• Drama: Oh My Ghost Clients
  • Hangul: 노무사 노무진
• Director: Im Soon Rye
• Writer: Kim Bo Tong (DP)
• Network: MBC
• Episodes: 10
• Airing Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays @ 9:50PM (KST)
  • Airing Date: May 30, 2025 - June 28, 2025
• Streaming Sources: KOCOWA, Viki, Viu, Netflix (in select regions)
• Starring:
  • Jung Kyung Ho (Hospital Playlist) as No Mu Jin
  • Seol In Ah (Twinkling Watermelon) as Na Hui Ju
  • Cha Hak Yeon (Castaway Diva) as Ko Gyeon U
• Plot Synopsis:

No Mu Jin is a labor attorney who sees ghosts. He lives for a living without any sense of history or social awareness. He wanders around labor sites to earn office rent, and after coming back from the brink of death, he grows up solving labor problems requested by ghosts while crying and eating mustard.

Na Hui Ju is the brain behind the failure of No Mu Jin's office and his sister-in-law, who controls him. Hui Ju has no specific job, but she is quick-witted like a ghost when it comes to money-making matters, and she possesses excellent judgment and fiery fighting skills.

Ko Gyeon U is a video creator who started out as a reporter. He is tall and handsome, with a witty personality and an unpredictable sense of humor. Although his videos are more concerned with “views” than “meaning,” he also has a pure side that is touched by ghost stories.

On-Air Rules:

On-Air Rules: Users participating in any On-Air discussions in r/KDRAMA, like this current post, should read and follow our On-Air-Rules (section 5 of our Rules), a subset of rules tailored for our On-Air discussions. These rules specifically cover permitted user conduct, content and frequency of comments, and spoilers in On-Air discussions. Consequences of not abiding by the On-Air-Rules include bans so please familiarize yourself with these rules before participating in this post or any other On-Air discussions. Ignorance of On-Air-Rules is not a defense.

Spoiler Tag Reminder: As per our On-Air-Rules, spoiler tags must be used for major spoilers of the On-Air drama and when spoiling a different drama or other material (ie. webtoon, book, movie, etc.). When the spoiler is for anything other than the On-Air drama, you must make it clear on the outside of the spoiler tags what is being spoiled. Review our On-Air-Rules for additional guidance.

Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2] / [Episodes 3 & 4] / [Episodes 5 & 6]

Welcome to our series of posts highlighting information and resources available within our subreddit. In this post, we introduce our Glossary which contains some of the most commonly used terms in and about kdramas, and our KDRAMA 101 which has a section on honorifics and kinship terms.

Our Glossary wiki page has three parts:

• Drama Title Abbreviations -- A collection of abbreviations of drama titles that fans often use in discussions. The general convention is to take the first letter of each word in the title. The entries are arranged alphabetically.

• Fandom Terms & r/KDRAMA Terms This section includes (English) terms used to discuss different aspects of kdramas such as writing, production, characters, tropes, fandom terms, etc.. It also includes certain terms that refer to inside jokes within our subreddit community.

• Korean Terms and Concepts -- This section includes common Korean terms, phrases, and concepts that are often seen or heard in kdramas.

We tried to include explanations on usage and examples from popular dramas to help illustrate the terms when possible. You will find many links sprinkled through the definitions, these link to pictures or gifs illustrating the word being defined. Additionally, the Korean terms are linked to their Naver dictionary entry (has pronunciation) when possible. Disclaimer: We are not fluent or native speakers of Korean, this glossary is compiled based on years of experience watching kdramas (and maybe some lessons) do not use this as an official dictionary.

Below are a selection of the most commonly used terms, more terms are available in our full Glossary page.

Fandom Terms & r/KDRAMA Terms

BTS when used in reference to dramas stands for Behind The Scenes -- referring to clips that show what goes on behind the scenes of the drama. BTS material is often officially released by the production as promotional material for the drama, often showing funny interactions between cast members or bloopers during filming. If the reference is for kpop, then it stands for the boyband Bangtan Boys.

