Set at Korea Arts High School, Four Hands, Two Sonatas follows piano prodigy Kang Bi-oh and equally gifted Choi Jeong-yo, whose troubled past reshapes their rivalry and self-discovery. Joined by viola major Hong Jae-in, the series explores ambition, perfection and bromance more than romance. Starring Song Kang and Lee Jun-young, it premieres globally on August 29, 2026, on Netflix and tvN.
Can you believe it's been two years since Song Kang's last show, Sweet Home season 3 came out? Netflix's favourite male lead (he literally is nicknamed "son of Netflix"), who gave us hits like Love Alarm and My Demon, is now back for a musical dramawith a Whiplash-esque setting. Check out the trailer below.
Four Hands, Two Sonatas is set at Korea Arts High School, an institution built to nurture exceptional musical talent. At the center of this world is Kang Bi-oh, a piano prodigy whose flawless academic and musical record has made him the presumptive favorite to sweep the world's three biggest piano competitions.
This changes when Choi Jeong-yo enrolls at the school. Jeong-yo is just as naturally gifted on the keys, but he spent years avoiding music altogether after a difficult, unstable childhood. Bi-oh helps rekindle his passion for music, but the two find themselves at loggerheads as their talents collide in the race for the top spot.
Yearning for Bi-oh is Hong Jae-in, a viola major with an unusually sharp ear for music. She helps Jeong-yo join their school, and the show follows all three from their teenage years into adulthood as they navigate rivalry, ambition and the personal cost of chasing perfection. Despite a teaser hinting to a queer relationship between the male leads on first watch, the network has described the core relationship between the two male leads as a bromance rather than a romantic pairing between the two.
Song Kang plays Kang Bi-oh in his first drama since completing military service, opposite Weak Hero's Lee Jun-young as Choi Jeong-yo. Jang Gyu-ri, previously a member of the girl group fromis_9, completes the lead trio as Hong Jae-in. The supporting cast includes Kim Joo-heon (Encounter, Dr. Romantic 2) as the pianists' teacher, Yoon Se-ah (Sky Castle, Snowdrop) and Jung Jin-young (The King And The Crown) as Bi-oh's mother and grandfather, and Seo Jae-hee, Kim Min and Lee Myeong-ro in additional roles. Park Hyeon-seok directs from a script by Shin Yi-won, with Studio Dragon, the studio behind past Netflix hits including Kingdom and Sweet Home, being the producer for the show.
Four Hands, Two Sonatas premieres in India and worldwide on August 29, 2026, while tvN airs the first episode domestically in South Korea. The full season has 12 episodes spread across six weekends, with two new episodes landing every Saturday and Sunday up till the expected finale on October 4. The exact India release time, however, has not been revealed by Netflix yet.
When does Four Hands, Two Sonatas release in India?
Four Hands, Two Sonatas premieres on Netflix on August 29, 2026, the same day it airs globally.
Who stars in Four Hands, Two Sonatas?
Song Kang leads as Kang Bi-oh, opposite Lee Jun-young as Choi Jeong-yo and Jang Gyu-ri as Hong Jae-in.
How many episodes does Four Hands, Two Sonatas have?
Four Hands, Two Sonatas has 12 episodes, releasing two per weekend through to the finale on October 4.