August 2026 K-Drama Releases

How is it already August?! AHHH! July had a fun line up of dramas, and I dived into The East Palace, See You are Work Tomorrow!, Dream to You and I am currently loving a 2023 Sageuk drama, The Secret Romantic Guesthouse. In August, I plan to check out Spooky in Love, A Shop for Killers, Our Sticky Love, and My Bias, My Boss.

Currently Ongoing K-Dramas:

Poster	Name	Synopsis	End Date	Platform
	Dream to You	Current MDL Rating: 8.2 Dream to You is a South Korean romantic comedy about the unexpected reunion of two former dreamers. Woo Soo-bin, a successful film director, returns to South Korea after 15 years to reconnect with Joo Yi-jae, a frustrated reporter who gave up on her filmmaking aspirations. @Wikipedia	8/18/26	Viki
	Spooky in Love	Current MDL Rating: 8.4 An investigative occult romance that follows Cheon Yeo-ri, a spirit-seeing hotel heiress haunted nightly by unjust spirits, and Ma Gang-uk, an ace but ghost-fearing prosecutor. As the two partner to solve cold murder cases, they fight society's hidden evils while navigating their blossoming romance. @Wikipedia	8/23/26	Netflix
	A Shop For Killers (Season 2)	Current MDL Rating: 8.4 In Season 2, Jeong Ji-an officially takes ownership of Murthehelp, the secret weapons marketplace created by her uncle. With the global criminal organization Babylon still in pursuit, she joins forces with her presumed-dead uncle to launch a massive counterattack and fight for survival. @Lifestyleasiahongkong	8/12/26	Disney+
	The Apartment Job	Current MDL Rating: 8.1 JTBC’s The Apartment Job (2026) tells the story of a former gangster boss who becomes a local hero for neighbors against corruption amid his quest to recover a stash of money in an apartment. @KoreanBinge	8/15/26	Netflix
	The Husband	Current MDL Rating: 7.8 Kang Tae Ju, a former neurosurgeon who now serves as a hospital director struggling to face a dangerous criminal in order to save his wife, who was kidnapped before their divorce. @IMBD	8/9/26	Disney+
	A Bona Fide Killer	Current MDL Rating: TBD The story of a married woman who works as a killer in a secret organization and her husband who wants to reveal his wife's secret. @IMBD	9/5/26	Viki, Kocowa
	The Affair Was Just the Beginning	Current MDL Rating: TBD Gyeong Hui is an influencer and business owner who is adored for the lovely image of her family. Her interior business is thriving, and she is trying to get closer to Su Jeong, the owner of a skin‑care clinic next door, because she realizes Su Jeong could help her secure an investment that would take her business to the next level. @MDL	8/22/26	Viki
	Love on the Menu	Current MDL Rating: TBD A story about a family that sometimes makes you wish it wasn't your own, that you could just throw it all away. @MDL	Unknown	Viki, Kocowa

August 2026 K-Drama Releases

Poster	Name	Synopsis	Release Date	Platform
	My Bias, My Boss	A romantic comedy about Nam Da Reum, who joins a company led by former idol-turned-CEO Lee Chan, and unexpectedly finds herself in a romance with the company's boss, Kang Ha Gi. @IMBD Episode Count: 12 End Date: 9/8/26	8/3/26	Viki
	Flex X Cop season 2	A fun-loving rich chaebol gets entangled in an incident and joins a violent crime investigation team. By mobilizing his wealth and personal connections, the third-generation chaebol catches criminals beyond the reach of police. @IMBD Episode Count: 14 End Date: 9/19/26	8/7/26	Disney+
	Our Sticky Love	A former boxing champion turned gang member seeks redemption as a small-town boxing coach, while becoming entangled with an amnesiac prosecutor and a complex web of lies surrounding their shared past @IMBD Episode Count: 12 End Date: Airdrop?	8/7/26	Netflix
	A Trap Called Desire	After being falsely accused of murder, Ko Eun Seol loses everything and has her life stolen from her. Determined to clear her name, reclaim her future, and take revenge on those responsible, she embarks on a relentless quest to expose the truth behind the false accusation that ruined her life. @MDL Episode Count: 100 End Date: ?	8/10/26	Kocowa
	OK! Let’s Get Divorced	Depicts the real divorce experience of a wedding dress CEO and a designer couple who call for divorce in order to put an end to their exhausting married life. @IMBD Episode Count: 12 End Date: 9/17/26	8/19/26	(possibly) Netflix
	New Recruit season 4	This season follows the dynamic second half of Private-turned-Corporal Park Min Seok's military life as he struggles with endless concerns after being promoted to corporal. @MDL Episode Count: 8 End Date: 9/29/26	8/24/26	TBD
	MouseTrap	A reclusive writer wakes to find his identity stolen — and must ally with a ruthless loan shark to reclaim his life from a man known as "The Rat." @IMBD Episode Count: 10 End Date: Airdrop	8/28/26	Netflix
	Four Hands, Two Sonatas	The drama will depict the friendship, love, rivalry, and growth of youths who meet at an arts high school, following their journey from adolescence to adulthood as professional pianists. Set in an arts high school, the series follows Kang Bi-o, Chae Jeong-yo, and Jae-in as they grow from their school days into adulthood. @MDL Episode Count: 12 End Date: 10/4/26	8/29/26	Netflix