There may not be a ton of dramas being released this month, but rest assured: quality over quantity is this month motto. Swindlers, bullies, vindictive characters and mobsters, it seems June is getting more tense than ever. So, which drama(s) have grabbed your attention?
June 3
The Player 2: Master of Swindlers
Cast: Song Seung Heon, Lee Si Eon, Tae Won Suck & Jang Gyu Ri
Plot: Kang Ha Ri (Song Seung Heon), Im Byung Min (Lee Si Eon), Do Jin Woong (Tae Won Suck) and Cha Je Yi (Jang Gyu Ri) team up again in this second season. Combining their skills as swindlers, hackers, drivers and fighters, they partner up to steal dirty money illegally collected by the rich.
Episodes: 12
Channel: tvN / Viki
June 7
Hierarchy
Cast: Roh Jeong Eui, Kim Jae Won, Lee Chae Min & Ji Hye Won
Plot: Jooshin High School is the most prestigious school in South Korea. Students who can attend are chosen at birth and belong to powerful families. Among them stand Jung Jae Yi (Roh Jeong Eui), Kim Ri An (Kim Jae Won) and Yoon He Ra (Ji Hye Won). One day, Kang Ha (Lee Chae Min) is transferred there. He holds a secret that shakes Jooshin High.
Episodes: 7
Channel: Netflix
June 12
My Sweet Mobster
Cast: Han Sun Hwa, Uhm Tae Goo & Kwon Yool
Plot: Seo Ji Hwan (Uhm Tae Goo) is a former gangster who now runs a company. He hires former gansgters and helps them improve their lives. Go Eun Ha (Han Sun Hwa) is a sweet woman who wants to spread love through her YouTube channel. One day, she accidentally hurts Ji Hwan who seems to recognize her.
Episodes: 12
Channel: JTBC / Viki
June 15
Miss Night and Day
Cast: Lee Jung Eun, Jung Eun Ji & Choi Jin Hyuk
Plot: Lee Mi Jin (Lee Jung Eun) is in her 20s and desperately looking for a job. One day, she wakes up and finds herself in the body of someone in her 50s. She uses this to get a job as an intern under Prosecutor Kye Ji Woong (Choi Jin Hyuk) who also gets involved with Mi Jin at night, when she gets back to her original self.
Episodes: 16
Channel: JTBC / Netflix
June 17
Scandal
Cast: Han Chae Young, Choi Ryung, Han Bo Reum & Choi Woong
Plot: Moon Jung Min (Han Chae Young) is an ambitious woman who married Baek Dong Ho (Choi Ryung) only to steal all his assets before leaving him. Baek Sol Ah’s (Han Bo Reum) life was destroyed after Jung Min married her father. When her fiancé Seo Jin Ho (Choi Woong) disappears because of Jung Min, her life crumbles again.
Episodes: 100
Channel: KBS2
June 22
DNA Lover
Cast: Choi Si Won, Jung In Sun, Lee Tae Hwan & Jung Eugene
Plot: Shim Yeon Woo (Choi Si Won) is an OBGYN who ends his relationships with women whenever they try to change him. Han So Jin (Jung In Sun) works at a gene center. She’s obsessed with finding a man genetically perfect for her. They get involved together and with Seo Kang Hoon (Lee Tae Hwan) and Jang Mi Eun (Jung Eugene).
Episodes: 16
Channel: TV Chosun
June 28
The Whirlwind
Cast: Sol Kyung Gu & Kim Hee Ae
Plot: Park Dong Ho (Sol Kyung Gu) is the Prime Minister of South Korea. He wants to change politics and so decides to kill the corrupt President who colludes with conglomerates. Jung Soo Jin (Kim Hee Ae) is the deputy prime minister for economic affairs. She confronts Park Dong Ho. A fierce political battle begins between the two.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Netflix
Bonus: June 18
Agents of Mystery (Reality Show)
Cast: Lee Hye Ri, Kim Do Hoon, Lee Eun Ji, Lee Yong Jin, John Park & Karina
Plot: In this new reality show, we follow a special investigative team that works on paranormal cases that other department can’t solve.
Episodes: ?
Channel: Netflix
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