Disappointing K-Drama Series That Viewers Couldn’t Finish Watching In June

When an exciting, new show is announced, K-Drama fans eagerly add it to their watch lists. Unfortunately, these series fell flat for viewers in June.

1. My Royal Nemesis

This Netflix historical K-Drama is a romantic comedy-drama about a notorious Joseon-era villainess who is poisoned and reincarnated into the body of a modern, struggling actress. She clashes with a ruthless chaebol heir known as a “monster of capitalism.”

My Royal Nemesis has become one of the year’s most popular romantic comedies, but some viewers just couldn’t stick with it until the end. For them, the show started out strong but lost steam during the final episodes.

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2. We Are All Trying Here

This Netflix drama series tells the story of people in the film industry grappling with envy and personal failures as they watch others prosper. The plot centers on an aspiring director and a sharp-witted producer.

Some viewers dropped the series because they weren’t fans of the characters, particularly the male lead.

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3. Doctor On The Edge

To fulfill his mandatory military service, a wealthy plastic surgeon is exiled to an isolated island. He clashes and subsequently falls in love with a secretive nurse. This medical romance premiered on Disney+ in June.

Viewers who dropped the series listed bad writing, a lack of entertaining content, bad acting, and more as reasons why they discontinued it.

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4. The Legend Of Kitchen Soldier

This tvN series follows a soldier who tries to escape his harsh life by joining the army. After he enlists, he suddenly finds himself in a game-like existence, where a virtual pop-up screen leads him to embark on quests to become a legendary military cook.

One viewer felt that the series started to drag after a few episodes.

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5. Rookie Reborn

In this JTBC office-fantasy K-Drama, an accident causes a chairman and a soccer player to exchange souls. Now, the chairman has to start over as a rookie employee in his own company. It’s based on a web novel, The New Employee Chairman Kang by San Kyung.

These viewers dropped the series because of its unlikeable characters, some of whom made them “cringe”.

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Check out these new K-Dramas coming out in July:

New K-Drama Releases To Watch In July 2026 On Netflix, Disney+, And More