Looking for a new show to keep up with? Welcome the new month with a slew of Korean dramas that can fill your weekends.
Eve
Cast: Seo Ye-ji (It’s Okay to Not Be Okay), Park Byung-eun (Kingdom, Because This Is My First Life ), Lee Sang-yeob (While You Were Sleeping)
Synopsis: Seo Ye-ji’s first project in over a year sees her as Lee Ra-el, a chaebol heiress bent on taking revenge on the people responsible for her father’s untimely death. After spending thirteen years in preparation for her revenge, she uses her wits and wiles to seduce Kang Yoon-gyeom (Park Byung-eun) and force him to file for divorce suit worth 2 trillion won, shocking all of Korea.
Broadcaster/Platform: tvN, Viu
Episode count: 16
Release date: June 1 (every Wednesday and Thursday)
Why Her? (a.k.a. Why Oh Soo-jae?)
Cast: Seo Hyun-jin (Another Miss Oh, The Beauty Inside), Hwang In-youp (The Sound of Magic, True Beauty), Huh Joon-ho (Kingdom, Snowdrop)
Synopsis: A talented yet righteous lawyer, Oh Soo-jae has become the youngest partner at South Korea’s best law firm TK. But after getting involved in an unexpected case, she gets demoted and forced to teach at a law school. There, she meets law student Gong Chan, who falls in love with her.
Broadcaster/Platform: SBS, Viu
Episode count: 16
Release date: June 3 (every Friday and Saturday)
Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Cast: Yeo Jin-goo (Hotel del Luna, Beyond Evil), Moon Ga-young (True Beauty, Welcome to Waikiki 2)
Synopsis: After losing his twin sister twenty years ago, Eun Kye-hoon decides to open up a restaurant where his sister disappeared. He lives a quiet if troubled life, but one day, he suddenly feels the emotions of a woman from joys to sorrows and pains.
Broadcaster/Platform: tvN
Episode count: 16
Release date: June 6 (every Monday and Tuesday)
Alchemy of Souls
Cast: Lee Jae-wook (Extraordinary You, Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol), Jung So-min (Playful Kiss, Because This Is My First Life)
Synopsis: In the fictional country of Daeho, a group of young magicians undergo the trials and tribulations of growing up and finding love as they try to overcome the twisted fate binding them all together.
Broadcaster/Platform: tvN, Netflix
Release date: June 18 (every Saturday and Sunday)
Doctor Lawyer
Cast: So Ji-sub (Master’s Sun, Oh My Venus), Shin Sung-rok (My Love from the Star, Vagabond), Im Soo-hyang (My ID is Gangnam Beauty, Graceful Family)
Synopsis: An elite surgeon who specializes in general and cardiothoracic surgery finds his life turned upside down after a patient dies under his charge. With his medical license revoked, he works to become a lawyer specializing in medical litigation, trying to find out the truth behind the death of his former patient.
Broadcaster/Platform: MBC
Episode count: 16
Release date: June 3 (every Friday and Saturday)
Jinxed at First
Cast: Seohyun (Love and Leashes), Na In-woo (Mr. Queen, River Where the Moon Rises)
Synopsis: Fish vendor Gong Soo-gwang used to have a bright future, but whenever he dreams of a certain woman, he gets involved in an unlucky incident. The woman, Lee Seul-bi, actually has a special ability that allows her to see the future with only a touch. They meet each other again after a long time.
Broadcaster/Platform: KBS, iQIYI
Episode count: 16
Release date: June 15 (every Wednesday and Thursday)
Yumi’s Cells S2
Cast: Kim Go-eun (Goblin), Jinyoung (He Is Psychometric, The Devil Judge)
Synopsis: Following the end of Yumi’s relationship in season one, the new season follows the budding relationship of Yumi and her coworker Bobby Yoo.
Broadcaster/Platform: tvN, TVING, iQIYI
Episode count: 14
Release date: June 10
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Jong-seo, Park Hae-soo
Synopsis: Based on the Spanish TV series, the Korean remake follows the criminal mastermind known as The Professor and his crew of thieves as they attempt to pull off an ambitious heist and bring home a huge payout.
Broadcaster/Platform: Netflix
Episode count: 12
Release date: June 24
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