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Big-budget flop Korean dramas of 2025 First Half

When The Stars Gossip, Dear Hongrang, Divorce Insurance and other costly K-Dramas that flopped in 2025 so far

By : Urmimala Banerjee

Divorce Insurance

Despite a big star cast, production budget and hype, Lee Dong-Wook's Divorce Insurance on Prime Video was a flop

When The Stars Gossip

Lee Min-Ho, Gong Hyo-Jin's expensive space exploration cum romance was a critical and commercial flop

Dear Hongrang

Lee Jae-wook and Jo Bo Ah's Dear Hongrang was appreciated overseas but did not rake in the numbers

Crushology 101

This series on Amazon Prime Video failed to succeed due to its cliched tropes and boring romantic plot

The Potato Lab

Kang Tae-Oh and Lee Sun-Bin's show was liked by many but that did not translate into big numbers

Tastefully Yours

Kang Ha-neul and Go Min-Si had great chemistry but Yoo Yeon-Seok's cameo dented the viewership of the series

Pump Up The Healthy Love

Even this series set against the backdrop of a gym and health centre did not succeed in the ratings

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