2024 was a big year for Song Kang betweenMy Demonand the final season ofSweet Home, but his next K-drama role should be very different from characters like Gu-won and Hyun-su. After three years of waiting,Sweet Homereturned for a second season on December 2023, allowing viewers to finally revisit Song Kang’s Cha Hyun-su. A week before that,My Demonhad premiered on KST, with new episodes arriving every week on Netflix.My Demonconcluded on June 25, 2025, withSweet Homeseason 3 arriving six months lateron July 2024.
With two hugely popular shows coming out around the same time over the past year,Song Kang confirmed his “Son of Netflix” status.My Demonwas one of thebest K-dramas of 2024, and while the final two seasons ofSweet Homeweren’t as good as the first, the horror K-drama remained popular.Song Kang is currently completing his obligatory military service, which started on August 07, 2025. With his return date yet to be confirmed, it may take a while before the K-drama star headlines a project again. That said, Song Kang’s next show should be a slice-of-life story.
Song Kang’s Two Most Recent K-Dramas Were Supernatural
Jeong Gu-won And Cha Hyun-su Weren’t Exactly Relatable
WhileMy DemonandSweet Homewere very different shows, they were both supernaturaland dealt with fantastic elements.My Demontold the story of a demon, played by Song Kang, who had no choice but to work with an eccentric CEO played by Kim Yoo-jung.My Demondoes not take itself too seriously and is a very funny K-drama that makes the most of its demon tropes. Song Kang’s character despises humanity and only comes to the world of the living to claim souls, but everything changes when he loses his powers and has to play along with Do-hee.
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Forecasting Love and Weather
My Demon
Jeong Gu-won
InSweet Home, Cha Hyun-su is a special infecte whose powers are the key to understanding the monster apocalypse that is destroying the world. AlthoughSweet Homeis a dark show with very high stakes, it also leans heavily into sci-fi and supernatural elements. NeitherMy DemonnorSweet Homecan be described as grounded shows, meaning that their characters are not exactly relatable. This is whySong Kang’s next K-drama should ditch the fantastical elements of his two previous roles and tell a more realistic, slice-of-life storywhere he can play a relatable character.
Some Of Song Kang’s Best K-Dramas Were Slice-Of-Life
Song Kang Shined In Shows Like Nevertheless And Navillera
Song Kang has done a lot of great shows already, with his first leading role being the Netflix original K-drama Love Alarm. It’s safe to say thatsome of Song Kang’s best roles came from grounded, more realistic storiesthat allowed him to play more “human” characters compared toMy DemonandSweet Home. For example, inNevertheless, we follow the story of two people who are not eager to enter a relationship but are still drawn to each other. Song Kang and Han So-hee play a very realistic couple inNeverthelessas opposed to a fairy tale one.
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K-dramas are well known for their romances, and 2024 has delivered some great new love stories, including My Demon, Queen of Tears, and Lovely Runner.
Likewise, inNavillera, Song Kang gives one of his best performances as a young ballet dancer who becomes friends with an older man who dreams of learning ballet.Navilleramight be Song Kang’s most underrated role, namely because it is his only K-drama that is not primarily about romance or action.Forecasting Love and Weatheris also a somewhat realistic series, although it does rely on traditional K-drama tropes and follows a relatively controversial main couple.My DemonandSweet Homeare fantastic shows, but Song Kang’s return to the screen should be something from a different genre entirely.
Song Kang’s Next K-Drama Role Should Be Very Different From Cha Hyun-su
An Older Character In A More Realistic Setting Would Be Perfect
Song Kang’s career goes way beyondSweet Homeand includes a lot of other leading roles. That said, there is no denying thatSweet Homeis his most popular show, especially looking at the global success of the Netflix series. However, as great of a character as Cha Hyun-su was, I hope thatSong Kang’s next K-dramaroles allow him to show something different from what he did inSweet Home. For example,it would be interesting to see Song Kang playing slightly older characters as opposed to young adults like Cha Hyun-su.
The first season ofSweet Homewas the first K-drama to enter Netflix’s global Top 10
Granted,My Demon’s Gu-won was a 200-year-old demon, but this was a comedic character first and foremost. An intense yet charming romantic comedy in the style ofQueen of Tearsor even another big-budget action webseries from Netflix in a different genre fromSweet Homecould give Song Kang a character that is unlike any of his previous ones. Given the leading man status he has achieved over the years, the possibilities are endless for what Song Kang will do next.
What Song Kang Did After My Demon & Sweet Home
Song Kang Appeared In A Movie After His K-Dramas
It could very much be a sign that he is willing to take bigger risks and take on more varied roles when he returns to acting…
Though Song Kang is primarily known for his work in K-dramas, he has appeared in a handful of movies in the past as well. One of those movies was released between the end ofMy Demonand when the final season ofSweet Homepremiered.Escapelanded in theaters in the middle of 2024.
Escape follows a North Korean soldier who is hoping to defect to South Korea and the superior officer trying to stop him.Song Kang plays neither of those characters, but instead, a man from the superior officer’s past. It’s implied that the two were not just friends, but something more romantic, though the movie never fully makes that declaration. As a result,Escapehas been accused of queerbaiting online (detailed fully byIndieWire), but in Korean cinema, same-gender relationships are still few and far between because of the stigma attached to them in the country.
Taking a risk with his fanbase and appearing as a potentially queer character in a Korean movie is a bold move forSong Kang. It could very much be a sign that he is willing to take bigger risks and take on more varied roles when he returns to acting from his time in the South Korean military service.
Sweet Home
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Sweet Home follows the story of Hyun-soo, a reclusive high school student who moves into the Green Home apartment complex after losing his family. When a mysterious epidemic turns people into monstrous creatures, Hyun-soo and the residents of Green Home must band together to survive, confronting their inner demons and the horrifying threats outside.
My Demon is a fantasy drama series exploring the unlikely relationship between a kind-hearted woman and a cynical demon. As their worlds collide, they form an unexpected alliance to fend off threats from both human and supernatural realms. The series delves into themes of friendship, redemption, and the battle between good and evil.
