From political thrillers such as The Art of Negotiation to heart-warming new romances like When Life Gives You Tangerines, the upcoming K-dramas of March 2025 certainly look promising to its legions of fans.
Leading the line-up is the Netflix romance When Life Gives You Tangerines. One of the most anticipated K-dramas to release in March 2025, the story chronicles the adventures of “the remarkable rebel” Ae-sun (played by IU) and the “unyielding iron” Gwan-sik (played by Park Bo-gum), in South Korea’s Jeju Island.
The show is penned by screenwriter Lim Sang-chun, known for hits like Fight for My Way (2017) and When the Camellia Blooms (2019). According to the streamer, the show’s Korean title pays homage to the Jeju dialect and translates to “thank you for your hard work,” lending cultural authenticity to the narrative.
Meanwhile, popular South Korean actor Park Eun-bin will draw star power to the March 2025 Disney Plus original K-drama Hyper Knife. The medical series is written by Kim Sun-hee and directed by After the Rain fame Kim Jung-hyun.
Not to forget the upcoming office romance K-drama The Potato Lab, which is set to hit your Netflix screens on 1 March 2025. Starring Kang Tae-oh and Lee Sun-bin, the tvN series will focus on the love story between a boss and an employee of a potato research centre.
These upcoming K-dramas releasing in March 2025 will keep you hooked
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Directed by: Kim Ho-soo
Cast: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh
Episodes: 12
Streaming platform: Netflix
Synopsis: Kim Mi-kyung (Lee) has been a potato researcher for 12 years and works at the Potato Research Institute. So Baek-ho (Kang) is the new director of the institute. When the duo is assigned a secret project, Mi-kyung and Baek-ho grow closer, starting an unlikely workplace romance.
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Directed by: Han Jin-won
Cast: Yoon Hyun-soo, Lee Jung-sic, Choi Woo-sung
Episodes: 9
Streaming platform: TBA
Synopsis: Noh Se-hoon (Yoon) becomes the school laughingstock after an unfortunate incident. However, life gives him a golden chance to reclaim his dignity when he is nominated as a vice-presidential candidate in the student council election. Thrust into a whirlwind of cutthroat student politics, Se-hoon vows to seize victory.
About the show: I Am a Running Mate was one of the six K-dramas to be screened in the On Screen section of the 28th Busan International Film Festival on 6 October 2023.
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Directed by: Kim Won-suk
Cast: Park Bo-gum, IU
Episodes: 16
Streaming platform: Netflix
Synopsis: Childhood frenemies Ae-sun (IU) and Gwan-sik (Park) live on Jeju Island. Despite being polar opposites, they find peace in each other’s company and start falling for each other.
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Directed by: Ahn Pan-seok
Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Dae-myunh, Sung Dong-il
Episodes: 12
Streaming platform: TVING
Synopsis: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) negotiator Yoon Joo-no (Lee) is known for navigating his team through high-stakes corporate challenges. Chairman Song Jae-shik (Sung) tasks Joo-no with leading his team to resolve a USD 7 billion debt. Will he succeed in the mission?
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Directed by: Kim Jung-hyun
Cast: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu
Episodes: 8
Streaming platform: Disney Plus
Synopsis: Jung Se-ok (Park) is a visionary surgeon who demonstrates unparalleled skill with a scalpel. After a clash with her mentor, senior supervising doctor Choi Deok-hee (Sul), Se-ok is dismissed and stripped of her medical license. Unwilling to let go of her passion, Se-ok starts back-alley operations until Deok-hee returns to challenge her again.
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Directed by: Lee Won-suk
Cast: Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-bin
Episodes: 12
Streaming platform: Prime Video
Synopsis: Noh Ki-jun (Dong-wook) works at an insurance company’s innovative product development team. Responsible for devising insurance plans related to divorce, Ki-jun has little faith in love and marriage. What happens when new employee Kang Han-deul (Joo-bin) challenges Ki-jun’s cynical perspective?
