment Job, a new star vehicle for Ji Sung (The Devil Judge). The drama follows a cash-strapped gangster who targets an unusual mark for a quick windfall: the administration fund of a high-end apartment complex. Ji plays the dashing Park Hae-gang, who runs HK Trading and Investment, a front for an illegal gambling den. He operates the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360530/netflix-k-drama-apartment-job-ji-sung-led-crime-comedy-juggles-genre-and-social-codes https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360530/netflix-k-drama-apartment-job-ji-sung-led-crime-comedy-juggles-genre-and-social-codes Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Namkoong Min, Lee Seol Latest Nielsen rating: 6.4 per cent Following his turn as a brooding film director in 2025’s pensive drama Our Movie, Namkoong Min bumps up the tempo for The Husband, a mile-a-minute thriller about a collapsing marriage thrown into further turmoil when a kidnapper enters the picture. In an opening that echoes the mysterious romantic thrills of Park Chan-wook’s 2022 film Decision to Leave, Kang Tae-ju (Namkoong) and his wife Ko Se-yun (Lee Seol, who also appeared... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360060/disney-k-drama-husband-namkoong-min-leads-twisty-messy-kidnapping-thriller https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3360060/disney-k-drama-husband-namkoong-min-leads-twisty-messy-kidnapping-thriller Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:15:04 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: So Ji-sub, Choi Dae-hoon, Yoon Kyung-ho, Joo Sang-wook, Son Na-eun Latest Nielsen rating: 15.7 per cent So Ji-sub is back on screens following the 2025 Netflix series Mercy for None, once again playing a one-man army reluctantly forced to use his wits and raise his fists when a family member is put in danger. In Agent Kim Reactivated, which is based on a webtoon, So plays a single father known as “Manager Kim” – the Korean title of the series – who diligently raises his teenage... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3359272/netflix-k-drama-agent-kim-reactivated-so-ji-sub-one-man-army-satisfying-action-drama https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3359272/netflix-k-drama-agent-kim-reactivated-so-ji-sub-one-man-army-satisfying-action-drama Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 3/5 stars Lead cast: Choi Min-sik, Choi Hyun-wook A disillusioned literature professor rediscovers his love for storytelling in the twisty mystery-thriller Notes from the Last Row, a K-drama adaptation of a Spanish play. In this tale that playfully deconstructs the mechanics of storytelling, Korean screen icon Choi Min-sik (Exhuma) plays Heo Mun-oh, a professor at a prestigious university who still agonises over the poorly received debut novel he penned several decades earlier and has yet to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3358317/netflix-k-drama-notes-last-row-review-choi-min-sik-elevates-soapy-thriller https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3358317/netflix-k-drama-notes-last-row-review-choi-min-sik-elevates-soapy-thriller Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Seo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun Latest Nielsen rating: 4.44 per cent Featuring the talents of Seo In-guk (Death’s Game) and Park Ji-hyun (You and Everything Else), See You at Work Tomorrow! – based on a webtoon of the same name – is the latest in a long line of workplace romcoms, an evergreen Korean drama subgenre that only seems to get more popular with each passing year. The workplace in question here is Saeum Electronics, a large corporation operating in South Korea’s most celebrated... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3358297/prime-video-k-drama-see-you-work-tomorrow-seo-guk-park-ji-hyun-lead-breezy-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3358297/prime-video-k-drama-see-you-work-tomorrow-seo-guk-park-ji-hyun-lead-breezy-romcom Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:15:04 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo This summer, Netflix Korea returns to the evergreen subject of school bullying with Teach You a Lesson, a limited series based on the popular webtoon Get Schooled, which launched in 2020 and remains popular today. Much like the past hits Weak Hero Class 2 and The Glory, this is a story that mines the vicarious thrill of seeing vicious school bullies receive their just deserts. However, unlike many of its predecessors, Teach You a Lesson does not... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3356023/netflix-k-drama-teach-you-lesson-corporal-punishment-bullies-alarming-school-show https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3356023/netflix-k-drama-teach-you-lesson-corporal-punishment-bullies-alarming-school-show Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun Latest Nielsen rating: 5 per cent After his cameo as a dreamy doctor in the fantasy romcom Boyfriend on Demand earlier this year, Lee Jae-wook is back on screens slinging a stethoscope as the lead of the rural medical drama Doctor on the Edge, based on the webtoon Endurance Doctor by Kim Tae-poong. Starring alongside him as a chipper local nurse is Shin Ye-eun, who last appeared in A Hundred Memories and The Murky Stream, which aired at the same time last... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355939/disney-k-drama-doctor-edge-lee-jae-wook-shin-ye-eun-lead-island-medical-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355939/disney-k-drama-doctor-edge-lee-jae-wook-shin-ye-eun-lead-island-medical-romcom Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:01:34 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lee Jun-young, Son Hyun-joo, Lee Joo-myoung, Jeon Hye-jin, Jin Goo Latest Nielsen rating: 5.16 per cent An ageing corporate mogul and an up-and-coming football star trade places in the body-swap drama Reborn Rookie. If the name and concept sound vaguely familiar, that is because the show is based on a web novel by San Kyung, who also penned the story of the smash-hit fantasy drama Reborn Rich. While Reborn Rookie takes place against a similar backdrop and was made by the same... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355705/k-drama-reborn-rookie-lee-jun-youngs-corporate-body-swap-fantasy-hums-melodrama https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355705/k-drama-reborn-rookie-lee-jun-youngs-corporate-body-swap-fantasy-hums-melodrama Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:15:04 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Shin Ha-kyun, Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae Latest Nielsen rating: 3.6 per cent In the new hard-knuckled action-comedy Fifties Professionals, three men who formerly held prominent positions in their respective fields are forced into hiding. For 10 years, they work menial jobs and reluctantly pretend they cannot stand up for themselves, all the while not realising that they are lying low on the same island. Centred on middle-aged bruisers reclaiming their youthful glory, Fifties... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355246/hbo-max-k-drama-fifties-professionals-shin-ha-kyun-action-comedy-revisits-hits-old https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3355246/hbo-max-k-drama-fifties-professionals-shin-ha-kyun-action-comedy-revisits-hits-old Fri, 29 May 2026 13:15:05 +0000 James Marsh James Marsh 3/5 stars Lead cast: Park Eun-bin, Cha Eun-woo, Im Seong-jae, Choi Dae-hoon A trio of social outcasts unexpectedly develop superpowers in Netflix’s latest original K-drama series, The Wonderfools. Reuniting with her Extraordinary Attorney Woo director Yoo In-sik, Park Eun-bin takes the lead as a terminally ill misfit known around town as “Lady Trainwreck”, who acquires the ability to teleport. Joining her on these misadventures are classmate Ro-bin (Im Seong-jae, The Worst of Evil) and hapless... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353684/netflix-k-drama-wonderfools-review-park-eun-bin-lifts-fun-flawed-superhero-romp https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353684/netflix-k-drama-wonderfools-review-park-eun-bin-lifts-fun-flawed-superhero-romp Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Ji-hoon, Han Dong-hee, Lee Sang-yi Latest Nielsen rating: 6.25 per cent Fresh from the record-breaking success of the period drama The King’s Warden, which has become the second-most-successful Korean film of all time, Park Ji-hoon looks to have another hit on his hands with the food-themed military comedy The Legend of Kitchen Soldier. Based on the Naver webtoon Kitchen Soldier by J Robin, this thoroughly diverting series features Park as Kang Seong-jae, a new recruit in the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353416/hbo-max-k-drama-legend-kitchen-soldier-park-ji-hoon-leads-winning-military-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353416/hbo-max-k-drama-legend-kitchen-soldier-park-ji-hoon-leads-winning-military-comedy Wed, 13 May 2026 13:15:05 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Lim Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun Latest Nielsen rating: 5.4 per cent Just over a year after earning some of the best notices of her career for her titular turn in The Tale of Lady Ok, Lim Ji-yeon once again plays