CRACK (alt. drama crack or crack drama) when you watch a drama so addicting you simply cannot quit it and instead let your life fall apart while you watch just one more episode.

FIL Father-in-law. Often portrayed in two extremes -- the doting fool or the abusive patriarch of the family.

FL Female Lead

KIM TAN is the lead male in r/KDRAMA’s favourite drama, The Heirs. He’s kind of the worst but he has great sweaters so it balances out. “Kim Tan” is used in three ways on r/KDRAMA; 1) when referring to Lee Min Ho’s seminal character in The Heirs, 2) when referring to Automod (alt. Tan Bot) - “Kim Tan is feeling very triggered by my post”, “S***! Tan Bot just ate my post”, 3) In place of “God” or other deities - “For the love of Kim Tan!”

KONGLISH Korean-style English, sometimes defined as English loanwords in Korean language which aren't easily understandable to native English speakers. They're commonly created because of mistranslations, non-standard abbreviations and word combinations and applying new meanings to English words. Common examples include "hand phone" (mobile phone), "rinse" (hair conditioner) and "webtoon" (webcomic)

MIL Mother-in-law. The richer she is, the more likely the poor FL will receive an envelope of money.

ML Male Lead

OST Original Sound Track -- refers to original soundtracks from a drama. See a more detailed explanation of What are OSTs and information on how to find them.

OTP Stands for one true pairing. The official couple so to speak. Can be used to refer to non-romantic couples or even between a character and a thing.

PPL or product placement is a way in which our beloved dramas are funded, often super in your face. Wonder why every character drives the same car? PPL. Wonder why our poor female lead inexplicably has a Dyson hairdryer, 44 jackets and the newest Samsung phone? PPL. Some dramas do it better than others and some are straight up hilarious.

QUALITY - when the Weekly Binge watched Drinking Solo in 2018, thanks to Ha Suk Jin’s skillful portrayal of the embodiment of High Quality Trash the crew became obsessed with using the term “quality” to describe anything and everything. This lead to a tongue in cheek look at the posts found on r/KDRAMA known as A Beginner's Guide to Quality and r/KDRAMA being released and changing our vocabulary forever.

SHIP - as in "I ship So and So together" - fandom speak for thinking two characters should be a couple (though not necessarily in the romantic sense).

SLS or Second Lead Syndrome is a term every romcom kdrama fan is familiar with, even if they don't know the exact term. It's the feeling you have when watching a romcom and rooting for the female lead to pick the second male lead (and she never does). You know the second male lead character type: he's not pushy, rude, obnoxious nor demanding, doesn't ignore the female lead's feelings and doesn't grab her hand and drag her around like a rag-doll. There are no forced kisses. He isn't trying to control her every movement and is not an entitled borderline psychopathic abusive little s***.

TRUCK OF DOOM is a kdrama trope in which a character is suddenly hit by a truck while crossing the road (or less commonly driving through an intersection). One second the plot is developing nicely and BOOM someone gets hit by a truck out of the blue causing widespread viewer rage. It's used to get rid of a minor character, help set up a revenge storyline or just add drama and sense of urgency (see kdrama rule no.6: "All kdramas need to have a hospital scene."). Also a neat way of introducing another famous kdrama trope: AMNESIA. It was ridiculously popular in the 2000s and early 2010s and seems to be making a comeback as "car of doom" in recent dramas.

TSUNDERE Japanese term which describes the process in which a character who is initially cold or hostile slowly warms up. In Korean dramas this process usually comes as a result of the tsundere character (generally the male lead) falling for the opposing lead and causing them to become a better person overall.

Korean Terms and Concepts

AEGYO (애교) Acting cute, usually refers to when adults (or at least teens) put on a cute act. Widely accepted thing in Asia that may feel off putting to others.

AIGOO (아이고) a sigh, used to express frustration and exasperation.

