Campusnesia.co.id - As March 2025 approaches, K-drama and film enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to. This month promises an exciting lineup of highly anticipated releases, ranging from heartwarming romance dramas to action-packed thrillers and star-studded films. Whether you're a fan of classic melodramas, intriguing mystery series, or blockbuster movies, there's something for everyone. In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the most exciting Korean dramas and films set to premiere in March 2025 - so mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable month of entertainment.
Upcoming Korean Dramas in March 2025:
1. Hyper Knife
Deok-Hee (Sul Kyung-Gu) is the best neurosurgeon in the world. In the past, he had a pupil named Se-Ok (Park Eun-Bin). She was a promising and gifted doctor, but Deok-Hee had mixed feelings about her. Then, during an operation, he permanently kicked her out of his operating room.
Even though Se-Ok was once known as a genius doctor, she now works as a shadow doctor in an illegal operating room. Somehow, she meets her ex-teacher Deok-Hee again. He was the one who kicked her to the bottom. These two crazy, but gifted neurosurgeons confront each other and grow through that. There are also people around Se-Ok. Han Hyun-Ho (Park Byung-Eun) is an anesthesiologist who feels sorry for her and Seo Young-Joo (Yoon Chan-Young) always stays by her.
2. The Potato Lab
Kim Mi-Kyeong (Lee Sun-Bin) is a researcher at the Potato Research Institute in a mountain valley. She has been working at the institute for 12 years and she is serious about her work. Her life is simple, but things change after So Baek-Ho (Kang Tae-Oh) appears at the Potato Research Institute. So Baek-Ho has a good looking appearance with a bright smile, but he can be a cold-blooded capitalist. Kim Mi-Kyeong and So Baek-Ho don’t get along and they have conflicts on pretty much everything.
3. Riding Life
Lee Jung-Eun (Jeon Hye-Jin) is a working mom with a 7 year old daughter, Hong Seo-Yoon (Kim Sa-Rang). Lee Jung-Eun is enthusiastic with her daughter's education, like the other mothers in the competitive neighborhood of Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. To send her daughter to a famous private institute, Lee Jung-Eun asks her mother Yoon Ji-A (Jo Min-Soo) to drive Hong Seo-Yoon to the private institute. Yoon Ji-A raised Lee Jung-Eun alone as a single mother.
4. I Am A Running Mate
Set over a one month period, model high school student Se-Hoon, wanting to revamp his image, decides to run for the student council as a running mate. As the election progresses, Se-Hoon gradually becomes the center of the election.
5. The Art of Negotiation
A story following an M&A expert (Lee Je-Hoon), who is known as a legendary negotiator, and his team including Lawyer Oh Soon-Young (Kim Dae-Myung) and Choi Jin-Soo (Cha Kang-Yoon). The M&A expert specializes in large corporation deals.
6. Gannibal Season 2 (Japanese)
Based on manga series "Gannibal" by Masaaki Ninomiya (published October 5, 2018 - November 26, 2021 in Weekly Manga Goraku). Related titles (drama series): Gannibal (Disney+ / 2022) Gannibal Season 2 (Disney+ / 2025)
7. Villains Everywhere
A story of the sometimes rough and sometimes warm daily lives of two middle aged sisters and their family. Oh Na-Ra (Oh Na-Ra) used to work as a flight attendant. She is now a full time housewife and married to Seo Hyun-Chul (Seo Hyun-Chul). They have a daughter and a son. Oh Na-Ra has competitive spirit and exerts strong control over her family. Oh Na-Ra's younger sister is Oh Yu-Jin (So Yu-Jin). Oh Yu-Jin works as an instructor at cooking class. She is married to Song Jin-Woo (Song Jin-Woo) and they have two sons.
8. Heo's Diner
Based on web novel "Heoshikdang” by Jeon Sun-Young (published via Kakao).
