What new K-dramas can you watch this November? Fans can look forward to a mix of romantic and family comedies – not to mention gritty crime series. Kicking things off is Brewing Love, a rom-com which stars Kim Se-jeong (Business Proposal) and Bad Memory Eraser’s Lee Jong-won. Comedic actor Lee Yi-kyung (Welcome to Waikiki) leads Marry You as an unattractive bachelor in search of his dream partner.
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Fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope should stay tuned for Face Me, which sees a cold and calculating plastic surgeon open up to a hot-headed detective as well as Love Your Enemy, which follows a pair of high school rivals after they reunite as adults. Netflix’s Mr. Plankton, a heartwarming, offbeat romantic-comedy will also premiere this month.
Meanwhile, Disney+ is set to premiere the highly anticipated Gangnam B-side, which tackles the dark sides of the famed Seoul party district, along with the second season of 2019 hit drama The Fiery Priest starring Kim Nam-gil. Other crime dramas arriving in November are When the Phone Rings and Parole Examiner Lee.
Brewing Love
Upcoming romantic-comedy Brewing Love stars Kim Se-jeong as Chae Yong-joo, a former member of the special force in the military who now works as a saleswoman for a liquor company. After working for her company for six years and becoming its top salesperson, she embarks on a mission to sell a new beer to save her branch from closing down.
Through her mission she meets Yoon Min-joo (Lee Jong-won), the CEO and brewmaster behind the new beer. A sensitive man who is naturally attuned to the emotions of others, he lives a quiet and peaceful life in a rural area. However, Yong-joo begins to pull him out of his shell.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jong-won, Shin Do-hyun and Baek Sung-chul
Director and Screenwriter: Park Sun-ho, Lee Jung-shin
How to watch: Brewing Love premieres November 4 on ENA
Gangnam B-Side
Gangnam B-Side revolves around Kang Dong-woo (Jo Woo-jin), a detective who is estranged from his family and later shunned by his colleagues after leading a corruption bust in the police force. He moves to a quiet rural outpost, but is pulled back into the seedy underbelly of Seoul’s Gangnam district after his daughter’s friend, Kim Jae-hee (BIBI), goes missing.
Joining him in his search is Min Seo-jin (Ha Yoon-kyung), a prosecutor who decides to take on the case. They soon find themselves involved with Yoon Gil-ho (Ji Chang-wook), an outlaw and back-alley enforcer in Gangnam.
Episodes: 8
Cast: Jo Woo-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Ha Yoon-kyung and BIBI
Director and Screenwriter: Park Noo-ri, Jo Won-gyu
How to watch: Gangnam B-Side premieres November 6 on Disney+
Face Me
Face Me follows Cha Jung-woo (Lee Min-ki), a famed plastic surgeon at the top of his industry. A former emergency doctor, he becomes a plastic surgeon after the death of his lover and stops connecting emotionally with his patients. After an unexplained patient death tarnishes his reputation, Jung-woo gets roped into a hospital social responsibility initiative to help victims of crime.
Over this time, he begins to regularly cross paths with Lee Min-hyung (Han Ji-hyun), a fearless and confident young detective who goes above and beyond to support victims. While their personalities initially clash, the pair eventually grow closer, and Min-hyung learns more about Jung-woo’s painful past.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, Jeon Bae-soo
Director and Screenwriter: Ahn Sang-hoon, Hwang Ye-jin
How to watch: Face Me premieres on November 6 on KBS2
The Fiery Priest 2
The sequel to 2019’s The Fiery Priest continues the story of Kim Hae-il (Kim Nam-gil), a hot-tempered catholic priest who heads to Busan to investigate a drug crime that originated in Seoul. Joining him in his investigation are prosecutor Park Kyung-sun (Lee Ha-nee), Seoul police detective Gu Dae-young (Kim Sung-kyun) and Busan police officer Gu Ja-young (BIBI).
