Do you like thrillers? How about fantasy/supernatural dramas? What about thrillers AND fantasy/supernatural together? Thrillers and fantasy/supernatural dramas dominate the upcoming June lineup. However, rom-com fans, you are not left out because there’s plenty to choose from.
June offers up a gift in the form of a straight-forward old-school romcom starring two beloved K-pop idols/actors, along with two other smaller youth romance dramas.
If you like action, you will have many options. First up is Bloodhounds, an action noir drama where the anxiety around money struggles leads two boxers to use their skills as employees for an underground private lender.
Lies Hidden in My Garden is a suspenseful thriller about a family that is anything but what they seem. And while you might not expect an accounting drama to be anything more than quiet number crunching in a sea of cubicles, Numbers serves up an action thriller about a genius accountant with only a high school diploma who gets mixed up in the injustice connected to one of Korea’s top accounting firms.
In the fantasy/supernatural category, the first offering is See You in My 19th Life, a reincarnation rom-com in which a woman searches for the love of her life whom she remembers from her 18th life, hoping it does not meet the same tragic fate.
Mrs. Durian involves two women from a noble Joseon-era family who time-travel to modern-day Korea.
And, at the end of the month, a second fantasy romcom, Heartbeat, features Ok Taec Yeon from the K-pop group 2PM in the lead as a vampire who shares a house with a cold-hearted woman.
If you seek kdramas with both action and fantasy/supernatural elements, then Revenant is a great option. Kim Tae Ri, last seen as the lead Na Hee Do in Twenty-One Twenty-Five, stars as a demon-possessed low-level employee who works to solve the mysterious deaths around her.
But if you’re looking for a change-up from the heavier fare, perhaps the romantic comedy King the Land will work. Starring K-pop stars Lee Jun Ho and Im Yoon Ah in an opposites-attract setup, King the Land marks Lee Jun Ho’s first leading role since winning the Baeksang for his work in “The Red Sleeve.” (Lee Jun Ho is the first idol-turned-actor to win the Best Actor award at the prestigious Baeksang Arts Awards, winning alongside Kim Tae Ri as Best Actress for Twenty-One Twenty-Five. He is also a member of the group 2PM alongside Ok Taec Yeon; see Heartbeat above.)
This month’s options for straightforward romantic dramas include Sound Candy and The Villain of Romance.
Let’s break down the new and upcoming K-Dramas in June 2023. Thanks to AsianWiki and MyDramaList for the plot summaries.
New Upcoming K-Dramas to Watch in June 2023
Sound Candy
Genre: Slice of Life
Stars: Choi Yoo Jung, Kim Jong Hyeon, Lee Han Jun, Baek Seo Hoo
Episodes: 10
Air date: June 3
A group of young individuals with different backgrounds come together in Jeju. They rediscover love and friendship through the mystery of “Sound Candy.”
The Villain of Romance
Genre: Romance
Stars: Ha Seung Ri, Baro
Episodes: 10
Air date: June 5
Two former lovers join forces to improve their love life.
Bloodhounds
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Stars: Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi
Episodes: 8
Air date: June 9
Gun-Woo is a promising boxer. His mother is deep in debt to loan shark Myung-Gil, who is powerful and notorious in the money lending business. To pay off his mother’s debt, Gun-Woo quits boxing and begins to work for another moneylender, CEO Choi.
King the Land
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Stars: Lee Jun Ho, Im Yoon Ah
Episodes: 16
Air date: June 17
Gu Won is a son from a chaebol family who thrown into an inheritance war. He is a smart, elegant, and chic young man, but he is not very good at dating.
Cheon Sa-Rang has a bright personality with a smiling face. She begins to work at the King Hotel, which was the backdrop for some of her happiest memories from her childhood. Gu Won and Cheon Sa-Rang meet, and a romantic relationship develops.
See You in My 19th Life
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Stars: Shin Hye Sun, Ahn Bo Hyun
Episodes: 12
Air date: June 17
Whenever Ban Ji-Eum is reborn, she remembers all of her previous lives. At the end of each life, she hopes that she will never be reborn or remember her previous lives. In her 18th life, when she was Yoon Joo-Won and 12 years old, she met a kid named Moon Seo-Ha. They became very close. In her current 19th life, she meets a grownup Moon Seo-Ha.
Lies Hidden in My Garden
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Stars: Kim Tae Hee, Im Ji Yeon, Kim Sung Oh, Choi Jae Rim
Episodes: 8
Air date: June 19
Joo-Ran grew up in a wealthy family. She is now a housewife and married to Jae-Ho, who works as a doctor. Her peaceful daily life is abruptly shaken when she meets Sang-Eun, who lives a completely different life from Joo-Ran. Sang-Eun grew up in a poor environment and, even now, suffers from financial difficulties. She lives in a shabby rented apartment with her husband Yoon-Beom. Sang-Eun is subject to domestic violence by her husband Yoon-Beom. Her life is completely miserable. One day, she receives a phone call that Yoon-Beom is dead.
Revenant
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural
Stars: Kim Tae Ri, Oh Jung Se, Hong Kyung
Episodes: 12
Air date: June 23
Ku San-Young, a part-time worker who’s studying to be a public officer, is possessed by a demon. Yeom Hae-Sang, a lieutenant in the violent crimes unit, can see that demon. Together, San-Young and Hae-Sang try to figure out the truth behind the mysterious deaths related to the five sacred objects.
Numbers
Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Business
Stars: Kim Myung Soo, Choi Jin Hyuk
Episodes: 12
Air date: June 23
Jang Ho-Woo works as an accountant at Taeil Accounting Firm, one of the four big accounting firms in South Korea. Jang Ho-Woo happens to be the only employee at Taeil Accounting Firm with only a high school diploma, but he is very intelligent. He faces absurdities at the accounting firm and fights for justice.
Mrs. Durian
Genre: Fantasy, Melodrama
Stars: Park Joo Mi, Choi Myung Gil
Episodes: 16
Air date: June 24
Two Joseon-era women from a noble family time travel to the year 2023 during a lunar eclipse.
Heartbeat
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Stars: Ok Taec Yeon, Won Ji An
Episodes: 16
Air date: June 26
Sun Woo-Hyeol is half human and half vampire but badly wants to become a complete human. He becomes involved with Joo In-Hae, who works as a contract nurse-teacher and guest house manager. She is known as a cold-hearted person. Circumstances lead Sun Woo-Hyeol and Joo In-Hae to share a house together.
And that completes the new and upcoming K-Dramas in June 2023. What are you looking forward to the most? Comment below.
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