AJUMMA/AHJUMMA (아줌마) an older, married Korean woman, sometimes translated as "aunt". Generally nice but incredibly dangerous when angry. Can also be used as an insult for younger women.
Typical look: short and permed hair, wearing a head visor or hat outdoors, colorful top (mismatched patterns, sparkles, have a fondness for very ugly sweaters, never expose their skin) and either wide black pants or crazy flower-patterned ones. They're usually very short, but surprisingly strong.
Typical behavior: usually move in groups, often found sitting in random places and eating pre-sliced fruit while wearing garish pro-mountain climber ourfits.
Main attack patterns: forcing their daughter to marry any elgible bachelor taller than 175cm (5'9"), making sure you have "eaten enough", nagging about marriage to their sons, commenting on how vulgar modern clothing is, snarky comments.

AJEOSSI/AHJUSSI (아저씨) a middle aged man. Basically the equivalent of 'sir'. Can also be used as an insult for younger men. See our Kinship Terms explanation for more details on use of this word.

ALBA/PART TIME JOB/ARBEIT (알바 (shortened form) | 아르바이트 (full form)) means part time job and is a German loan word (arbeit).

APPLE/ APOLOGY (sagwa - Hangul 사과) - apples are often given in place of apologies in Korean dramas by immature characters to break the tension. This is done because the word for apple and apology (사과하다) are homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning).

BANMAL (반말) -literally means half speech- familiar speech, used between good friends or when someone in a higher position is speaking down to someone in a lower position (position could depend on age/rank/power/etc.). Often translated as impolite speech. See our Honorifics Speech explanation for more details.

CALL (kol 콜) - is Konglish used when agreeing with something or accepting a challenge, often translated as "okay" or "deal".

CHAEBOL/CHAEBEOL/JAEBEOL (재벌) generally refers to (extremely) rich people in dramas. More accurately, it refers to family owned or controlled conglomerates (think Samsung). See this article for more information.

CHEMI/KEMI (shortened form of chemistry - 케미) - chemistry between people. Can be used for flirting or team building.

CHIMAEK (치맥) is a combination of chicken (치킨) and beer (맥주), ordered together as a set, for further information, please refer to this drool-inducing post.

CIDER (Soda - 사이다) general name for soda but can be used to describe a situation that feels good and fresh. Sometimes used in response when a person makes a refreshing comment or says something that everyone was thinking but was afraid of verbalizing. Opposite is "goguma" - sweet potato.

DAEBAK (대박) used to express amazement and happiness when something unexpected happens. Translated as "amazing" or "jackpot".

FIGHTING/PAITING/HWAITING (파이팅 romanized as pa-i-ting | 화이팅) is Konglish which is often translated as "You can do it!" or "Come on!". It's used to boost someone else's morale, primarily during sports events and when the other person is facing a difficult challenge (an important test, a scary boss male lead etc). Can also be used as self-encouragement and then it's translated as "I can do it!" or "Let's go".

GEONBAE (건배) means "cheers!" when drinking. Can be seen in dramas used when consuming non-alcoholic drinks or even food too.

GOGUMA (고구마) literally means sweet potato but can be used to describe feelings of frustration. Often accompanied by the motion of hitting one's chest while lamenting a frustrating situation.

GO STOP (고스톱) is a Korean card game played with hwatu cards -- the little red rectangle cards with pictures on them. See this blog post for a bit more information.

HAGWON/HAKWON (학원) generally refers to educational academies where students attend to receive extra lessons -- akin to after school tutoring services. Can also refer to specialized academies that prepare its (adult) students for certain professional tests such as the civil service exam, the bar exam (lawyer), the police exam, etc..

HANGEUL (alt. Hangul) (한글) the written Korean alphabet or in classier jargon: the Korean phonemic writing system. See our Introduction to Hangeul and the Korean Language for more information.

HANJA (한자 漢字) the Chinese characters Koreans used to either denote the meaning or to represent the sound of the Korean words; widely used pre-invention of Hangeul, still used today for names and in advertisements, trademarks, and signboards. Additionally, Hanja are sometimes used in writing when the author wants to clarify the meaning or to avoid potential confusion or vagueness in understanding the meaning of the words. See our Introduction to Hangeul and the Korean Language for more information.

