10 Amazing K-dramas You Should Be Watching in February 2025!

February 2025 promises a month full of K-dramas of all shapes and sizes. Here’s everything you need to know about the 10 most exciting series coming to Korean television this coming February.

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• Release date: February 1st, 2025
• Network: KBS2 (internationally, you can catch it on Kocowa and Viki)
• Episodes: 50
• Main cast: Uhm Ji-won, Ahn Jae-wook, Choi Dae-chul, Kim Dong-wan, Yoon Park, and Lee Seok-gi
• Where have I seen these people before? Uhm Ji-won had a supporting role in Netflix’s The Trunk and she last led TVING’s Cold Blooded Intern in 2023. Ahn Jae-wook’s last role was in ENA/Genie TV’s Not Others. Choi Dae-chul has recently had guest roles in tvN’s Love Your Enemy and Parole Examiner Lee. He also had a supporting role in tvN’s Serendipity’s Embrace. Kim Dong-wan was last seen on TV in KBS2’s I Hate Going to Work in 2019. Yoon Park also had a guest role in tvN’s Love Your Enemy and a supporting role in Channel A’s Cinderella at 2 AM. This is Lee Seok-gi’s first K-drama.
• Writer: Goo Hyun-sook (from MBC’s Never Twice)
• Director: Choi Sang-yeol (from KBS2’s My Lovely Boxer)

Ten days before his wedding, the CEO of Eagle Brewery O Jang-su (Lee Pil-mo) dies in an accident. His fiancée, the determined and hard-working Ma Gwang-suk (Uhm Ji-won), leaves her job to take care of his brewery and four younger brothers. She then meets Han Dong-seok (Ahn Jae-wook), the chairman of LX Hotel. He’s a rich and arrogant widower whose life starts to change thanks to Gwang-suk and the O brothers.

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• Release date: February 5th, 2025
• Network: KBS2 (internationally, you can catch it on Kocowa and Viki)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Ji Jin-hee, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Baek Ji-won
• Where have I seen these people before? Ji Jin-hee was last seen in jTBC’s Romance in the House while you might’ve watched Lee Kyu-hyung in Disney+’s Uncle Samsik. Baek Ji-won was part of the main cast of tvN’s Parole Examiner Lee.
• Writer: Jeong Su-hyeon, Nam Eun-kyung, and Jung Hae-young
• Director: Goo Sung-joon (from KBS2’s Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol)

Ji Jin-hee is a beloved actor who loses everything. He then decides to establish a new content production company, Kick Kick Kick Kick Company, alongside Cho Yeong-sik (Lee Kyu-hyung). Yeong-sik used to be a popular PD but had his career ruined by a scandal. Their goal is to reach 3 million subscribers.

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• Release date: February 6th, 2025
• Network: TVING (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
• Episodes: 10
• Main cast: Go Ara and Chang Ryul
• Where have I seen these people before? Go Ara’s last K-drama was KBS2’s Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol in 2020 while Chang Ryul had a supporting role in Netflix’s Daily Dose of Sunshine and a main role in TVING’s Bargain.
• Writer: Seo Eun-jung (from Netflix’s So Not Worth It)
• Director: Lee Kwang-young (from Disney+’s Call It Love)

Princess Hwa-ri (Go Ara) is a young woman whose family reigns over Dongbangguk. As soon as she reaches marriage age, she leaves the palace, determined to find a husband herself. Her first suitor is Choi Hwan (Chang Ryul), a wealthy and handsome merchant who hides a secret.

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• Release date: February 7th, 2025
• Network: Coupang Play (internationally, you can catch it on Amazon Prime)
• Episodes: 8
• Main cast: Park Jeong-min and Jisoo
• Where have I seen these people before? Park Jeong-min was part of the main cast of Netflix’s The 8 Show and Hellbound. Jisoo’s last TV role was in jTBC’s Snowdrop in 2021.
• Writer: Han Jin-won (who co-wrote 2019’s Parasite) and Ji Ho-jin (from Disney+’s A Shop for Killers)
• Director: Yoon Sung-hyun (this is his first K-drama; he wrote and directed the Netflix original movie Time to Hunt in 2020)
• Adapted from Han Sang-woon’s novel, Influenza

Lee Jae-yun (Park Jeong-min) and Kang Yeong-ju (Jisoo) have just broken up. But that seems to be the least of their worries since a zombie outbreak has overtaken South Korea. As they try to reunite and, of course, survive, they become stronger and more confident individuals.

