
K-Drama Lineup Shift: 'Love on the Menu' and 'A Love Other Than Yours' Off the Air This Weekend
KBS confirms two popular weekend dramas are taking a temporary break due to major international sports coverage.
By Rae MitchellPublished Updated 2 min read
K-drama fans will need to adjust their weekend watching schedules. Two popular television series are taking a sudden break from the airwaves. Broadcast officials confirmed that upcoming episodes for a pair of ongoing weekend shows will not air as originally scheduled during the final weekend of September. Both "A Love Other Than Yours" and "Love on the Menu" are officially off the schedule for Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27. Networks regularly adjust weekend programming during major events, and loyal viewers of both hit series will have to pause their watching routine while special event broadcasts take center stage. The announcements mean that fans eager to see the latest plot developments will have to hold off until normal broadcasting resumes. Network representatives made the decision clear in an official statement outlining the upcoming airtime changes for both productions.
Why are A Love Other Than Yours and Love on the Menu preempted?
The sudden scheduling shift comes down to comprehensive sports broadcasting priorities. Official announcements confirmed that network executives chose to pause regular drama slots to provide extensive coverage for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Live sports events will occupy the prime-time hours usually dedicated to evening drama slots. It is standard procedure for television stations in South Korea to rearrange normal programming routines when massive regional athletic tournaments take place. While avid drama followers may find the delay frustrating, major international sporting fixtures almost always take top priority across primary broadcast networks. Special event coverage will pull focus across the entire weekend, temporarily pushing regular scripted entertainment off the lineup. Fans can expect sports coverage to dominate prime-time slots throughout the duration of the international athletic event.
When will regular K-drama broadcasts return to the weekend schedule?
Although specific details regarding exact return dates for the postponed installments have not been fully outlined, normal weekend schedules generally resume immediately after live sports telecasts wrap up. Network programmers typically resume standard broadcast order once the international sports slate concludes. Followers of both "A Love Other Than Yours" and "Love on the Menu" are encouraged to check upcoming programming guides for official confirmation on make-up airtimes. Additional scheduling announcements regarding future episode release patterns will likely arrive once regular broadcasting resumes. Until then, viewers will simply have to be patient as sports coverage takes over the weekend airwaves. Normal dramatic storylines will pick right back up as soon as the sports coverage finishes its scheduled television run.
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- Why were 'A Love Other Than Yours' and 'Love on the Menu' taken off the air?
- The dramas were bumped from the weekend schedule to clear airtime for live telecasts of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Which broadcast dates are affected by the preemptions?
- The cancellations impact the broadcasts scheduled for Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27.
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