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?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Korean Drama - Happiness

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Happiness is a South Korean apocalyptic thriller drama, written by Han Sang-woon and directed by Ahn Gil-ho. The series was produced by Studio Dragon. It aired 5th November to the 11th of December 2021, and contains 12 episodes.

Main Cast:

Han Hyo Joo as Yoon Sae Bom

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Park Hyung Sik as Jung Yi Hyun

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Jo Woo Jin as Han Tae Seok

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Supporting Cast:

Seo Hyun Chul as Yi Hyun's Father

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Jung Jae Eun as Yi Hyun's Mother

Lee Jun Hyeok as Kim Jung Guk

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BEK Hyun Jin as Oh Joo Hyung

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Han Da Sol as Bo Ram

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Lee Ji Ha as Jo Ji Hee

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Moon Ye Won as Woo Sang Hee

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Park Hee Von as Na Hyun Kyung

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Park Hyung Soo as Kook Hae Seong

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Park Joo Hee as Ji Soo

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Kim Young Woong as Go Se Kyu

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Na Chul as Na Su Min

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Cha Soon Bae as Seon Woo Chang

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Yoo Ji Yeon as Han Tae Seok's Wife

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Lee Joo Seung as Andrew

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Han Joon Woo as Kim Se Hoon

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Kang Han Saem as BJ Kim Dong Hyun

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Bae Hae Sun as Oh Yeon Ok

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Hong Soon Chang as Kim Hak Je

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Lee Joo Sil as Ji Sung Sil

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Kim Ju Yeon as Kang Eunji

Nam Mi Jung as Lee Deok Soon

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Jung Woon Sun as Shin So Yeon

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Joo Jong Hyuk as Kim Seung Young

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Song Ji Woo as Park Seo Yoon

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Special Appearances:

Lee Kyu Hyung as Lee Seung Young

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Baek Joo Hee as Park Min Ji

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Lee Seung Joon as Kim Dae Yoon

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Happiness was Park Hyung Sik's first acting project after completing his military service in January 2021.

Like most of the drama's I've watched, this drama has some catchy tracks.

Isaac Hong - Pain

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Joe Layne - Eureka

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Joe Layne - Realise

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Happiness takes place in the near future, where the release of a failed treatment drug "Next" has caused a worldwide pandemic known as the Lytra Virus, aka "mad person disease". Those infected by Lytra experience short bouts of insanity and bloodlust, before completely regressing into a zombie-like state.

The South Korean military and police forces try to contain the spread of Lytra and Next through extensive investigation and authoritive quarantine measures, while civil rights groups protest against them, believing the infected are still capable of normal human interaction.

Yoon Sae Beom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in a coveted apartment complex by pretending to marry high school friend Jung Yi Hyun.

Yi Hyun is a detective investigating the spread of a mysterious disease. They are trapped inside in their apartment building when Han Tae Seok, head of the task force to control the spread of the disease, orders the complex to be sealed off from the rest of the city.

Quarantine and disease reveal a social caste system, bringing out the best and worst of the apartment residents.

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This is the type of drama I really like. I enjoy the typical romance drama's, but I absolutely love thriller and "zombie" drama's.

I love that with this drama, you can't predict what's going to happen, it keeps you on edge, I found it difficult to stop watching with this drama. When each episode came to an end, I wanted to continue onto the next.

The cast were amazing and they really brought life to the drama and their characters.

I loved Han Hyo Joo as Yoon Sae Bom. This was my first drama of hers and I really enjoyed her acting. I really liked her character, she was a strong, independent woman and will help anyone that needs it. I loved that she refused to sit and wait for everything to go back to normal and fought to get answers. She also takes her job seriously.

I loved Park Hyung Sik as Jung Yi Hyun. His character at times brings some comedic relief, but at most he's a serious character, and like Yoon Sae Bom, he takes his job seriously and will fight for and protect those in need. He has a close bond with Sae Bom as they were high school friends, but unbeknownst to her, he harbours feelings for her too, which seem to be one-sided.

I thought Jo Woo Jin did amazing as Han Tae Seok. He's part of the government and is tasked in finding a way to treat and cure this "zombie" disease. He's cold and calculating and will do anything to get the answers he wants and needs, no matter who he has to sacrifice. As we get to know more about him you understand the reasons behind his mindset.

I really liked Lee Jun Hyeok as Kim Jung Guk. I thought he did a really good job bringing his role to life. I love his friendship with Yi Hyun, they seem to have a close bond and a relationship that goes past just being work colleagues. His actions in the series can often be seen as something relatable as his partner is on her own at home, while he is in lockdown, so you can understand some of the things he does because he wants to be out their protecting her and making sure she is safe.

I have to say that BEK Hyun Jin was annoying and frustrating as Oh Joo Hyung, but that's because he played his role so well.  He thinks because he has money, he has the power to do whatever he wants and get away with it, which we see when people question where his wife is.

I thought Moon Ye Won was really good as Woo Sang Hee. I would say she's the typical gold digger character. She goes where ever the money is and doesn't care who she has to be with to get what she believes she deserves.

I really liked Park Hee Von as Na Hyun Kyung. She was one of my favourites, even thought we didn't get a lot of screen time with her. I loved her relationship with her brother, you could tell that they were incredibly close.

I think Park Hyung Soo was good as Kook Hae Seong, he's the typical bad lawyer that will do anything to get what he wants and believes because of his job as a lawyer that people will respect him and his decisions. His wife on the other hand question his actions an answers. I think he's easy manipulated as we see when he starts being involve with Woo Sang Hee.

I really liked Na Chul as Na Su Min. He has a strong bond with his sister Na Hyun Kyung, even when things seem to be going south for them, they still look out for each other.

I liked Lee Joo Seung as Andrew, he's a mysterious character that keeps his face hidden and works with the cleaners. We're definitely taken on a ride with this character.

While we didn't see much of him, I liked Han Joon Woo as Kim Se Hoon. He's a bit OCD and a germaphobe so mainly keeps to himself but he seems to make a connection with Sae Bom and opens up a little to her and lets him in his safe space.

I hated the character BJ Kim Dong Hyun, but that just means Kang Han Saem did a great job as him. He's a selfish character and treats is parents badly. All he seems to care about are views and money, and he doesn't seem to care how he gets it.

I think Bae Hae Sun did a good job as Oh Yeon Ok. She's respected by the tenants that live in the building she does and she holds her place in that building to high esteem and seems to think those that don't have money, or fully one their apartments are beneath her.

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Lee Kyu Hyung as Lee Seung Young, I've watched him in  a few roles and have always liked his characters. I was keeping my fingers crossed for his character and hoping he would survive this show.

I highly recommend this drama, it's such a binge worthy series and it's full of suspense and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

For me it definitely ended with good closure, I wasn't left with any questions.

I think if you're a fan of thrillers as well as apocalyptic "zombie" stuff then, I think you'd like this take on that genre.

Have you watched Happiness?

Were you a fan of the cast?

Did you enjoy the plot?

Let me know in the comments below.

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