After having lots of premieres in past few months, February gives time for some breather. Despite low number of new shows, there is a variety of genres to pick from:

Branding In Seongsu

Premiere Date: February 5

Network: U+mobiletv

Stars: Kim Ji Eun (One Dollar Lawyer), Lomon (All Of Us Are Dead)

Slot: Monday to Thursday

Number Of Episodes: 24

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy

Synopsis: Souls of a prickly marketing team leader and an intern swap after an an unintentional kiss.

Thoughts: Gender swap stories can be really fun but now exactly my favorite trope in rom-coms. I do love workplace romance stories. I’ll wait for the reviews to decide on this one!

A Killer Paradox

Premiere Date: February 9

Network: Netflix

Stars: Choi Woo Shik (Our Beloved Summer), Son Suk Ku (My Liberation Notes), Lee Hee Joon (Mouse)

Slot: Friday (All episodes released together)

Number Of Episodes: 8

Genre: Thriller, Mystery. Comedy

Synopsis: A man accidentally kills a serial killer, leading to a detective trying to catch him relentlessly.

Thoughts: With a fresh twist on serial killer thrillers, the drama also boasts two amazing actors in the lead roles. I’m excited for this cat-and-mouse chase tale.

Wedding Impossible

Premiere Date: February 26

Network: tvN

Stars: Jeon Jong Seo (Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area), Moon Sang Min (Under the Queen’s Umbrella), Kim Do Wan (My Roommate Is A Gumiho)

Slot: Monday & Tuesday

Number Of Episodes: 12

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Synopsis: An unknown actress decides to have a fake marriage to help her friend and be a main character for the first time in her life. But his younger brother (her future brother-in-law) is desperately opposed to this marriage as it hinders his own goals.

Thoughts: Color me excited! This looks like a true romantic comedy with lots of fun hijinks. On the shallow side, the leads look so gorgeous too!

The Impossible Heir

Premiere Date: February 28

Network: Disney+

Stars:  Lee Jae Wook (Alchemy Of Souls), Lee Joon Young (May I Help You), Hong Soo Joo (Sweet Home 2)

Slot: All episodes released together

Number Of Episodes: Not specified yet

Genre: Drama

Synopsis: Three people — an intelligent and cold but dignified man who is the son of a murderer, an illegitimate son of a large conglomerate and the daughter of a debt collector — desire to reach the top by bringing down the throne of the said conglomerate.

Thoughts: The plot sounds very melodramatic but has potential to be a gripping tale. The cast looks good too.

Pyramid Game

Premiere Date: February 29

Network: TVING

Stars: Bona (Kpop group WJSN; Twenty-Five Twenty-One), Jung Ha Dam (Sweet Home), Ha Yool Ri, Kang Na Eon (Blind)

Slot: Thursday

Number Of Episodes: 10

Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama

Synopsis: It’s about an all-girls high school where each student gets graded through a popularity vote monthly and if they receive an F grade, they are officially appointed as the target of school violence. A new transfer student then decides to end this twisted and problematic system by leading a rebellion against it.

Thoughts: The plot sounds really disturbing, gruesome and dark.