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In-depth reviews of the latest and hottest South Korean television series, also known as K-dramas, on cable and streaming services.

Ju Ji-hoon as lead character Bang Tae-seob in a still from Climax, a new K-drama exploring high-society ambition, power and corruption.

Climax: Ju Ji-hoon covets power in juicy prime-time soap K-drama

While glossy, well acted and filled with meme-ready outbursts, ENA’s new Korean drama Climax suffers from directorial indecision.

19 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Mad Concrete Dreams: Ha Jung-woo leads tale on Korea’s real estate nightmare

18 Mar 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Phantom Lawyer: Yoo Yeon-seok leads jaunty legal comedy K-drama

17 Mar 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Still Shining: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju in slow-burn romance K-drama

Starring Got7’s Park Jin-young and ex-Iz*one member Kim Min-ju, Still Shining is an appealing concept but is yet to reward viewers’ patience.

9 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Park Jin-young as student Yeon Tae-seo in a still from Still Shining, a new Korean drama now streaming on Netflix.

Review | Boyfriend on Demand: AI dating K-drama with Jisoo is too conventional

Blackpink singer stars opposite Seo In-guk as woman dating AI-generated men in a show hampered by its adherence to the K-drama romcom model.

6 Mar 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Siren’s Kiss: Wi Ha-joon investigates Park Min-young in dry prime-time soap

K-drama Siren’s Kiss borrows liberally from the soap opera playbook, but it lacks the humour that lifted similar shows like The Penthouse.

5 Mar 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

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The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min leads dating K-drama with no spark

Park Sung-hoon and Lee Ki-taek play potential suitors for Han’s young professional in this show where compatibility seems to trump chemistry.

5 Mar 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Han Ji-min as Lee Ui-yeong, a hotel purchasing manager looking for love, in a still from The Practical Guide to Love. It is early days, but this dating K-drama based on a popular webtoon seems more concerned with the maths of compatibility than emotional chemistry.

In Your Radiant Season: Lee Sung-kyung, Chae Jong-hyeop in romantic K-drama

This romantic K-drama about a woman grieving for her boyfriend has a compelling cast but is beset with misleading omissions.

26 Feb 2026 - 4:20PMvideocam

Love Phobia: romcom K-drama takes a superficial look at AI dating

Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun-jin lead Love Phobia, a near-future K-drama about AI and relationships that suffers from poor chemistry.

25 Feb 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

Review | The Art of Sarah: Shin Hye-sun leads fashion-world mystery K-drama

Shin Hye-sun stars as a luxury boss faking it in the elite fashion world whose sudden murder is investigated by Lee Joon-hyuk’s detective.

13 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Shin Hye-sun as the fake luxury boss Sarah Kim in a still from The Art of Sarah, a new Korean drama now streaming on Netflix. Photo: Kim Eun-jeong/Netflix

Our Universe: woeful baby-raising comedy K-drama with Roh Jeong-eui, Bae In-hyuk

Tragedy brings two youths together to raise a toddler in this flimsy K-drama that leans heavily on the cuteness of its youngest cast member.

11 Feb 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Roh Jeong-eui as Woo Hyun-jin, an office worker thrust into parenthood, in a still from Our Universe, a new Korean drama on HBO Max that offers plenty of cuteness, but little substance.

Bloody Flower: serial killer K-drama weighs a medical prodigy’s deadly cure

Ryeoun stars as a serial killer and medical genius on trial for multiple murders, while veteran Sung Dong-il plays his defence lawyer.

10 Feb 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Honour: Lee Na-young stars in high-society sex crime K-drama

Lee Na-young, Jung Eun-chae and Lee Chung-ah play a trio of lawyers defending victims of sexual violence in the new Korean drama Honour.

5 Feb 2026 - 3:16PMvideocam

No Tail to Tell: Kim Hye-yoon, Lomon lead lively fantasy romcom K-drama

Bright, lively and fun, fantasy K-drama No Tail to Tell follows a self-centred nine-tailed fox demon who clashes with a star football player.

