We have boxers and reincarnated lovers and accountants bent on revenge, oh my! Add in some time traveling and a vampire and I really want to know: What dramas will catch your fancy this June?

Sound Candy

June 3, starring Choi Yoo Jung (Single and Ready to Mingle), Kim Jong Heon (Let Me Be Your Knight)

A group of young individuals with different backgrounds come together at a pension located in Jeju. They rediscover their love and friendship through the mystery of “Sound Candy.”

The Villain of Romance

June 5, Viki, starring Baro (Idol: The Coup), Ha Seung Ri (All of Us are Dead)

A coming-of-age story and realistic romance about young college “villains” who are still learning about love. Kang Hee Jae desperately wants to appear cool to others, but secretly feels smaller than plankton on the inside. While struggling to forgive his girlfriend Yoo Jin for her “savage” behavior, he winds up gradually transforming into an obsessive monster. Meanwhile, Ban Yoo Jin is a highly intelligent older student at Kang Hee Jae’s college. Because Yoo Jin can never seem to keep a relationship going for longer than 100 days, she starts to worry that she’ll wind up living a lonely life alone. So when younger student Hee Jae boldly shoots his shot, she decides to put him through some intense “training” as they date.

Love Tractor

June 7, iQIYI, starring Yang Seung Bin (Kissable Lips), Han Seung Ho (The Golden Spoon)

When family obligations force Sun Yool, a stressed-out law school student, to the countryside, it seems like a great opportunity to escape the chaos of the city. After all, the great outdoors promises fresh air, sunshine… and a new romance?! Soon after arriving, Sun Yool is thrown into a series of strange encounters and misunderstandings with his 20-year-old neighbor, Ye Chan. But in spite of Ye Chan’s bumbling first impression and Sun Yool’s prickly exterior, the two find themselves drawn to each other… Will this tractor-driving stud’s rustic charm be enough to melt this cold city boy’s heart?

Bloodhounds

June 9, Netflix, starring Woo Do Hwan (Joseon Attorney), Lee Sang Yi (Hometown Cha Cha Cha), Kim Sae Ron (The Great Shaman Ga Doo Shim), Park Sung Woong (Unlock My Boss), Heo Joon Ho (Missing: The Other Side)

A noir action drama about three men who became entangled in debt but attempt to escape it in any way they can.

See You in My 19th Life

June 17, Netflix, starring Shin Hye Sun (Mr. Queen), Ahn Bo Hyun (Military Prosecutor Doberman), Ha Yoon Kyung (Extraordinary Attorney Woo), Ahn Dong Goo (The Law Cafe)

Ban Ji Eum has an extraordinary ability: she can remember the memories of all her past lives. Repeating her reincarnation for nearly a thousand years, Ban Ji Eum has been living her lives diligently. After her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out to reconnect with the people of her past life in her current one, and decides to find a man named Moon Seo Ha whom she met in her 18th life. Will memories of her 18th life sabotage romance in her 19th? Or will love endure across different lives? On the other side, there is also Yoon Cho Won, a landscape architect and the younger sister of Yoon Joo Won, whose life collapsed after her older sister’s death. She is courageous and kind even after facing the death of her beloved sister but she struggles to maintain her brightness. When Yoon Cho Won meets Ban Ji Eum by chance and sees her older sister in her, she wonders about Ban Ji Eum’s identity. Then there’s Ha Do Yoon, Moon Seo Ha’s secretary and best friend since childhood. Although they come from completely different backgrounds, Ha Do Yoon feels some kind of affinity for him.

King the Land

June 17, Netflix, starring Lee Jun Ho (The Red Sleeve Cuff), Im Yoon Ah (Big Mouth)

Heir Goo Won cannot stand fake smiles. When he meets Cheon Sa Rang, her sincere smile is at the ready. The pair seek to create happy moments where they can smile brightly at each other. King of the Land is a VVIP business lounge, a paradise catering to wealthy hoteliers. It is owned by The King Group, with hotels, distribution companies, and an airline in its portfolio. Now Goo Won has been thrown into an inheritance tug-of-war.  With his brilliant mind, innate grace, and captivating charm, he has everything but lacks common sense when dating. Cheon Sa Rang makes the world brighter with just her smile. She is thrilled to land a job at the King Hotel, where she had some of her happiest times as a child. She must now put those sweet memories away and mature quickly to face the frequent workplace prejudices and misunderstandings that come her way.

