If you're a fan of heart-pounding thrillers, heartwarming romantic dramas, or captivating Korean shows with supernatural elements, June 2023 is bound to be an exhilarating month for you. From the much-anticipated release of Bloodhounds to the captivating performance of Lee Joon-ho in rom-com, King the Land and the suspenseful thriller Lies Hidden in My Garden, we have carefully curated a list of must-watch K-dramas for anyone eager to stay up-to-date with the latest releases in June 2023.
Sound Candy
The Villain of Romance
Bloodhounds
See You in My 19th Life
Lies Hidden in My Garden
The Devil (Revenant)
Numbers
Mrs Durian (Lady Durian)
Heartbeat
The Miracle Brothers
Celebrity
Sound Candy
Director:Kang Hee-ju
Cast:Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Jong-hyeon
At a pension in Jeju, a group of young people from different neighbourhoods get together. Through the Sound Candy mystery, they rediscover their friendship and love for one another.
Release Date: June 3
The Villain of Romance
Cast:Cha Sun Woo, Ha Seung Ri, Choi Yeon, And Shin Ji Won
A realistic romance and coming-of-age tale about two young college villains who are still getting to know one another. Kang Hee Jae struggles to act cool in front of others while privately feeling as little as plankton. He eventually turns into an obsessed monster as he struggles to forget his girlfriend Yoo Jin's "savage" actions. At Kang Hee Jae's college, Ban Yoo Jin is an extremely educated older student. Yoo Jin starts to fear that she'll end up alone because she can never seem to maintain a relationship for more than 100 days. She, therefore, decides to put younger student Hee Jae through some rigorous "training" as they date after witnessing his audacious shot.
Release Date: June 5 SEE ALSO:10 K-Dramas That Get Real About The Entertainment Industry
Bloodhounds
Director: Jason Kim
Cast: Woo Do Hwan, Lee Sang Yi, Heo Joon Ho, Park Sung Woong.
An adaptation from the webtoon Bloodhounds created by Jeong Chan, Bloodhounds is a noir action drama following three young people who set foot in the world of private loans in search of money and get caught up in a huge conspiracy.
Release Date: June 9
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See You in My 19th Life
Director: Lee Na-jung
Cast: Shin Hye-sun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Ha Yoon-kyung, Ahn Dong-goo
See You in My 19th Life is a romance drama based on a popular webtoon of the same name. The series is about a woman named Ban Ji-eum who has been reincarnated nearly a thousand times and recalls all of her previous incarnations. After her 18th life is cruelly cut short, Ban Ji-eum determines that in her 19th life, she will set out to meet a man named Moon Seo-ha whom she met in her 18th life.
Release Date: June 17 SEE ALSO:Top Thriller Korean Dramas That Will Have You On The Edge Of Your Seat
Director:Jung Ji-hyun, Heo Seok-won
Cast:Kim Tae-hee, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Sung-oh, and Choi Jae-rim
Joo-Ran was raised in a privileged family. She recently got married to a doctor named Jae-Ho and is now a housewife. They reside in a residence with a garden. Joo-Ran is content and leads an idyllic existence. She discovers a weird stench in her backyard, which immediately disturbs her quiet daily routine. This causes Joo-Ran to ultimately look into her husband's life and run into Sang-Eun.
In comparison to Joo-Ran, Sang-Eun leads a very different reality. She lived in an impoverished household as a child and still struggles with money today. She and her husband Yoon-Beom share a run-down rented flat. Yoon-Beom is employed by a pharmaceutical company. Yoon-Beom, Sang-Eun's spouse, is abusive to her. She is having the worst life ever. She gets a call one day telling her Yoon-Beom has passed away.
Release Date: June 19
The Devil (Revenant)
Director:Lee Jung-rim
Cast:Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se and Hong Kyung
When the door to another world opens, demons exist there. Ku San-young has been possessed by one of those demons.
Yeom Hae-sang can see the demon which has possessed Ku San-young. They try to figure out the truth behind the mysterious deaths related to the five sacred objects. Ku San-young keeps herself occupied by working part-time during the day and studying at night to become a low-ranking public official. She gets a package one day with some items her late father left behind. Since then, she has been surrounded by inexplicable deaths. She also observes a gradual change in herself.
Yeom Hae-sang hails from a wealthy family. He is a Korean folklore professor at a university and possesses a rare ability to see demons in this world since he was a young child. When he was little, he even witnessed his mother being murdered by a demon in front of him. Yeom Hae-sang encounters Ku San-young and confronts the devil responsible for his mother's death.
Lieutenant Lee Hong-sae works for the unit that looks into violent crimes. He is primarily interested in developing his police department career. He becomes embroiled in enigmatic cases as a result of Ku San-young and Yeom Hae-sang.
Release Date: June 23 SEE ALSO:7 Best Korean Drama Of All Time
Numbers
Director:Kim Chil-bong
Cast:Kim Myung-soo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Choi Min-soo, and Yeonwoo
Numbers depict the numerous narratives that take place inside an accounting firm. Jang Ho Woo is a bright young guy who works for the Taeil Accounting Firm. He was the company's first high school graduate, thanks to his great recall, keen observational abilities, and natural aptitude for mathematics. Ho Woo quickly unearths a network of institutionalised injustice and corruption that can only be ended by taking down one of Korea's most esteemed accounting firms.
Release Date: June 23
Mrs Durian (Lady Durian)
Director:Shin Woo-cheol, Jung Yeo-jin
Cast:Park Joo-mi, Choi Myung-gil, Kim Min-jun, Han Da-gam, Jeon No-min, Yoon Hae-young, and Ji Young-san.
Mrs. Durian is a melodramatic fantasy series in which two women from an aristocratic family in the Joseon Dynasty travel through time to the year 2023, where they encounter men and fall in love with them.
Release Date: June 23
Heartbeat
Director: Lee Hyun-seok, Lee Min-soo Cast: Ok Taec-yeon, Won Ji-an, Park Kang-hyun, and Yoon So-hee.
Heartbeat tells the story of Seon Woo-hyul, a half-human and half-vampire who somehow begins to live with the coldhearted woman Joo In-hae. The two fall in love with one another, warming their lives in the process.
Release Date: June 26
The Miracle Brothers
Director:Park Chan-hong
Cast:Jung Woo, Bae Hyun-sung
When hot-blooded young man Yuk Dong-joo, who has nothing but debt, meets Kang San, an unidentified boy with mysterious abilities, a warm friendship develops.
Release Date: June 28
Celebrity
Director: Kim Cheol-kyu
Cast: Park Gyu-young, Kang Min-hyuk, Lee Chung-ah, Lee Dong-gun and Jun Hyo-seong
Celebrity portrays the aspirations and enigmas surrounding those who use social media to influence others and live as "celebrities," as well as the ones who enviously watch them.
Release Date: June 30
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