Happy New Year everybody! I hope you’re ready for this 2026 K-Drama line-up because there’s a lot coming out. We start the year with 3 of my most anticipated dramas, and many others that I’m super excited to watch. Which K-Dramas are you going to tune in for?
January 2
The Judge Returns
Cast: Ji Sung, Park Hae Soon & Won Jin Ah
Plot: Lee Han Young (Ji Sung) is a corrupt judge who did dirty deeds for his father-in-law’s law firm. But, when he decides to stop with the corrupt dealings, he’s killed and goes back 10 years in the past. He struggles to live a new life and right his wrongs by punishing evil people.
Episodes: 14
Channel: MBC, Viki
January 3
To My Beloved Thief
Cast: Nam Ji Hyun & Moon Sang Min
Plot: Hong Eun Zo (Nam Ji Hyun) is a physician during the day and a thief named Gil Dong at night who steals from corrupt officials to save people. One day, an unexpected incident takes place and she becomes entangled with Prince Lee Yeol (Moon Sang Min) who enjoys catching criminals.
Episodes: 16
Channel: KBS2, Viki
January 5
Spring Fever
Cast: Ahn Bo Hyun & Lee Joo Bin
Plot: Yoon Bom (Lee Joo Bin) is a popular and beloved school teacher who settles down in small town for unknown reasons. There, she meets Seon Jae Kyu (Ahn Bo Hyun), who is her student’s uncle. He’s big and looks tough, yet he is a warm and pleasant guy. He develops feelings for her.
Episodes: 12
Channel: tvN, Prime Video
January 16
Human From Today
Cast: Kim Hye Yoon & Lomon
Plot: Eun Ho (Kim Hye Yoon) is a gumiho who enjoys her eternal youth and doesn’t want to become human. Kang Shi Yeol (Lomon) is a renowned soccer player, who’s also the king of narcissism. One day, an unexpected incident takes place and their lives are turned upside down.
Episodes: 12
Channel: SBS, Netflix
Can This Love Be Translated?
Cast: Kim Seon Ho & Go Youn Jung
Plot: Joo Ho Jin (Kim Seon Ho) is a very skilled multilingual interpreter who’s fluent in English, Japanese and Italian. He starts working for top star Cha Mu Hee (Go Youn-Jung) as her interpreter. She has bright charms and is always confident. They start developing feelings for each other.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Netflix
January 17
Undercover Miss Hong
Cast: Park Shin Hye & Ko Kyung Pyo
Plot: Set in 1990s, Hong Geum Bo (Park Shin Hye) is in an elite supervisor for the Financial Supervisory Service. She goes undercover as a high school graduate named Hong Jang Mi at a company with suspicious flows of funds. There, she meets CEO Sin Jeong Woo (Ko Kyung Pyo). He becomes entangled with Jang Mi, whose face resembles that of his first love Geum Bo.
Episodes: 16
Channel: tvN, Netflix
Positively Yours
Cast: Choi Jin Hyuk & Oh Yeon Seo
Plot: Kang Du Jun (Choi Jin Hyuk) is the son of a chaebol family. After the death of his brother, he decided to never marry. One day, he meets Jang Hee Won (Oh Yeon Seo) and they have one-night stand. She too has zero interest in having a romantic relationship. But things change for both, when she discovers she’s pregnant.
Episodes: 12
Channel: Channel A, Viki
January 31
Recipe for Love
Cast: Park Ki Woong & Jin Se Yun
Plot: Gong Joo Ah (Jin Se Yun) and Yang Hyun Bin (Park Ki Woong)’s families have been in a feud for 30 years. But unexpected twists of fate make them meet again, work together, resolve their misunderstandings and heal each other’s wounds.
Episodes: 50
Channel: KBS1
Bonus: January 20
Single’s Inferno: Season 5
MC: Lee Da Hee, Dex, Hanhae, Kyuhyun & Hong Jin Kyung
Plot: Love and hell are coming back in this new season of the hit Netflix show Single’s Inferno.
Episodes: TBC
Channel: Netflix
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