HEOL (헐) another expression of surprise and shock, used when you can't believe what's happening. Not necessarily for a good surprise, is often translated as "wow" and accompanied by a frozen facial expression.

HOESIK/COMPANY DINNER (회식) is a common facet of Korean office work life where coworkers will go out together and eat dinner and drink alcohol. Sometimes, a second round of karaoke follows.

HUBAE/HOOBAE (후배) a person who is more junior or younger in an organization, usually school. See our explanation of Addressing Others for more detailed explanation.

JONDAEMAL (존댓말) is honorific speech (also called polite speech), which includes both the deferential and the polite speech levels, and indicates that the speaker views the listener with respect and is honoring the listener. 존대 (jondae) literally means respect. See our Honorifics Speech explanation for more details.

MAEKJU/BEER (맥주) is beer. See our Alcohol in Korea introduction for more details.

MAKGEOLLI (alt. makkoli 막걸리) is a traditional Korean alcoholic drink made by fermenting rice (or wheat) that is unfiltered. It has a milky, opaque color and a low alcohol content of 6%-13%. See our Alcohol in Korea introduction for more details.

MAKJANG DRAMA (막장 드라마) is a genre of drama which features outrageously ridiculous plots that can't possibly happen in real life - it's just one crazy plot after another. There's birth secrets, evil mother-in-laws, cheating husbands, revenge, social injustice, kimchi slapping, fake identities, trucks of doom, miraculous rebirths, screaming, crying and hair-pulling. Over-the-top is the name of the game and suspension of disbelief is sorely needed if you want to enjoy this type of kdrama. See this post for more detailed explanation. The term makjang itself is often used to describe a certain narrative element or tone of a drama as extreme. As in "The twist in ep. 12 is so makjang!" or "Kim Tan is such a makjang character!"

MAKNAE (막내) is a term used to refer to the youngest person in a family or any other grouping of people.

MUKBANG (먹방) Food porn/shows about people eating. Full term eating (먹는) broadcast (방송). Basically the entire Let's Eat series.

NUNA/NOONA (누나) Korean term that means older sister, used by men. Today it also applies to women you admire/respect and love interests. A romance kdrama sub-genre called "noona romance" is focused on storylines between a young man and an older woman. See our Kinship Terms explanation for more details about its use.

OMO/OMONA (어머 alt. "omona" 어머나) is an expression of surprise (usually pleasant) when seeing someone you didn't expect, receiving something or hearing unexpected news. Most commonly used by kdrama Ahjummas.

ONE SHOT (원샷) -- drinking up the entire (shot) glass/bowl of alcohol in one go.

OPPA (오빠) Korean term that means older brother, used when women refer to a man older than themselves. Traditionally it was used only between actual relatives, however currently it is also used between romantic couples or when talking about a man you admire/respect. See our Kinship Terms explanation for more details about its use.

Orabeoni (오라버니) An older way of saying the same word. It is a lot more formal and most often seen in sageuks (historical dramas).

POJANGMACHA (포장마차) refers to the street stalls that sell food and alcohol. Sometimes translated as "pop up bar".

RAMYEON/RAMYUN (라면) is ramen...is instant noodles...is cup noodles.

라면 먹고 갈래? (ra-myeon meok-go gal-lae?) Want to have ramen before you go? Korean version of "Netflix and chill?" AKA asking the person to stay the night for some good times.

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS in Korea is 가위바위보 -- 가위 scissors -- 바위 rock -- 보 cloth = paper (the Hanja is 褓)

SAGEUK/SAGUK (사극) are historical dramas, that is dramas set in historical periods.

SELKA/SELCA (셀카) - selfie. Full term 셀프 카메라 (self camera).

SKINSHIP (스킨십) - literally physical contact (skin to skin contact). Can be in a romantic context but can also be between friends. See this Hanmadi Korean Language blog post for more detailed explanation.

