2025 in South Korean television
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This is a non-comprehensive list of Television in South Korea related events from 2025.
New series and returning shows
Drama
| Title | Network/Platform | First Aired | Last Aired | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Scout | SBS TV | January 3 | February 14 | Ended | [1] |
| When the Stars Gossip | tvN | January 4 | February 23 | Ended | [1] |
| The Queen Who Crowns | TVING/tvN | January 6 | February 11 | Ended | [1] |
| Motel California | MBC TV | January 10 | February 15 | Ended | [1] |
| Unmasked | Disney+ | January 15 | February 19 | Ended | [1] |
| Study Group | TVING | January 23 | February 20 | Renewed[2] | [1] |
| The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call | Netflix | January 24 | Ended | [1] | |
| For Eagle Brothers | KBS2 | February 1 | August 3 | Ended | [3] |
| Kick Kick Kick Kick | KBS2 | February 5 | March 13 | Ended | [4] |
| The Scandal of Chunhwa | TVING | February 6 | March 6 | Ended | [4] |
| Newtopia | Coupang Play | February 7 | March 21 | Ended | [4] |
| Friendly Rivalry | U+ Mobile TV | February 10 | March 6 | Ended | [4] |
| Our Chocolate Moments | SBS TV | February 11 | February 12 | Ended | [5] |
| Melo Movie | Netflix | February 14 | Ended | [4] | |
| The Witch | Channel A | February 15 | March 16 | Ended | [4] |
| My Dearest Nemesis | tvN | February 17 | March 24 | Ended | [4] |
| Buried Hearts | SBS TV | February 21 | April 12 | Ended | [6] |
| Undercover High School | MBC TV | February 21 | March 29 | Ended | [4] |
| History of Scruffiness | Wavve | February 26 | March 19 | Ended | [7] |
| Secret Relationships | Watcha | February 27 | March 21 | Ended | [8] |
| The Potato Lab | tvN | March 1 | April 6 | Ended | [9] |
| Mother and Mom | Genie TV/ENA | March 3 | March 25 | Ended | [9] |
| When Life Gives You Tangerines | Netflix | March 7 | March 28 | Ended | [9] |
| The Art of Negotiation | JTBC | March 8 | April 13 | Ended | [9] |
| Hyper Knife | Disney+ | March 19 | April 9 | Ended | [9] |
| Villains Everywhere | KBS2 | March 19 | April 24 | Ended | [9] |
| Heo's Diner | Netflix | March 24 | April 22 | Ended | [10] |
| The Divorce Insurance | tvN | March 31 | May 6 | Ended | [9] |
| Way Back Love | TVING | April 3 | April 17 | Ended | [11] |
| Karma | Netflix | April 4 | Ended | [11] | |
| New Recruit 3 | Genie TV/ENA | April 7 | April 29 | Ended | [12] |
| Crushology 101 | MBC TV | April 11 | May 17 | Ended | [13] |
| Resident Playbook | tvN | April 12 | May 18 | Ended | [11] |
| Good Luck! | KBS1 | April 14 | October 3 | Ended | [14] |
| First Love | U+ Mobile TV | April 18 | May 23 | Ended | [15] |
| The Haunted Palace | SBS TV | April 18 | June 7 | Ended | [11] |
| Heavenly Ever After | JTBC | April 19 | May 25 | Ended | [11] |
| Weak Hero Class 2 | Netflix | April 25 | Ended | [16] | |
| Queen's House | KBS2 | April 28 | September 19 | Ended | [17] |
| Pump Up the Healthy Love | KBS2 | April 30 | June 5 | Ended | [11] |
| Spring of Youth | SBS TV | May 6 | July 2 | Ended | [18] |
| Second Shot at Love | tvN | May 12 | June 17 | Ended | [18] |
| Tastefully Yours | Genie TV/ENA | May 12 | June 10 | Ended | [18] |
| Shark: The Storm | TVING | May 15 | Ended | [18] | |
| Dear Hongrang | Netflix | May 16 | Ended | [18] | |
| Nine Puzzles | Disney+ | May 21 | June 4 | Ended | [18] |
| A Head Coach's Turnover | MBC TV | May 23 | May 24 | Ended | [19] |
