Korean wave, aka Hallyu, has taken over the world with new releases every month. Fans are eagerly waiting for November 2023 releases, including Vigilante, My Demon, and more.
The month of October ends on a good note due to multiple amazing shows like Doona!, The Worst of Evil, and Destined With You. A few, such as Twinkling Watermelon and Strong Girl Nam-Soon, are still ongoing.
As a new month is set to begin, a new line-up of K-dramas is set for fans to look forward to. Here is the list of the November 2023 Korean Drama Releases:
Moon in the Day
Moon in the Day is an upcoming complicated rom-com Korean drama next month. Starring Kim Young-Dae and Pyo Ye-Jin, the series features the lead actors in dual roles. Young-Dae essays the roles of Silla Dynasty’s Do Ha and modern day’s Han Jun-Oh, while Ye-Jin plays the roles of previous life’s Ha Ni-Ta and present day’s Kang Young-Hwa.
It tells the story of Do Ha who possesses Jun-Oh’s body to seek revenge after 1,500 years. In his past life, his lover Ni-Ta betrayed and killed him. She is reborn as Young-Hwa but has no memory of her past life. The drama airs on Friday, November 1, 2023, at 9 p.m. KST on ENA. It will also be available on Viki and Netflix.
Daily Dose of Sunshine
Daily Dose of Sunshine K-drama is the much-awaited Park Bo-Young series. The Strong Girl Bong-Soon actress plays the role of psychiatric ward nurse Jung Da-Eun. The story is about Da-Eun who is transferred from internal medicine to the psychiatry department. With no experience in the particular field, she feels helpless when a patient has a psychotic episode.
The Korean drama comes with a social message about mental health. It will premiere on Sunday, November 3, 2023, on Netflix. The K-drama will also be available to stream on Viki.
Vigilante
Vigilante K-drama is one of the highly anticipated K-dramas this year. Nam Joo-Hyuk’s drama follows the story of a young boy who is orphaned after a few thugs kill his mother. When the culprits are not properly punished, he decides to enroll in a police university. While he is an ideal student on most days, he turns a “vigilante” on other days, punishing criminals who escaped the punishment they truly deserved.
The Korean drama will air on Sunday, November 8, 2023, on Disney+. It will be released while Joo-Hyuk is completing his military service.
My Demon
My Demon is a South Korean rom-com drama, starring Song Kang and Kim Yoo-Jung. Kang plays the demon Jung Gu-Won, while Yoo-Jung essays the role of heiress Do Do-Hee. His powers get swapped when she saves Gu-Won from drowning. To prevent his extinction, he must protect her, thus, they enter into a contract marriage.
Will the fake relationship ignite a real spark between the two? Find out on November 24, 2023, at 10 p.m. KST on SBS. New episodes of the drama series will be available on Fridays and Saturdays.
A Bloody Lucky Day
A Bloody Lucky Day is a crime thriller that stars Lee Sung-Min as taxi driver Oh Taek, Yoo Yeon-Seok as Geum Hyeok-Soo, and Lee Jung-Eun as Hwang Soon-Kyu. The K-drama tells the story of Oh Taek agreeing to drive Hyeok-Soo to the port city of Mokpo for a million won ($1,000). However, the driver doesn’t know that his passenger is a murderer and is trying to elope. Meanwhile, the mother of the man he murdered is chasing the killer.
The upcoming thriller drama will premiere on November 20, 2023, at 10.30 p.m. KST on TVING.
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract
The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract stars Lee Se-Young and Bae In-Hyuk as Park Yeon-Woo and Kang Tae-Ha. The time-slip romance drama tells the story of Yeon-Woo who time-travels from the Joseon period to the 21st century. In the 19th century, her husband dies and someone throws her into a well. When she wakes up, she finds a man who looks like her dead husband in front of her. She realizes she has traveled to the modern age. Due to their respective circumstances, the lead pair enters into a marriage contract.
The official release date of Story of Park’s Marriage Contract is yet to be announced. It will, however, premiere in November.