Episodes: 12
Cast: Kim Nam-gil, Lee Ha-nee, Kim Sung-kyun and BIBI
Director and Screenwriter: Park Bo-ram, Park Jae-bum
How to watch: The Fiery Priest 2 premieres November 8 on SBS, and will also be available to stream on Disney+
Mr. Plankton
Mr. Plankton follows Hae Jo (Woo Do-hwan), a young man who wanders the world without a family. While searching for his biological family, he is joined by Jo Jae-mi (Lee Yoo-mi), the world’s most unlucky woman.
Jae-mi is to marry the wealthy Eo Heung (Oh Jung-se), the successor of a major food company headed by his mother, Beom Ho-ja (Kim Hae-sook). Although his family disapproves of Jae-mi, they begrudgingly allow them to marry after Eo Heung tells them they are expecting a child. However, she runs away with Hae Jo on their wedding day.
Episodes: 10
Cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se and Kim Hae-sook
Director and Screenwriter: Hong Jong-chan, Jo Yong
How to watch: Mr. Plankton premieres exclusively on Netflix on November 8
Marry You
Lee Yi-kyung leads upcoming romantic-comedy drama Marry You as Bong Cheol-hui, a bachelor from a remote island whose life goal is to get married. However, he struggles to find a partner because he lives with his twin niece and nephew, and has an unattractive appearance.
Jung Ha-na (Jo Soo-min) is a civil servant who does not believe in marriage and wants to remain single. Through an unexpected turn of events, Ha-na is dispatched as part of a “marriage encouragement” to help Bong Cheol-hui get hitched.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Lee Yi-kyung, Jo Soo-min, Koo Jun-hoe, Ji Yi-soo
Director and Screenwriter: Yoon Yeo-chang
How to watch: Marry You begins airing on November 16 on Channel A
Parole Examiner Lee
Parole Examiner Lee follows its titular character Lee Han-sin (Go Soo), who metes out justice to ex-criminals who attempt to manipulate or escape the parole system. He works closely with Choi Hwa-ran (Baek Ji-won), a private lender.
The series also stars Girls’ Generation’s Kwon Yu-ri as An Seo-yun, an ace detective who catches criminals in hopes of making the world a better place, as well as Lee Hak-joo as Ji Myeong-seob, an arrogant and fearless successor to a wealthy chaebol family.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Go Soo, Kwon Yu-ri, Baek Ji-won and Lee Hak-joo
Director and Screenwriter: Yoon Sang-ho, Park Chi-hyeong
How to watch: Parole Examiner Lee premieres via tvN on November 18
When the Phone Rings
When the Phone Rings is a political thriller starring Yoo Yeon-seok as Baek Sa-eon, presidential spokesman and former war correspondent from a prominent political family. He is married to Hong Hui-joo (Chae Soo-bin), the daughter of a newspaper proprietor and sign language interpreter. Hui-joo has mutism due to a childhood accident.
While the couple seem perfect to the public, their marriage was one of convenience. Behind closed doors, they rarely interact and do not have much of a relationship. One day, an unidentified man kidnaps Hui-joo and turns their lives inside out.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Yoo Yeon-seok, Chae Soo-bin, Heo Nam-jun and Jang Gyu-ri
Director and Screenwriter: Kim Ji-woon, Park Sang-woo
How to watch: When the Phone Rings premieres on November 22 via MBC, and will also be available to stream on Netflix.
Love Your Enemy
Construction managing director Seok Ji-won (Ju Ji-hoon) and PE teacher Yoon Ji-won (Jung Yu-mi) were born on the same day in the same town. However, they come from feuding families and were engaged in a fierce rivalry while at school.
In adulthood, Seo Ji-won returns to his hometown as the CEO of his construction company, and finds that Yoon Ji-won has mellowed out over the years after a series of hardships. After they reunite, though, her hard-headed tendencies begin to re-emerge.
Episodes: 12
Cast: Ju Ji-hoon, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Si-woo and Kim Ye-won
Director and Screenwriter: Lim Hye-jin, Park Jun-hwa
How to watch: Love Your Enemy premieres November 23 on tvN. It will also be available to stream on Viki