With the winter chill fading and warm spring finally here in April, the dramas fans have been waiting for are at last stepping into the spotlight.
As buzz builds around star-studded visuals and on-screen chemistry, eye-candy series are lining up to premiere — from 21segi Daegunbuin starring IU and Byeon Woo-seok, to a healing rom-com featuring Ahn Hyo-seop as a young farmer and rising star Chae Won-bin.
Week 2 of April (Apr 6–Apr 12)
▲ 21segi Daegunbuin
Premiere Friday, April 10, 9:40 p.m.
Network MBC, Wavve, Disney+ (12 episodes)
Cast IU, Byeon Woo-seok, Noh Sang-hyun, Gong Seung-yeon
Synopsis A status-smashing romance set in a 21st-century constitutional monarchy Korea between a mega-chaebol heiress who has everything but is “just” a commoner — and a prince who has nothing he can call his own.
Week 3 of April (Apr 13–Apr 19)
▲ Yumi's Cells 3
Premiere Monday, April 13, 8:50 p.m.
Network tvN, TVING (8 episodes)
Cast Kim Go-eun, Kim Jae-won, Jeon Seok-ho, Choi Daniel, Cho Hye-jung
Synopsis A heart-on-sleeve, cell-stimulating romance as star author Yumi (Kim Go-eun) meets an unexpected person who crashes into her otherwise drama-free daily life — leading to new laughs, tears, and love.
▲ Moduga Jasinui Mugachihamgwa Ssaugogo Itda
Premiere Saturday, April 18, 10:40 p.m.
Network JTBC, TVING, Netflix (12 episodes)
Cast Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Youn-jung, Oh Jung-se, Kang Mal-geum, Park Hae-joon
Synopsis A raw portrait of one person’s breakdown — consumed by envy and jealousy as the only one struggling among brilliant friends — and their desperate journey to reclaim inner peace.
Week 4 of April (Apr 20–Apr 26)
▲ Heosuabi
Premiere Monday, April 20, 10:00 p.m.
Network ENA, KT Genie TV, TVING (12 episodes)
Cast Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-jun, Kwak Sun-young
Synopsis A crime-investigation thriller about a detective chasing a serial killer who’s forced into an unlikely joint operation with the very man he despises.
▲ Sold Out Again Today
Premiere Wednesday, April 22, 9:00 p.m.
Network SBS, Netflix (12 episodes)
Cast Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin, Kim Bum, Go Doo-shim
Synopsis A cozy, banter-filled rom-com as triple-job farmer Matthew Lee (Ahn Hyo-seop) keeps crossing paths around the clock with Dam Ye-jin (Chae Won-bin), a top show host battling chronic insomnia.
▲ Filing for Love
Premiere Saturday, April 25, 9:10 p.m.
Network tvN, TVING, Wavve (12 episodes)
Cast Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung, Kim Jae-wook, Hong Hwa-yeon
Synopsis A dangerously close workplace-romance audit between Joo In-ah (Shin Hye-sun), a charismatic head of audit guarding a deep secret, and Noh Gi-jun (Gong Myung), the team’s ace abruptly demoted to the company “public morals” (PM) violations unit.
With buzzy pairings boasting stunning visuals and pitch-perfect character matches, all eyes are on which series will capture viewers’ hearts this spring like warm sunshine.