- Avarna Jain,
Chairperson RPSG Lifestyle Media
Our October watchlist is sorted!

WhileSeptember came packed with swoon-worthy titles, the romantic K-dramas slated to release this month are no different. Aside from the ongoing TV shows like Dear Hyeri and Love Next Door, we also have the exciting spin-off mini-series Spice Up Our Love which features the second leads from the hilarious No Gain No Love and the heartwarming Family By Choice streaming in October.
So grab your favourite autumnal drink and get ready to be swept away by these romantic K-dramas…

This ongoing drama stars Welcome to Samdalri actress Shin Hye-sun as Jo Eun-ho, a struggling TV news announcer who develops a dissociative identity disorder after suffering from trauma. Her alter ego reunites with her successful ex-boyfriend Jung Hyun-oh, who could be the key to her gaining back her identity and healing from the old wounds.
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Fans of No Gain No Love are in for a treat as a spinoff miniseries around the second lead from the show is now out on Amazon Prime Video. In the two-episode series, R-rated romance web novelist Nam Ja-yeon finds herself transported into the fictional world of one of her stories. In this steamy new world, she finds herself entangled with the novel’s main lead, CEO Kang Ha-joon!
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This K-drama explores the good, the bad, and the ugly side of marriage through the lens of its diverse characters. At the centre of it all is chaebol heir Gu Dan-soo, who returns to Korea after years of living abroad, and his childhood friend Maeng Gong-hu. Their reunion brings back feelings they thought were long gone. If you love workplace romance with drama, this one is for you!
Watch it here

One of the most-anticipated dramas of the month, Family By Choice follows San-ha, Ju-won and Hae-jun and is based on the popular Chinese drama Go Ahead. In the show, the three meet each other during childhood and become each other’s found family as they grow up into teenagers. When they reunite years later after drifting apart, things get messy when both San-ha and Hae-jun realise they have feelings for Ju-won.
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Adapted from the novel of the same name by Park Sang-young, the drama is about the friendship between two roommates—a gay man, who is struggling with getting acceptance from his mother, and a straight woman. The show follows them as they navigate love, life and societal pressures.
Watch it here