Lots of new dramas to check out this month with thrills, action, romance, and historical! Let’s see what we have to look forward to in this July 2026 edition of “Korean Dramas You Need to Be Watching.”
This monthly series is meant to keep you updated on what’s happening in that amazing world of Korean dramas so that you don’t miss out on anything! Here are the kdramas you should keep an eye out for in July 2026:
My Pick:
1. The Apartment Job
The Apartment Job is about a former gangster (Ji Sung) who runs for president of an apartment’s resident association in an effort to find hidden money, but he ends up becoming a sort of local hero after discovering corruption.
The Apartment Job is scheduled to premiere July 11 on JTBC.
PREMIERING IN JULY:
2. Spooky in Love
Spooky in Love is about a hotel heiress (Park Eun Bin) who can see ghosts that teams up with an ace prosecutor (Yang Se Jong) to solve murder cases and help ghosts who died unjustly.
Spooky in Love is scheduled to premiere July 18 on tvN.
3. Dream to You
Dream to You is a romantic comedy following the story of a talented film director (Hwang in Yeop) and a passionate reporter (Hyeri) who are both at crossroads in their lives.
Dream to You is scheduled to premiere July 13 on ENA.
4. A Shop for Killers 2
A Shop for Killers 2 is an action drama about a young woman (Kim Hye Joon) who lives with her uncle (Lee Dong Wook) that runs a shopping mall. After he suddenly dies, she gets an unexpected inheritance and becomes the target of killers.
A Shop for Killers 2 is scheduled to premiere July 22 on Disney+.
5. The Husband
The Husband is a romance thriller about a hospital director (Nam Goong Min) forced to go up against a criminal to save his kidnapped wife (Lee Seol) just before their divorce.
The Husband plans is scheduled to premiere July 4 on KBS.
6. The East Palace
The East Palace is a supernatural historical about a ghost slayer (Nam Joo Hyuk) and a court lady (Roh Yeon Seo) who can hear ghosts who team up take on ghosts who have overrun the palace.
The East Palace is scheduled to premiere July 17 on Netflix.
7. Love in Sync
Love in Sync is a romance about a psychology counselor (Kim Myung Soo) who is an expert at handling his emotions that begins to experience excess empathy do to emotional transference causing his life to fall into disarray. He then encounters a woman (Kang Min Ah) from his past who is an idol-turned-actress that suppresses emotions and rejects empathy.
Love in Sync is scheduled to premiere July 4 on U+ Mobile TV.
CURRENTLY AIRING IN JULY:
8. See You at Work Tomorrow!
See You at Work Tomorrow! is an office romantic comedy that follows the romance between an officer worker (Park Ji Hyun) whose career is in a slump and her handsome but prickly boss (Seo In Guk).
See You at Work Tomorrow! airs Monday and Tuesday on tvN.
9. Doctor on the Edge
Doctor on the Edge is a romantic comedy about a doctor (Lee Jae Wook) given the assignment to work on an isolated island as a public health doctor along with a mysterious nurse (Shin Ye Eun), and they encounter the island’s quirky residents.
Doctor on the Edge airs Monday and Tuesday on ENA.
10. Agent Kim Reactivated
Agent Kim Reactivated is an action noir that tells the story of an ordinary family man (So Ji Sub) whose daughter suddenly goes missing, so he reveals that he used to be a North-South covert special agent and tries to find her.
Agent Kim Reactivated airs Friday and Saturday on SBS.
AND SO YOU’RE UP TO DATE,
OTHER DRAMAS THAT WILL BE ENDING IN JULY:
Reborn Rookie
Reborn Rookie is about a genius CEO (Son Hyun Joo) who gets into an accident and swaps souls with a soccer player (Lee Jun Young) leading him to become a new employee at his own company.
Reborn Rookie airs Saturday and Sunday on JTBC.
What dramas are you looking forward to or enjoying in Jully?
Make sure to get caught up because there are more dramas coming your way in August!
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