9 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2025, including Tastefully Yours on Netflix
There is something to satisfy most K-drama fans in May, with a healthy mix of genres and stars crowding the springtime schedule. Here is our pick of the best.
1. Spring of Youth
Lead cast: Ha Yoo-joon, Park Ji-hu
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Following April's
Crushology 101 , May is set to give us another spring-set youth romance.
Spring of Youth is a new SBS drama featuring Ha Yoo-joon (Namib) and Park Ji-hu (
All of Us Are Dead ).
Ha – a member of the coming K-pop outfit AxMxP – plays Sa-kye, a K-pop star who enrols at university after being kicked out of his band.
There, he falls for fellow music student Kim Bom (Park) and forms a new band on campus. (SBS, May 6)
2. Tastefully Yours
Lead cast: Kang Ha-neul, Go Min-si
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