10 New K-Dramas to Watch in October 2023

The Deal

Cast: Yoo Seung Ho, Kim Dong Hwi & Yoo Su Bin

Plot: Lee Joon Sung (Yoo Seung Ho) used to be a promising soccer player in high school but decided to quit. After that, his life became a mess. One day, his friend Song Jae Hyo (Kim Dong Hwi) gets him involved in the kidnapping of Park Min Woo (Yoo Su Bin). He is the only child of a rich family.

Episodes: 8

Channel: Wavve

Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon

Cast: Lee Yoo Mi, Kim Jung Eun, Kim Hae Sook & Ong Seong Wu

Plot: Kang Nam Soon (Lee Yoo Mi) has super strength. She got lost as a kid and is now looking for her mother Hwang Geum Joo (Kim Jung Eun) who is a rich woman living in Seoul. Nam Soon reunites with her mother and grandmother Gil Joon Gan (Kim Hae Sook) and together they get involved in a drug case with detective Kang Hee Sik (Ong Seong Wu).

Episodes: 16

Channel: JTBC

A Good Day to Be a Dog

Cast: Cha Eun Woo & Park Gyu Young

Plot: Han Hae Na (Park Gyu Young) is a teacher whose family has been cursed. Every time she kisses someone, she turns into a dog for 6 hours. Due to that, she’s not been very successful in relationships. One day, she accidentally kisses her colleague Jin Seo Won (Cha Eun Woo), while drunk. He’s afraid of dogs.

Episodes: 14

Channel: MBC

My Dearest Part 2

Cast: Namgoong Min & Ahn Eun Jin

Plot: The second part continues to follow the lives of Lee Jang Hyun (Namgoong Min) and Yoo Gil Chae (Ahn Eun Jin) 2 years after the war and their separation. Will these 2 reconnect?

Episodes: 10

Channel: MBC

Evilive

Cast: Shin Ha Kyun & Kim Young Kwang

Plot: Han Dong Soo (Shin Ha Kyun) is a livelihood lawyer, who randomly picks his cases. He has a dark side that no one knows about. One day, he gets involved in a case with Seo Do Young (Kim Young Kwang), the number 2 of a crime organization. He has a cruel side to him.

Episodes: 10

Channel: ENA, Genie TV

Doona!

Cast: Bae Suzy & Yang Se Jong

Plot: Lee Doo Na (Bae Suzy) used to be the main vocalist of an idol girl group, but announced her retirement prematurely. Since then, she’s been living in a shared house and isolating herself. One day, Lee Won Joon (Yang Se Jong) moves into the house. He has a warm heart that gradually comforts Doo Na. They start falling for each other.

Episodes: 9

Channel: Netflix

High Cookie

Cast: Nam Ji Hyun, Choi Hyun Wook & Kim Moo Yul

Plot: Choi Soo Young (Nam Ji Hyun) is a factory worker who supports her family. Seo Ho Soo (Choi Hyun Wook) is a poor high school student who always ranks top of his class. Yoo Sung Pil (Kim Moo Yul) is a corrupt consultant for university admissions. The 3 get in trouble because of a cookie that makes people’s dreams come true.

Episodes: 20

Channel: U+mobiletv

Moon in the Day

Cast: Kim Young Dae & Pyo Ye Jin

Plot: Han Joon Oh (Kim Young Dae) is a top star, who seems to have everything but he suffers from an inferiority complex. One day, he takes part in an advertisement with firefighter Kang Young Hwa (Pyo Ye Jin) who saves his life. She becomes his bodyguard. Meanwhile, Joon Oh’s body his possessed by a Silla nobleman. He was killed by his wife who looks exactly like Young Hwa.

Episodes: 14

Channel: ENA, Genie TV

Castaway Diva

Cast: Park Eun Bin & Chae Jong Hyeop

Plot: Seo Mok Ha (Park Eun Bin) lives on an island, but has always dreamed of becoming a singer. One day, she decides to participate in an audition in Seoul, but she gets stranded on a deserted island. After 15 years of survival, she is rescued. She tries to adapt to the new world and to pursue her dream.

Episodes: 12

Channel: tvN

The Matchmakers

Cast: Rowoon & Cho Yi Hyun

Plot: Shim Jung Woo (Rowoon) is a handsome and intelligent nobleman. He was picked to marry the princess. But she unfortunately dies on their wedding day. After that event, his life is turned upside down, as he can’t work for the government nor remarry. He meets Jung Soon Deok (Cho Yi Hyun). She’s a widow and a matchmaker. Together, they try to match couples.

Episodes: 16

Channel: KBS2