This week, from Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, 2024, avid K-drama fans are in for an interesting ride with new drama episode releases. While ongoing K-dramas will continue documenting changes in storyline and characters, viewers will also witness a few new dramas premiering this week. Fans will be able to enjoy series from a variety of genres, including romance, thriller, historical, and many others. These dramas will also be available on a few streaming platforms.
Popular K-dramas that will air their weekly episodes include Lovely Runner, Chief Detective 1958, The Atypical Family, and many others. This week, fans have two more K-dramas to add to their watchlist. tvN’s new K-drama, The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, will premiere this week, replacing the recently concluded and highly popular Queen of Tears. Meanwhile, MBC K-drama The Brave Yoon Soo Jung will also make its much-awaited premiere.
Check out more details about this week’s K-drama episode releases.
Lovely Runner Episodes 9, 10 release date, timing on tvN & Viki
The highly popular K-drama Lovely Runner will air two new episodes this week on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 8:50 p.m. KST on tvN. Fans can also stream the episodes on Viki. The series follows the story of a fangirl, Im-Sol (Kim Hye-Yoon), who travels back in time and gets a chance to save her favorite idol Ryu Sun-Jae’s (Byeon Woo-Seok) life. Viewers are eager to find out if she will succeed in her mission.
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Episodes 1, 2 release date, timing on tvN & Viki
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon is an upcoming romance K-drama on tvN, premiering with two episodes on Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 9:20 p.m. KST on tvN. Meanwhile, viewers can also stream the episodes on Viki. The series focuses on two individuals’ fateful connection. Popular academy instructor Seo Hye-Jin (Jung Ryeo-Won) reunites with her former “star student” Lee Joon-Ho (Wi Ha-Joon). The latter joins her academy institute at Daechi-Dong so that he can pursue her, as she is his first love.
Chief Detective 1958 Episodes 7, 8 release date, timing on MBC & Disney Plus
Chief Detective 1958 will air two new episodes this week on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 9:50 p.m. KST on MBC. The series follows the journey of detective Park Young-Han (Lee Je-Hoon), who moves to Seoul from the countryside and collaborates with his team members to tackle important issues, including crime and corruption. The series also features Lee Dong-Hwi, Seo Eun-Soo, Yoon Hyun-Soo, Choi Woo-Sung, and other cast members. Viewers can also stream the drama and its episodes on Disney Plus.
The Atypical Family Episodes 3, 4 release date, timing on JTBC & Netflix
The Atypical Family is a newly released K-drama and will air its weekly episodes 3 and 4 on Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. KST on JTBC. Meanwhile, fans can also stream the episodes on Netflix. The drama follows the story of Bok Gwi-Joo (Jang Ki-Yong) and his family members, who lose their superpowers due to modern-day troubles. One day, they cross paths with the mysterious Do Da-Hee (Chun Woo-Hee). Their lives completely change after she starts to live with them.
The Brave Yoon Soo Jung Episodes 1-5 release date, timing on MBC
The Brave Yoon Soo Jung is a new K-drama that will release its first set of episodes, 1 to 5, each from Monday, May 6, to Friday, May 10, 2024, at 7:05 p.m. KST on MBC. As of now, no streaming details about the drama have been released. The central storyline follows home shopping host Yoon Soo-Jung (Uhm Hyun-Kyung), who is quite popular in her career. However, she faces difficulties in her romantic life as she cannot convey her feelings. Soo-Jung has a crush on a conglomerate heir, Joo Woo-Jin (Kwon Hwa-Woon).
Other K-dramas that will air their weekly episodes include Missing Crown Prince (MBN and Viki), Frankly Speaking (JTBC and Netflix), Blood Free (Disney Plus), The Midnight Studio (ENA and Viki), The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection (SBS and Viki), Boys Be Brave! (Heavenly and Viki), Nothing Uncovered (KBS and Viki), Beauty and Mr. Romantic (KBS2 and Viki), Su Ji and U Ri (KBS1 and Viki), Without Blood or Tears (KBS2 and Viki), and others.
