Many may still be reeling from the final season of Sweet Home, which ended the show’s over three-year run on Netflix, and the recent release of Suzy and Park Bo-gum’s team-up in Wonderland. But though fans may not have moved on from these great titles from July 2024 yet, the streamer is now gearing up to drop another lineup that is worth watching. From Go Min-si’s return as a mysterious guest in The Frog to the reality series The Influencer, here are the six K-content coming to Netflix in August 2024.
1 The Influencer
Get ready to see South Korea’s 77 influencers in the new social survival show The Influencer. For the first time, fans are about to see the country's top social media personalities, with a combined 120 million followers across platforms, vying to become the most influential personality. From the first-generation to the Gen Z Tiktokers, like Pani Bottle, Xiajiu, Jang Geun-seok, Shim Euddeum, and Daedo Library, they will be in an all-out battle to attain social media superiority.
Show producer Lee Jae-seok teased that the fans are about to “experience unique entertainment” as they will see large-scale visuals and the groundbreaking challenges these influencers face. So, prepare to see who’s real and who's not, as these influencers are about to unveil their true selves when The Influencer drops on Tuesday, August 6.
2 Mission: Cross
Witness a fun like no other as a former agent house husband is about to work with his veteran officer wife in the upcoming action-comedy Mission: Cross. Led by Hwang Jung-min as Park Kang-moo and Yeom Jung-ah as Kang Mi-sun, this couple will become entangled in a high-stakes case as Kang-moo ends up returning to the world of espionage while helping a former colleague.
Mi-sun will start looking for her missing husband, mistaking his actions for infidelity. As they are about to cross paths in unexpected ways, fans can expect their interactions to be full of funny adventures and humorous banter. Directed by Lee Myung-hoon and produced by Han Seok, Mission: Cross is set to be released on Friday, August 9, on Netflix.
3 Romance in the House
Ji Jin-hee, Kim Jee-soo, Son Na-eun, and Choi Min-ho are about to lead the new JTBC family K-drama, Romance in the House. After Jin-hee’s Byun Moo-jin’s failed business ventures affect his family, they cut him off, and his wife, Jee-soo’s Geum Ae-yeon, divorces him. Their kids, Na-eun’s Byun Mi-rae and Min-ho’s Nam Tae-pyung, see their mom struggling to raise them alone, resulting in having a grudge against their father.
However, as they’re grown up and Moo-jin returns, their lives are thrown into chaos after they learn their father now owns the building where they live and wishes to reunite with their mom. Though Tae-pyung loves the idea of seeing their family reunite, Mi-rae strongly opposes this. Directed by Kim Da-ye, Romance in the House is slated to release on JTBC and Netflix on Saturday, August 10.
4 Love Next Door
See Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min’s lives get entangled in tvN’s upcoming K-drama Love Next Door. Playing the roles of Choi Seung-hyo and Bae Seok-ryu, they have known each other since childhood, while their moms are also friends. But despite being friends when they were young, they share an embarrassing history that makes them hate each other.
They are about to unexpectedly encounter each other again when Seok-ryu returns to try to start her life anew after a significant setback following being a successful global product manager. Now, the old friends must navigate their love-hate friendship and life’s changes. A reunion project between director Yoo Je-won and writer Shin Ha-eun following the hit K-drama Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Love Next Door is set to hit tvN and Netflix on Saturday, August 17.
5 The Frog
Go Min-si will soon return to the small screens in the mystery thriller The Frog. From a loving sister in Sweet Home Season 3, she will be seen as a mysterious guest who will bring terror and fear to a holiday cottage, which is being run by the veteran South Korean actor Kim Yoon-seok. However, something sinister may have happened in the mysterious pension house that incites Min-si to act weird and ruin the lodging.
In fact, Yoon-seok isn’t the first one to look after the cottage. Before him, Yoon Kye-sang also used to operate the residence 20 years before Yoon-seok. But like Yoon-seok, he has lost everything after having his own guest. Directed by World of the Married’s Mo Wan-il and produced by SSL and Studio Flow, The Frog is scheduled to release on Friday, August 23.
6 A-List to Playlist
From an A-list South Korean actor known for his roles in Captivating the King and Hospital Playlist, Jo Jung-suk is about to pursue his dream of becoming a singer-songwriter in the upcoming variety show A-List to Playlist. To do this, the 43-year-old star will use his extensive network of contacts, which he built for over 20 years, to debut as a singer finally.
His close friend Jung Sang-hoon will be his agency CEO, and Moon Sang-hoon will be his publicity manager. As they combine fantasy and reality, viewers can expect laughter and touching moments as they work together to make Jung-suk’s dream come true. Jung-suk’s 100-day journey will be seen on Netflix on Friday, August 30.
Which of these titles are you waiting to watch on Netflix? From a new survival show to a reality series to a mystery thriller and more, you will never run out of new K-content to watch this August 2024. However, viewers should note that these shows' availability varies per region.