22 Jan 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Kim Hye-yoon as gumiho Eun-ho in a still from “No Tail to Tell”, a new Korean drama on Netflix.

Undercover Miss Hong: Park Shin-hye tackles corruption in workplace K-drama

Park plays a financial investigator infiltrating a corrupt firm in Undercover Miss Hong, a ’90s-set drama that also tackles gender equality.

21 Jan 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Park Shin-hye in a still from Undercover Miss Hong. While Netflix’s 1990s-set workplace K-drama does tackle serious themes such as gender equality, it seems to be more interested in presenting rose-tinted nostalgia in a colourful package.

Review | Can This Love Be Translated?: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung in globetrotting romance

Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star in this globetrotting Korean drama that mixes genres at the expense of the core plot.

21 Jan 2026 - 1:38PMvideocam

Spring Fever: Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Joo-bin in formulaic rural romcom K-drama

Spring Fever pairs Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin in a rural romcom that leans hard on the ‘city woman finds love and healing in the countryside’ formula.

9 Jan 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

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The Judge Returns: Ji Sung fights corruption in legal thriller K-drama

Starring Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah and Park Hee-soon, The Judge Returns is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul torn open by rampant corruption.

6 Jan 2026 - 11:10AMvideocam

Ji Sung as corrupt judge Lee Han-young in a still from The Judge Returns, a new Korean drama on HBO Max.

Made in Korea: Hyun Bin, Jung Woo-sung in slick political thriller K-drama

Made in Korea, set in the 1970s, is a political thriller exploring power, corruption and moral ambiguity under an authoritarian regime.

29 Dec 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

The 15 best K-dramas of 2025 ranked, from Melo Movie to Squid Game 3

Here are our 15 favourite Korean dramas from the past year, which also include Dear X, Typhoon Family, Way Back Love, Aema and Nine Puzzles.

28 Dec 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Idol I: Choi Soo-young, Kim Jae-young lead K-pop-infused legal K-drama

Choi Soo-young plays a lawyer defending Kim Jae-young’s K-pop star – who she’s secretly obsessed with – in this new Korean drama.

27 Dec 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Choi Soo-young as lawyer Maeng Se-na in a still from Idol I, a new K-drama on Netflix.

Review | Cashero: Lee Jun-ho can’t save this messy superhero K-drama

While it has a compelling concept and potentially great characters, Cashero’s poor writing means the K-drama fails to deliver.

26 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Kim Hyang-gi (left) as Bang Eun-mi and Lee Jun-ho as Kang Sang-ung in a still from Cashero. Photo: Kim Hobin/Netflix

Love Me: Seo Hyun-jin leads slow-burn family K-drama with heavy emotions

Loneliness and redemption are explored through family drama and romance in Love Me, starring Seo Hyun-jin, Yoo Jae-myung and Chang Ryul.

23 Dec 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

Villains: Yoo Ji-tae leads unconvincing counterfeiting thriller K-drama

Starring Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Min-jung, Lee Beom-soo and Kwak Do-won, new Korean drama Villains is already in danger of being quickly forgotten.

22 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Pro Bono: Jung Kyung-ho shines in another breezy legal K-drama

Jung Kyung-ho plays a judge aspiring to join the Supreme Court, but ends up working as a pro bono lawyer in a large law firm.

11 Dec 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

Jung Kyung-ho as judge-turned-lawyer Kang Da-wit in a still from Netflix’s new Korean drama Pro Bono.

Surely Tomorrow: Park Seo-joon makes muted comeback in K-drama romcom

Park Seo-joon and rising actress Won Jin-ah lack chemistry in this Korean drama about a couple repeatedly thrown together and torn apart.

10 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Park Seo-joon as journalist Lee Gyeong-do in a still from Surely Tomorrow, a new Korean drama on Prime Video that’s off to a lacklustre start.

Review | The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama

Bold performances and punchy scripting keep this murder mystery Korean drama engaging from start to finish.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan

The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.

26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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