Upcoming K-Dramas To Look Forward To In January 2025

As we welcome 2025, the industry is set to release many new and exciting projects. Today, we’ll take a look at the upcoming Kdramas of January 2025!

Upcoming 2025 January Kdramas in short

Love Scout

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Cast: Han Ji Min and Lee Joon Hyuk

Plot: Love Scout follows Ji Yoon (Han Ji Min), a headhunting company CEO who excels only at work, and Eun Ho (Lee Joon Hyuk), a flawless secretary. The story depicts their close-care romance.

Air date: January 3, 2025

Network: SBS

When the Stars Gossip

Cast: Lee Min Ho, Gong Hyo Jin

Plot: “When the Stars Gossip” is a romantic comedy set in a space station, which is the first of its kind in Korea. Lee Min Ho plays a doctor who enters the space station as a space tourist, while Gong Hyo Jin plays Captain Eve Kim, a perfectionist and top astronaut who does not tolerate even the slightest mistake. They plan to draw a special romance against the vast backdrop of space.

Air date: January 4, 2025

Network: tvN

The Queen Who Crowns

Cast: Cha Joo Young, Lee Hyun Wook, Lee Sung Min and more

Plot: The drama centers on Queen Wongyeong (Cha Joo Young) and her husband, King Taejong Yi Bangwon (Lee Hyun Wook), exploring their quest for power and the intricate dynamics of their relationship as monarch and consort, as well as husband and wife. The series offers a fresh perspective on their political partnership through Queen Wongyeong’s eyes.

Air date: January 6, 2025

Network: tvN

Motel California

Cast: Lee Se Young and Na In Woo

Plot: “Motel California” is a first love remodeling romance drama set in a rural motel, where the female protagonist was born and raised in a motel and reunites with her first love from her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. It is based on Sim Yoon Seo’s novel “Home, Bitter Home” from 2019.

Air date: January 10, 2025

Network: MBC

Unmasked/Trigger

Cast: Kim Hye Soo and Jung Sung Il

Plot: The series follows Kim Hye Soo as the team leader of an investigative reporting program that tracks cases unresolved by prosecutors and police, featuring a fresh premise of “artificial cultivation meat.”

Air date: January 15, 2025

Network: Disney+

Study Group

Cast: Hwang Minhyun, Han Ji Eun, Cha Woo Min and more

Plot: Study Group is a high school action comedy about Yoon Gamin (played by Hwang Minhyun), a student with zero academic talent but exceptional fighting skills. Determined to succeed in a notorious troublemaker school, Gamin forms a “study group” and dives headfirst into a fierce competition. Based on the popular webtoon of the same name (created by Shin Hyung Wook, illustrated by Yoo Seung Yeon, produced by YLAB), the adaptation has already sparked significant buzz.

Air date: January 23, 2025

Network: TVING

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Cast: Ju Ji Hoon, Choo Young Woo, Yoon Kyung Ho, Ha Young, Jung Jae Kwang

Plot: The series is about a trauma surgeon who joins a university hospital’s struggling trauma team, often considered a “thorn in the side” due to its financial losses despite saving lives. Baek Kang Hyuk transforms the barely functioning trauma team into a real, life-saving critical trauma center.

The drama is based on the web novel “Critical Trauma Center: Golden Hour” by ENT specialist Han Sani (pen name), which was inspired by Professor Lee Guk Jong of Ajou University Medical School and his memoir, “Golden Hour.”

Air date: January 24, 2025

Network: Netflix