Tearjerkers
Sad endings (my definition is the leads don't end up together due to death or separation) and happy endings for the main couple but are otherwise tragedies. Ending explained in comments so major spoilers ahead!
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1. 20th Century Girl
Korean Movie - 2022
ML dies
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2. A Tale of Love and Loyalty
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
both leads die
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3. AI
Chinese Movie - 2020
no one dies but it's an absolute tragedy anyway
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4. An Ancient Love Song
Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
the leads are separated by timelines that run backwards from each other (FL dies in one part of the timeline)
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5. As Gentle as You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
the leads separate after the FL returns to her real body and the ML, believing her dead, fails to recognize her upon meeting her again
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6. Attack On! Princess
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL dies
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7. Back to Back
Chinese Movie - 2022
leads separate
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8. Battle of Changsha
Chinese Drama - 2014, 32 episodes
the leads get a happy ending but the drama is a tragedy (everyone else dies)
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9. Brushes Of Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)
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10. Buried City to Shut All Lights
Chinese Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
the leads get a happy ending in the sequel movie but the drama is a tragedy
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11. Cheng Xi's Song
Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes
the leads break up and go their separate ways
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12. City of Life and Death
Chinese Movie - 2009
many characters die
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13. Colourful Bone
Chinese Drama - 2017, 54 episodes
there are two alternate endings, one tragic in which the ML dies, one happy in which he survives
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14. Dear Mayang Street
Chinese Drama - 2020, 37 episodes
ML dies, FL ends up with the SML, so could be seen as bittersweet
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15. Deity of Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
both leads die
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16. Don’t Forget My Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
both leads die
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17. Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Behind the Shadows
Korean Special - 2023, 1 episode
one of the MLs dies
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18. Drama Special Season 8: If We Were A Season
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
the leads break up and go live separate lives
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19. Fighting for Love
Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
If you ship the main couple it's a sad ending as they separate. If you don't (like me), it's a mostly happy ending.
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20. Girlfriend in The Men's Group
Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
ML never confesses and FL marries someone else in the end
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21. Go Princess, Go!
Chinese Drama - 2015, 35 episodes
there are two alternate endings - a sad one in which both leads die and the soul in the FL's body returns to present day alone, and a happy one in which the leads survive, and the soul returns and finds the ML's reincarnation in present day
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22. Goblin
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
happy ending for both couples but a very sad drama
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23. Good and Evil
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
FL dies
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24. Good Bye, My Princess
Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
FL dies
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25. Half Awake: Under the Mask
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
ML dies
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26. Hard to Find
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
both leads die
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27. He Won't Kill, She Won't Die
Japanese Movie - 2019
ML dies
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28. Heart Medicine
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
ML dies
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29. Heartbeat
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
ML dies
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30. His Little Heat
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
ML dies
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31. Homme Fatale
Korean Movie - 2019
the leads separate and live different lives
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32. House of the Disappeared
Korean Movie - 2017
FL sacrifices herself, bittersweet ending
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33. Island Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
ML may or may not die, it's unclear and can be seen as open/hopeful or tragic
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34. Kissable Lips
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
one of the MLs dies
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35. L.U.C.A.: The Beginning
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
FL dies and their child is taken away
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36. Legend of Lin Ye
Chinese Drama - 2023, 34 episodes
one of the MLs appears to die (may be open, it's unclear)
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37. Lie Hen
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
FL dies with ML only figuring out she was one he loved after her death
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38. Long Summer Wei Yang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes
ML dies
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39. Love and Lies
Japanese Movie - 2017
ML dies, FL appears to end up with SML in epilogue so could be seen as bittersweet
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40. Love at Second Sight
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL leaves the ML
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41. Love Will Tear Us Apart
Chinese Movie - 2021
ML's fate is open, can be seen as tragic or hopeful
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42. Love's Deception
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
FL returns to the heaven realm, leaving ML on earth
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43. Maid's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
ML appears to die (possibly open ending, it's unclear if he somehow survived or the other man just looks like him)
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44. Memories of the Sword
Korean Movie - 2015
many characters die
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45. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)
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46. Mountains and Ocean
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
SML who the FL loved dies, it's an open ending whether the FL ends up with the ML or not
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47. Move to Heaven
Thai Movie - 2023
ghost!ML finishes his business and vanishes
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48. My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
Japanese Movie - 2021
ML dies, bittersweet ending
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49. My Charming Villainous Emperor
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
the leads are separated (FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the fictional)
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50. My Fake Wife
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
ML dies, FL is left alone with their baby
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51. My Superpowers Have No Sense of Existence
Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
FL dies, bittersweet ending
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52. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
Japanese Movie - 2016
the leads are separated by time and space (FL returns to her parallel world, ML remains in his, both age at different rates)
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53. Once Again
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
one of the MLs dies, leads appear to be trapped in an endless time loop that will always end tragically
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54. One and Only
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
both leads die (there is a loosely connected reincarnation sequel Forever and Ever)
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55. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
Angel!ML returns to heaven, other ML appears to die in the final scene
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56. Pachinko
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
bittersweet - FL doesn't end up with her first love and is separated from her second
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57. Painted Skin: The Guo Jingming Edition
Chinese Movie - 2020
FL and one of the MLs die
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58. Paper Bride
Chinese Movie - 2023
FL dies
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59. Part for Ever
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
ML dies
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60. Peach of Time
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Ghost!ML vanishes
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61. Raise the Red Lantern
Chinese Movie - 1991
FL becomes mentally ill and trapped in her life
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62. Revenge of Royal Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
FL dies
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63. Rong Yao Zhi Xia
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
ML is either dead or critically wounded at the end, it's unclear
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64. Ru Hua Ru Tu Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
ML dies
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65. Seobok
Korean Movie - 2021
one of the MLs dies, other is terminally ill
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66. Shen Jun Jia De Xiao Bai Hu
Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
both leads die
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67. Smile
Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes
happy ending for the leads but a very tragic drama otherwise
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68. Spoil My Potter Girl
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)
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69. Stick to the Script!
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the fictional one
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70. Stranger Lover
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
ML dies
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71. The Breaking Ice
Chinese Movie - 2023
ML is terminally ill, all three leads appear still as hopeless and lost at the end as at the beginning
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72. The Castellan Belongs to Me
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the novel
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73. The Chinese Widow
Chinese Movie - 2017
FL dies, ML is prevented from adopting/raising her child who he was attached to
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74. The Curse of Turandot
Chinese Movie - 2021
FL dies
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75. The Dragon King's Bride
Chinese Drama - 2022, 3 episodes
ML dies
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76. The Embroidered Shoes
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
FL dies, more bittersweet than true tragedy
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77. The Flowers of War
Chinese Movie - 2011
FL and supporting characters die
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78. The Hymn of Death
Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
both leads die. true story so doomed by history.
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79. The Immortal Promise
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
both leads die
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80. The Journey
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)
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81. The Journey of Flower
Chinese Drama - 2015, 58 episodes
bittersweet/happy ending for the leads but very tragic drama
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82. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
both MLs appear to die in the end
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83. The Last Princess
Korean Movie - 2016
FL dies after much tragedy. true story so doomed by history
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84. The Library
Thai Movie - 2013
ML dies
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85. The Other Half of Me and You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
the leads are separated (FL returns to her parallel world, ML remains in his)
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86. The Red Sleeve
Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
FL dies (possibly ML as well, it's unclear). true story so doomed by history
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87. The Summer Pasta Recipe
Korean Movie - 2022
leads separate
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88. Tou Yi Ke Xin
Chinese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
one of the FLs dies
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89. Views of Love: Grey Rainbow
Thai Drama - 2016, 4 episodes
one of the MLs dies
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90. Yandai Byway No.10
Chinese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
the leads break up and separate
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91. You Shine in the Moonlit Night
Japanese Movie - 2019
FL dies
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92. You Were Once My Light
Chinese Movie - 2021
leads separate (it appears one may die)
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93. Your Lie in April
Japanese Movie - 2016
FL dies
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94. Yu Sheng Man Man
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
ML dies
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95. Zhao Ge Fu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
FL dies