New K-dramas in April 2025

2025 is off to a strong start, with Love Scout, Melo Movie, When Life Gives You Tangerines, and more having won us over in the first quarter of the year. It’s looking like we have more top-tier k-dramas coming our way this April, including the highly-anticipated Hospital Playlist spin-off Resident Playbook, Netflix thriller Karma, and fantasy rom-com Heavenly Ever After. We'll be watching with you!

April 3: Way Back Love / A Week Before I Die

The fantasy romance Way Back Love follows 24-year-old recluse Jung Hee-wan (Kim Min-ha, Light Shop), whose best friend and first love Kim Ram-woo (Gong Myung) dies in an accident when they are in high school. Six years later, Ram-woo returns as a grim reaper, bearing the news that Hee-wan has only a week to live. Together, they carry out her bucket list of things to do in her last seven days.

6 episodes. Where to Watch: Viki, Thursdays

April 4: Karma

Six lives spiral out of control in this high-stakes crime thriller about people trapped in an unbreakable karmic loop: Park Hae-soo (Squid Game) is forced into a dangerous deal after witnessing something he shouldn’t have. Shin Min-a (Hometown Cha Cha Cha) plays a doctor haunted by childhood trauma, while Lee Hee-jun (Blood Free), bets everything on crypto—and loses. Lee Kwang-soo (Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure) watches his career crumble, and Kim Sung-kyun (D.P.) takes a risky job after being unfairly fired. Meanwhile, Gong Seung-yeon (Deadline) sets off a chain of devastating events.

6 episodes. Where to Watch: Netflix

April 4: Crushology 101

Taking over Undercover High School’s time slot on MBC is the romantic comedy Crushology 101 (literal title: Bunny and her Oppas). The youth drama stars Roh Jeong-Eui (The Witch) as Ban Hee-jin aka “Bunny,” a college art major who is caught in a love triangle with visual design student Hwang Jae-Yeol (Lee Chae-Min) and the secretive Cha Ji-Won (Jo Joon-Young).

12 episodes. Where to Watch: Viki / Viu, Fridays and Saturdays

April 12: Resident Playbook

Hospital Playlist fans, this one’s for you! This spin-off dives into the chaotic, heartfelt world of OB-GYN residents at Yulje Medical Center’s Jongno branch. Starring Go Youn-jung (Alchemy of Souls), Kang You-seok (When Life Gives You Tangerines), Shin Si-a, and newcomer Han Ye-ji, expect slice-of-life storytelling, medical drama, and the signature humor that made the original a hit.

12 episodes. Where to Watch: Netflix, Saturdays and Sundays

April 18: The Haunted Palace

Idol-actors Yook Sung-jae (Golden Spoon) and Bona (Twenty-five, Twenty-one) lead the cast of this 16-episode historical horror comedy. In The Haunted Palace, Yook Sung-jae is Yoon Gab, a government official who gets possessed by an Imoogi —a mythical, dragon-like creature, while Bona is Yeo-ri, the grandaughter of a famous shaman, who refuses to use her power. The two must work together with reformist king Lee Sung (Kim Ji-hoon, Love to Hate You) to drive out evil spirits that have taken over the royal palace.

16 episodes. Where to Watch: Viki, Fridays and Saturdays

April 19: Heavenly Ever After

Imagine waking up in heaven and finding the love of your life waiting for you—but while your husband (Son Suk-ku, My Liberation Notes) has returned to his youthful good looks, you are still 80. Such is the dilemma of Lee Hae-Sook (Kim Hye-ja, The Light In Your Eyes) in this 12-episode fantasy rom-com set in the afterlife. Han Ji-min (Love Scout) joins the cast of this heartwarming k-drama as the mysterious Som-yi, who has no recollection of her life on earth.

12 episodes. Where to Watch: Netflix, Saturdays and Sundays

April 30: 24 Hour Gym / Pump Up the Healthy Love

Lee Jun-young ((When Life Gives You Tangerines) is Do Hyun-joong, a body-buidling medalist who suddenly disappears from the competitive circuit to take over an old gym. Jung Eun-ji (Miss Night and Day) plays Lee Mi-ran, a new recruit to his gym who walks in one day with no work-out experience and a broken heart.