VOTE: Top 30 dramas with horrible endings

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Before voting, please read what's written in this description. Please do not vote for dramas just because at the end of that drama the female and male lead characters did not end up together. I think for most dramas a horrible ending would be for the female and male leads to end up together after what transpired throughout the drama. Below is an example of two dramas in which the ending was great, although the two leads did not end up together (MAJOR SPOILER ALERT):

  • Good Bye, My Princess "I don't think a toxic character like the male lead deserved to have had everything go his way. He murdered the female lead family, lied to her, stalked her, threatened her, slapped her, in a rage of jealousy killed her teacher, and tried to kill her best friend. How could their relationship ever recover if they ended up together?"
  • The Rise of Phoenixes "Realistically, there's no way that the female lead would have wanted to be the new emperor's, empress, with everything that happened. I would never want to marry someone whose immediate family killed my mother, and brothers. It wouldn't have been the same romance and love as it was in the beginning because too much happened."
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  • Love Alarm Season 2

    1. Love Alarm Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    6.0
    27,908 points by 280 voters
    Longing for resounding proof of her feelings, Kim Jo Jo sets out to uninstall the shield and make the app ring for her one true love. (Source: Netflix)
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    2. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    24,876 points by 250 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
  • Cheese in the Trap

    3. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.4
    20,366 points by 205 voters
    Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more
  • Vagabond

    4. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    15,291 points by 154 voters
    Cha Dal Gun, devastated by his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash, embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind a massive cover-up. Go Hae Ri, the eldest daughter of ...more
  • Nevertheless,

    5. Nevertheless,

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    7.4
    15,284 points by 154 voters
    Park Jae Eon finds dating a waste of time but likes to flirt. Even though he is friendly and cheerful towards all, he does not pursue others. Park Jae Eon is a ...more
  • Memories of the Alhambra

    6. Memories of the Alhambra

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    12,486 points by 126 voters
    “Memories of the Alhambra” tells the unique and suspenseful love story of Yoo Jin Woo and Jung Hee Joo. Strong-spirited Yoo Jin Woo is the CEO of an investment company with a ...more
  • Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    7. Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.6
    12,110 points by 122 voters
    Goo Ra Ra is a naive rich girl, who dreams of being a great pianist with her father's love guiding her. But her path becomes rocky when her father passes away, and ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    8. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    9,704 points by 98 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
  • HIStory3: Make Our Days Count

    9. HIStory3: Make Our Days Count

    Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
    8.0
    7,653 points by 77 voters
    At first glance, high schoolers Xiang Hao Ting and Yu Xi Gu appear to be polar opposites: While Xiang Hao Ting is an outgoing, hot-headed extrovert and some-time bully, Yu Xi Gu ...more
  • A Korean Odyssey

    10. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    7,116 points by 72 voters
    In 2017, Son Oh Gong and Ma Wang are in conflict with each other as they look for a true light in a dark world where evil thrives. Having made a contract ...more
  • Princess Agents

    11. Princess Agents

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes
    8.2
    6,948 points by 70 voters
    The story takes place during the chaotic times of Wei, where innocent citizens are often kidnapped and turned into slaves. Slave girl, Chu Qiao was thrown into a forest along with other ...more
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    12. Tale of the Nine-Tailed

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    6,530 points by 66 voters
    The mythical nine-tailed fox, or gumiho, Lee Yeon had to settle in the city many centuries ago. Able to transform into human form, he eradicates supernatural beings that threaten the mortal world. ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    13. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    5,553 points by 56 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    14. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    5,234 points by 53 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Extraordinary You

    15. Extraordinary You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    4,949 points by 50 voters
    Eun Dan Oh, a 17-year-old high schooler with a heart condition, discovers she's actually a character in a Korean webtoon – and a minor one at that. After realizing her life is ...more
  • Tempted

    16. Tempted

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.5
    4,840 points by 49 voters
    Rich and privileged twenty-somethings uncover their true motives and reveal their depravity while playing a dark and dangerous game. Set on revenge, popular player Kwon Shi Hyun makes a bet with friends ...more
  • Something in the Rain

    17. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    4,747 points by 48 voters
    Yun Jin A is a woman in her mid-30s who doesn’t know yet what it’s like to date a man. She’s been dumped by a man many times because of her clumsy, ...more
  • Monthly Magazine Home

    18. Monthly Magazine Home

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.6
    3,870 points by 39 voters
    Na Young Won, a senior editor at Monthly House, has a thriving career but lives modestly in a rented home. Her life takes an unexpected turn when the magazine’s CEO, Yoo Ja ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    19. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    3,742 points by 38 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
  • Oh My Ladylord

    20. Oh My Ladylord

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    6.7
    3,655 points by 37 voters
    Oh Joo In, a top rom-com actress, has been aiming to repurchase her old family home. The second it goes on sale, she buys it back, but it turns out that Han ...more
  • Extracurricular

    21. Extracurricular

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.3
    3,354 points by 34 voters
    "Extracurricular” is centered around four high school students who start committing crimes to earn money and the unpredictable dangers they face as a result. Ji Soo, who goes from a model student ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    22. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    2,276 points by 23 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more
  • Descendants of the Sun

    23. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    2,167 points by 22 voters
    A love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She ...more
  • The Last Empress

    24. The Last Empress

    Korean Drama - 2018, 52 episodes
    7.9
    2,077 points by 21 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
  • Iris

    25. Iris

    Korean Drama - 2009, 20 episodes
    7.9
    1,878 points by 19 voters
    Kim Hyun Joon and Jin Sa Woo are best friends who were brought into a top secret organization known as NSS by analyst Choi Seung Hee and Park Sang Hyun. Hyun Joon ...more
  • The Long Ballad

    26. The Long Ballad

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
    8.6
    1,384 points by 14 voters
    In the year 626 C.E., the Tang Dynasty faces upheaval following the successful Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge's family is slaughtered, ...more
  • While You Were Sleeping

    27. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    1,383 points by 14 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • Fated to Love You

    28. Fated to Love You

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.1
    1,380 points by 14 voters
    Mi Yeong is a typical office clerk who is rather plain, somewhat awkward and has her good nature taken advantage of by her co-workers on a daily basis. While on vacation, she ...more
  • Fashion King

    29. Fashion King

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    5.8
    1,295 points by 13 voters
    Great fashion has to start somewhere. And for aspiring designer Kang Yeong Geol, that somewhere is in a humble stall at the Dongdaemun Market, a crowded fashion district in Seoul known for ...more
  • My Extraordinary

    30. My Extraordinary

    Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    6.4
    792 points by 8 voters
    It follows the colorful story of two college students, Shake and Ken, and how they try to express themselves despite society's many expectations. Ken is a popular and good-natured university sophomore who ...more

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