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7 of the best new K-dramas to watch in March 2024: Queen of Tears and Chicken Nugget on Netflix, Wonderful World on Disney+

  • March is shaping up to be a great month for K-drama fans, including Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won playing a troubled married couple in romcom Queen of Tears
  • Chicken Nugget stars Kim Yoo-jung as a piece of fried chicken, while in Wonderful World, a grieving professor (Kim Nam-woo) pursues her own justice

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The best of March’s K-drama offerings include Netflix romcom Queen of Tears (starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, above), fried chicken comedy Chicken Nugget, and Disney+’s Wonderful World. Photo: Netflix

Netflix will serve up a high-concept fried-chicken comedy in March, a month that will also welcome the return of one of the K-drama industry’s biggest stars in a major new romantic drama.

We preview seven of the best K-drama series debuting this month.

1. Wonderful World

Lead cast: Kim Nam-woo, Cha Sun-woo, Kim Kang-woo, Lim Se-mi

Kim Nam-woo (Misty) leads Wonderful World as Eun Soo-hyun, a brilliant psychology professor and writer whose world is rocked following the unjust death of her son.

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When the person responsible for her grief isn’t brought to justice, Soo-hyun becomes involved with other grieving individuals and helps them solve their cases.

Cha Eun-woo of the K-pop outfit Astro appears as the mysterious Kwon Seon-yul, while Kim Kang-woo (The Childe) plays Soo-hyun’s husband Kang Soo-ho, and Im Se-mi (The Worst of Evil) features as Soo-hyun’s friend and former manager Han Yoo-ri. (MBC, March 1)

2. Queen of Tears

Lead cast: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won

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