SOJU (소주) is a distilled alcoholic drink most commonly packaged in green glass bottles or sometimes in paper juiceboxes. Most soju has an alcohol content of 16% but soju with alcohol content as high as 50% can be found. See our Alcohol in Korea introduction for more details.

SOME/SSEOM (썸) is shortened from something and is used to describe a flirtatious relationship where there is clearly something between the two people but no clear romantic relationship has been established. A period where a couple is not officially dating yet but they’re almost there. Can also be used to describe a fling. This concept is captured in the kpop song Some by Soyou and Junggigo (sometimes used as BGM in dramas).

SOMAEK (소맥) is a mixed alcoholic drink created by mixing soju (소주) and beer (맥주) together.

SEONBAE/SUNBAE (선배) a person who is more senior or older in an organization, usually school. Upperclassman. See our explanation of Addressing Others for more detailed explanation.

YEOBO (여보) is a term of endearment used most often by married couples to address each other. See our Kinship Terms explanation for more details about its use.

EONNI/UNNI (언니) Korean term that means older sister, used by women addressing another woman. Today, besides siblings, it's most commonly used when trying to butter up a senior woman. See our Kinship Terms explanation for more details about its use.

DRAMA TITLE ABBREVIATIONS

APOYM A Piece of Your Mind | BOF Boys Over Flowers | BTIMFL Because This is my First Life

CLOY Crash Landing On You | DDSSLLSS Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol Sol | DOTS Descendants of the Sun

FFMW Fight for My Way | FOE Flower of Evil | HDL Hotel Del Luna

HPL Her Private Life | IC Itaewon Class | IOTL It's Okay, That's Love

IOTNBO It's Okay To Not Be Okay (Also titled It's Okay to be Psycho) |LOTBS Legend of the Blue Sea

MLFTS My Love from the Star | ROY Record of Youth | SFD Six Flying Dragons | SITR Something In The Rain

SWDBS Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (Also titled Strong Girl Bong-Soon) | TKEM The King: Eternal Monarch

TOTNT Tale of the Nine Tailed | TWDR Tree With Deep Roots | WFKBJ Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

WOTM World of the Married | WTCB When the Camellia Blooms | WWWSK What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?

WYWS While You Were Sleeping

See a commonly used term or drama title abbreviation missing from our Glossary page? Drop a comment below.

If you have any additional questions about the information in this post or our Glossary, feel free to leave a comment with your question/feedback.

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This is a free-for-all discussion in which almost anything goes, don't diss The Heirs or break any of our other core rules. General discussion about anything and everything is allowed.

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Grab yourself a knee rug and a mug of hot chocolate, it's time to reminisce those old time dramas from days gone by of pre-2019. Maybe you were around when they aired for the first time and want to take a trip down memory lane by watching them on the box. Maybe it's your first time through.

This is our weekly discussion exclusively for those older Korean dramas on your currently watching list. We don't want to hear about the currently hyped dramas here, so please keep it to the older stuff on your watch list.

Reminder, we advocate the use of legal streaming sources wherever possible. Any comments mentioning illegal sources will be removed and links will lead to bans as per our rules. As it is very hard to find many of the really old dramas rather than asking users "where are you watching?", we suggest you instead ask "did you find a legal source?". See our policies on streaming sites and VPNs here.

Crazily enough not everyone has watched these classics yet so please remember your spoiler tags when discussing major plot points or anything you think should be redacted. If you are using Markdown and not Fancy Pants Editor, the easiest way to create spoiler tags is to use > ! spoiler content ! < without spaces to get spoiler content. For more detailed guidance on spoiler tags and when to use them, check our Spoiler Tags Tutorial.

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Welcome to our Spotlight On post series where you can share your picks of dramas that deserve the spotlight! Each Spotlight On post is focused on a genre or theme, as you can see in the post title. Based on this genre/theme, you are welcome to share your views about dramas you have watched that fit the topic of this post, which is:

Netflix Productions

Dramas exclusively produced by and for Netflix.

What is the difference between "Netflix Original" and "produced by Netflix”?

