Are you looking to know which K-dramas will hit your screens in August 2024? Here is a selection of the best coming this month, mixing romances, thrillers, historical series and legal dramas.
After a month of July marked by series of revenge like red swan, August 2024 promises to delight fans with romances such as Love Next Door et No Pain No Gain. Love Next Door, a Studio Dragon production, stars Jung Hae-in (Prison Playbook) and Jung So-min (Love Reset) in a feel-good story where two childhood friends become lovers.
For its part, No Pain No Gain marks the return of the queen of romantic comedies, Shin Min-ah, to the small screen. Known for his hit songs like Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) et Our Blues (2022), Shin plays an ordinary office worker who struggles to balance her personal and professional life. One of the most anticipated series of this month, No Pain No Gain, will be available on Prime Video from August 26, 2024.
In a completely different register, The Frog, a suspense thriller starring Go Min-si (Sweet home season 3), arrives on Netflix in August 2024. Directed by Mo Wan-il (The World of the Married), this series revolves around a rural hotel and the local inhabitants, whose lives are turned upside down with the arrival of a mysterious guest in the middle of summer.
Also don’t miss the second season of Pachinko on Apple TV Plus. This acclaimed historical drama, starring Lee Min-ho in the lead role, has won several international awards. This new season will further explore the relationship between Sunja (Kim Min-ah) and Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho).
Selection of K-dramas coming in August 2024 and their broadcast platforms:
1. Bad Memory Eraser
- Release date : August 2
- Platform :Viki
- Synopsis : A tennis player loses self-confidence after an injury. His memory is erased using a psychiatric tool, which allows him to rebuild his career with the help of his girlfriend, a psychiatrist.
2.Romance in the House
- Release date : August 10
- Platform : Netflix
- Synopsis : A ruined man reappears in front of his family years later, this time as a millionaire.
3.Your honor
- Release date : August 12
- Platform : ENA Genie TV
- Synopsis : A judge covers up the murder of his son without knowing that the victim was the son of a gang leader, sparking a clash between two fathers.
4.PerfectFamily
- Release date : August 14
- Platform :Viki
- Synopsis : Behind the perfect appearance of a family hide secrets linked to a murder.
5.Black Out
- Release date : August 16
- Platform :MBC
- Synopsis : A man returns to his hometown after years in prison, but he is confronted with strange events that prevent him from leaving again.
6.DNA Lover
- Release date : August 17
- Platform : Not specified
- Synopsis : A genetics researcher must choose between two suitors while trying to rebuild her love life.
7.Love Next Door
- Release date : August 17
- Platform : Netflix
- Synopsis : Two old childhood friends meet again by chance and try to rekindle their bond.
8.The Frog
- Release date : August 23
- Platform : Netflix
- Synopsis : The quiet life of a hotel owner is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious woman.
9.Pachinko Season 2
- Release date : August 23
- Platform : Apple TV+
- Synopsis : The family saga of Korean immigrants continues as they struggle to survive in colonized Japan.
10.No Gain No Love
- Release date : August 26
- Platform : Amazon Prime Video
- Synopsis : A woman fakes a marriage to escape a difficult situation at work, but begins to develop feelings for her fake fiancé.