30+ ROMANCE Korean Dramas In 2024

Here’s a masterlist of romance Korean dramas and web series expected or confirmed to be released in 2024:

In alphabetical order.

ALL YOUR WISHES WILL COME TRUE

All Your Wishes Will Come True (2024) is a fantasy-romance drama that tells the story of an overemotional genie who is trapped inside a lamp and an emotionless woman who helps him escape from the lamp imprisonment, facing luck or punishment over three wishes, starring Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy.

Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook | Director: Lee Byung Hun

ASK THE STARS

Ask The Stars (2024), also known as “When The Stars Gossip” is a sci-fi, romance drama about a female Korean-American astronaut and a male gynecologist who spends a huge amount of money to experience the space station as a tourist, starring Lee Minho and Gong Hyo-jin.

Writer: Seo Sook-hyang | Director: Park Shin-woo | Original network: tvN

BEAUTY AND THE DEVOTED

Beauty And The Devoted (2024) tells the romantic story between an actress who hits rock bottom overnight and a producing director who devotes himself to help her stand again out of love, starring Ji Hyun Woo and Im Soo Hyang.

Screenwriter: Kim Sa-kyung | Director: Hong Seok-ku | Original network: KBS2

BECAUSE I WANT NO LOSS

Because I Want No Loss (2024) is a rom-com drama about a woman on the verge of losing money and a job promotion, who proposes a fake marriage because she hates taking any loss. She makes a deal with a part-timer at a convenience store known as a righteous man who agrees to be the fake groom because he hates causing any harm. It stars Shin Mina and Kim Young-dae.

Screenwriter: Kim Hye Young | Director: Kim Jung Sik | Original network: tvN

BETWEEN GREETINGS

Between Greetings (2024) is a rom-com drama that tells the love story between a popular CEO who is clumsy at everything else but work and her highly competent secretary who is a single father but efficient at everything like childcare and housework, starring Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk.

Screenwriter: Kim Ji-eun | Director: Ham Joon-ho | Original network: SBS

BLOODY ROMANCE

Bloody Romance (2024) is a military-romance drama about a South Korean world class star who enlists in the military after being swept up in some form of conspiracy and a North Korean female soldier who leads the 8th army of the special forces, starring Nam Gyu-ri, Kim Min-seok, and Song Jae-rim.

Writers: Kwon Hee-kyung, Park Hyun-jin | Director: Park Kwang-chun | Original network: JTBC

BRANDING IN SEONGSU

Branding In Seongsu (2024) is a romance-thriller drama that takes place at the center of branding in Seongsu and tells the story of an innocent intern and a cold-blooded marketing team leader whose souls get swapped during an unintentional kiss. It stars Park Solomon or Lomon and Kim Ji-eun.

Screenwriters: Choi Sun-mi, Jeon Seon-yeong | Director: Jung Heon Soo | Original network: U+ Mobile tv

CAN THIS LOVE BE TRANSLATED?

Can This Love Be Translated? (2024) is a rom-com drama about a top star and a genius language interpreter who work together during overseas trips. Totally opposite when it comes to love language, they often misinterpret and misunderstand one another to the point of getting lost in translation, falling repeatedly into frustration. Kim Seonho and Go Youn-jung are in talks to lead the drama.

Writers: Hong Jung Eun, Hong Mi Ran | Director: Yoo Yeong Eun

CAPTIVATING THE KING

Captivating The King (2024) is a historical-political, romance drama that depicts the cruel love story between a king who is faced with kingdom-political power struggles and lives a miserable and empty life, and a woman who seeks revenge against the king by disguising herself as a man but soon falls in an unexpected attraction. It stars starring Jo Jong-suk and Shin Se-kyung.

Writer: Kim Sun Deok | Director: Jo Nam Gook | Original network: tvN | Streaming platform: Netflix | Release date: January 21, 2024

CARRY SUN JAE AND RUN

Carry Sun Jae And Run (2024) is a time-slip, romance-fantasy drama about a top star who dies in a tragic accident and a grieving fan who travels 15 years into the past to change the course of events and try to save him, starring Byeon Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yoon.

Screenwriter: Lee Shi-eun | Directors: Kim Tae-yeop, Yoon Jong-ho | Original network: tvN

CHUNHWA LOVE STORY

Chunhwa Love Story (2024) is a historical-romance drama that follows the life of a free-spirited princess in the royal family who declares to find the man she will marry instead of the one selected by the King. She also sets out to search for the mysterious person who drew her face on erotic paintings, starring Go Ara, Jang Ryul, SF9’s Chani, Son Woo-hyun, and more

Writer: Seo Eun Jung | Director: Lee Gwang Young | Original network: TVING

DNA LOVER

DNA Lover (2024) is a rom-com drama about a genetic researcher who tries to find her match through genes after experiencing numerous failed relationships and a gynecologist whose marriage is not a goal, quickly lets go of someone who shows obsession towards him. Choi Siwon and Jung In Sun are in talks to lead the drama.