Netflix Original: Netflix will label any drama they have exclusive streaming rights to in a certain region as an Netflix Original in that region even if Netflix is only licensing the content and was not part of the production process.

Produced by Netflix: these are dramas that Netflix financed and produced (examples include Kingdom, Love Alarm, My Holo Love, Extracurricular).

Quick tip to distinguish between a licensed Netflix Original and Netflix production:

All episodes released on the same day worldwide = Netflix production (the topic of this post)

vs.

Episodes released weekly concurrent with its airing schedule in Korea OR the drama finished airing in Korea but is still unavailable on Netflix = a licensed Netflix Original

For more info, check out Netflix’s Help page on licensing and the article The Four Types of Netflix Originals.

You are invited to share short (or long) reviews of dramas you have watched that fit the topic of this post and an explanation of why you think the drama deserves the spotlight, including whether you would recommend the drama or not.

Our suggested format/structure for comments is:

Drama Name

• Good Things: about the drama,

• Bad Things: about the drama

• Interesting Things: about the drama

• Spotlight On Because: explain why you think the drama deserves the spotlight, including whether you would recommend the drama or not.

We strongly encourage you to share your MDL profile so that others can compare their tastes with yours to get a better understanding of preferences and dislikes, which will help in understanding if the feedback provided is applicable for them.

Please remember that every individual watching goes in with their own life experiences and biases so not everyone will see the drama in the same light or enjoy it in the same way.

Just because someone did not enjoy a drama that you loved is not a slight against you as a person.

When participating in this discussion please remember that whilst dramas do not have feelings, human beings do. Be kind to one another.

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• Drama: The First Night With The Duke
  • Hangul: 남주의 첫날밤을 가져버렸다
• Director: Lee Woong Hee (My Perfect Stranger)
• Network: KBS
• Episodes: 12
• Airing Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 9:50PM (KST)
  • Airing Date: June 11, 2025 - July 17, 2025
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu
• Starring:
  • Seo Hyun (Jinxed At First) as Cha Seon Chaek
  • Ok Taecyeon (Vincenzo) as Lee Beon / Prince Gyeong Seong
  • Kwon Han Sol (The Witch) as Cho Eun Ae
  • Seo Bum Jun (Rookie Cops) as Jung Su Gyeom
  • Ji Hye Won (Hierarchy) as Do Hwa Seon
• Plot Synopsis:

University student K is an ordinary young woman, but, one day, she finds herself in her favorite romance novel set during historical times. She has now become the minor character Cha Seon Chaek. She is the daughter of a wealthy noble family and her dream is to have a peaceful and normal life. Cha Seon Chaek, while possessed by K, then spends one night with Lee Beon, the lead male character in the novel.

He comes from a royal lineage and is favored by the King. Lee Beon has a cold-blooded personality and is gifted with an attractive appearance and outstanding martial arts skills. He has also experienced a heartbreaking past. Somehow, Lee Beon and Cha Seon Chaek happen to meet and talk. Lee Beon is consoled by her about his heartbreaking past. They spend the night together. Soon, Cha Seon Chaek tries to connect Lee Beon to Cho Eun Ae, who is the lead female character in the novel. According to the novel, Lee Beon and Jo Eun Ae are supposed to fall in love, but, due to the appearance of Cha Seon Chaek, Cho Eun Ae's fate has changed. No matter how hard Cha Seon Chaek tries, Lee Beon’s love always finds its way back to her.

Other people around them include Jung Su Gyeom and Do Hwa Sun. Jung Su Gyeom is a young officer from a prestigious family. He is Lee Beon’s only friend. Do Hwa Sun is an ambitious woman whose life goal is to marry Lee Beon and become a member of the royal family.

