With broadcasting schedules already stuffed with ongoing Korean drama series, we have to wait until mid-July for new series to launch. But they are worth the wait – the month has some classic drama offerings, and sees the long-awaited return of one of the small screen’s biggest stars. 1. To X Who Doesn’t Love Me Relative newcomer Han Ji-hyo will lead her first series as Seo Hee-soo, the main protagonist of the upcoming TVing series To X Who Doesn’t Love Me . Seo is a university student with low self-esteem who has never been in a relationship before. She dreams of becoming a song lyricist, and one day she happens to find a mysterious notebook that helps her fill up her love life. The only person who is aware that she has this special notebook is her best friend Jung Shi-ho, played by Doyoung of K-pop group NCT in his drama debut. Suddenly, Seo has to deal with a number of men who enter her life. (TVing, July 14) 2. Remarriage and Desires The Korean high-society drama gets the Netflix treatment with the eight-part series Remarriage and Desires , which takes a look at Rex, a matchmaking company that services the competitive marriage market for the highest echelons of Korean society. “Marriage is a business,” someone says in the trailer, and the series will show just how serious a business it is. It will follow several people who become clients at Rex, each for their own motives, including Seo Hye-seung ( Tomorrow ’s Kim Hee-sun), who seeks revenge, and Lee Hyung-ju ( Mine ’s Lee Hyun-wook). Remarriage and Desires is the second show from I’m The Mother, Too writer Lee Geun-young and is directed by Kim Jung-min, who last made Love Affairs in the Afternoon . (Netflix, July 15) 3. Adamas After his charismatic turn as the dapper protagonist of The Devil Judge last year, Ji Sung is back on screens this summer, pulling double duty as he plays a pair of twins seeking to exonerate their biological father, who sits on death row for the murder of their stepfather, in the new show Adamas . Ha Woo-shin is a bestselling mystery novelist while his sibling Soo-hyun is a high-ranked prosecutor. Their stepfather died 22 years ago but they discover that their birth father was framed for his murder by a powerful corporation. Joining them in their fight for justice are Eun Hye-soo (Seo Ji-hye, Kiss Sixth Sense ), the wife of a corporate heir who secretly helps Woo-shin, and Kim Seo-hee (Lee Soo-kyung, Law School ), a righteous reporter. Adamas is the latest show from Kairos director Park Seung-woo. (tvN, July 27) 4. Big Mouth Lee Jong-suk stars in the action movie sequel The Witch: Part 2. The Other One , currently in cinemas, and he’ll make his long-awaited small-screen comeback this summer after completing his mandatory military service in South Korea. Leading MBC’s Big Mouth , Lee plays Park Chang Ho, a lawyer with a woeful 10 per cent victory rate in court. Nicknamed Big Mouth for his talkative personality, Park lands in hot water when fingers start pointing at him as the infamous con artist Big Mouse. Girls’ Generation member Im Yoon-ah, who starred in the comedy disaster hit Exit , appears alongside him as Go Mi-ho, a headstrong nurse married to Park, who she supports both mentally and financially. Big Mouth is the latest show from Hotel Del Luna and Start-Up director Oh Choong-hwan. (MBC, July 29) 5. Today’s Webtoon After wowing viewers in The Uncanny Counter and Business Proposal , actress Kim Se-jeong is back in Today’s Webtoon , in which she plays judo athlete On Ma-eum. After an injury derails her athletic career, On gets a job in the editorial department of a webtoon company. At first she struggles to adjust to the work and her colleagues, but steadily matures and blossoms as a webtoon editor. Kim’s co-stars include Daniel Choi ( The Ghost Detective ) and Nam Yoon-su ( The King’s Affection ). Today’s Webtoon is the latest work from Pinocchio director Jo Soo-won, who is co-directing with Kim Young-hwan. The show is based on the Japanese manga series Juhan Shuttai! by Matsuda Naoko, which was previously adapted for the small screen in Japan as Sleepeeer Hit! (SBS, July 29)