2025 in South Korean television

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This is a list of Television in South Korea related events from 2025.

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New series and returning shows

Drama

TitleNetwork/PlatformFirst AiredLast AiredStatusRef.
Love Scout SBS TV January 3February 14Ended [1]
When the Stars Gossip tvN January 4February 23Ended [1]
The Queen Who Crowns TVING/tvN January 6February 11Ended [1]
Motel California MBC TV January 10February 15Ended [1]
Unmasked Disney+ January 15February 19Ended [1]
Study Group TVING January 23February 20Renewed [2] [1]
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Netflix January 24Ended [1]
For Eagle Brothers KBS2 February 1August 3Ended [3]
Kick Kick Kick Kick KBS2 February 5March 13Ended [4]
The Scandal of Chunhwa TVING February 6March 6Ended [4]
Newtopia Coupang Play February 7March 21Ended [4]
Friendly Rivalry U+ Mobile TV February 10March 6Ended [4]
Our Chocolate Moments SBS TV February 11February 12Ended [5]
Melo Movie Netflix February 14Ended [4]
The Witch Channel A February 15March 16Ended [4]
My Dearest Nemesis tvN February 17March 24Ended [4]
Buried Hearts SBS TV February 21April 12Ended [6]
Undercover High School MBC TV February 21March 29Ended [4]
History of Scruffiness Wavve February 26March 19Ended [7]
Secret Relationships Watcha  [ ko ]February 27March 21Ended [8]
The Potato Lab tvN March 1April 6Ended [9]
Mother and Mom Genie TV/ENA March 3March 25Ended [9]
When Life Gives You Tangerines Netflix March 7March 28Ended [9]
The Art of Negotiation JTBC March 8April 13Ended [9]
Hyper Knife Disney+ March 19April 9Ended [9]
Villains Everywhere KBS2 March 19April 24Ended [9]
Heo's Diner Netflix March 24April 22Ended [10]
The Divorce Insurance tvN March 31May 6Ended [9]
Way Back Love TVING April 3April 17Ended [11]
Karma Netflix April 4Ended [11]
New Recruit 3 Genie TV/ENA April 7April 29Ended [12]
Crushology 101 MBC TV April 11May 17Ended [13]
Resident Playbook tvN April 12May 18Ended [11]
Good Luck! KBS1 April 14October 3Ended [14]
First Love U+ Mobile TV April 18May 23Ended [15]
The Haunted Palace SBS TV April 18June 7Ended [11]
Heavenly Ever After JTBC April 19May 25Ended [11]
Weak Hero Class 2 Netflix April 25Ended [16]
Queen's House KBS2 April 28September 19Ended [17]
Pump Up the Healthy Love KBS2 April 30June 5Ended [11]
Spring of Youth SBS TV May 6July 2Ended [18]
Second Shot at Love tvN May 12June 17Ended [18]
Tastefully Yours Genie TV/ENA May 12June 10Ended [18]
Shark: The Storm TVING May 15Ended [18]
Dear Hongrang Netflix May 16Ended [18]
Nine Puzzles Disney+ May 21June 4Ended [18]
A Head Coach's Turnover MBC TV May 23May 24Ended [19]
Our Unwritten Seoul tvN May 24June 29Ended [18]
Oh My Ghost Clients MBC TV May 30June 28Ended [18]
One: High School Heroes Wavve May 30June 13Ended [20]
Good Boy JTBC May 31July 20Ended [18]
Mercy for None Netflix June 6Ended [21]
The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun MBC TV June 9December 12Ongoing [22]
The First Night with the Duke KBS2 June 11July 17Ended [21]
Our Movie SBS TV June 13July 19Ended [21]
Hunter with a Scalpel U+tv/U+ Mobile TV June 16July 10Ended [21]
Salon de Holmes Genie TV/ENA June 16July 15Ended [21]
I Am a Running Mate TVING June 19Ended [21]