Lies Hidden in My Garden

June 19, Viki, starring Kim Tae Hee (Hi Bye Mama!), Im Ji Yeon (The Glory), Kim Sung Oh (Money Heist), Choi Jae Rim (Green Mothers’ Club)

A suspenseful family thriller that subverts the fantasy of ‘our happy home with a yard’ through the suspicion and awareness of a housewife who enjoys happiness in a perfect house that others envy.

Revenant

June 23, Disney+ (rumored), starring Kim Tae Ri (Twenty five Twenty one), Oh Jung Se (Uncle), Hong Kyung (Weak Hero Class 1)

When the door to another world opens, demons exist there. Ku San Young is possessed by one of those demons. Yeom Hae Sang can see the demon which has possessed Ku San Young. They try to figure out the truth behind the mysterious deaths related to the five sacred objects. Ku San Young is busy working part-time during the day and studying to become a low-ranking public officer at night. One day, she receives some articles left behind by her late father. Since then, mysterious deaths take place around her. She also finds herself slowly changing. Yeom Hae Sang comes from a rich background. He teaches Korean folklore at a university. Since he was a child, he has had the special ability to see demons in this world. He even saw his mother killed by a demon in front of him when he was young. Yeom Hae Sang meets Ku San Young and he faces the demon which killed his mother. Lee Hong Sae is a lieutenant in the violent crimes investigation team. He only cares about advancing his career in the police department. Due to Ku San Young and Yeom Hae Sang, he gets involved in mysterious cases.

Numbers

June 23, Viki, starring Kim Myung Soo (Secret Royal Inspector), Choi Jin Hyuk (Mr. Queen), Choi Min Soo (Lawless Lawyer), Yeonwoo (The Golden Spoon)

An intelligent young man, Jang Ho Woo is employed by the Taeil Accounting Firm. His excellent memory, sharp observational skills, and his innate sense for numbers lead him to be the firm’s first high school graduate hire. Ho Woo soon uncovers a web of systemic corruption and injustice that can only be stopped by dismantling one of Korea’s most prestigious accounting firms.

Mrs. Durian

June 24, KOCOWA, starring Park Joo Mi (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce), Choi Myung Gil (To All the Guys Who Loved Me), Kim Min Joon (Was It Love?), Han Da Gam (Graceful Friends), Jeon Noh Min (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce), Yoon Hae Young (Love ft. Marriage and Divorce)

A melodramatic fantasy in which two women from Joseon Dynasty, belonging from a noble family, become intertwined with men through time travel to the year 2023, the present.

Heartbeat

June 26, Amazon Prime (rumored), starring Ok Taec Yeon (Blind), Won Ji An (If You Wish Upon Me)

A love story between the half-human and half-vampire Seon Woo Hyul, who was unable to become human due to a one-day difference over 100 years, and Joo In Hae, a woman who has no humane side and finds true warmth.

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Deal

June, starring Yoo Seung Ho (Memorist), Kim Dong Hwi (Stranger), Yoo Soo Bin (Lost)

Lee Joon Sung, Song Jae Hyo, and Park Min Woo graduated from high school together and are now in their twenties. Joon Sung was a rising soccer star during high school, but his dreams were shattered. After losing his way for a while, he decides to get his life back together. Jae Hyo, who went by the name Lee Jun Sung in high school, is currently attending medical school. Min Woo is the only son of a wealthy family. The three friends meet up for drinks, and Jae Hyo, who is facing a personal crisis, enlists the help of Jun Sung and Min Woo. To avoid trouble for himself, he impulsively instigates a fake kidnapping of Min Woo with the goal of getting a billion won. After the kidnapping is staged, though, things take an unexpected turn, and the ensuing complications lead all three of them down a dark and turbulent path.

So, drama fans, what will you be watching? Let us know!

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