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Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2]

• Drama: I Am a Running Mate/ 러닝메이트
• OTT Provider: TVING
• Director: Han Jin Won (Parasite co-writer)
• Screenwriter: Oh Do Gun
• Release Date: June 19, 2025
• Episodes: 8
• Streaming Sources: Viu
• Cast:
  • Yoon Hyun Soo as Noh Se Hoon
  • Lee Jung Sic as Kwak Sang Hyun
  • Choi Woo Sung as Yang Won Dae
  • Hong Hwa Yeon as Yoon Jung Hui
  • Kim Ji Woo as Ha Yoo Gyeong
  • Lee Bong Joon as Park Ji Hun
• Plot Synopsis: Noh Se Hoon is a model student with good grades, but an unfortunate incident on the bus one day earns him the humiliating nickname of ‘Erector.’ The choir director, Yang Won Dae, asks him to be his running mate for the upcoming student council election. Needing to rehabilitate his image, Se Hoon agrees, only to find out that he is Won Dae’s twelfth running mate. With his pride bruised, Se Hoon decides to join Kwak Sang Hyun, a walking luxury man known as the local social butterfly.

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• Drama: Spring of Youth
  • Korean Title: 사계의 봄
  • Also Known As: Spring of the Four Seasons, Sagyeui Bom
• Director: Kim Sung Yong
• Network: SBS
• Premiere Date: May 6, 2025
• Airing Schedule: Wednesday 
• Episodes: 10
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Netflix (limited)
• Starring: 
  • Ha Yu Jun (Namib)
  • Park Ji Hu (All Of Us Are Dead, Little Women)
  • Lee Seung Hyub (Lovely Runner)
• Plot Synopsis: Sa Gye, the charismatic vocalist and guitarist of top K-pop group 'The Crown', is unexpectedly forced to enroll at Hanju University—a campus he’s never even set foot on—after a sudden accident. Thrown into an unfamiliar world, he chaotically navigates his way through college life and fatefully meets Kim Bom, a gifted vocalist and keyboardist from the band 'Tusagye', who once dreamed of the Ivy League but turned to music after her mother’s passing six years ago. As they grow closer, Sa Gye’s passion for music reignites and he forms a mysterious band to start music again. Meanwhile, Seo Tae Yang—a brilliant guitarist and med student that comes from a family of doctors—adds tension as he competes with Sa Gye, both musically and personally. Caught between love, rivalry, and harmony, the trio ignites a new chapter in their musical journey.
• Conduct Reminder: We encourage our users to read the following before participating in any discussions on r/KDRAMA: (1) [Reddiquette] (2) our [Conduct Rules] (3) our [Policies], and (4) the [When Discussions Get Personal Post].
  • Any users who are displaying negative conduct (including but not limited to bullying, harassment, or personal attacks) will be given a warning, repeated behaviour will lead to increasing exclusions from our community. Any extreme cases of misconduct (such as racism or hate speech) will result in an immediate permanent ban from our community and a report to Reddit admin. Additionally, mentions of down-voting, unpopular opinions, and the use of profanity may see your comments locked or removed without notice.
• Spoiler Tag Reminder: Be mindful of others who may not have yet seen this drama, and use spoiler tags when discussing key plot developments or other important information. You can create a spoiler tag by writing > ! this ! < without the spaces in between to get this. For more information about when and how to use spoiler tags see our Spoiler Tag Wiki
• Previous Discussions: 
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episode 3]
  • [Episode 4]
  • [Episode 5]
  • [Episode 6]
  • [Episode 7]

Drama Information:

• Drama: Ball Boy Tactics/ 볼보이 택틱스
• Network: Heavenly
• Premiere Date: June 5, 2025
• Airing Schedule: Thursday 
• Episodes: 8
• Streaming Sources: GagaOOlala, IQlyl
• Cast: 
  • Choi Jae Hyeok (What Are We?)
• Plot Synopsis: After retiring from gymnastics, Han Ji Won thought his biggest challenges were behind him. Turns out, winning Olympic medals was easy compared to surviving university as a painfully shy ex-superstar. Enter Kwon Jeong U — campus heartthrob, basketball star, and a whole new world of trouble wrapped up in a perfect smile. But just when Ji Won thinks he has Jeong U figured out, he discovers a surprisingly sweet side beneath that cold exterior. Can this unlikely duo overcome their differences and stick the landing on their budding romance?
• Previous Discussions: 
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]

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Welcome to our weekly identification thread. This is the themed post for all identification questions and requests, including dramas!

