Korean TV Drama Releases and Celebrity Highlights August 2026

South Korean broadcaster KNTV announced the upcoming thriller series Connect, slated to air on 5 August 2026 at 15:35 and again on 11 September 2026 at 02:00. The show follows a near‑immortal protagonist entangled with an organ‑trade syndicate and a serial killer.

Actress Park Eun‑bin is starring in two contrasting roles this season: the super‑powered “official problem person” in Netflix’s Super‑Powered Bystander and the ghost‑seeing heiress in tvN’s Horrifying Love. Both performances have drawn praise for her versatility.

A roundup of eight new Korean dramas debuting in August includes titles such as My Bias, My Boss (on tvN and HBO Max Indonesia), Flex X Cop Season 2 (on SBS and Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia), Our Sticky Love (on Netflix), and the thriller Mousetrap (starring Song Kang on Netflix). The list highlights a mix of romance, crime, and psychological suspense across multiple streaming platforms.

Actor Park Bo‑gum appears as the guest star on the fourth season of the variety show 1 Night 2 Days, now streaming exclusively on the domestic platform Wavve. The episode features a high‑stakes “balance game” segment that has generated notable social‑media buzz.