a low-born woman from the Joseon era (1392-1897) who inspires the enmity of aristocrats as she climbs the social ladder in the SBS drama My Royal Nemesis. This new series, however, is an entirely different kettle of fish, not least because it is a fantasy drama set mostly in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353279/netflix-k-drama-my-royal-nemesis-lim-ji-yeon-leads-period-infused-fantasy-romantic-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3353279/netflix-k-drama-my-royal-nemesis-lim-ji-yeon-leads-period-infused-fantasy-romantic-comedy Tue, 12 May 2026 13:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Bo-young, Kim Sung-cheol, Kim Hee-won, Lee Kwang-soo Disney+’s latest Korean drama series is the crime show Gold Land, which takes the popular bag-of-money narrative trope and replaces it with a coffin full of gold bullion. Yet that is not the gold that the title of this series led by Park Bo-young refers to. Gold Land is a gleaming casino that rises up from a densely wooded forest sitting within waves of nestled hills in northeastern South Korea. Gambling is technically outlawed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3352155/disney-k-drama-gold-land-crime-thriller-park-bo-young-polished-lacks-urgency https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3352155/disney-k-drama-gold-land-crime-thriller-park-bo-young-polished-lacks-urgency Fri, 01 May 2026 11:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung Latest Nielsen rating: 6.32 per cent Shin Hye-sun (Mr. Queen) and Gong Myung (Way Back Love) team up in Filing for Love, a new workplace K-drama that examines the rivalries and misadventures of an internal audit department. In South Korea’s pressure-cooker society, it takes a lot to get ahead. While there is no one way to make it, there are a couple of unassailable societal markers that people usually strive for – chief among them owning a flat and landing a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3352010/hbo-max-k-drama-filing-love-shin-hye-sun-gong-myung-lead-cathartic-workplace-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3352010/hbo-max-k-drama-filing-love-shin-hye-sun-gong-myung-lead-cathartic-workplace-comedy Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin Latest Nielsen rating: 3.3 per cent Business Proposal actor Ahn Hyo-seop is riding high following his voice performance in Netflix’s chart-busting animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters, but K-drama fans have been deprived of his on-screen presence for three years. That wait has finally come to an end with the rural romantic comedy Sold Out on You. Alongside Ahn, Chae Won-bin gets her first leading actress credit following her award-winning turn in the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351971/netflix-k-drama-sold-out-you-ahn-hyo-seop-and-chae-won-bin-lead-familiar-rural-romcom https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351971/netflix-k-drama-sold-out-you-ahn-hyo-seop-and-chae-won-bin-lead-familiar-rural-romcom Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:20:12 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Kwak Sun-young Latest Nielsen rating: 4.1 per cent Picture the scene: outside a rural town in 1980s South Korea, a red scarecrow stands in a field of pale reeds, within which stalks a serial killer whose diabolical acts will consume the detectives who later search for him in vain. From its opening moments and all through its first two episodes, ENA’s new period investigative drama The Scarecrow is unable to escape the spectre of Bong Joon-ho’s landmark... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351250/k-drama-scarecrow-serial-killer-thriller-echoes-classic-film-memories-murder https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351250/k-drama-scarecrow-serial-killer-thriller-echoes-classic-film-memories-murder Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 3/5 stars Lead cast: Jeon So-young, Kang Mi-na, Baek Sun-ho, Hyun Woo-seok, Lee Hyo-je From shopping and dating to content creation, these days it feels like there is very little that you cannot do with your smartphone. Netflix’s latest original K-drama, If Wishes Could Kill, pushes that reality just a little bit further. What if there were an app that could grant your deepest desires? In the world of this series, that app exists and it is called Girigo. There is just one catch: once your wish... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351274/netflix-k-drama-if-wishes-could-kill-review-high-school-horror-chilling-tech-twist https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3351274/netflix-k-drama-if-wishes-could-kill-review-high-school-horror-chilling-tech-twist Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:13 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Hyang-gi, Cha Hak-yeon, Kim Jae-hyun, Son Jeong-hyeok, Kim Dong-kyu The worlds of glossy high school comedy and steamy BL (boys’ love) melodrama collide in the breezy new drama Absolute Value of Romance. Kim Hyang-gi (Cashero) plays Yeo Ui-ju, a high school student in the idyllic old town of Jeonju who spends her evenings at home hunched over her laptop, secretly churning out web novels. Her genre is BL, a popular phenomenon that focuses on the romantic misunderstandings and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350960/prime-video-k-drama-absolute-value-romance-high-school-comedy-boys-love-twist https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350960/prime-video-k-drama-absolute-value-romance-high-school-comedy-boys-love-twist Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Yoon-jung, Oh Jung-se, Park Hae-joon Latest Nielsen rating: 2.24 per cent Park Hae-young, the celebrated scribe behind My Mister and My Liberation Notes, returns with her latest slice-of-life series, the film-industry-set We Are All Trying Here. D.P. actor Koo Kyo-hwan, who recently headlined the big-screen romantic hit Once We Were Us, plays Hwang Dong-man, a passionate and eccentric filmmaker who excelled among his peers at university. Trouble is, that was 20 years... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350976/netflix-k-drama-we-are-all-trying-here-go-yoon-jung-koo-kyo-hwan-film-industry-drama https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350976/netflix-k-drama-we-are-all-trying-here-go-yoon-jung-koo-kyo-hwan-film-industry-drama Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Kim Go-eun, Kim Jae-won Latest Nielsen rating: 1.7 per cent Almost four years after the second season of Yumi’s Cells, Kim Go-eun is back as Kim Yumi for a third helping of the partially animated adaptation of the hit webtoon of the same name, penned by Lee Dong-gun. In the intervening years, Yumi has risen in the world. No longer an employee of Daehan Noodles, she has realised her dormant passion for writing and has become a celebrated author of romance novels, which she writes in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350309/hbo-max-k-drama-yumis-cells-season-3-kim-go-eun-returns-final-romantic-chapter https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3350309/hbo-max-k-drama-yumis-cells-season-3-kim-go-eun-returns-final-romantic-chapter Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon Latest Nielsen rating: 9.5 per cent With all its slow-motion close-ups, high-society razzle-dazzle and swoon-worthy stars, the new romantic vehicle Perfect Crown, starring IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines) and Byeon Woo-seok (Lovely Runner), has all the trappings of a classic Korean drama, an alternative-history fable the kind of which the industry has been routinely producing for 20 years. On paper, the concept is a winner. Imagine... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349981/disney-k-drama-perfect-crown-iu-and-byeon-woo-seok-lead-fantasy-romance-far-perfect https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349981/disney-k-drama-perfect-crown-iu-and-byeon-woo-seok-lead-fantasy-romance-far-perfect Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain Woo Do-hwan (Mr. Plankton) and Lee Sang-yi (Spice Up Our Love) return as happy-go-lucky bruisers Gun-woo and Woo-jin in season two of the acclaimed Netflix action-drama Bloodhounds, directed by Kim Joo-hwan (also known as Jason Kim). The young boxers have trimmed their locks and risen up in the world, but their good intentions are once again thwarted by the arrival of a money-hungry villain, this time played by K-pop icon Rain (Red Swan). Following their... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348869/netflix-k-drama-bloodhounds-season-2-k-pop-star-rain-joins-menacing-villain https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3348869/netflix-k-drama-bloodhounds-season-2-k-pop-star-rain-joins-menacing-villain Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:15:12 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Ha Ji-won, Nana, Cha Joo-young Latest Nielsen rating: 3.8 per cent Ju Ji-hoon returns to our screens following last year’s hit medical drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, once again playing the smartest man in the room. While his previous role used that intellect to save people, in the new ENA drama Climax, he plays a man who seeks only to serve himself. Co-starring Ha Ji-won (Curtain Call), Nana (Mask Girl) and Cha