Here’s a complete guide to 7 new Korean drama series that will premiere in January 2025:
JANUARY 03 | Love Scout
Genre: Office, Romance
Also known as: Acquaintances; Greeting Relationship; Between Greetings; My Perfect Secretary
Synopsis: An unexpected bond grows when a workaholic female CEO hires a kind-hearted single father as her secretary.
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Han Jimin, Lee Joon-hyuk
Screenwriter: Ji Eun
Directors: Ham Joon-ho, Kim Jae-hong
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: January 03, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 04 | When The Stars Gossip
Genre: Sci-fi, Rom-com
Also known as: Ask The Stars
Synopsis: A female astronaut and a doctor who visits the space station entangle in space, falling for each other.
No. of episodes: 16
Cast: Lee Minho, Gong Hyo-jin
Writer: Seo Sook-hyang
Director: Park Shin-woo
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Netflix
Date: January 4, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 06 | The Queen Who Crowns
Genre: Historical
Also known as: Wongyeong
Synopsis: The intelligent Queen Wongyeong dreams of changing the world and making her husband the king of Joseon.
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Cha Joo Young, Lee Hyun Wook, Lee Yidam, Lee Sia
Writer: Lee Young-mi
Director: Kim Sang-ho
Network: tvN, TVING
Streaming platform: Viki
Date: January 6, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 10 | Motel California
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Set in the rural area, a woman raised in a motel runs away for success and meets her first love again who’s now a veterinarian.
Based on: the novel, “Home, Bitter Home” by Shim Yoon-seo
No. of episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Se-young, Na In-woo
Writer: Lee Seo-yoon
Director: Kim Hyung-min
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: Viki
Date: January 10, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 15 | Unmasked
Genre: Office, Comedy
Also known as: Trigger
Synopsis: Three investigative journalists are given an impossible task to solve a 20-year-old cold case about a missing actor, after broadcasting a controversial story.
No. of episodes: TBD
Cast: Kim Hye-soo, Jung Sung-il Joo Jong-hyuk
Writer: Kim Ki-Ryang
Director: Yoo Sun-Dong
Network: Disney+
Date: January 15, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 23 | Study Group
Genre: Youth, Noir, Action
Synopsis: A student who is good at fighting but low in academics forms a study group and fights for them when they get bullied.
Based on: the webtoon “Study Group” by Shin Hyeong Wook
No. of episodes: 10
Cast: Hwang Minhyun, Han Ji Eun, Cha Woo Min, Shin Soo Hyun, Yoon Sang Jung, Gong Do Yu
Screenwriters: Eom Sunho, Oh Bohyun
Directors: Lee Jang Hoon, Yoo Beom Sang
Network: TVING
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video, VIU
Date: January 23, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
JANUARY 24 | The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call
Genre: Medical
Also known as: Severe Trauma Center
Synopsis: An elite team of severe trauma specialists led by a genius yet stubborn doctor restores a struggling university hospital to its former glory.
Based on: the web novel, “Trauma Center: Golden Hour” by Hansanleega
No. of episodes: 8
Screenwriter: Choi Tae-Kang
Director: Lee Do-Yoon
Network: Netflix
Date: January 24, 2025
Trailer and more updates here.
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