June 2025 K-Drama Preview: 10 Must-Watch Korean Dramas This Month
Explore the top 10 Korean dramas premiering in June 2025, including the highly anticipated "Squid Game" Season 3, "Mercy for None," and more
June 2025 K-Drama Preview: 10 Must-Watch Korean Dramas This Month
Seoul — June is shaping up to be a blockbuster month for K-drama lovers, with a wave of original stories, long-awaited sequels, and bold new experiments in storytelling. As streaming platforms and networks ramp up content for summer, viewers are set to be spoiled for choice. Here's a sneak peek at five fresh dramas generating buzz — all original, all set to premiere this June.
1. Echoes of Gwangju
Genre: Political Thriller
Release Date: June 7, 2025
Platform: KTV+
What to Expect: Set against the backdrop of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, this fictionalized drama follows a young journalist who uncovers state secrets that challenge everything she believes. With emotionally raw storytelling and a modern lens on historical trauma, it’s being hailed as a career-defining project for its lead, Kim Hye-soo.
2. Crash Landing on Us
Genre: Sci-Fi Rom-Com
Release Date: June 14, 2025
Platform: StreamWave
What to Expect: In this quirky, futuristic romance, a South Korean scientist accidentally builds a teleportation device that sends her straight into the living room of a North Korean radio DJ. Think My Love from the Star meets Signal, with a side of sarcasm and soft-focus longing.
3. The 5th Shadow
Genre: Supernatural Mystery
Release Date: June 18, 2025
Platform: Netflix
What to Expect: A detective with psychic abilities is forced to return to the small town where she grew up — and where five of her childhood friends mysteriously disappeared. The case was closed. But she’s about to reopen it in more ways than one. Stylized visuals and a haunting score promise a binge-worthy mystery.
4. Piano Man
Genre: Musical Drama
Release Date: June 22, 2025
Platform: SBS
What to Expect: Centered on a down-and-out pianist in his 40s who becomes a reluctant mentor to a troubled prodigy, this series explores fame, burnout, and redemption. Lee Dong-wook stars in a role written specifically for him — and yes, he plays his own piano solos.
5. Love Algorithm
Genre: Tech-Romance / Slice of Life
Release Date: June 29, 2025
Platform: Viki
What to Expect: A dating app developer secretly uses her algorithm to match herself with her longtime crush — a data-averse author who believes love can’t be quantified. As the line between code and connection blurs, both are forced to redefine what “perfect match” really means.
