From highly anticipated dramas to unexpectedly eye-catching ones, there’s a lot to watch in May. Personally, I’ll be marking my calendar for most of them and hopefully will have enough time to catch up on all. Historical, thriller, youth romance, romcom, I’m pretty certain there’s something that will match your taste. So, what’s on your list?
May 6
Spring of Youth
Cast: Park Ji Hu, Ha Yoo Joon, Lee Seung Hyub, Kim Sun Min & Seo Hye Won
Plot: Sa Kye (Ha Yoo Joon) is part of the popular K-pop band The Crown. But, he is kicked out of the band overnight. He then starts university where he meets Kim Bom (Park Ji Hu) and falls in love with her. He also forms a band club with her, Seo Tae Yang (Lee Seung Hyub), Kong Jin Gu (Kim Sun Min) and Bae Kyu Ri (Seo Hye Won).
Episodes: 10
Channel: SBS, Wavve, Viki
May 12
Second Shot at Love
Cast: Gong Myung & Choi Sooyoung
Plot: Han Geum Joo (Choi Sooyoung) works for a top Korean automobile company. She enjoys drinking alcohol. One day, she reunites with her first love Seo Ui Joon (Gong Myung) who has returned to his hometown for an unknown reason. Unlike her, Ui Joon hates alcohol. When Geum Joo gets labelled an alcoholic, she challenges herself to quit drinking.
Episodes: 12
Channel: tvN
Tastefully Yours
Cast: Kang Ha Neul & Go Min Si
Plot: Han Beom Woo (Kang Ha Neul) is the successor of a large food company and runs a prestigious restaurant in Seoul, but he isn’t interested in taste. Mo Yeon Joo (Go Min Si) is a chef, who is crazy about taste. She has a one-table restaurant in a remote place. Unexpectedly, these two begin to run a small restaurant together, and fall in love in the process.
Episodes: 10
Channel: ENA, GenieTV, Netflix
May 15
Shark: The Storm
Cast: Kim Min Suk & Lee Hyun Wook
Plot: Cha Woo Sol (Kim Min Suk) is training to become a mixed martial arts fighter after his release from prison. One day, gang boss Hyun Woo Yong (Lee Hyun Wook) appears in front of him. He’s a pro fighter and runs a cruel illegal martial arts league for pleasure. To survive and protect the ones he loves, Cha Woo Sol decides to go up against the gang leader.
Episodes: 6
Channel: TVING
May 16
Dear Hongrang
Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Cho Jo Ah & Uhm Ji Won
Plot: Hong Rang (Lee Jae Wook) is the successor to a wealthy merchants’ association, but suddenly disappears at age 8. His older step-sister, Jae Yi (Cho Bo Ah), desperately looks for him. 12 years later, Hong Rang returns, but doesn’t remember anything prior to his disappearance. He also has a secret. Meanwhile, Jae Yi suspects that Hong Rang is not the real one and thus becomes attracted to him.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Netflix
May 21
Nine Puzzles
Cast: Kim Da Mi & Sun Suk Ku
Plot: One night, Yi Na’s (Kim Da Mi) uncle was murdered. She was the only witness of his murder case and accused of being the murderer by Han Saem (Son Suk Ku). 10 years later, Yi Na now works as a criminal profiler. She meets Han Saem again, who was once convinced that she had killed her uncle. They work together to uncover the truth behind the murder.
Episodes: 11
Channel: Disney+, Hulu
May 24
Our Unwritten Seoul
Cast: Park Bo Young & Park Jin Young
Plot: Yoo Mi Ji (Park Bo Young) and Yoo Mi Rae (Park Bo Young) are identical twin sisters with very different personalities. Mi Ji lives a freewheeling life, while Mi Rae works at a government owned company. One day, they begin to switch lives. Meanwhile, Lee Ho Su (Jin Young) is a lawyer who encounters them both. Together, they find their real selves.
Episodes: 12
Channel: tvN, Netflix
May 30
Oh My Ghost Clients
Cast: Jung Kyung Ho & Seol In Ah
Plot: No Mu Jin (Jung Kyung Ho) is a labor attorney without a sense of justice or social consciousness. His job is a just a way for him to make a living. While he is going after corruption with a YouTuber, he almost dies. Since then, he starts solvings labor problems requested by ghosts. While working on these cases, he grows as a person and a labor attorney.
Episodes: 10
Channel: MBC
May 31
Good Boy
Cast: Park Bo Gum, Kim So Hyun, Oh Jung Se & Lee Sang Yi
Plot: Yoon Dong Joo (Park Bo Gum) is an Olympic boxing gold medallist, but he goes through hardships in his life. He then begins his second life as a police officer. Ji Han Na (Kim So Hyun) is an Olympic shooting gold medallist. After a shocking incident, she quits and becomes a police officer. Together, they fight against injustice that runs rampant.
Episodes: 16
Channel: TVING, Prime Video
TBC
Conviction
Cast: Lee Joon Young, Koo Jun Hoe & Ji Seung Hyun
Plot: A revenge drama and crime thriller about Han So Min (Lee Joon Young), an unknown actress, who endures with only determination. She loses her parents to a phishing scam one day and infiltrates a massive voice phishing organization using deepfake technology, to take them all down.
Episodes: 8
Channel: Wavve
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