Summer is at its peak and Dramaland seems to be gearing up for the second part of the year! 13 new dramas are coming out this month, and I believe we may have broken the record of the highest number of dramas released in a month. Anyway, not going to complain. We’ll start dark with some thrillers and mystery dramas before we get to enjoy sweet and fluffy romances in the second half of the month. So, what’s going to be on your watch-list?
August 2
Bad Memory Eraser
Cast: Kim Jae Joong, Jin Se Yun, Lee Jong Won & Yang Hye Ji
Plot: Lee Goon (Kim Jae Joong) used to be a promising tennis player, but an injury made him lose his self-esteem. So, he goes through a memory erasing procedure to remove all his bad memories and regain his self-esteem. Other people around him are Kyeong Joo Yeon (Jin Se Yun), he believes is his first love, his brother Lee Shin (Lee Jong Won) and Jeon Sae Yan (Yang Hye Ji).
Episodes: 16
Channel: MBN
August 7
Love Andante
Cast: Kwon Hyun Bin & Song Ji Woo
Plot: Set in a fictional peace village project at the DMZ, piano prodigy Im Joo Hyung (Kwon Hyun Bin) is sent from Seoul to live in the village for a year. There, he meets Ha Na Kyung (Song Ji Woo), a pharmacist and the daughter of a high-ranking North Korean official. They develop romantic feelings.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Lifetime Korea
August 10
Romance in the House
Cast: Ji Jin Hee, Kim Ji Soo & Son Na Eun
Plot: Byun Mu Jin (Ji Jin Hee) was married to Geum Ye Yeon (Kim Ji Soo) and they have 2 kids. But Mu Jin’s failed businesses were too much to handle for the family, so they got a divorce. Years later, he comes back rich and wants to get back together with his ex-wife, but his daughter Byun Mi Rae (Son Na Eun) is firmly against it.
Episodes: 12
Channel: JTBC
August 12
Your Honor
Cast: Son Hyun Joo & Kim Myung Min
Plot: Song Pan Ho (Son Hyun Joo) is a respected judge who firmly believes in justice. He’s warm-hearted and doesn’t have a stain in his past. Kim Gang Heon (Kim Myung Min) is the boss of a criminal organization. Though he’s cruel with a cold heart, he loves his son dearly. Both fathers face each other to protect those they love.
Episodes: 10
Channel: ENA
August 14
Perfect Family
Cast: Kim Byung Chul, Yoon Se Ah & Park Ju Hyun
Plot: Choi Jin Hyuk (Kim Byung Chul) is a successful lawyer. He’s married to Ha Eun Joo (Yoon Se Ah) and together they have an adopted daughter Choi Sun Hee (Park Ju Hyun). From the outside, they look like a perfect family, but matters change when Sun Hee gets involved in a murder case.
Episodes: 12
Channel: KBS2
August 14
The Tyrant
Cast: Cha Seung Won, Kim Seon Ho & Kim Kang Woo
Plot: Im Sang (Cha Seung Won) is a former agent in charge of eliminating people related to the Tyrant Program. Choi (Kim Seon Ho) is the bureau director of a government agency who unofficially operates the Program. Paul (Kim Kang Woo) is an agent of a foreign intelligence agency. He tries to get rid of the last sample of the Program.
Episodes: 4
Channel: Disney+
August 16
Black Out
Cast: Byun Yo Han & Ko Jun
Plot: When Ko Jung Woo (Byun Yo Han) was in high school, he was accused of the murder of 2 girls and spent 10 years in jail. Upon his release, a series of strange things start happening in his town. So, he teams up with Detective No Sang Cheol (Ko Jun) to uncover the truth behind the past murders.
Episodes: 14
Channel: MBC
August 17
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
August 17
Love Next Door
Cast: Jung Hae In & Jung So Min
Plot: Choi Seung Hyo (Jung Hae In) works as a succesful architect. He’s also handsome and has a good personality. But he wishes to erase memories from his past involving the daughter of his mother’s friend Baek Seok Ryu (Jung So Min). She used to work at a large company, but mysteriously quit her job. Unexpectedly, they meet again.
Episodes: 16
Channel: tvN
August 23
Pachinko Season 2
Cast: Lee Min Ho & Kim Min Ha
Plot: The life story of Kim Sun Ja (Kim Min Ha) continues as her journey through space (between Korea, Japan and the US) and time (over the decades) advances.
Episodes: 8
Channel: Apple TV+
August 23
The Frog
Cast: Kim Yun Seok, Yoon Kye Sang, Lee Jung Eun & Go Min Si
Plot: Koo Sang Joon (Yoon Kye Sang) used to run a vacation cottage deep in the woods back in the early 2000s. Strange things happened and he lost everything. In present days, Jeon Young Ha (Kim Yun Seok) runs the same cottage. His peaceful life is shaken when a mysterious woman named Yoo Sung Ah (Go Min Si) appears.
Episodes: 8
Channel: Netflix
August 24
Cinderella at 2AM
Cast: Shin Hyun Bin & Moon Sang Min
Plot: Ha Yoon Seo (Shin Hyun Bin) is a young woman who works at a large company. She is a pragmatic person. Her boyfriend is Seo Joo Won (Moon Sang Min). One day, she discovers he’s the son of a chaebol family. So, when his mother offers her money to break up with him she accepts, but Joo Won tries hard to make her change her mind.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Coupang Play
August 26
No Gain No Love
Cast: Shin Min Ah & Kim Young Dae
Plot: Son Hae Young (Shin Min Ah) is the type of person who doesn’t want to lose money under any circumstances. So, when she’s about to lose a promotion at her job, she asks Kim Ji Wook (Kim Young Dae), the cashier of a convenience store, to become her fake husband. Though he doesn’t appreciate her, he somehow accepts.
Episodes: 12
Channel: tvN
August 29
Queen Woo
Cast: Jun Jung Seo, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Moo Yul & Jung Yu Mi
Plot: Woo Hee (Jun Jong Seo) is the Empress of Goguryeo, but she meets a crisis when her husband dies suddenly and she becomes the target of princes and tribes. To survive, she has 24 hours to marry one of her husband’s younger brothers and put him on the throne.
Episodes: 8
Channel: TVING
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