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Netflix K-dramas to watch in August: Lovely Runner, The Frog, Love Next Door and more | Web series

Netflix K-dramas to watch in August: Lovely Runner, The Frog, Love Next Door and more | Web series

Exciting news for fans of Korean shows, as Netflix is ​​releasing a whole new slate of K-dramas for August. There’s something for everyone, as upcoming series span genres such as romance, drama, fantasy, and comedy. Subscribers have a lot to look forward to, with shows like Lovely Runner, The Frog, and a streaming service original called Mission Cross coming to Netflix.

New K-drama coming in August 2024: Lovely Runner, Love Next Door and more. (@netflixkcontent/X)
New K-drama coming in August 2024: Lovely Runner, Love Next Door and more. (@netflixkcontent/X)

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Upcoming K-dramas in August 2024

Below is a list of all K-dramas coming to Netflix, as reported by What’s on Netflix.

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Lovely Runner (Season 1)

Date of publication: August 1, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Form: Byeon Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Song Geon Hee, Lee Seung Hyun, Jung Young Joo

Storyline: Fan favorite K-drama Lovely Runner is set to debut on Netflix and fans can start their month with this lovely film. The story revolves around a popular celebrity in South Korea, Ryu Seon Jae, who is exhausted from his stardom and work. After his tragic death, one of his biggest and most discouraged fans, Im Sol, is taken back fifteen years when she meets her idol and confronts him about the choices he made to change his tragic future.

The Frog (Season 1)

Date of publication: To be announced

Genre: Drama, suspenseful movie

Form: Kim Yoon Seok, Yoon Kye Sang, Go Min Si, Lee Jung Eun, Ryu Hyun Kyung

Storyline: The 8-episode series revolves around the story of two men, Sang Joon and Young Ha. The former runs a motel in a rural area in the year 2000 and the latter runs a guesthouse alone in the woods during the summer of the year 2021. Netflix has yet to make any further updates about the series.

Romance at Home (Season 1)

Date of publication: August 10, 2024

Genre: Drama, romance

Form: Ji Jin Hee, Kim Jee Soo, Son Na Eun, Choi Min Ho, Yoon San Ha

Storyline: The series follows the journey of Byun Moo Jin, a once ambitious businessman who let his failed businesses take a toll on his family, leading to his wife Geum Ae Yeon divorcing him. Years later, their children Mi Rae and Hyun Jae are grown up. Seeing her mother struggle alone, Mi Rae is determined to be a reliable support, while Hyun Jae has grown up as the family troublemaker. Their lives are turned upside down when Moo Jin returns as the new owner of their apartment building, hoping to reconcile with Ae Yeon. Mi Rae fiercely opposes this, but Hyun Jae welcomes their father’s efforts to bring the family back together. Episodes are released every Saturday and Sunday.

Love from next door (season 1)

Release date: August 17, 2024

Genre: Drama, romance

Form: Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Kim Ji Eun, Yun Ji On, Park Ji Young

Storyline: The K-drama is about Bae Seok Ryu, who used to excel in everything, pass exams and succeed in everything she pursued. But when she joined a big international company, she faced a setback that led to her first big failure. She quit her job as a project manager. Shortly after, she reconnects with Choi Seung Hyo, a famous young architect in South Korea whom she had known since childhood, when they shared banana milk in the women’s bathhouse. Episodes are released every Saturday and Sunday.

Mission Cross (Film)

Date of publication: August 7, 2024

Genre: Action, Comedy

Form: Hwang Jung Min, Yeom Jung Ah, Jeon Hye Jin, Kim Joo Heon, Kim Joon Han

Storyline: Netflix is ​​also releasing a Netflix Original film in August. The story follows Kang Moo, a retired Special Forces officer who wants to put his dangerous past behind him to support his detective wife Mi Sun as a devoted househusband. However, a misunderstanding arises when Mi Sun suspects Kang Moo of having an affair with the enigmatic Hee Joo. As she searches for the truth about Kang Moo’s past, their peaceful family life is disrupted, testing their marriage like never before.