9. The Divorce Insurance
No Ki-Jun (Lee Dong-Wook) works for a product development team at an insurance company. He seems like a perfect guy with both qualifications and expertise, but he has married three times and divorced each time. His soul and wallet both suffered significantly because of the divorces. He has conviction though and proudly reveals his divorce history despite any possible prejudices. In an era when divorce rates are skyrocketing, No Ki-Jun decides to develop an insurance policy for divorce, with the idea that a divorce is an unexpected disaster in a person's life. He sets up a divorce insurance team, with Kang Han-Deul (Lee Joo-Bin), An Jeon-Man (Lee Kwang-Soo) and Jeon Na-Rae (Lee Da-Hee) joining the team.
Kang Han-Deul works as an underwriter whose job is to review insurance contracts. She has lived for a long time believing in patience, but, after her divorce, she decides to live differently. An Jeon-Man is a safety first man with a prudent and cautious personality. He works as a risk surveyor, whose job is to suggest accident prevention measures and effective insurance programs. He joins the divorce insurance team, which is the biggest adventure of his life. Jeon Na-Rae is a financial mathematician. She divorced as soon as she returned from her honeymoon, due to different values between her and her ex-husband. She has never regretted a choice or decision that she has made. She joins the divorce insurance team as a special advisory quantitative analyst.
Upcoming Korean Movies in March 2025:
1. Nocturnal
Bae Min-Tae (Ha Jung-Woo) was a gang member, but he now makes a living as a construction worker. One day, he is informed that his younger brother Bae Seok-Tae has died and his brother's wife Moon-Young (Yoo Da-In) has disappeared. While searching for clues on his brother's death, Bae Min-Tae learns about a novelist named Kang Ho-Ryeong's (Kim Nam-Gil). The death of Bae Seok-Tae was predicted in Kang Ho-Ryeong's novel Nocturnal Trip. Amidst the confusing situation, Bae Min-Tae begins his anger-driven pursuit to uncover the truth of what happened the night his brother died.
2. 1st Kiss (Japanese Movie)
Kanna Suzuri (Takako Matsu) is married to Kakeru Suzuri. After 15 years of marriage, Kakeru Suzuri suddenly dies in an accident. Prior to the accident, their marriage was going through difficulties and they were on bad terms with each other. Now, Kanna Suzuri is about to start her new life. At that time, she obtains a way time travel through time. She travels to the past and she meets young Kakeru Suzuri (Hokuto Matsumura), right before she met him for the first time. Seeing the younger Kakeru Suzuri, she realizes that she loved him and she falls in love with him again. She decides to save him from his death that happens 15 years later.
3. Under the Big Onion
Takeru Tsutsumi (Fuju Kamio) is a 4th year university student. He worries about finding a job after graduation. He currently works part-time at a bar called Double at night. He begins to write down his thoughts in a notebook that is used for work at the bar. During the day, the bar turns into the cafe Double. Miyu Murakoshi (Hiyori Sakurada) works part-time at Double during the day. She is studying to become a nurse, which has been her dream. She communicates with Takeru Tsutsumi through the notebook that is used at Double. While conversing about their hobbies and worries, they become closer and fall in love.
4. Dare yori mo Tsuyoku Dakishimete
Mizushima (Ryoki Miyama) is an aspiring picture book writer. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and has an overwhelming fear of germs as well. This makes it impossible for him to touch anything and anyone directly, even his girlfriend Kirimoto (Shiori Kubo). They have been in a romantic relationship for a long time and they care about each other deeply, but Mizushima is unable to touch Kirimoto or hold her hand. Finally, Mizushima decides to seek treatment for his disorder. At the hospital, he meets a woman named Chiharu, who suffers from the same disease as him. Meanwhile, Kirimoto works at a bookstore as a clerk. She understands her boyfriend's disease, but she still agonizes over her relationship with him. She then meets a man named Lee (Chansung).
5. Salaryman Kintaro
Kintaro Yajima (Nobuyuki Suzuki) is a former leader of a motorcyle group and also a former tuna fisherman. He lived a wild and reckless life during his days as the leader of the motorcycle group. He now jumps to the corporate world and begins work as a salaryman.
