First look: Weak Hero Class 2 & upcoming Netflix K-drama slate ft Suzy, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jae Wook, IU, Park Bo Gum

It's a blessed day for K-drama enthusiasts. Netflix has released a series of sneak peeks for its upcoming blockbuster roster, featuring contemporary Hallyu stars like Kim Woo Bin, Bae Suzy, Park Ji Hoon, Kim Seon Ho, Go Youn Jung, Lee Jae Wook, and others.

The internet has already gone bonkers, witnessing the first look of several highly anticipated K-dramas. From the unforgettable sequel of Park Ji Hoon's explosive Weak Hero Class 1 to Park Bo Gum and IU's slice-of-life period drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, the list goes on! Release dates for most of these Netflix premieres have yet to be officially confirmed. Stay tuned!

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Check out the first look at Netflix's upcoming K-drama slate.

2025 Netflix K-drama slate: First visual teaser

1. Weak Hero Class 2

Release date: 2025 Quarter 2

Cast: Park Ji Hoon, Ryeoun, Bae Na Ra, Lee Min Jae, Choi Min Young, Lee Jun Young, Yoo Soo Bin

Plot: Following the first season's events, we return to Yeon Sieun's intense fight against violence inside and outside Eunjang High School.

2. When Life Gives You Tangerines (Slice-of-life)

Release date: March 7, 2025

Cast: IU, Park Bo Gum, Moon So Ri, Park Hae Joon

Plot: Set in the beautiful environs of Jeju Island, this heartwarming story follows the adventures of Ae Sun, the “remarkable rebel” and Gwan Sik, fondly known as “unyielding iron.”

3. All the Love You Wish For / Genie, Make a Wish (Rom-com)

Release date: 2025 Quarter 4

Cast: Kim Woo Bin, Bae Suzy, Ahn Eun Jin, Steve Noh

Plot: The Glory writer Kim Eun Sook pens the script for an all-star cast, exploring the story of a genie who awakens after a thousand years and his new impassive master.

4. Can This Love Be Translated (Romance)

Release date: 2025 Quarter 4

Cast: Kim Seon Ho, Go Young Jung

Plot: Hong Sisters are behind this unexpected romance between multilingual translator Ju Ho Jin and global celebrity Cha Mu Hee.

5. Tastefully Yours (Rom-com)

Cast: Kang Ha Neul, Go Min Si

Plot: Opposites attract in this kitchen romance as Han Beom Woo, the successor to a large food company, who has no interest in ‘taste’ gets entangled with Mo Yeon Joo, a chef crazy about it.

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6. Cashero (Superhero)

Release date: 2025 Quarter 4

Cast: Lee Junho, Kim Byung Chul, Kim Hyang Gi

Plot: The webtoon-based drama adaptation revolves around a group of ordinary superheroes. Though a public servant, Junho's character, Kang Sang Woong, finds himself at the centre of the action as an unlikely hero who gains strength with more cash.

7. Dear Hongrang (Historical Romance)

Release date: 2025 Quarter 2

Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Jo Bo Ah, Jung Ga Ram

Plot: This historical drama dives deep into the Joseon era and explores the life of its titular character, Hong Rang, who emerges from the shadows with hidden secrets.

8. Two Women / You and Everything Else (Melodrama)

Release date: 2025 Quarter 3

Cast: Kim Go Eun, Park Ji Hyun, Kim Gun Woo

Plot: It chronicles two friends' complicated love-hate friendship as they find their lives intricately linked, crossing each other's path through various phases in life.

2025 Q1 Netflix Korea lineup

• Single's Inferno Season 4 (non-drama)i
• The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
• Melo Movie
• When Life Gives You Tangerines
• Revelations

2025 Q2 Netflix Korea lineup

• Mercy for None
• Kian's Bizarre B&B
• The Devil's Plan Season 2 (non-drama)
• Karma
• Weak Hero Class 2
• Lost in Starlight
• Dear Hongrang
• Squid Game Season 3

2025 Q3 Korean slate

• Wall to Wall
• Love Untangled
• The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's Tragedies (docu-series)
• Better Late Than Single
• Mantis (working title)
• Aema
• You and Everything Else
• Crime Scene Zero (mystery reality series)
• Trigger

2025 Q4 Korean shows lineup

• Good News
• Genie, Make a Wish
• As You Stood By
• The Great Flood
• Can This Love Be Translated?
• The Price of Confession
• Cashero
• Physical: Asia (reality competition)
• Culinary Class Wars Season 2 (reality competition)