Head over Heels tvN June 23July 29Ended [21]
Squid Game 3 Netflix June 27Ended [21]
Bitch x Rich 2 Wavve July 3August 1Ended [23]
Law and the City tvN July 5August 10Ended [23]
S Line Wavve July 11July 25Ended [23]
Low Life Disney+ July 16August 13Ended [23]
The Nice Guy JTBC July 18August 29Ended [23]
The Defects Genie TV/ENA July 21August 12Ended [23]
My Girlfriend Is the Man! KBS2 July 23August 28Ended [24]
Trigger Netflix July 25Ended [23]
The Winning Try SBS TV July 25August 30Ended [23]
Mary Kills People MBC TV August 1September 12Ended [25]
Beyond the Bar JTBC August 2September 7Ended [25]
My Lovely Journey Channel A August 2August 31Ended [25]
Love, Take Two tvN August 4September 9Ended [25]
Our Golden Days KBS2 August 9January 25, 2026Ongoing [26]
My Troublesome Star ENA/Genie TV August 18September 23Ended [25]
Aema Netflix August 22Ended [25]
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty tvN August 23September 28Ended [25]
Twelve KBS2 August 23September 14Ended [25]
My Youth JTBC September 5October 17Ended [27]
Queen Mantis SBS TV September 5September 27Ended [27]
Confidence Queen TV Chosun September 6October 12Ended [27]
Tempest Disney+ September 10October 1Ended [27]
You and Everything Else Netflix September 12Ended [27]
A Hundred Memories JTBC September 13October 19Ended [27]
Shin's Project tvN September 15October 28Ended [27]
To the Moon MBC TV September 19October 31Ended [27]
Walking on Thin Ice KBS2 September 20October 26Ended [27]
A Graceful Liar KBS2 September 22February 2026Ongoing [28]
First Lady MBN September 24October 30Ended [27]
No Mercy Wavve/DramaxSeptember 24October 16Ended [27]
The Murky Stream Disney+ September 26October 17Ended [27]
Ms. Incognito ENA September 29November 4Ended [27]
Genie, Make a Wish Netflix October 3Ended [29]
Would You Marry Me SBS TV October 10November 15Ending [29]
Typhoon Family tvN October 11November 30Ending [29]
Marie and Her Three Daddies KBS1 October 13March 2026Ongoing [30]
The Dream Life of Mr. Kim JTBC October 25November 30Ending [29]
Spirit Fingers TVING October 29November 26Ended [29]
Last Summer KBS2 November 1December 7Ongoing [31]
The Manipulated Disney+ November 5December 3Ended [31]
Nice to Not Meet You tvN November 3December 23Ongoing [31]
Dear X TVING November 6December 4Ended [31]
As You Stood By Netflix November 7Ended [31]
Moon River MBC TV November 7December 20Ongoing [31]
Don't Call Me Ma'am TV Chosun November 10December 16Ongoing [31]
Dynamite Kiss SBS TV November 12December 25Ongoing [31]
Love.exe Wavve November 13December 4Ended [31]
Heroes Next Door ENA November 17December 16Ongoing [31]
Taxi Driver 3 SBS TV November 21January 10, 2026Ongoing [31]
The Price of Confession Netflix December 5Awaiting release [32]
Pro Bono tvN December 6January 11, 2026Awaiting release [33]
Surely Tomorrow JTBC December 6January 11, 2026Awaiting release [32]
First Man MBC TV December 15June 2026Awaiting release [34]
Villains TVING December 18January 2026Awaiting release [32]
Love Me JTBC December 19January 23, 2026Awaiting release [32]
I Dol I ENA December 22January 27, 2026Awaiting release [32]
Made in Korea Disney+ December 24January 14, 2026Awaiting release
Renewed [35] 		[32]
Cashero Netflix December 26Awaiting release [32]

