K-Drama Update #13: April Releases

[feurioo]

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A fateful accident intertwines six lives in a thrilling tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections. Now on Netflix.

For more show details: 14 New K-Dramas To Check Out In April 2025 at soompi.com


Way Back Love | April 3

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Business As Usual | April 3

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New Recruit (Season 3) | April 7

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Crushology 101 | April 11

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Resident Playbook | April 12

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Something Is Not Right | April 16

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The Haunted Palace | April 18

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Heavenly Ever After | April 19

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Weak Hero Class 2 | April 25

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Pump Up the Healthy Love | April 30

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Comments

[lirazel]

I am soooooo hopeful that Karma is good! Shin Min Aaaaaaah!!!

[feurioo]

So far, I haven't been exactly thrilled with Netflix's K-drama thrillers, but I always hope that *this* will be the one that finally hits the spot. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[lirazel]

I'm not exactly sure how you'd define "Netflix's k-dramas," whether you mean shows that are made with Netflix's cooperation or just shows that end up on Netflix, but if it's the latter, they used to have The Guest, which is one of my favorite dramas of all time.

[feurioo]

I meant shows that air exclusively on Netflix, like The Frog (I had such high hopes for that one).

[feurioo]

How did I miss entirely that Lee Kwang-soo is currently starring in both Karma and The Divorce Insurance? The range.

I will definitely give Resident Playbook, Heavenly Ever After, and Karma (in case that wasn't obvious already) a chance.

[haunted_cherries]

Thanks for sharing the list!! :D Karma looks pretty good, so I'm gonna give that (and some of the rest of the list) a watch in the coming days!!

[china_shop]

Ahh, I finally made it here and watched all the trailers. Thank you, as always, for posting them!!

Not much in the way of swoony romances this time around, but I'll probably check out the BL ones, and Heavenly Ever After looks fun (depending on what they do with the premise).

I'm currently watching Aoshima-kun Is A Bully! and planning to try Heesu in Class 2 after that. :-)

[feurioo]

I'm currently watching Aoshima-kun Is A Bully!

I think I watched the first episode (or, maybe, just parts of the first episode?) of that one. Is there more to the story than his fascination with her and her angst over dating a younger guy? If it's mainly about how people are surprised she landed such a dreamboat or her general reluctance to acknowledge their relationship, I'm not sure I'm interested. :/

[china_shop]

It's very lowkey, with not much more going on than the relationship, but it worked really well for me. The angst isn't so much about the appearance of him being a younger guy as them being at different life stages. She enjoys her comfortable solitude (and comfortable cotton underwear!) and has to weigh up whether a relationship is worth it, and he learns to mature and see things from her perspective. There's a nice supporting cast, and a little bit of parent drama towards the end, but it's mostly "can we communicate, can we fit together, can we make this work."

[feurioo]

Thanks! I wasn't sure about it because a lot of Japanese rom-coms seem to be very fluffy and light on the emotional stuff. While that can be very satisfying when you're in the mood, that isn't what I'm currently looking for. I will give it another chance!

[china_shop]

It doesn't roll around in the emotions as much as Kdramas tend to, jsyk. But I liked it. I'll be interested to hear what you think, if you give it another try. :-)