{"id":40312,"date":"2026-03-30T07:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40312"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:32:39","slug":"10-of-the-best-new-k-dramas-to-watch-in-april-2026-including-perfect-crown-on-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=40312","title":{"rendered":"10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026, including Perfect Crown on Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/27\/f3d4bc7b-502f-4404-9366-c7ee9c0fc2f8_1d65ae8a.jpg?itok=840VDsyx&amp;v=1774577729\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Spring is here and with it an all-new line-up of tantalising K-drama offerings, ranging from fantasy, action and animation to a wide variety of romance.<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. Bloodhounds season 2<\/h3>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Lead cast:<\/strong> Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Rain<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Following their <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">first rip-roaring adventure<\/span>, Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) are back for a second helping of cathartic beatdowns in <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Bloodhounds 2<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Jason Kim is once again at the helm, directing from his own scripts, while this season\u2019s villain is the vicious underground boxing figure Baek-jung, played by K-pop icon Rain (<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Ghost Doctor<\/em><\/span>).<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Gun-woo has been pursuing a successful career as a boxer. However, when Baek-jung scouts him for his illicit matches and puts his family in danger, Gun-woo and Woo-jin must once again put up their fists to fight for what is right. (Netflix, April 3)<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">2. Perfect Crown<\/h3>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Lead cast:<\/strong> IU, Byeon Woo-seok<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Following the rapturously received <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">When Life Gives You Tangerines<\/em><\/span>, K-pop idol <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">IU<\/span> (aka Lee Ji-eun) has teamed up with Byeon Woo-seok (<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Lovely Runner<\/em><\/span>) for <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Perfect Crown<\/em>, which imagines present-day South Korea as a constitutional monarchy.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">IU plays corporate heiress Seong Hee-ju, who has everything she could want, save for royal status. That may change when she becomes involved with Prince I-an (Byeon).<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Perfect Crown<\/em> is one of two glossy monarchy fantasy romances scheduled this year, along with <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Remarried Empress<\/em> starring Shin Min-a, <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Lee Jong-suk<\/span> and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Ju Ji-hoon<\/span>. (MBC\/Disney+, April 10)<\/div>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">3. 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