May 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting month for K-drama lovers! From thrilling mysteries to heartwarming romances, here’s a roundup of the most anticipated K-dramas you need to add to your watchlist!
1. Spring of Youth
Release Date: May 6, 2025
Spring of Youth is a South Korean teen romance, K-pop singer, television series that will be released on May 6, 2025. Most of the audience is waiting for that drama. Sa Gye (Ha Yoo-joon), the charming vocalist and guitarist of the hit K-pop group The Crown, suddenly finds himself at Hanju University after an unexpected accident. Having never even visited the campus before, he struggles to adjust to normal college life. There, he crosses paths with Kim Bom (Park Ji-hu from All of Us Are Dead), a talented singer and keyboardist from the band Tusagye, who once dreamed of the Ivy League but chose music after losing her mom.
As Sa Gye and Bom grow closer, his love for music lights up again, and he secretly builds a new band to restart his dreams. But things get complicated when Seo Tae Yang (Lee Seung-hyub from Lovely Runner), a genius guitarist and med student from a family of doctors, steps into the scene—turning everything into a mix of rivalry, passion, and maybe even a little love both musically and personally.
2. Tastefully Yours
Release Date: May 12, 2025
Tastefully Yours is a romantic comedy drama that will be released on May 12, 2025, which is also a most awaited drama for the audience. Tastefully Yours tells the story of Han Beom-woo (Kang Ha-neul from Squid Game, Moon Lovers), heir to a huge food company, who runs Seoul’s top fine dining restaurant but ironically has no real passion for “taste.” On the other side, there’s Mo Yeon-joo (Go Min-si from Youth of May), a chef obsessed with flavors, running a tiny, hidden one-table restaurant deep in the countryside. Their worlds crash and blend when they start running a small restaurant together in Miraek, Jeonju—mixing rivalry, growth, and a slow-burn love story along the way.
3. Dear Hongrang
Release Date: May 16, 2025
A historical, romantic, mystery, melodrama Dear Hongrang (Tangeum, Korean title) will be released on Netflix on May 16, 2025. It’s been a long time since we watched a historical drama of Jo Bo-ah, after Tale of the Nine Tailed. And we know how good that drama was.
Back to Dear Hongrang: In the Joseon era, Hong-rang (Lee Jae-wook from Alchemy of Souls), the son of a rich merchant family, went missing when he was just eight years old. His half-sister Jae-yi (Jo Bo-ah from Tale of the Nine Tailed), smart and beautiful but with a tough personality, lived a hard life after he disappeared. She had a cruel stepmother and a father who didn’t care about her. Hong-rang was the one she trusted, and without him, everything got worse.
Twelve years later, a young man shows up, saying he is Hong-rang, but he doesn’t remember anything about his past. While his mother has doubts, Jae-yi really wants to believe him. But this man has a secret, and his return brings danger and old family problems. Now Jae-yi must find out the truth about her brother and the real story behind his disappearance. And Hong-rang, who had grown up in luxury, returns to find his true identity. With all these mysteries, take a look on May 16 on Netflix.
4. The Unwritten Seoul
Release Date: May 24, 2025
With coming-of-age, romance, and twin life, The Unwritten Seoul is an upcoming K-drama releasing on May 24, 2025. In the story, Park Bo-young (from Strong Girl Bong-soon) will play a twin role. Twin sisters Yoo Mi-ji and Yoo Mi-rae may have the same face, but their lives are totally opposite. Mi-ji, the younger one, once had a short, shining career as a track star but now lives freely without any big plans. Meanwhile, Mi-rae, the older sister, is a serious perfectionist, working hard at a public corporation and living by the rules. One day, for a reason they don’t reveal, the two switch lives—pretending to be each other and stepping into each other’s completely different worlds.
At the same time, we meet Lee Ho-su (Jinyoung from The Witch), a handsome lawyer who looks perfect from the outside but hides a lot inside. After a painful experience in his past, he works harder than anyone to live a normal life, never really showing his real feelings. But when he crosses paths with the twins, everything in his calm world starts to change.
A story full of secrets, switched lives, and unexpected love is waiting to unfold!
5. Nine Puzzles
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Nine Puzzles is a thriller, mystery, crime K-drama which will be released on May 21, 2025. Ten years ago, I Na (Kim Da-mi from Our Beloved Summer) lost her beloved uncle, who was like her whole family. She was the only witness to his murder, but instead of being protected, people suspected her. The lead detective back then, Han Saem (Son Suk-ku from A Killer Paradox), even believed she was the killer.
Now, I Na is a top criminal profiler, using her sharp instincts to solve crimes for the Seoul police. She’s strong, smart, and always finds the hidden truth first. One day, fate makes I Na and Han Saem team up again on a new case. As they work together, old doubts return, and the painful past comes back to life. But the more they dig, the closer they get to finding out what really happened to her uncle — and the truth is darker than they ever imagined.
6. Oh My Ghost Clients
Release Date: May 30, 2025
Oh My Ghost Clients is a supernatural drama that will be released on May 30, 2025. The story is full of comedy, thriller, suspense, law, and supernatural elements. No Mu-jin (Jung Kyung-ho from Mom’s Dead Upset) is a labor attorney who can see ghosts. He doesn’t really care about history or society—he’s just trying to survive by taking random jobs at labor sites to pay his office rent. After a near-death experience, he starts helping ghosts with their labor problems, even if it means crying while doing it!
Na Hui-ju (Seol In-ah from Business Proposal), his smart and fiery sister-in-law, is the real boss behind his failed office. She doesn’t have a real job but knows exactly how to make money and isn’t afraid to fight for it.
And then there’s Ko Gyeon-u (Cha Hak-yeon from Castaway Diva), a tall, funny video creator who used to be a reporter. He’s more into chasing views than telling deep stories, but even he gets emotional when he hears about ghost tales.
A chaotic but heartwarming journey is about to begin!
Conclusion
May 2025 is truly packed with an amazing lineup of K-dramas—from heart-fluttering romances and intense mysteries to emotional historical tales and supernatural adventures. Whether you’re a fan of slow-burn love stories, thrillers, or slice-of-life dramas, there’s something exciting waiting for you this month like march where we all were waiting for When Life Gives You Tangerines.
So grab your watchlist and make sure you don’t miss these six incredible new series! Which K-drama are you most excited about and which one you want to me recap for you wavies? Let’s talk in the comments!