Ending

Drama

End dateTitleNetworkFirst AiredRef.
January 4 When the Phone Rings MBC TV November 22, 2024 [36]
January 23 Who Is She KBS2 December 18, 2024 [37]
January 26 Iron Family September 28, 2024 [38]
The Tale of Lady Ok JTBC November 30, 2024 [39]
January 28 Namib Genie TV/ENA December 23, 2024 [40]
February 9 Check-in Hanyang Channel A December 21, 2024 [41]
February 27 Sorry Not Sorry KBS Joy  [ ko ]December 5, 2024 [42]
April 8 My Merry Marriage KBS1 October 7, 2024 [43]
April 25 Cinderella Game KBS2 December 2, 2024 [44]
June 2 Desperate Mrs. Seonju MBC TV November 18, 2024 [45]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Kim, Na-ra (May 12, 2025). [단독]'약한영웅'만? '스터디그룹'도 시즌2 나온다 [[Exclusive] Only 'Weak Hero'? 'Study Group' is also coming out with Season 2]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Park, Ah-reum (January 8, 2025). 시동생 4명 떠안은 엄지원, 위풍당당 강렬 포스(독수리 5형제) [Uhm Ji-won, who has four younger siblings, has a powerful and majestic force (The 5 Eagle Brothers)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Conran, Pierce (January 31, 2025). "9 of the best new K-dramas to watch in February 2025, including Jisoo in Newtopia" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ Kim, Myung-mi (February 3, 2025). 소주연X최원영, 2부작 '우리들의 초콜릿 순간' 캐스팅...11일 첫방송 [So Ju-yeon X Choi Won-young, cast for 2-part series 'Our Chocolate Moment'...first broadcast on the 11th]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ahn, Byeong-gil (January 31, 2025). '보물섬' 박형식-허준호, 45초에 꽉 채운 파괴력 ['Treasure Island' Park Hyung-sik and Heo Jun-ho, destructive power packed into 45 seconds]. kyunghyang. Retrieved February 2, 2025– via Naver.
  7. ↑ Kim, Ji-hye (February 25, 2025). 조병규 '찌질의 역사', 3년 만 베일 벗는다..내일(26일) 공개 [Jo Byeong-gyu's 'History of Losers', unveiled after 3 years..Opening tomorrow (26th)]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Park, Jung-sun (January 31, 2025). BL 웹툰 원작 '비밀 사이', 2월 27일 왓챠 공개 [BL Webtoon Original 'Secret Between', Released on Watcha on February 27]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conran, Pierce (February 27, 2025). "8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in March 2025, including IU's latest Netflix outing" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved February 28, 2025.
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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conran, Pierce (March 30, 2025). "7 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2025, including Netflix thriller series Karma" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ '신병3', 4월 7일... 전입을 명 받았습니다. KBS 스타연예 (in Korean). March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
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  14. ↑ CHOSUNBIZ (April 2, 2025). ""Catch Your Luck" explores friendships and money in new KBS family drama". CHOSUNBIZ. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ 박도하, '퍼스트 러브'서 학창 시절 감성 폭발...매력 변신 주목: 네이트 연예. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Conran, Pierce (April 29, 2025). "9 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2025, including Tastefully Yours on Netflix" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Yoo, Jung-min (April 30, 2025). MBC '맹감독의 악플러' 프로농구 감독 박성웅, 악플러 박수오 손잡나? [MBC 'Coach Maeng's Malicious Commenters' Will Pro Basketball Coach Park Sung-woong Join Hands with Malicious Commenter Park Su-oh?]. MBC ENEWS (in Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ 이정하·김도완 '원: 하이스쿨 히어로즈' 5월 공개...6500만 조회수 웹툰 실사판 온다. 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Conran, Pierce (May 30, 2025). "8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in June 2025, including Squid Game season 3 on Netflix" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  22. ↑ Yoo, Jung-min (May 20, 2025). '태양을 삼킨 여자' 장신영, 핏빛 드레스로 美친 비주얼 완성 ['The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun' Jang Shin-young, completes her crazy visuals with a bloody dress]. iMBC enews (in Korean). Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Conran, Pierce (June 29, 2025). "8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in July 2025, including Law and the City on Disney+" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  24. ↑ Park, Soo-jin (June 27, 2025). 윤산하-아린-유정후, 대환장 로맨스 케미 '내 여자친구는 상남자' [Yoon San-ha-Arin-Yoo Jung-hoo, Amazing Romance Chemistry 'My Girlfriend is a Real Man']. MBN news (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Conran, Pierce (July 31, 2025). "8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in August 2025, including Twelve on Disney+" . South Cgina Morning Post . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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  29. 1 2 3 4 5 Conran, Pierce (September 29, 2025). "6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in October 2025, including Genie, Make a Wish" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  30. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (September 2, 2025). '마리와 별난 아빠들' 박은혜-류진-황동주-공정환 출연 확정[공식] [Park Eun-hye, Ryu Jin, Hwang Dong-joo, and Gong Jeong-hwan Confirmed for "Marie and the Odd Dads" [Official]]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved September 2, 2025– via Naver.
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  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conran, Pierce (November 29, 2025). "8 of the best new K-dramas to watch in December 2025, including Made in Korea on Disney+" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  33. ↑ Park, Soo-in (November 1, 2025). 정경호, 프리 허그? NO! 프리 변호(프로보노) [Jung Kyung-ho, free hugs? No! Free defense (Pro Bono)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  34. ↑ Yoo, Jeong-min (November 19, 2025). MBC '첫 번째 남자' 함은정·오현경→윤선우, 대본리딩 현장 [MBC's 'First Man' stars Hahm Eun-jung and Oh Hyun-kyung, along with Yoon Sun-woo, at a script reading]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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