9 New K-Dramas to Watch in March 2025

We have some highly anticipated dramas coming out this month whether it’d be romances with the return of Kang Tae Oh on screen or the A-list duo IU/Park Bo Gum, dark medical thrillers carried by the versatile Park Eun Bin or comedies with a 3-time divorced Lee Dong Wook. One thing’s for sure, I’m going to watch it all! And you, what’s on your list?

March 1

The Potato Lab

Cast: Lee Sun Bin & Kang Tae Oh

Plot: Kim Mi Kyung (Lee Sun Bin) has been working at the Potato Research Institute for 12 years. She’s serious about her work and leads a simple life in a mountain valley. But it all changes when So Baek Ho (Kang Tae Oh) joins the Institute. Behind his good looks and bright smile, he can be quite cold. Mi Kyung and Baek Ho don’t get along and constantly bicker.

Episodes: 12

Channel: tvN, Netflix

March 2

Riding Life

Cast: Jeon Hye Jin, Kim Sa Rang & Jo Min Soo

Plot: Lee Jung Eun (Jeon Hye Jin) is a working mother with a 7-year old daughter. She’s quite enthusiastic about her education due to the fierce competition in the notorious Daechi-dong neighborhood. So, Jung Eun asks her mother Yoon Ji Ah (Jo Min Soo) to drive her daughter to a private institute. Ji Ah was a single mother when she raised Jung Eun.

Episodes: 8

Channel: ENA, GenieTV

March 6

I Am a Running Mate

Cast: Yoon Hyun Soo, Lee Jung Sik & Choi Woo Sung

Plot: No Se Hun (Yoon Hyun Soo) is a model high school student who wishes to completely revamp his image. To do so, he decides to run for the student council as a running mate. As the election progresses, Se Hun becomes the center of the attention and the election.

Episodes: 12

Channel: TVING

March 7

When Life Gives You Tangerines

Cast: IU & Park Bo Gum

Plot: Set in the 1950s in Jeju Island, Ae Sun (IU) is a rebellious girl who loves books, but can’t study due to her poor family background. Yet, she doesn’t give up on her dream of becoming a poet and keeps on expressing her feelings openly. Gwang Sik (Park Bo Gum) is a diligent and sincere young man who doesn’t talk much. He only has eyes for Ae Sun.

Episodes: 16

Channel: Netflix

March 8

The Art of Negotiation

Cast: Lee  Je Hoon, Kim Dae Myung & Cha Kang Yoon

Plot: Yoon Joo No (Lee Je Hoon) is a M&A expert who’s known to be a legendary negotiator. He has a team that consists in lawyer Oh Soon Young (Kim Dae Myung) and Choi Jin Soo (Cha Kang Yoon). Joo No specializes in large corporation deals.

Episodes: 12

Channel: JTBC, Viki, Disney+

March 19

Villains Everywhere

Cast: Oh Na Ra & So Yu Jin

Plot: Oh Na Ra (Oh Na Ra) used to be a flight attendant and is now a full-time housewife. She’s married to Seo Hyun Chul (Seo Hyun Chul) and mother of a son and daughter. Her younger sister, Oh Yu Jin (So Yu Jin), is an instructor at a cooking class. She’s married to Song Jin Woo (Song Jin Woo) and they have two sons. The drama is about the lives of the 2 sisters.

Episodes: 24

Channel: KBS2, Wavve

Hyper Knife

Cast: Sul Kyung Gu & Park Eun Bin

Plot: Choi Deok Hee (Sul Kyung Gu) is the best neurosurgeon in the world. He has a gifted pupil named Jeong Se Ok (Park Eun Bin), but he has mixed feelings about her. One day, he kicks her out of his operating room. After that, Se Ok’s life spirals down. She is working as a shadow doctor in an illegal operating room when teacher and student meet again.

Episodes: 8

Channel: Disney+, Hulu

March 24

Heo’s Diner

Cast: Xiumin & WJSN’s EXY

Plot: Heo Kyun (Xiumin) is a liberal and progressive thinker of the Joseon era. One day, he is suddenly transported 400 years away from his time to present days. There, he meets Bong Eun Sil (WJSN’s EXY) who’s the daughter of a restaurant owner. By a twist of fate, Heo Kyun ends up becoming the chef of the restaurant.

Episodes: TBC

Channel: Netflix

March 31

The Divorce Insurance

Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Lee Gwang Soo, Lee Joo Bin & Lee Da Hee

Plot: No Ki Jun (Lee Dong Wook) works for a product development team at an insurance company. He’s divorced 3 times and suffered greatly from these events. Because of that, he decides to develop an insurance policy for divorce and sets up a divorce team with Kang Han Deul (Lee Joon Bin), An Jeon Man (Lee Gwang Soo) and Jeon Na Rae (Lee Da Hee).

Episodes: 12

Channel: tvN, Prime Video

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