Drama's Watched in 2025

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I definitely watched more drama's in 2025 than I did the previous year, but I did notice that they were mostly Korean. I watched a total of 9 drama's and looking back most of them were on the darker side of entertainment.

So here are the drama's I watched in 2025.

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First we have Love Next Door.

Love Next Door is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy drama, written by Shin Ha Eun and directed by Yoo Je Won.

The series aired on tvN from August 17, to October 6, 2024, with the series also available to stream on Netflix.

The series has 16 episodes.

The series stars Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Kim Ji Eun and Yoon Ji On.

I loved this drama and definitely recommend it, I've loved all the drama's I've watched starring Jung So Min, she's definitely one of my favourite actresses. This is a drama that touches on sensitive subjects and has you falling for the whole cast. It really had me feeling all the emotions possible.

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Next we have The Frog.

The Frog is a 2024 South Korean mystery crime thriller series written by Son Ho Young and directed by Mo Wan Il.

The series was released on Netflix on August 23, 2024 and has 8 episodes.

The series stars Kim Yoon Seok, Yoon Kye Sang, Go Min Si and Lee Jung Eun.

I was sold on this as I wanted to see Go Min Si play a darker role and I loved it. The whole cast did an amazing job, the show kept me on the edge of my seat, but it did find the different timelines a little confusing at times.

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Next we have Weak Hero Class 1.

Weak Hero Class 1 is the first season of the South Korean coming-of-age action thriller drama Weak Hero.

The series was written by Yoo Soo Min and Kim Jin Seok, and directed by Yoo Soo Min and Park Dan Hee.

It's based on the webtoon Weak Hero by Seopass and Kim Jin Seok.

The drama was released November 18, 2022 and contains 8 episodes.

The series stars Park Ji Hoon, Choi Hyun Wook and Hong Kyung.

I actually confused this drama with Duty After School when I decided to give it a watch and I'm glad I did. I was hooked from the very first episode, I was lucky that when I watched it, I only had a few weeks to wait for the release of the 2nd season. While violent, I definitely recommend watching this one as it really keeps you wanting to carry on and wanting more. The cast did an amazing job bring it to life.

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Next we have Karma.

Karma is a 2025 South Korean crime thriller series written and directed by Lee Il Hyung.

It's based on the Kakao Webtoon Karma by Choi Hee Seon.

The series was released on Netflix on April 4, 2025 and contains 6 episodes.

The series stars Park Hae Soo, Shin Min A, Lee Hee Joon, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Kwang Soo and Gong Seung Yeon.

This drama is really good, I loved that the more you got into the episodes, the more you saw how the characters were all connected. I really loved the little plot twist at the end, it really rounded it up perfectly with connecting everyone. I think the cast did a fantastic job and it really touched on some dark subjects.

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Next we have Weak Hero Class 2.

Weak Hero Class 2 is the 2nd season of the South Korean coming-of-age action thriller drama

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The 2nd season was written and directed by Yoo Soo Min.

Like Weak Hero Class 1, it's based on the webtoon Weak Hero by Seopass and Kim Jin Seok.

Season 2 was released on Netflix April 25, 2025, and like season 1 has 8 episodes.

The series stars Park Ji Hoon, Ryeoun, Choi Min Young, Lee Min Jae, Yoo Su Bin, Bae Na Ra and Lee Jun Young.

Like with Weak Hero Class 1, I was hooked from the first episode, yet again the cast were amazing and the series kept me on the edge of my seat again. I think Weak Hero Class 2 added more violence to the series, but it was interesting to see how the new characters handled some situations we saw in the first season.

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Next we have Juvenile Justice.

Juvenile Justice is a 2022 South Korean legal drama written Kim Min Seok and directed by Hong Jong Chan.

It was released on Netflix on February 25, 2022 and contains 10 episodes.

The series stars Kim Hye Soo, Kim Mu Yeol, Lee Sung Min and Lee Jung Eun.

I loved this drama, the cast, the plot, all of it was on another level. If I remember correctly the crimes in the series were based on true crimes, which definitely makes this drama a whole lot darker than I originally thought.

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Next we have Trigger.

Trigger is a 2025 South Korean action thriller drama written and directed by Kwon Oh Seung.

It was released on Netflix on July 25, 2025 and contains 10 episodes.

The series stars Kim Nam Gil an Kim Young Kwang.

This drama really blew me away, I was hooked from the first episode. It's definitely a drama I recommend. The cast were spot on, even when there were people I'd not watched before.

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Next we have Alice in Borderland 3.

Alice in Borderland is a Japanese science fiction suspense thriller drama series based on the manga of the same name by Haro Aso.

The series is written by Yasuko Kuramitsu and Shinsuke Sato, with Shinsuke Sato also directing.

Season 3 was released on Netflix September 25, 2025 and contains 6 episodes.

The series stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya.

Season 3 is a mixture of a new story as well as adding elements from the spin-off manga Retry. While many weren't a fan of season 3, I really enjoyed it and I enjoyed meeting new characters. I was definitely rooting for the new faces along with our main leads.

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Lastly we have Glass Heart.

Glass Heart is a 2025 Japanese drama based on the novel Glass Heart by Mio Wakagi.

The series was written by Mari Okada and Tomoko Akutsu, and directed by Kohtaro Goto and Kensaku Kakimoto.

The series was released on Netflix on July 31st, with 10 episodes.

The series stars Takeru Satoh, Yu Miyazaki, Keita Machida and Jun Shison.

I was in love with this drama from start to finish, I loved the cast, the plot and especially the music. I couldn't stop watching it and really binged watched the series in a couple of days.

