This August, all K-drama fans can binge on the latest K-dramas including romance-drama, suspenseful thrillers, crime action and family dramas on Astro via KBS World (Ch 392 HD), One (Ch 393 HD), Oh!K (Ch 394 HD), and tvN (Ch 395 HD).
All episodes will also be available for streaming via On Demand and Astro GO, anytime, anywhere.
K-fans can watch exciting K-dramas with episodes premiering the same day as Korea, including:
Police University [Same Day as Korea] [Premiere]
12 August, Thursday & Friday, 9.10pm
KBS World (Ch 392 HD), On Demand & Astro GO
Crime action drama Police University, starring Cha Tae-Hyun, Krystal, Jung Jin-young, and more from 12 August on KBS World (Ch 392 HD).
This is about a detective who catches criminals with all his might and a former hacker who uses his intelligence to solve everything. The two meet at the Police University as a professor and student, and they cooperate to investigate a case together.
Check out the Event [Same Day as Korea] [Premiere]
19 August, Thursday & Friday, 7.40pm
Oh!K (Ch 394 HD), On Demand & Astro GO
Korean romance-drama, Check out the Event, starring Bang Min Ah, Kwon Hwa Woon, An Woo Yeon from 19 August on Oh!K (Ch 394 HD).
Ha Song Yi (Bang Min Ah) has a bright and honest personality. She works as a coordinator of a botanical garden. Her boyfriend was Park Do Gyeom (Kwon Hwa Woon), but he suddenly broke up with her and she still has a broken heart from the breakup. One day, she learns that she won a couple trip event.
Song Yi and Do Gyeom participate in the trip, pretending that they are still a couple. Meanwhile, Seo Ji Kang (An Woo Yeon), who is an essay writer, becomes a guide for the couple's trip. There, he meets Ha Song Yi and becomes attracted to her.
The Second Husband [Same Day as Korea] [Premiere]
10 August, Tuesday - Saturday, 5.50pm
Oh!K (Ch 394 HD), On Demand & Astro GO
Family drama The Second Husband, starring Uhm Hyun Kyung, Cha Seo Won, Oh Seung Ah, Han Ki Woong, from 10 August on Oh!K (Ch 394 HD).
Second Husband is a passionate romance story that revolves around Bong Seon Hwa (Uhm Hyun Kyung) and her family surrounding a confectionery company. She underwent an unfortunate childhood, but due to her strong and positive personality, she rose.
Growing up in the same neighbourhood she had a long relationship with Moon Sang Hyeok (Han Ki Woong). But, when she unjustly loses her family due to a tragedy born out of an unstoppable desire, she pledges revenge in the mixed fate and love.
The Road: The Tragedy of One [Same Day as Korea]
Every Thursday & Friday, 9.15pm
tvN (Ch 395 HD), On Demand & Astro GO
Thrilling mystery K-drama The Road: The Tragedy of One, starring Ji Jin-hee, Yoon Se-ah, every Thursday & Friday on tvN (Ch 395 HD).
Story of a tragedy between two families of the high society following a murder case that exposed ugly desires, secrets and ambitions of residents of the “Royal the Hill”, where only top 1% elites reside.
Lovers of the Red Sky [Same Day as Korea] [Premiere]
31 August, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8.10pm
One (Ch 393 HD), On Demand & Astro GO
Romance-fantasy drama Lovers of the Red Sky, starring Kim Yoo Jung, Ahn Hyo Seop, Gong Myung, Kwak Si Yang from 31 August, on One (Ch 393 HD).
Set during the Joseon era, Hong Chun Gi (Kim Yoo Jung), a talented painter, becomes the first female painter admitted to the palace’s royal academy of painting, Dohwaseo. One day, she meets Ha Ram (Ahn Hyo Seop), a government official who lost his vision after a mysterious accident when he was young but is well versed in reading the constellations. They soon find themselves caught in romantic entanglements and royal politics involving the free-spirited Prince Anpyeong and the scheming Prince Sooyang.
Looks like we got our weekend sorted!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat