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5 Best Korean Dramas Releasing in June 2023

5 Best Korean Dramas Releasing in June 2023
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Get ready for this month's best Korean television series.

Korean cinema and television have long established themselves as formidable contenders in the global marketplace, delivering captivating stories that offer lighthearted everyday moments and incisive social commentary.

Thus, Korean dramas should not be viewed as a last resort when there is nothing else to watch. On the contrary, many of them stand as exceptional works of art in their own right, and there are some incredibly intriguing releases slated for June.

5. Bloodhounds

Release date: June 9

This upcoming Netflix series is adapted from Jeong Chan's webtoon of the same name. The plot follows two boxers expelled from high school who, in order to make money, reach out to a powerful criminal leader in the Korean underworld who hires them to collect debts.

4. See You in My 19th Life

Also based on a webtoon of the same name, this drama primarily centres on a romantic story but incorporates intriguing and even religious motifs. The protagonist possesses the ability to recall all of her past lives. Upon her 19th reincarnation, she resolves to reunite with the love of one of her previous lives.

Release date: June 17

3. King the Land

Release date: June 17

This romantic tale would be inevitable if Kendall Roy from Succession lived in South Korea. The main character is the heir to a hotel conglomerate who appears to have lost his capacity for emotions and romance in pursuit of his inheritance. However, everything changes when he encounters a new employee at a luxury hotel.

2. Revenant

Release date: June 23

Korean dramas are as abundant in romance as they are in suspense. This upcoming mystical thriller delves into the lives of a demon-possessed student and a professor whose parents were slain by the same entity.

1. Heartbeat

Release date: June 26

This romantic series also leaves ample room for mysticism, drama, and comedy. The story revolves around a half-vampire who cannot revert to being human, despite his desire to do so. One thing leads to another, and he moves in with a young woman even colder than the most cold-blooded vampires. But can there be feelings between such an unlikely pair?