Spring has sprung, and with it comes a fresh bouquet of K-dramas. Here’s your comprehensive guide to the most anticipated shows premiering this April:
“Love Is Like a Cat”
Korean Title: “사랑은 고양이처럼”
Cast: Mew Suppasit Jongcheveevat, JM, Kim Kyoung Seok, Lee Geon U
Premiere Date: April 1
Broadcast Details: Mondays at 6 p.m. KST, available on Viki
A Korean-Thai collaboration, “Love Is Like a Cat” is a BL drama about global superstar Piuno (Mew Suppasit Jongcheveevat) who works at a pet daycare to save his reputation and begins working with the daycare’s director Daebyeol (JM).
Cast: Jeon So Nee, Goo Kyo Hwan, Lee Jung Hyun, Kwon Hae Hyo, Kim In Kwon
Premiere Date: April 5
Broadcast Details: all episodes released simultaneously at 4 p.m. KST on Netflix
Based on the universe of the legendary manga series “Parasyte” by Hitoshi Iwaaki, “Parasyte: The Grey” follows the events that unfold when mysterious parasitic life-forms fall to Earth from outer space and attempt to gain power by living off of human hosts.
Cast: Byun Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Song Geon Hee, Lee Seung Hyub
Premiere Date: April 8
Broadcast Details: Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:50 p.m. KST on tvN, available on Viki
Based on a popular web novel, “Lovely Runner” is a time-slip romance drama that unfolds as Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon), a passionate fan devastated by the death of her favorite star Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), goes back in time to save him.
Cast:Suho, Hong Ye Ji, Myung Se Bin, Kim Joo Hun, Kim Min Kyu
Premiere Date: April 13
Broadcast Details: Saturdays and Sundays at 9:40 p.m. KST on MBN, available on Viki
A spin-off of “Bossam: Steal the Fate,” “Missing Crown Prince” is a romantic comedy set in the Joseon era about a crown prince who is kidnapped by the woman who is set to become his wife. While on the run for their lives, romance winds up blossoming between them.
Cast: Lee Je Hoon, Lee Dong Hwi, Choi Woo Sung, Yoon Hyun Soo, Seo Eun Soo
Premiere Date: April 19
Broadcast Details: Fridays and Saturdays at 9:50 p.m. KST on MBC
“Chief Detective 1958” serves as a prequel to the classic Korean series “Chief Inspector,” which ran for 18 years from 1971 to 1989. While the original show was set in the 1970s and 1980s (present day at the time), “Chief Detective 1958” will be set even earlier, in 1958.
“Boys Be Brave!”
Korean Title: “고백을 못하고”
Cast: Kim Sung Hyun, Nam Shi An, Jung Yeo Joon, Ahn Se Min
Premiere Date: April 25
Broadcast Details: Thursdays at 12 p.m. KST, available on Viki
Based on a popular webtoon, “Boys Be Brave!” is a BL rom-com that follows the story that unfolds when Jung Ki Sub (Nam Shi An) begins to unexpectedly live at Kim Jin Woo’s (Kim Sung Hyun’s) house.
Cast: Lee Jung Joon, Choi Hyo Zu, Kim Won Shik, Kassy
Premiere Date: April 9
Broadcast Details: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. KST on KBS Joy’s YouTube
“Reunion Counseling” is a rom-com about Choi Do Wan (Lee Jung Joon) who launches an app for reunion counseling as he reunites with his ex-girlfriend Kang Eun Gyo (Choi Hyo Zu), who uses his service to find her current boyfriend Jun Woo (Kim Won Shik) who has disappeared.
“Blood Free”
Korean Title: “지배종”
Cast: Joo Ji Hoon, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Hee Joon, Lee Moo Saeng, Park Ji Yeon
Premiere Date: April 10
Broadcast Details: Wednesdays on Disney+
“Blood Free” is a suspense thriller about Yoon Ja Yoo (Han Hyo Joo), the CEO of the genetic engineering enterprise BF, and Woo Chae Woon (Joo Ji Hoon), a retired officer-turned-guard who deliberately approaches her, as they get swept up in a series of incidents.
“Gray Shelter”
Korean Title: “회색기류”
Cast: Lee Jae Bin, Jang Woo Young
Premiere Date: April 11
Broadcast Details: all episodes released simultaneously at 12 p.m. KST
“Gray Shelter” is a BL drama about Cha Soo Hyuk (Jang Woo Young), living day by day without major aspirations, who reunites with his past friend Lee Yoon Dae (Lee Jae Bin), who has nowhere to go after breaking up with his girlfriend.
“Goodbye Earth”
Korean Title: “종말의 바보”
Cast: Yoo Ah In, Ahn Eun Jin, Jeon Seong Woo, Kim Yoon Hye
Premiere Date: April 26
Broadcast Details: all episodes released simultaneously at 4 p.m. KST on Netflix
“Goodbye Earth” is a pre-apocalyptic drama about four individuals living out the chaotic final 200 days before an asteroid is scheduled to collide with Earth, showing how the individual characters spend the last days on the planet based on their respective beliefs.
“Under The Gun”
Korean Title: “언더 더 건”
Cast: Zuho, Jo Soo Min, Seo Ji Won
Premiere Date: April 29
Broadcast Details: all episodes released simultaneously, available on Viki
“Under the Gun” is a noir romance drama about Go Geon (Zuho), the son of a professional Texas Hold ’em player, and Cha Se Young (Jo Soo Min), who dreamed of becoming a pianist before going to study abroad in the United States.
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