Screenwriter: Jung Soo-mi | Director: Sung Chi-wook | Original network: TV Chosun

DOCTOR SLUMP

Doctor Slump (2024) is a medical-romance drama that tells the story of two doctors who used to hate each other during college days and unexpectedly reunite during the darkest moment of their career, trying to resuscitate their lives from a slump. It stars Park Shin-hye and Park Hyung-sik.

Writer: Baek Sun Woo | Director: Oh Hyeon-jong | Original network: JTBC | Streaming platform: Netflix | Release date: January 27, 2024

FAMILY BY CHOICE

Family By Choice (2024) is a youth drama that depicts the romance that unfolds when three teenage friends who rely on each other like siblings, reunite as adults after 10 years. It stars Hwang In-yeop, Jung Chae-yeon, and Bae Hyun-seong.

Screenwriter: Hong Si-young | Director: Kim Seung-ho | Original network: JTBC

FLEX X COP

Flex x Cop (2024) is a crime-romance drama that tells the story of an immature third generation chaebol who becomes a detective catching criminals with his wit and physical skills, and a veteran detective who is workaholic, passionate, and has a strong sense of responsibility. They become investigative partners solving crimes together, starring Ahn Bo-hyun and Park Ji Hyun.

Writer: Kim Ba Da | Director: Kim Jae Hong | Original network: SBS | Streaming platform: Disney+ | Release date: January 26, 2024

GRADUATION

Graduation (2024) tells the love story between a man and a woman who first meet at an academy and later reunite as instructors. To gain admission to a prestigious university, a student receives mentoring from an academy teacher. Years later, he becomes an employee of a large company but decides to resign to return to the academy as a rookie instructor, reuniting with his first love, his academy teacher. It stars Wi Ha Joon and Jung Ryeo Won.

Screenwriter: Park Kyung-Hwa | Director: Ahn Pan Seok | Original network: tvN

HONG RANG

Hong Rang (2024) is a mystery-romance drama set in the Joseon era about Hong Rang, the son of Joseon’s elite who goes missing for 12 years and unexpectedly returns with hidden secrets. He becomes inextricably linked with Jae-i, his half-sister who is on a desperate search for him and gradually falls in love with him, starring Lee Jae-wook, Jo Boah, Jung Ga-ram, Uhm Ji-won, Park Byung-eun, and Kim Jae-wook.

Writer: Kim Jin-a | Director: Kim Hong-sun | Original network: Netflix

IS IT FATE?

Is It Fate? (2024) is a rom-com drama that tells the story of a woman who is afraid of falling in love again after a painful breakup in the past and accidentally meets her first love for the first time in 10 years, starring Kim So-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop.

Writer: Park Geu-ro | Director: Song Hyun-wook

LOVE SONG FOR ILLUSION

Love Song For Illusion (2024) is a historical-romance that tells the story about an intellectual crown prince with two conflicting personalities and a woman with a dark past who tries to assassinate the King but falls into a trap, waking up with memory loss. It stars Park Ji Hoon and Hong Ye-ji.

Screenwriter: Yoon Kyeong-ah | Director: Lee Jung-seob | Original network: KBS2 | Streaming platform: Viu, Viki | Release date: January 2, 2024

LTNS

LTNS: Long Time No Sex (2024) is a comical romance that revolves around a married couple whose sex life has become inactive due to life’s weariness. To earn extra money, they blackmail unfaithful couples and threaten them to expose extramarital affairs, while they try to look back on their own marriage journey, starring Ahn Jae-hong and Esom.

Writers-directors: Jeon Go-Woon, Lim Dae-hyeong | Original network: TVING | Streaming platform: Viu | Release date: January 19, 2024

MARRY MY HUSBAND

Marry My Husband (2024) is a romance-revenge, time-travel drama based on a web novel of the same name about a terminally ill woman who was intentionally killed by her husband after witnessing him having an affair with her bestfriend. She travels back 10 years into the past to seek revenge with the help of her boss.

Screenwriter: Sin Yoo Dam | Director: Park Won Gook | Original network: tvN | Streaming platform: Prime Video | Release date: January 1, 2024

MELO HOUSE

Melo House (2024) is a romance-melodrama that tells the story of individuals who feel imperfect and incomplete, so they gather as a family, dreaming together of a complete love. It stars Choi Minho, Son Naeun, Ji Jin Hee, and Kim Ji Soo.

Writer: Kim Young Yoon | Director: Kim Da Ye

MOM’S FRIEND’S SON

Mom’s Friend’s Son (2024) is a warm love story that depicts what unfolds when two childhood friends who consider each other as a dark chapter in the past life, meet again as adults – one who tries to restart life after experiencing a dilemma and her mom’s friend’s son who lives a successful life as a notable young architect in the Korean architecture industry. It stars Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in.

Screenwriter: Shin Ha Eun | Director: Yoo Je Won | Original network: tvN

MR. PLANKTON

Mr. Plankton (2024) is a romance drama that tells the story of a man born by mistake who chooses to live a nomadic plankton-like life, wandering around empty. He meets an unhappy bride-to-be who joins him on a strange journey of searching for his real father, filling his heart with love and a sense of belongingness, starring Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se, and Kim Hae-sook.