So there we have it, they were the 9 drama's I watched in 2025. I'm curious to see if I can beat the number of drama's watched in 2025, which I have already completed my first 2 drama's for 2026.

What drama's did you watch in 2025?

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Korean Drama - The Frog

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The Frog is a 2024 South Korean mystery crime thriller series written by Son Ho Young and directed by Mo Wan Il.

The series was released on Netflix on August 23, 2024 and has 8 episodes.

Main Cast:

Kim Yoon Seok as Jeong Yeong Ha

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Yoon Kye Sang as Koo Sang Jun

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Go Min Si as Yoo Seong A

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Lee Jung Eun as Yoon Bo Min

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Ha Yoon Kyung as Young Yoon Bo Min

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Supporting Cast:

Park Ji Wan as Park Jong Du

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Park Chanyeol as Koo Gi Ho

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Ryu Hyun Kyung as Seo Eun Kyung

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Cha Mi Kyung as Kim Kyung Ok

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Hong Ki Joon as Ji Hyang Cheol

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Special Appearances:

Joo In Young as Restaurant Owner

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Kim Sung Ryung as Lee Seong Ran

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Roh Yoon Seo as Jeon Eui Seon

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Jang Seung Jo as Ha Jae Sik

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There's a song we hear throughout the series and it's Bobby "Blue" Bland's Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City.

Owned by Bobby "Blue" Bland

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During the summer in the present day, Jeon Yeong Ha runs a vacation cottage located deep in the woods. His peaceful life is shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious woman named Yoo Seong A.

In the early 2000's, Koo Sang Jun ran the same vacation cottage as Jeon Yeong Ha did years later. Koo Sang Jun and his family also lived there, but during the summer, something happened at his vacation cottage and Koo Sang Jun lost everything because of that. At the time Yoon Bo Min, worked as a police officer at the nearest police sub station from the vacation cottage.

20 years later, Yoon Bo Min is transferred to the same police sub station where she worked before and she begins to work there as the chief. She enjoys solving things and begins to observe Jeon Yeong Ha closely.

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I saw this be teased and knew I wanted to give it a go with it being a thriller and mystery crime drama. I really enjoy this genre so I definitely had high hopes going into this drama. I mainly wanted to watch this because Go Min Si was starring, and especially because I've never seen her in a dark role, so I was looking forward to what she would bring. I loved the cast, and I thought the drama itself was really good. My only criticism was that at times it was a little confusing on how the past timeline and the present timeline connected, and whether it was supposed to connect as it was two different stories.

I thought Kim Yoon Seok did a really good job as Jeong Yeong Ha. Yeong Ha is definitely a man that is set in his ways and wants to make sure that no matter the issues he can deal with them himself without asking for any outside help. Even when it comes to something that the police would be of use with.

I think Yoon Kye Sang did a great job as Koo Sang Jun, his story shows us how wrong things can go after something tragic can affect your family and business. It shows how society let him down, when it came to his business as well as his mental health in the aftermath of someone being murdered in his establishment.

I absolutely loved Go Min Si as Yoo Seong A. She's the typical can't do no wrong because her family has power and money, so they can wipe and hide away any of her crimes. But even then they eventually come at a price when father stops trying to protect her. Even when the police become involved, she is seen as harmless because she's a woman, even when they witness her ram her car into Yeong Ha. She plays crazy so well, I would love to see her in more roles like this.

I really liked Lee Jung Eun as Yoon Bo Min. She's a police officer turned chief that has learnt from her past cases, especially after seeing the aftermath of the murder at Sang Jun's establishment. She sees how odd Yeong Ha acts, and finds Seong A to be the cause and starts looking into it more. You can tell she doesn't want what happened 20 years ago to happen again and tries to encourage Yeong Ha to open up more, while keeping a close eye and investigating on who Seong A could really be.

I loved Park Chanyeol as Koo Gi Ho. When he was younger he was a witness to Hyang Cheol bringing in his last victim into their vacation cottage. Leading him to grow in a dysfunctional family with his father ending up in a care home as he ended up mentally unstable, as well as a mother who turned to drink from finding the woman's body in one of their rooms. His main goal is revenge on Hyang Cheol, not for himself but for his parents that were ruined by what he did. While bringing his plan to life he meets Yeong Ha, who helps him get a second chance, as well as gives him the parental figure he lost so many years before.

I absolutely loved Roh Yoon Seo as Jeon Eui Seon, she really brought her character to life. Eui Seon is pretty much like her father in that she's independent and makes sure if there's any issues she can deal with them herself. She's really close with her father and even shows how badass she is when she confronts Seong A and tries to play her at her own game. I definitely held my breath at the scenes that involves the two of them.

Even though he's only in a few episodes, I feel like I have to mention Jang Seung Jo as Ha Jae Sik. He leaves his son with Yeong A, and we meet him in the first episode of the drama. We don't see him again, which hints at the fact that she murders him. Something that she holds over Yeong Ha, as he cleans up after her, and is in denial that she's done something so horrible. His main goal is putting a stop to her and her shenanigans as well as getting revenge for her murdering his son.

I definitely recommend this drama if you're a fan of a crime thriller, but also because the cast is amazing and the story is told really well. I do feel it concluded really well and you're not left feeling with unanswered questions, even when some of the things you see are questionable. I definitely think you need to get stuck into this thriller, but just remember you'll be on the edge of your seat and possibly at times holding your breath.

Have you watched The Frog?

Were you a fan of the cast?

Did you enjoy the plot?

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