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• Release date: February 10th, 2025
• Network: U+ Mobile TV (international distribution is still TBC)
• Episodes: 16
• Main cast: Lee Hye-ri, Jung Soo-bin, Kang Hye-won, and Oh Woo-ri
• Where have I seen these people before? This is Lee Hye-ri’s first TV role since MBC’s May I Help You in 2022. Jung Soo-bin had a supporting role in MBC’s Chief Detective 1958 while Kang Hye-won had a leading role in Coupang Play’s Boyhood. This is Oh Woo-ri’s first leading role — she has had a series of guest roles in the past few years, including in Netflix’s A Killer Paradox and jTBC’s Welcome to Samdal-ri.
• Writer: Kim Tae-hee (from jTBC’s Reborn Rich) and Min Ye-ji (her last project was a feature film, 2017’s Method)
• Director: Kim Tae-hee (this is her first time directing)
• Adapted from Song Chae-yoon and Shim Jae-young’s webtoon of the same name

Woo Seul-gi (Jung Soo-bin) joins Chaehwa High School, a prestigious institution reserved only for the best students in the entire country. Seul-gi grew up in an orphanage and so, she struggles to fit in after transferring. Things change when Yoo Je-yi (Lee Hye-ri) approaches her. Je-yi comes from a wealthy family and is considered to be the most intelligent and beautiful student in the school. Seul-gi and Je-yi’s relationship goes from simple friendship to a dangerous obsession.

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• Release date: February 14th, 2025
• Network: Netflix
• Episodes: 10
• Main cast: Choi Woo-shik, Park Bo-young, Lee Jun-young, and Jeon So-nee
• Where have I seen these people before? Where haven’t you seen them? The world knows Choi Woo-shik from the Oscar-winning feature Parasite but his last K-drama was Netflix’s A Killer Paradox. The lovely Park Bo-young has just finished Disney+’s Light Shop and we also talked about her marvellous Netflix drama, Daily Dose of Sunshine, here last year. Lee Jun-young led TVING’s Dreaming of a Freaking Fairytale while Jeon So-nee starred in Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey last year. We also talked about So-nee in our review of Soulmate!
• Writer: Lee Na-eun (from SBS’s Our Beloved Summer)
• Director: Oh Choong-hwan (from tvN’s Castaway Diva)

Film critic Ko Gyeom (Choi Woo-shik) and film director Kim Mubee (Park Bo-young) may have contrasting personalities but share a common love for cinema. Their encounter changes their lives, as they navigate adulthood and try to overcome their past wounds. Meanwhile, Hong Si-jun (Lee Jun-young) is an aspiring musician whose ex-girlfriend, Son Jun-ah (Jeon So-nee), is a screenwriter. These four young people embark on a journey of love and self-discovery as they chase their dreams and start new romances.

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• Release date: February 15th, 2025
• Network: Channel A (internationally, you can catch it on Viki)
• Episodes: 10
• Main cast: Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui
• Where have I seen these people before? Park Jin-young starred in TVING’s Yumi’s Cells 2 in 2022 — The Witch is his first drama since being discharged from the military. Roh Jeong-eui was last seen in Netflix’s Hierarchy.
• Writer: Jo Yoo-jin (who wrote Pilot, a 2024 feature with Jo Jung-suk)
• Director: Kim Tae-kyun (this is his first K-drama; he wrote and directed Dark Figure of Crime in 2018)
• Adapted from Kang Full’s webtoon of the same name

Park Mi-jeong (Roh Jeong-eui) has always been called a “witch” — probably because strange things always seem to happen when she’s around. During high school, the boys who had a crush on her met unfortunate fates, which turned her into an outsider. That’s when her classmate Dong-jin (Park Jin-young) decides to major in statistics to prove that she’s not to blame. Years later, Mi-jeong is a translator who is used to being alone. Dong-jin has become an ace of data mining and sets out to decipher the law of misfortune surrounding Mi-jeong.

