Chemistry & Quirks: New Netflix K-drama Trailers Revealed

Romantics Anonymous

Released October 16th 2025

The new trailer for Romantics Anonymous has just dropped, and I'm genuinely hopeful this series will salvage what has been a rather disappointing year for romance and rom-com Asian dramas. This upcoming Japanese-South Korean production is based on the 2010 French-Belgian film, Les Émotifs Anonymes. A relatively short run with only 8 episodes, I was excited to discover the adapted script is written by Okada Yoshikazu, who wrote Beyond Goodbye and Kim Ji Hyun, writer and director of one of my favourite historic rom-coms Splash Splash Love; so I am hopeful this will be a tightly written story with some interesting characters, like in the aforementioned dramas.

What immediately caught my eye is the pairing of one of my favorite Korean actresses, Han Hyo-joo (I loved her in Moving, W and The Beauty Inside) with Japanese actor Shun Oguri, from the live-action version of Gintama. Purely from the trailer, I'm already charmed by the prospect of a food-themed romance like so many others that I have enjoyed i.e. Oh My Ghost, Wok of Love, Chocolate to name a few. We're introduced to two intriguing characters whose career goals appear to clash, both navigating their own mental health struggles, with romance being the furthest thing from their minds – especially with each other.

The entire setup feels incredibly sweet and promising, and yes, we all spied a potential SLS (Second Lead Syndrome) situation. This drama has quickly jumped to the top of my must-watch list!

Genie, Make a Wish

Released October 3rd 2025

To preface, while I know the main leads are popular K-drama actors, they're relatively new to me. I haven't come across a Bae Suzy drama that I wanted to watch until now, and my only previous experiences with Kim Woo Bin are The Heirs and, more recently, Black Knight, which I didn't finish. Given their reunion here, nine years after their popular 2016 drama Uncontrollably Fond, I imagine their on-screen chemistry must be quite memorable for many drama fans.

The trailer itself looks incredibly fun premise. Bae Suzy's character appears to be a discerning and moralistic type, not easily swayed by the Genie, played by Kim Woo Bin. He, in turn, seems to believe he has humankind all figured out and can manipulate them with ease. There is some fun banter between the two leads, and it looks like the story will involve these two in a game of deception and strategy as they try to gain an advantage over one another.