Favorite tragic love stories in kdramaland

Love stories that end in tragedy, with death or simply them not ending up together. Feel free to add more dramas. 

Vera Aug 16, 2023
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  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    987 points by 10 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Youth of May

    2. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    695 points by 7 voters
    Hee Tae, a top student at Seoul National University College of Medicine, becomes a local hero in Gwangju. His best friend Kyung Soo, a pro-democracy activist, persuades him to open an illegal ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    3. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    690 points by 7 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • Uncontrollably Fond

    4. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.1
    591 points by 6 voters
    People change, but can the heart adapt? Sin Jun Yeong and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Jun ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    5. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    583 points by 6 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    6. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    581 points by 6 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • The Last Empress

    7. The Last Empress

    Korean Drama - 2018, 52 episodes
    7.9
    492 points by 5 voters
    Set in an alternate universe, in which Korea is a constitutional monarchy in 2018, Oh Sunny is a bright and vivacious musical actress who marries the emperor. She becomes involved in the ...more
  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    8. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    478 points by 5 voters
    During the South Korean financial crisis, teen fencer Na Hee Do's high school team is disbanded, but she overcomes obstacles to join the national team. Meanwhile, Baek Yi Jin's life is turned ...more
  • Empress Ki

    9. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    395 points by 4 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • Marriage Contract

    10. Marriage Contract

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.0
    394 points by 4 voters
    After being diagnosed with a possibly terminal brain tumor, Kang Hye Soo, a desperate single mother, agrees to be a liver donor for her new boss’ mother. In exchange, she will receive ...more
  • Snowdrop

    11. Snowdrop

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    384 points by 4 voters
    In 1987, a bloody man jumps into a women’s university dormitory in Seoul. Young Ro, a female university student who falls in love with him at first sight on a group blind ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    12. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    187 points by 2 voters
    In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, ancient hotel, managed by the greedy and resentful Jang Man Wol, who has spent a thousand years running it. Bound by a deity to ...more
  • Inspiring Generation

    13. Inspiring Generation

    Korean Drama - 2014, 24 episodes
    7.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Shin Jung Tae loses his father at the age of 15 when a Japanese soldier shoots him during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1930s. But instead of finding justice, Jung ...more
  • Secret

    14. Secret

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    A man who does not believe in love, falls for a woman who has been hurt by it. Min Hyuk is wealthy, with everything but a good personality, He’s been enraged and ...more
  • Angel Eyes

    15. Angel Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    Park Dong Joo is an intelligent and bright high-school aged boy who, after losing his father in a tragic accident, grew up in a warm and loving household with his mother and ...more
  • Fantastic

    16. Fantastic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.6
    97 points by 1 voters
    So Hye, a dedicated scriptwriter, finds herself writing a drama about cancer just as she's diagnosed with breast cancer, with only five months to live. She decides to embrace life, fulfill her ...more
  • I'm Sorry, I Love You

    17. I'm Sorry, I Love You

    Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
    8.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Cha Moo Hyuk was adopted by an Australian family but was abused and left homeless at an early age. One day, he comes across Song Eun Chae, the coordinator for Choi Yune, ...more
  • Chocolate

    18. Chocolate

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    96 points by 1 voters
    The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon, though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon who ...more
  • A Love to Kill

    19. A Love to Kill

    Korean Drama - 2005, 16 episodes
    7.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    Kang Bok Gu, a tough K-1 fighter with a tragic past, falls in love with Cha Eun Seok, a TV talent and actress. His love is forbidden because of a misunderstanding that ...more
  • Stairway to Heaven

    20. Stairway to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2003, 20 episodes
    7.9
    91 points by 1 voters
    The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, ...more
  • Autumn Tale

    21. Autumn Tale

    Korean Drama - 2000, 16 episodes
    7.7
    90 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Joon Suh and Yoon Eun Suh grew up as siblings but Eun Suh was in fact from a different family as there was a mix up at the hospital where she ...more
  • May Queen

    22. May Queen

    Korean Drama - 2012, 38 episodes
    7.5
    87 points by 1 voters
    The heroine Hae Joo begins life in utter poverty. But despite being burdened with the secret past of her parents, she navigates treacherous waters and overcomes obstacles to achieve her dreams. Her ...more
  • Will It Snow for Christmas?

    23. Will It Snow for Christmas?

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    6.9
    86 points by 1 voters
    Cha Kang Jin is the son of barmaid, Cha Chun Hee. His life is difficult as he gets into fights and has to watch other people push his mother around yet he ...more
  • Sad Love Story

    24. Sad Love Story

    Korean Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
    7.9
    85 points by 1 voters
    Sad Sonata is a love story about two men and one woman. The young Joon Young, who was raised by his mother who sold liquor to American soldiers, met the blind Hae ...more

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