Writer: Jo Yong | Director: Hong Jong Chan | Original network: Netflix

NIGHT PHOTO STUDIO

Night Photo Studio (2024) is a warm love story about a lonely photographer who takes pictures of the dead for generations and realizes the significance of life after meeting a woman who protects him from death, starring Joo Won and Kwon Nara.

Screenwriter: Kim Yi-rang | Director: Song Hyun Wook | Original network: ENA

NO SECRETS

No Secrets (2024) tells the comical love story between Song Ki Baek, an announcer who suddenly develops a condition becoming a careless speaker who speaks first before thinking and On Woo Ju, a passionate variety show writer who finds the harsh announcer interesting, ending up in a romance variety show together. It stars Go Kyung Pyo, Kang Hanna, and Joo Jong-hyuk.

Writer: Choi Kyung Sun | Director: Jang Ji Yeon | Original network: JTBC

QUEEN OF TEARS

Queen Of Tears (2024) is a drama that tells the miraculous and humorous love story of a married couple who overcomes trials and stays together against all odds, starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won.

Writer: Park Ji Eun | Directors: Jang Young Woo, Kim Hee Won | Original network: tvN

RED SWAN

Red Swan (2024) is a romance-action drama that tells the story of a world-class golfer and famous fundraiser who develops feelings for her bodyguard who joined the company with an ulterior motive, starring Kim Ha-neul and Rain.

Writer: Choi Yoon Jung | Director: Park Hong Kyun | Original network: Disney+

SHE DREAMS OF CINDERELLA

She Dreams of Cinderella (2024) is a rom-com drama about the turbulent encounter between a woman who dreams of becoming Cinderella due to life’s harsh reality and an arrogant chaebol heir who abhors fairy tale romance and Cinderella-like dreams, starring Pyo Ye-jin and Lee Jun-young.

Writer: Yoo Ja | Director: Kim Min Kyung | Original network: TVING

TALE OF MRS. OK

Tale Of Mrs. Ok (2024) is a historical-romance set in the Joseon Dynasty about the fierce survival of a woman who fakes her name and status to become a mistress, and a man of prestigious family who falls in love with her, starring Lim Ji-yeon and Choo Young Woo.

Screenwriter: Park Ji-sook | Director: Jin Hyeok | Original network: JTBC

THE CROWN PRINCE MISSING

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The Crown Prince Missing (2024) is a historical-romance that tells the story of a crown prince in the Joseon era who is kidnapped by a woman set to become the crown princess. Romance develops as they spend time running for their lives, starring EXO’s Suho and Hong Ye-ji.

Writers: Kim Ji Soo, Park Chul | Director: Kim Jin-man | Original network: MBN

THE JUDGE FROM HELL

The Judge From Hell (2024) is a romance-fantasy drama that tells the story of a vicious and power-hungry female judge who lacks sympathy for people’s pain but meets a warm detective who can melt the coldest of hearts even a demon’s heart, starring Park Shin-hye and Kim Jae-young.

Writer: Jo Yi-Soo | Director: Park Jin Pyo | Original network: SBS

THE TRUNK

The Trunk (2024) is a mystery-romance drama about a man who believes that marriage is a deceit but is unexpectedly set-up in a marriage contract with a single woman, which is arranged by his ex-wife. However, a twist of events occur after a mysterious trunk is found in a lake, unveiling secrets behind an intriguing matchmaking agency where the single woman works. It stars Gong Yoo and Seo Hyun-jin.

Screenwriter: Park Eun Young | Director: Kim Gyu Tae | Original network: Netflix

THE WOMAN WHO PLAYS

The Woman Who Plays (2024) is a romance drama filled with twists and excitement about a former gang leader who leaves behind his dark past and a lively YouTuber who creates contents about children. Each one longs for a pure heart and dreams of becoming a better person, starring Uhm Tae-goo and Han Sun-hwa.

Screenwriter: Na Kyung | Directors: Kim Woo-hyun, Kim Young-hwan | Original network: JTBC

WEDDING IMPOSSIBLE

Wedding Impossible (2024) is a rom-com drama based on a webtoon about an unknown actress who agrees to a fake marriage with a chaebol heir who is gay but clashes with the prospective brother-in-law who tries to end the relationship, starring Jeon Jong-seo, Moon Sang-min, and Kim Do-wan.

Writer: Park Seul Gi | Director: Kwon Young-il | Original network: tvN

WHAT COMES AFTER LOVE

What Comes After Love (2024) is based on a novel that depicts the love story that transcends borders between two people of different nationalities who meet each other in Japan but eventually break up as lovers and reunite in Korea after five years, starring Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro and Korean actress Lee Se-young.

Novel writers: Gong Ji Young, Tsuji Hitonari | Director: Moon Hyun-Sung | Original network: Coupang Play

YOU HAVE DONE WELL

You Have Done Well (2024) is a historical-romance drama set on Jeju Island in the 1950s about the adventure-filled life journey of an ambitious lady who is rebellious but full of positivity and an extremely diligent guy who is quiet but a silent warrior, starring Park Bo-gum and IU.

Writer: Im Sang Choon | Director: Kim Won Seok | Original network: Netflix

To be updated.