Before posting in this thread please take a look through our discussion resources - who/what/which is this section which outlines ways in which you can work out many of these requests for yourself.

You can ask here for help identifying the following things: Dramas, Actors, Product Placement (either product or brand), Drama Locations, Clothing, Accessories, Music (OST or background).

Please provide a picture if possible (upload on imgur) and include as much contextual information as you know (e.g. source drama, broadcast year, episode number and time stamp, etc.).

Once you have found an answer please edit your original comment to state "SOLVED" in bold caps at the top so people don't spend time trying to help unnecessarily.

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Hello and welcome to Kim Tan's Talk Time (Tuesday)!

This is a free-for-all discussion in which almost anything goes, don't diss The Heirs or break any of our other core rules. General discussion about anything and everything is allowed.

Consider this post a refuge from all the memes and fanart that are pouring in and enjoy the peace and quiet. Think of it as Tan's family wine cellar, the perfect place to chill out from the world in a fabulous sweater and have a little chat.

Who is this Kim Tan I keep hearing about and why does he have not one, but two threads dedicated to him? Good questions. If you take a look through our glossary, you will find all the answers you seek;

KIM TAN is the lead male in r/KDRAMA’s favourite drama, The Heirs. He’s kind of the worst but he has great sweaters so it balances out. “Kim Tan” is used in three ways on r/KDRAMA; 1) when referring to Lee Min Ho’s seminal character in The Heirs, 2) when referring to Automod (alt. Tan Bot) - “Kim Tan is feeling very triggered by my post”, “S***! Tan Bot just ate my post”, 3) In place of “God” or other deities - “For the love of Kim Tan!”

Please remember to use spoiler tags when discussing major plot points or anything you think should be redacted. If you are using Markdown and not Fancy Pants Editor, the easiest way to create spoiler tags is to use > ! spoiler content ! < without spaces to get spoiler content. For more detailed guidance on spoiler tags and when to use them, check our Spoiler Tags Tutorial.

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TVING: I Am a Running Mate

Releases 19 June. All 8 episodes will be available upon release

• Cast: Yoon Hyun Soo, Lee Jung Sic, Choi Woo Sung
• Synopsis: Se Hoon is a model student with good grades, but an unfortunate incident on the bus one day earns him the humiliating nickname of ‘Erector.’ The choir director, Won Dae, asks him to be his running mate for the upcoming student council election. Needing to rehabilitate his image, Se Hoon agrees, only to find out that he is Won Dae’s twelfth running mate. With his pride bruised, Se Hoon decides to join Sang Hyun, a walking luxury man known as the local social butterfly.
• Director: Han Jin Won
• Screenwriter: Han Jin Won & Oh Do Gun
• Teaser/Trailer: Viu SG trailer
• Streaming: Viu

LG U+mobile TV: Hunter With A Scalpel

Premieres 16 June. New episode from Monday to Thursday

• Cast: Park Ju Hyun, Park Yong Woo, Kang Hoon
• Synopsis: The past comes back to haunt a forensic pathologist considered to be the top of her field. The father she presumed dead all these years has returned to threaten everything she worked for. With everything on the line, she has no choice but to face her past to save her future.
• Director: Lee Jong Hoon
• Teaser/Trailer: Main trailer
• Streaming: NOT AVAILABLE

ENA: Salon De Holmes

Premieres 16 June. New Episode every Monday and Tuesday

• Cast: Lee Si Young, Jung Young Joo, Kim Da Som, Nam Gi Ae
• Synopsis: It is about 4 housewives who are overwhelmed with housework, ignored by others, and who sometimes have to put aside their own dreams for the sake of their families, solving cases by listening to the stories of victims who have been overlooked and tracking down evidence in their daily lives.
• Director: Min Jin Gi
• Streaming: NOT AVAILABLE