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• Release date: February 17th, 2025
• Network: tvN (international distribution is still TBC)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook, Im Se-mi, and Kwak Shi-yang
• Where have I seen these people before? Moon Ga-young hasn’t starred in a K-drama since 2022 when she led jTBC’s The Interest of Love and tvN’s Link: Eat, Love, Kill. Choi Hyun-wook’s last roles are a bit more recent: he starred in tvN’s Twinkling Watermelon and U+ Mobile TV’s High Cookie in 2023. Im Se-mi was amazing in Netflix’s The Whirlwind last year while Kwak Shi-yang was last seen in SBS’s Flex X Cop.
• Writer: Kim Soo-yeon (this seems to be her K-drama debut)
• Director: Lee So-hyun (from tvN’s Delightfully Deceitful)
• Adapted from Hye Jin-yang’s webtoon of the same name

Ban Ju-yeon (Choi Hyun-wook) is the heir to the famous and successful Yongsung Department Store. When he starts working at the store as the director of Strategic Planning, he’s surprised to find that Baek Su-jeong (Moon Ga-young) is one of the members of his department. Su-jeong is Ju-yeon’s first love, who he met through an online game years before. She broke his heart by coldly rejecting his feelings. As an adult, Su-jeong is a competent and outspoken employee who might bring chaos to Ju-yeon’s life if she brings his gamer alter ego to light.

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• Release date: February 14th, 2025 Postponed to February 21st, 2025
• Network: SBS (internationally, you can catch it on Disney+)
• Episodes: 16
• Main cast: Park Hyung-sik, Heo Joon-ho, and Hong Hwa-yeon
• Where have I seen these people before? One year ago, Park Hyung-sik starred in jTBC’s lovely Doctor Slump while Heo Joon-ho was last seen in Netflix’s Bloodhounds. Hong Hwa-yeon had a supporting role in ENA’s Bo Ra! Deborah (a.k.a.True to Love).
• Writer: Lee Myung-hee (from MBC’s Money Flower)
• Director: Jin Chang-gyu (from tvN’s Military Prosecutor Doberman)

Seo Dong-ju (Park Hyung-sik) works in the chairman’s secretary office at Daesan Group. He seems to be a devoted employee, who lives and dies for the company. In reality, Dong-ju is an ambitious man putting together an elaborate plan to take over the entire conglomerate. He then becomes involved with Yeom Jang-seon (Heo Joon-ho), a manipulative and powerful law school professor who used to work at the NIS, and a 2-trillion-won political slush fund.

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• Release date: February 21st, 2025
• Network: MBC (internationally, you can catch it on Kocowa, Viu, and Viki)
• Episodes: 12
• Main cast: Seo Kang-joon and Jin Ki-joo
• Where have I seen these people before? This is Seo Kang-joon’s first K-drama since being discharged from the military. You might have seen him in jTBC’s When the Weather Is Fine, OCN’s Watcher or Disney+’s Grid. The wonderful Jin Ki-joo was last seen in Disney+’s Uncle Samsik (and we also talked about her in SBS’s The Secret Life of My Secretary a few months ago).
• Writer: Im Young-bin (from KBS2’s Bad Prosecutor)
• Director: Choi Jung-in (from MBC’s Knight Flower)

Jung Hae-seong (Seo Kang-joon) is an NIS agent who, after a demotion, is assigned to find King Gojong’s missing gold bars. His investigation leads him to the renowned Byeongmoon High School, where he goes undercover as a student. His homeroom teacher is the dedicated Oh Soo-ah (Jin Ki-joo), a Korean history teacher. Things become more complicated when Hae-seong starts to remind Soo-ah of her first love, who left her heartbroken.

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