6. Showtime 7
Shinnosuke Orimoto (Hiroshi Abe) was forced out as the main anchor for news program Showtime 7. Now, while doing a live radio program, he receives a phone call. The caller warns of a bomb that will explode imminently. Shinnosuke Orimoto believes the caller is joking and dismisses the call. Right after that, a massive explosion occurs at a power plant. The bomber appoints Shinnosuke Orimoto as his negotiator. Shinnosuke Orimoto sees the incident as an opportunity to get back the main anchor spot on Showtime 7. He then sits in the anchor seat for Showtime 7 and begins an emergency live broadcast.
7. Baban Baban Ban Vampire
Ranmaru Mori (Ryo Yoshizawa) works in a public bathhouse as live-in part-time worker. He is really a 450 year old vampire. In search of the ultimate taste, which is the blood of an 18 year old virgin, he watches over 15 year old Rihito Tatsuno (Rihito Itagaki), who is the only son of the the public bathhouse owner. One day, Rihito Tatsuno falls in love at first sight with his classmate Aoi Shinozuka (Nanoka Hara). If Rihito Tatsuno's love comes true, it means he will be in danger of losing his virginity. In the sudden desperate situation, Ranmaru Mori decides to stop Rihito Tatsuno from going any further with his true love.
8. Trillion Game (Japanese Movie)
Haru Tennoji (Ren Meguro) and Manabu Taira (Hayato Sano) are once again on the move to earn 1 trillion dollars and get everything in the world. Haru Tennoji turns his attention to a new business which is to develop the first casino resort in Japan. Will Haru Tennoji and Manabu Taira's use of unpredictable strategies and bluffing allow them to earn a trillion dollars?
9. You Are the Apple of My Eye (Korean Movie)
Jin-Woo (Jin Young) is a high school student. Along with his friends, Jin-Woo is in the peak of puberty. They have their own interests and troubles, but they have one thing in common which is Seon-Ah (Dahyun) from their high school. She is a model student with a kind personality and attractive appearance. Jin-Woo and Seon-Ah are total opposites in everything, including grades and personalities, but they show interest in each other's differences and a connection is made.
10. Yuki Teka Heranu
In Kyoto, 20-year-old Yasuko Hasegawa (Suzu Hirose) is rookie actress. She has yet to show her talents as an actress. She meets 17-year-old Chuya Nakahara, who later becomes a poet. They get attracted to each other and begin to live together.
In Tokyo, Chuya Nakahara’s friend, Hideo Kobayashi, who would later become one of Japan’s leading literary critics, suddenly visits the home where Yasuko Hasegawa and Chuya Nakahara have moved to. Hideo Kobayashi is also attracted to Yasuko Hasegawa. The complex, yet simple, love triangle between Yasuko Hasegawa, Chuya Nakahara, and, Hideo Kobayashi begins.
11. The Noisy Mansion
Geo-Wool (Kyung Soo-Jin) lives with her family members, including her younger brother Du-On (Lee Ji-Hoon). She is single and very noisy. She takes care of all the complaints made by her neighbors. Her relationship with her brother is rocky, as they don't get along. One day, they have an argument and she decides to become independent. She moves into Baekse Apartment by herself. On the first night in her new home, she hears noises at 4 AM that come through the floors. She can't sleep due to the unknown noise. Geo-Wool and her neighbors look into the secret surrounding the noise that comes through the floors.
12. Demon City
Based on manga series "Oni Goroshi" by Masamichi Kawabe (published July 17, 2020 - November 22, 2024 in Weekly Manga Goraku).
13. My Beloved Stranger
Riku Kambayashi (Kento Nakajima) was a university student, who wanted to become a novel writer. Minami Maezono (Milet) was a university student, who wanted to become a singer. They fell in love at first sight and married while they were university students.
Now, Riku Kambayashi has achieved his dream of becoming a bestselling writer, but Minami Maezono hasn’t achieved her dream of becoming a singer. Minami Maezono somehow feels disconnected from her husband, who is busy with his work. One day, a comment by Riku Kambayashi triggers a big argument between them. When Riku Kambayashi wakes up the next morning, he finds that Minami Maezono is nowhere to be found. He goes to the publisher for a meeting, but he figures out that he now works as an editor of a literary magazine. More surprisingly, Minami Maezono is active as a popular singer-songwriter. Riku Kambayashi is confused by everything that has changed, but he gets busy to get his life back.
Source: asianwiki.com