Joo-young (The Glory), this scheming tale of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347143/k-drama-climax-ju-ji-hoon-covets-high-society-power-slick-and-juicy-prime-time-soap https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347143/k-drama-climax-ju-ji-hoon-covets-high-society-power-slick-and-juicy-prime-time-soap Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:15:07 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Ha Jung-woo, Lim Soo-jung, Kim Jun-han, Shim Eun-kyung, Krystal Jung Latest Nielsen rating: 4.5 per cent Ha Jung-woo (Narco-Saints) makes a rare appearance on the small screen in the blackly comic kidnap thriller Mad Concrete Dreams, the K-drama debut of cult genre filmmaker Yim Pil-sung (Hansel and Gretel). Ha heads an ensemble cast featuring Lim Soo-jung (Chicago Typewriter), Kim Jun-han (Newtopia), Shim Eun-kyung (Money Game) and Krystal Jung (Crazy Love) in this tale that... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346897/hbo-max-k-drama-mad-concrete-dreams-ha-jung-woo-leads-tale-koreas-housing-nightmare https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346897/hbo-max-k-drama-mad-concrete-dreams-ha-jung-woo-leads-tale-koreas-housing-nightmare Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:15:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Yoo Yeon-seok, Esom Latest Nielsen rating: 8.7 per cent Following last year’s Oh My Ghost Clients with Jung Kyung-ho, the worlds of jurisprudence and the supernatural collide once more in Phantom Lawyer, a legal comedy about a lawyer who unwillingly takes on the cases – and occasionally the personalities – of the ghost clients that drift into his practice. Jung’s Hospital Playlist co-star Yoo Yeon-seok leads the series, while Esom (LTNS) co-stars as an ace lawyer at a larger firm who... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346826/k-drama-phantom-lawyer-yoo-yeon-seok-represents-deceased-clients-jaunty-legal-comedy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346826/k-drama-phantom-lawyer-yoo-yeon-seok-represents-deceased-clients-jaunty-legal-comedy Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju Latest Nielsen rating: 1.7 per cent Idol-turned-actors Park Jin-young and Kim Min-ju lead the slow-burn slice-of-life romance Still Shining, which chronicles the evolving relationship between two characters from their school days into their early thirties. Got7 member Park, who is fresh off the acclaimed Our Unwritten Seoul, plays Yeon Tae-seo, a school senior studying in Seoul with his brother Hui-seo (Sung Yoo-bin, Twelve). Tae-seo is a straight-A... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345950/netflix-k-drama-still-shining-park-jin-young-and-kim-min-ju-star-slow-burn-romance https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345950/netflix-k-drama-still-shining-park-jin-young-and-kim-min-ju-star-slow-burn-romance Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 2.5/5 stars Lead cast: Jisoo, Seo In-guk Coming just two weeks after Love Phobia, Boyfriend on Demand is the second K-drama of the year to focus on AI dating. With Netflix behind it and the star wattage of Blackpink’s Jisoo (Newtopia) and Seo In-guk (Death’s Game) leading the cast, this new show is undoubtedly the bigger production, but it approaches its timely subject matter in a similarly muddled fashion. Though not based on a webtoon, the series takes place in the world of digital comics,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345647/netflix-k-drama-boyfriend-demand-review-ai-dating-romcom-jisoo-too-conventional https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345647/netflix-k-drama-boyfriend-demand-review-ai-dating-romcom-jisoo-too-conventional Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:15 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Lead cast: Park Min-young, Wi Ha-joon Latest Nielsen rating: 4.6 per cent After appearing just five months ago in the con artist drama Confidence Queen, Park Min-young once again teams up with Prime Video for the soapy thriller Siren’s Kiss, sharing the screen with Wi Ha-joon (Squid Game). Set against a backdrop of fine art and insurance fraud, this adaptation of the 1999 Japanese series Ice World traces a series of mysterious deaths connected to the formidable auctioneer Han Seol-ah, played... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345561/prime-video-k-drama-sirens-kiss-wi-ha-joon-investigates-park-min-young-soapy-thriller https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3345561/prime-video-k-drama-sirens-kiss-wi-ha-joon-investigates-park-min-young-soapy-thriller Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:15:08 +0000