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South Korean actress Jung Ho-yeon is considering a role in the Australia-set Netflix thriller Outback. It would be her first leading role in a K-drama since her debut in Squid Game in 2021. Photo: Instagram/hoooooyeony
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Latest K-drama casting news about Jung Ho-yeon, Kim Young-kwang and more

Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon is eyeing a role in Netflix show Outback while Kim Young-kwang may lead romcom Queen of Taming with Lee Joo-myoung.

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A Shop for Killers season 2: Lee Dong-wook leads action-packed return

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Spooky in Love: Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong lead horror romcom K-drama

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Profile | Who is Nam Joo-hyuk, star of Netflix K-drama The East Palace?

Returning to the screen after three years, model-turned-actor Nam Joo-hyuk has starred in a number of hit Korean dramas.

Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk is currently starring in the Netflix K-drama series The East Palace. Photo: Instagram/skawngur
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Review | The East Palace: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo lead Netflix’s period horror K-drama

While The East Palace dazzles with polished visuals and period horror, a lack of originality and convoluted mythmaking hold it back.

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Dream to You: Lee Hye-ri, Hwang In-youp lead romantic comedy K-drama

About filmmakers, second chances and the magic of cinema, Dream to You offers a look at the struggles that play out behind the camera.

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The Apartment Job: crime comedy K-drama juggles genre and social codes

A gangster seeks election as president of his residents’ association so that he can embezzle billions of won in this new Netflix series.

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Ji Sung as cash-strapped gangster Park Hae-gang in a still from The Apartment Job, a new Korean drama on Netflix.
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K-drama The Husband: Namkoong Min leads twisty kidnapping thriller

Namkoong Min plays a man about to divorce his wife, played by Lee Seol, when she is kidnapped in this over-the-top potboiler.

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‘Oldboy’ Choi Min-sik on revenge, craft and Notes from the Last Row

Choi Min-sik points out parallels between 2003’s Oldboy and his new role in Netflix series Notes from the Last Row.

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Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Tae-ri, Lee Min-ho and more

Pachinko star Lee Min-ho is looking at a role in romcom But Your Love, while Kim Tae-ri is considering leading I’m the Queen in This Life.

Korean actress Kim Tae-ri has reportedly been offered a starring role in the K-drama series I’m the Queen in This Life. Photo: Instagram/kimtaeri_official
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Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub leads action K-drama as a one-man army

So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat.

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So Ji-sub as Manager Kim, a bank worker with a secret past as an elite North Korean agent, in a still from Agent Kim Reactivated. This fast-paced K-drama has not wasted time getting to the action.
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10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in July 2026

July’s K-drama drop includes Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah starring in Love in Sync, and Nam Joo-hyuk leading Netflix’s The East Palace.

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Review | Notes from the Last Row: Choi Min-sik lifts soapy academic thriller K-drama

Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this exploration of the seductive power of fiction that occasionally overindulges in melodrama.

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Seo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun lead breezy romcom K-drama See You at Work Tomorrow!

Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun put in strong performances in this typical office romcom, based on a webtoon.

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Seo In-guk as executive Kang Si-woo in a still from See You at Work Tomorrow!
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Asian Angle | Korean drama Teach You a Lesson serves up a reality check on education

The hit Netflix series uses a vigilante classroom fantasy to expose deep, real-world anxieties about school violence.

Kim Mu-yeol stars as Na Hwa-jin in “Teach You a Lesson”, the K-drama making waves across Asia. Photo: Handout
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Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jun-ho, Seo In-guk and more

Lee Jun-ho is considering a role in Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea, while Seo In-guk will star in The Office Worker Who Sees Destiny.

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Profile | Meet Park Ji-hyun, star of Flex X Cop and See You at Work Tomorrow!

After making a late start in acting, Park quickly rose to the top playing layered characters in K-dramas from Yumi’s Cells to Reborn Rich.

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K-drama stars IU, Lee Dong-wook dragged into South Korean ballot protest

Protesters have called on IU to send coffee to them, in reference to her support during the 2024 rallies against ex-president Yoon.

IU posts a photo of herself at a fan meeting on May 16. Photo: Facebook/IU
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Teach You a Lesson: corporal punishment for bullies in alarming school show

Jin Ki-joo and Kim Mu-yeol star as agents of a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix South Korea’s broken education system.

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Doctor on the Edge: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun in island medical romcom K-drama

Lee Jae-wook plays a gifted plastic surgeon and Shin Ye-eun a young nurse in this new Korean drama based around a rural medical centre.

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Reborn Rookie: Lee Jun-young in corporate body-swap fantasy K-drama

Reborn Rookie sees a corporate mogul and former footballer swap bodies in a K-drama that blends fantasy, comedy and melodrama in one.

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Lee Jun-young as promising athlete Hwang Jun-hyeon in a still from Reborn Rookie, a corporate body-swap fantasy.
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5 of the best new K-dramas to watch in June 2026

A medical military service series, a work-based romcom and two school-based dramas are among the K-dramas to watch in June 2026.

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Seo In-guk in a still from the 2026 romcom K-drama See You at Work Tomorrow!
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Review | Fifties Professionals: Shin Ha-kyun action comedy K-drama revisits hits of old

This comedy follows three middle-aged hardmen, who are forced into hiding on an island after a clash, each unaware of the others’ presence.

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Latest K-drama casting news about Nana, Lee Jong-suk and more

Nana is looking at the lead in Netflix thriller Ma Theresa, while Lee Jong-suk has been offered a role in Disney+ drama Paradise.

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Profile | Who is Cha Eun-woo, K-pop idol starring in Netflix K-drama The Wonderfools?

Since his 2014 debut, the ‘Face Genius’ has embodied a fantasy figure in many roles. His latest hits screens as he performs military service.

Cha Eun-woo as Lee Un-jeong in a still from The Wonderfools. Photo: Netflix.
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Review | The Wonderfools: Park Eun-bin lifts fun but flawed superhero K-drama

Korean drama The Wonderfools mixes comedy, romance and action as three misfits gain superpowers and grapple with a sinister conspiracy.

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Park Eun-bin as Eun Chae-ni, a terminally ill misfit who acquires superpowers, in a still from The Wonderfools. Photo: Netflix
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The Legend of Kitchen Soldier: Park Ji-hoon strikes again in winning military comedy K-drama

Park Ji-hoon stars as an army recruit who has hallucinations and is assigned to kitchen duty, where he shows unusual cooking talents.

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My Royal Nemesis: Lim Ji-yeon leads period-infused fantasy romcom K-drama

Lim Ji-yeon stars as a modern-day struggling actress who becomes unwittingly possessed by the soul of a Joseon royal concubine.

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