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Korean Movies & K-Dramas Released in May 2025
Every Korean movie that came out in May 2025, by release date. Open any title for the trailer, cast and where to stream it now.
Thu, May 14 releases

Tell Me That You Love Me
Drama · Romance · Korean
Kyoung-il meets Kyoung-ho while purchasing a used camera, but Kyoung-ho hesitates to let it go, still deeply attached to it. After a brief argument, Kyoung-il takes the camera. Though they believe this encounter will be their last, fate has other plans, bringing their paths together once more. Hiding each one’s own secret, they realize that their feelings for one another are about to bloom.

Secret Jouju Magic Harmony
Animation · Fantasy · Family · Korean
The star jewel that has maintained the balance of good and evil in the human world, ‘Joubiju’! The missing star jewels are turning black, putting Sunshineville in danger! Can the magical harmony created by the hearts of the star goddesses and Joubiju save Sunshineville?

All Is Well, I Love You.
Drama · Korean
Married theater actors Jun-seok and So-ra take a career break to focus on raising their newborn son, Ha-ram, while working as valet parkers. One day, So-ra receives a casting offer just as Ha-ram's health issues arise, sparking conflicts with her mother-in-law. Meanwhile, Jun-seok also gets a casting offer. As subtle tensions build between the couple, they begin their own private auditions.

Layover Hotel
Drama · Korean
A flight from Incheon to London's Kingsford Smith Airport is canceled due to an engine malfunction, and passengers are provided with a complimentary overnight stay at a layover hotel. Six strangers, unexpectedly stranded together, each have a unique and unforeseen experience throughout the night. This temporary stay becomes a moment of reflection on their lives.
Fri, May 22 releases

I’d like that corner seat over there
Music · Drama · Korean
An omnibus film based on Kim Oki's album Hip Hop Retreat. Twenty characters share the same table at different times, in different emotional states, each with their own story. Shot in one day, edited in one day.

CLEAR
Drama · Sci-Fi · Music · Korean
Zoo-young and her contrabass are wandering in space after leaving their planet due to a food shortage. Meanwhile, Earth is overflowing with plastic, their staple food, and Pu-reum lives there. Pu-reum's song guides Zoo-young and the contrabass back to Earth, and after a long journey toward each other, they finally meet.
Sat, May 36 releases

Rotating Signals
Documentary · Korean
In between cities, I think of home. But I wonder if there’s even such a thing. One day, two ladybugs stopped on my index finger. I let them stay for a while.

World premiere
Comedy · Drama · Korean
Director Noh Jung-hyun's feature film Fluff of a Person is set to premiere at a film festival―six years after it was originally filmed.

Trials and Initiation
Documentary · Korean
Here is an actor, one who has been asked to dwell in the perilous gap between text and image. In the voids where traces of the past have been erased by an unknown error, she begins to assemble her own script.

Mystery of humanity continuing, and Lovers
Romance · Korean
Young-sook tests Mansu by asking, 'What if a prettier woman than me asks you out?' Mansu responds that he won't miss a good opportunity, but adds that despite that, you and I are each other's best match. However, Young-sook is not pleased with his answer. Mansu attempts to persuade her with a story, and the two return to their present after passing through an imaginary distant past.

Those who leave buy flowers
Drama · Korean
Eunha, who lives in Berlin, is preparing to return to Korea after seven years abroad. As she packs her 23kg suitcase, she decides what to leave behind and what to take with her.

A Girl Who is Afraid of Turning to Stone
Drama · Korean
Ju-a, a 15-year-old girl born and raised in Chuncheon, a small tourist town in Gangwon Province, spends her summer vacation swimming with her friends during the day and helping her mother, who runs an old restaurant, at night. Then, one day, a massive typhoon hits her hometown, and the statue, the town's landmark, disappears.
Sun, May 42 releases

I told you
Drama · Korean
Ji-seo, the third daughter, is tasked by her father with finding the youngest sibling who has run away with gold.

Womb Mates
Romance · Comedy · Korean
"Seriously? Ugh, my period again?!" Minhee is frustrated because her period cycle doesn't align with her girlfriend's, making sex difficult. Then, Jisoo shows her something. And that is... The app that gives hope to all women: Womb Mates! 'Swipe to choose your ideal womb and enjoy perfect love and sex!' Minhee's wild adventure to find a period-free womb begins now!
Mon, May 53 releases

God Complex
Drama · Thriller · Korean
In a world where, due to a national economic crisis, the government provides euthanasia pills to individuals past a certain age, government officials visit Jiman's house.

The Wayward Bird
Drama · Korean
Sangjae, a janitor at a university, finds solace in birdwatching, his one and only hobby. However, when a new campus building is constructed, its glass facade becomes a death trap for migratory birds. One day, he notices Tom, an older janitor, quietly placing stickers on the windows to prevent further fatal collisions.

Tue, May 62 releases

Galbi
Family · Korean
Sumin avoids the holidays by staying at her divorced brother Sangchul's house. Unexpectedly, their mother Soonja arrives, announcing her plans to live independently. Soon after, Sangchul's ex-wife Hyunsook also shows up. With these unexpected guests, tensions rise as they awkwardly spend the holiday together.