| Our Unwritten Seoul | tvN | May 24 | June 29 | Ended | [18] |
| Oh My Ghost Clients | MBC TV | May 30 | June 28 | Ended | [18] |
| One: High School Heroes | Wavve | May 30 | June 13 | Ended | [20] |
| Good Boy | JTBC | May 31 | July 20 | Ended | [18] |
| Mercy for None | Netflix | June 6 | Ended | [21] | |
| The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun | MBC TV | June 9 | December 12 | Ended | [22] |
| The First Night with the Duke | KBS2 | June 11 | July 17 | Ended | [21] |
| Our Movie | SBS TV | June 13 | July 19 | Ended | [21] |
| Hunter with a Scalpel | U+tv/U+ Mobile TV | June 16 | July 10 | Ended | [21] |
| Salon de Holmes | Genie TV/ENA | June 16 | July 15 | Ended | [21] |
| I Am a Running Mate | TVING | June 19 | Ended | [21] | |
| Head over Heels | tvN | June 23 | July 29 | Ended | [21] |
| Squid Game 3 | Netflix | June 27 | Ended | [21] | |
| Bitch x Rich 2 | Wavve | July 3 | August 1 | Ended | [23] |
| Law and the City | tvN | July 5 | August 10 | Ended | [23] |
| S Line | Wavve | July 11 | July 25 | Ended | [23] |
| Low Life | Disney+ | July 16 | August 13 | Ended | [23] |
| The Nice Guy | JTBC | July 18 | August 29 | Ended | [23] |
| The Defects | Genie TV/ENA | July 21 | August 12 | Ended | [23] |
| My Girlfriend Is the Man! | KBS2 | July 23 | August 28 | Ended | [24] |
| Trigger | Netflix | July 25 | Ended | [23] | |
| The Winning Try | SBS TV | July 25 | August 30 | Ended | [23] |
| Mary Kills People | MBC TV | August 1 | September 12 | Ended | [25] |
| Beyond the Bar | JTBC | August 2 | September 7 | Ended | [25] |
| My Lovely Journey | Channel A | August 2 | August 31 | Ended | [25] |
| Love, Take Two | tvN | August 4 | September 9 | Ended | [25] |
| Our Golden Days | KBS2 | August 9 | January 25, 2026 | Ongoing | [26] |
| My Troublesome Star | ENA/Genie TV | August 18 | September 23 | Ended | [25] |
| Aema | Netflix | August 22 | Ended | [25] | |
| Bon Appétit, Your Majesty | tvN | August 23 | September 28 | Ended | [25] |
| Twelve | KBS2 | August 23 | September 14 | Ended | [25] |
| My Youth | JTBC | September 5 | October 17 | Ended | [27] |
| Queen Mantis | SBS TV | September 5 | September 27 | Ended | [27] |
| Confidence Queen | TV Chosun | September 6 | October 12 | Ended | [27] |
| Tempest | Disney+ | September 10 | October 1 | Ended | [27] |
| You and Everything Else | Netflix | September 12 | Ended | [27] | |
| A Hundred Memories | JTBC | September 13 | October 19 | Ended | [27] |
| Shin's Project | tvN | September 15 | October 28 | Ended | [27] |
| To the Moon | MBC TV | September 19 | October 31 | Ended | [27] |
| Walking on Thin Ice | KBS2 | September 20 | October 26 | Ended | [27] |
| A Graceful Liar | KBS2 | September 22 | February 2026 | Ongoing | [28] |
| First Lady | MBN | September 24 | October 30 | Ended | [27] |
| No Mercy | Wavve/Dramax | September 24 | October 16 | Ended | [27] |
| The Murky Stream | Disney+ | September 26 | October 17 | Ended | [27] |
| Ms. Incognito | ENA | September 29 | November 4 | Ended | [27] |
| Genie, Make a Wish | Netflix | October 3 | Ended | [29] | |
| Would You Marry Me | SBS TV | October 10 | November 15 | Ending | [29] |
| Typhoon Family | tvN | October 11 | November 30 | Ending | [29] |
| Marie and Her Three Daddies | KBS1 | October 13 | March 2026 | Ongoing | [30] |
| The Dream Life of Mr. Kim | JTBC | October 25 | November 30 | Ending | [29] |
| Spirit Fingers | TVING | October 29 | November 26 | Ended | [29] |
