From a healing K-drama to one that can get your adrenaline pumping, exciting new Korean dramas are coming your way next month. So check out these new Korean dramas in May 2023 and mark your calendars!
Exciting New Korean Dramas in May 2023 for You to Watch
Run Into You / My Perfect Stranger | KBS2
- Release date: May 1, 2023.
- Airs on: Monday & Tuesday
- Episode: 16
- Genre: Romance, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Drama
- Cast: Kim Dong Wook, Jin Ji Joo
- Where to watch: KBS2, VIU
Synopsis: Two people, a reporter, and an aspiring writer, meet accidentally through time travel and find themselves trapped in 1987 while working on the same case.
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All That We Loved | TVING
- Release date: May 5, 2023.
- Airs on: Friday
- Episode: 8
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Cast: EXO’s Sehun, Jo Joon Young, Jang Yeo Bin
- Where to watch: tvN, TVING, VIU
Synopsis: All That We Loved is a high school romance series that follows the friendship and romance of three students. This drama also marks EXO Sehun’s debut as a K-drama lead.
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Tale Of The Nine-Tailed 1938 | tvN
- Release date: May 6
- Airs on: Saturday, Sunday
- Episode: 12
- Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Horror
- Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Kim So Yeon, Kim Bum, Ryu Kyung Soo
- Where to watch: tvN, Amazon Prime Video, TVING
Synopsis: After being pulled back to a chaotic time in 1938, a gumiho struggles to return to the present.
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R.A.C.E | Disney+
- Release date: May 10, 2023.
- Airs on: Wednesday
- Episode: 12
- Genre: Workplace, Business, Romance, Drama,
- Cast: Lee Yeon Hee, Moon So Ri, Hong Jong Hyun, TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho
- Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Synopsis: The drama depicts the struggles of an ordinary female worker to gain recognition as a public relations officer at a top PR company and also shows her relationship with her co-workers.
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Black Knight | Netflix
- Release date: May 12, 2023.
- Airs on: Friday
- Episode: 6
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Dystopian
- Cast: Kim Woo Bin, Song Seung Heon, Esom, Kang Yoo Seok
- Where to watch: Netflix
Synopsis: Set in the year 2071, the Korean peninsula is suffering from severe air pollution. In this dystopian future, it’s impossible to live without a respirator, and the role of the delivery men becomes crucial to the survival of the inhabitants.
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Oh! Young Shim | Genie TV
- Release date: May 15, 2023.
- Airs on: Monday, Tuesday
- Episode: 10
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Cast: Lee Donghae, Song Ha Yoon, Jung Woo Yeon, Lee Min Jae,
- Where to watch: ENA Channel
Synopsis: Two old friends who had been out of contact with each other unexpectedly reunite for a romance variety show.
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Park Ha Kyung’s Journey / One Day Off | Wavve
- Release date: May 24, 2023.
- Airs on: Wednesday
- Episode: 8
- Genre: Life, Food, Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
- Cast: Lee Na Young,
- Where to watch: Wavve
Synopsis: A high school teacher takes a one-day trip every weekend to escape her everyday life for a more relatable purpose – to create a memorable and meaningful travel experience.
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Delightfully Deceitful | tvN
- Release date: May 29, 2023
- Airs on: Monday, Tuesday
- Episode: 16
- Genre: Revenge, Drama
- Cast: Kim Dong Wook, Chun Woo Hee
- Where to watch: tvN
Synopsis: A genius con artist who lacks empathy and a lawyer who has great empathy team up to take revenge on evil.
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Happiness Battle | ENA
- Release date: May 31, 2023.
- Airs on: Wednesday, Thursday
- Episode: 16
- Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Drama
- Cast: Lee El, Jin Seo Yeon, Cha Ye Ryun, Park Hyo Joo, Woo Jung Woon
- Where to watch: ENA
Synopsis: To find their happiness and free themselves from oppression and pain, competitive mothers engaged in a social media battle to defeat each other.
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Bitch X Rich (Cheongdam International High School) | tvN
- Release date: May 31, 2023.
- Airs on: Wednesday
- Episode: TBA
- Genre: Youth, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Cast: Lee Eun Saem, Kim Ye Rim, Lee Jong Hyuk, Yoo Jung Hoo
- Where to watch: tvN, Wavve, Netflix
Synopsis: After she witnesses a murder and is offered to transfer to a top school, Hye-in is continuously bullied by Jenna. She manipulates the evidence to bring her down but faces unpredictable consequences.
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Which drama from the new Korean dramas in May 2023 are you waiting for?
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