Lesson
Drama · Music · Korean
Despite her aspirations to become a pianist, Suhyun, a high school senior, constantly falls short compared to her peer, Yujin. In order to get accepted into her dream music college, Suhyun seeks a private lesson from Yujin's piano tutor. However, the tutor tells her to abandon the audition piece she's spent months preparing and undermines her self-esteem, causing her doubts about him to grow.
Wed, May 73 releases

Virus
Drama · Korean
A mysterious virus spreads out. Anyone infected feels the emotion of love, and the emotion amplifies until it kills the person in love. The pessimist Taek-seon, who likes nothing in life, is infected, and the researcher Gyun reaches her out to test her the medicine that he's developing. Soon Gyun finds out Taek-seon has special antibody, but Taek-seon slowly feels love to Gyun. Is this a real love or just a virus?
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ATEEZ WORLD TOUR [TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER] IN CINEMAS
Music · Documentary · Korean
Kicking off in Seoul in January 2024, ATEEZ’s monumental world tour, TOWARDS THE LIGHT : WILL TO POWER, ignited Japan, North America, Europe, and beyond with unstoppable energy. Now, its breathtaking opening chapter returns, reborn on the big screen. From powerful performances of signature hits like "WONDERLAND (Symphony No.9 “From The Wonderland”)”, "Crazy Form", "Say My Name", and "Guerrilla" to mesmerizing unit and solo stages showcasing each member’s unique color, ATEEZ’s overwhelming energy takes over SCREENX, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX where available. The voyage towards the light sets sail once again!

Thu, May 82 releases

Dead Again
Thriller · Romance · Mystery · Korean
Min-hyeok and Hae-ji, Seon-woong and Mi-mi, who came on a couple's trip to Vietnam, are very excited. Min-hyeok also enjoys a thrilling secret meeting with his wife Hae-ji as well as Mi-mi, who has been in a long-term relationship, and has a satisfying time. However, Min-hyeok suddenly feels intense pain and stops breathing, and when he opens his eyes thinking he is going to die, it is his first day in Vietnam. Min-hyeok, who is confused about everything, finds out that there is a reason for the vacation that ends in death...

Fri, May 91 release

PEPPERTONES In Cinema : Everything Is OK
Documentary · Music · Korean
Remember December 15, 2024. How beautiful this moment was! "TWENTY", the special performance of the PEPPERTONES on the 20th anniversary of their debut. The bright and warm melodies they have been creating, and the moments when they shined on stage—Experience them again up close. We are forever singing about youth, 20 years of music, and a story that continues. PEPPERTONES In Cinema, Everything Is OK!
Wed, May 142 releases

What Does That Nature Say to You
Drama · Korean
A young poet drops his girlfriend off at her parents' house and is amazed by its size. He bumps into her father, meets her mother and sister, and they all end up spending a long day together; fueled by conversation, food and libations.

Boy in the Pool
Romance · Drama · Korean
A girl who loves swimming meets a boy with webbed feet and falls in love with him. Over time, the girl gets conflicted between cheering for the boy as a promising swimmer and keeping herself from an inferiority complex. Eventually, the girl breaks up with him and loses her chance at love.
Thu, May 151 release
Fri, May 161 release

Midnight Sun
Music · Drama · Romance · Korean
A seventeen-year-old girl with sun allergy lives a sheltered life. One night, she ventures out to play guitar, and she meets a guy she admires. As they develop a romance, she hides her condition from him, creating tension in their budding relationship.
Wed, May 212 releases

No Parking
Crime · Thriller · Horror · Korean
After a tense parking dispute, Yeon-hee clashes with a mysterious man-only to learn he's a serial killer. Now targeted, she must escape his deadly grip and survive a nightmare that began with one badly parked car.

The Erase
Romance · Drama · Korean
Jae-yeon has always been a follower- and just went with what everyone else said. One day, she accidently spots her fiancé walking into a motel with another woman. At the obvious sign of betrayal, she is just heartbroken and is shell-shocked. And with the advice of her friend Su=mi, she decides to take some time off. She leaves everything behind, and runs off to a guesthouse in Jeju Island. Other guests have been occupying the guesthouse- and with Jae-yeon as their new member, they gather around the dinner table and each start their own stories on their past romances- extraordinary stories. One by one, they empty out their 'waste of emotions', yet to be thrown out yet.
Wed, May 281 release

When I Sleep
Drama · Korean
Suna, Jisu, and Bomi, who contain different stories, get into a car accident on a last-minute trip to visit the graveyard of Jisu’s parents. The three spend the night in an unfamiliar place and learn about each other’s secrets.
Thu, May 293 releases

Pieces of Memories
Drama · Music · Romance · Korean
The story is about a painter named Kang-joon who suffers from facial blindness and a singer-songwriter named Ji-eun who is unable to write lyrics. They both have feelings for each other, so Ji-eun invites Kang-joon to her concert, but Kang-joon unable to recognize her due to his illness. Feeling guilty, Kang-joon cuts off contact with Ji-eun.


Happy Happy
Drama · Korean
After her engagement ends, Mi-yeon reluctantly adopts a sick dog named Happy. With help from vet Min-su, she begins to heal and rediscover joy.
Fri, May 305 releases

Lost in Starlight
Animation · Romance · Sci-Fi · Korean
When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.


Big Deal
Drama · Korean
In 1997, when the Asian financial crisis hit Korea, Gukbo, the number one Soju company is on the brink of bankruptcy. In the high-stakes market of M&A, In-beom, a young ambitious associate at global investment firm Solquin, heads back home to take Gukbo as his first target. Hiding his greediness, In-beom approaches Jong-rok, an executive loyal to Gukbo, as an innocent consultant aiming to rehabilitate Gukbo. While In-beom digs deeper into Gukbo, he finds this may lead to an unlikely outcome.


Release dates come from TMDB and can change. Dates shown are the first release worldwide; local dates may differ.