| Last Summer | KBS2 | November 1 | December 7 | Ended | [31] |
| The Manipulated | Disney+ | November 5 | December 3 | Ended | [31] |
| Nice to Not Meet You | tvN | November 3 | December 30 | Ongoing | [31] |
| Dear X | TVING | November 6 | December 4 | Ended | [31] |
| As You Stood By | Netflix | November 7 | Ended | [31] | |
| Moon River | MBC TV | November 7 | December 20 | Ended | [31] |
| Don't Call Me Ma'am | TV Chosun | November 10 | December 16 | Ended | [31] |
| Dynamite Kiss | SBS TV | November 12 | December 25 | Ended | [31] |
| Love.exe | Wavve | November 13 | December 4 | Ended | [31] |
| Heroes Next Door | ENA | November 17 | December 16 | Ended | [31] |
| Taxi Driver 3 | SBS TV | November 21 | January 10, 2026 | Ongoing | [31] |
| The Price of Confession | Netflix | December 5 | Ended | [32] | |
| Pro Bono | tvN | December 6 | January 11, 2026 | Ongoing | [33] |
| Surely Tomorrow | JTBC | December 6 | January 11, 2026 | Ongoing | [32] |
| First Man | MBC TV | December 15 | June 2026 | Ongoing | [34] |
| Villains | TVING | December 18 | January 2026 | Ongoing | [32] |
| Love Me | JTBC | December 19 | January 23, 2026 | Ongoing | [32] |
| I Dol I | ENA | December 22 | January 27, 2026 | Ongoing | [32] |
| Concrete Market | Wavve | December 23 | December 30 | Ongoing | [35] |
| Made in Korea | Disney+ | December 24 | January 14, 2026 | Season 1 ongoing Renewed[36] |
[32] |
| Cashero | Netflix | December 26 | Ended | [32] | |
Ending
Drama
| End date | Title | Network | First Aired | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | When the Phone Rings | MBC TV | November 22, 2024 | [37] |
| January 23 | Who Is She | KBS2 | December 18, 2024 | [38] |
| January 26 | Iron Family | September 28, 2024 | [39] | |
| The Tale of Lady Ok | JTBC | November 30, 2024 | [40] | |
| January 28 | Namib | Genie TV/ENA | December 23, 2024 | [41] |
| February 9 | Check-in Hanyang | Channel A | December 21, 2024 | [42] |
| February 27 | Sorry Not Sorry | KBS Joy | December 5, 2024 | [43] |
| April 8 | My Merry Marriage | KBS1 | October 7, 2024 | [44] |
| April 25 | Cinderella Game | KBS2 | December 2, 2024 | [45] |
| June 2 | Desperate Mrs. Seonju | MBC TV | November 18, 2024 | [46] |
See also
- List of Korean dramas
- 2024–25 Canadian network television schedule
- 2025-26 Canadian network television schedule
- 2025–26 South Korea network television schedule
- 2024–25 United States network television schedule
- 2025–26 United States network television schedule
- 2026 in South Korean television
References
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- ^ Jang, Wo-young (February 28, 2025). 전소민♥최다니엘 돌싱 로맨스→공민정 셋째 출산...꽉 닫힌 해피엔딩 (오지송) [Jeon So-min♥Choi Daniel's Single Romance→Gong Min-jeong's Third Birth...Tightly Closed Happy Ending (Sorry Not Sorry)]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (September 13, 2024). 박하나X박상남 설렘 케미 "너랑 지독하게 얽히고 싶어"(결혼하자 맹꽁아!) [Park Hana × Park Sang-nam's Heart-fluttering Chemistry]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Ji-hye (April 25, 2025). '신데렐라 게임' 오늘(25일) 최종회 ['Cinderella Game' final episode today (25th)]. bntnews. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ Baek, Seung-hoon (June 2, 2025). '야당' 황병국 감독, MBC '친절한 선주씨' 마지막 회 특별출연 ['Opposition' Director Hwang Byung-guk, Special Appearance in the Last Episode of MBC's 'Desperate Mrs. Seonju']. iMBC enews (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Naver.