Kdramas with Happy Endings (for MC)

A melancholic AI programmer stuck in love with his childhood friend meets a classical music sound engineer with a troubled past.

Hospital staff navigate physical therapy careers: Jae Wook leads, Bo Young dreams of poetry, and Min Ho studies reluctantly due to parental pressure.

The drama tells of an android called Nam Sin III, who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Sin falls into a coma.

Two housemates get married for financial convenience, but discover nothing is simple when it comes to demanding in-laws — or facing their growing bond.

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

Han Kyul gives his family’s café a new spin, hiring only good-looking men to work there – plus an androgynous-looking girl he mistakes for a man.

A police detective and a young actress are forever linked by their first love and a devastating tragedy from their past.

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea – and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

A special forces soldier is reunited with his former lover – a female surgeon – in a war-torn nation.

A lawyer bound by a centuries-old curse becomes entangled with a civil servant who holds the key to his freedom — igniting an unexpected romance.

A woman with only a short time to live and a man with the supernatural power to bring the world to an end discover the true meaning of life and love.

A passionate fling in Jeju ends abruptly — until fate reunites an heir and a young woman when she joins his company, disguised as a married mother.

Following a chance encounter overseas, a woman with much to lose and a man with little to his name meet again as employer and employee.

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

A former taekwondo champion and an information desk worker aspire to chase their dreams in a world that isn’t kind to those with mediocre credentials.

Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.

Inside a national weather service, love proves just as difficult to predict as rain or shine for a diligent forecaster and her free-spirited co-worker.

A snarky columnist's career takes a turn when her ex becomes her boss, sparking a workplace love triangle that could make or break her professional dreams.

Residents of a high-rise building fight for survival when a deadly disease breaks out and turns the infected into blood-lusting zombies.

A star reporter, a second-rate journalist and a man by the code name “Healer” are brought together by a long-buried incident that hides dark truths.

A top detective is reunited with a childhood friend who has since become a leading criminal profiler.

An art curator’s life unravels, as she tries to keep her pastime as a die-hard K-pop fan secret from her gallery’s new director.

A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.

A government tax lawyer meets a woman who has the ability to read people’s thoughts.

A workaholic who's lost interest in romance reunites with an old friend and gifted songwriter, who’s determined to restore her belief in love.

A wealthy man with a severe "human allergy" falls in love with a woman pretending to be a robot.

Maeng Se-na, a top star criminal lawyer who has been a fangirl for fifteen years, tries to prove her favorite idol’s innocence, who is suspected of murder.

A letter sent through a magical mailbox sparks a time-crossed connection between two lonely tenants living in the same seaside house two years apart.

A fashion designer locked in grief meets a free spirited animator, sparking healing and transformation.

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

From mere co-talkshow guests to being off-screen roommates? Things get steamier and awkward between a psychologist and novelist in their entanglement.

In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.

Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who's known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.

[ overall a happy ending with some sad realities mixed in -- fells like an ending of closure ]

A famous chef opens a restaurant in a town he lived in when he was a little kid, when one day he begins feel a link to emotions that aren't his own.

Heo Im is an oriental doctor, acknowledged as the best in acupuncture and moxibustion in Joseon. His success is blocked due to his low status.

Contract marriage master Choi Sang-eun’s alternate day romance with a long-term mystery client on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and a new superstar client on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

A woman attempting to reboot her life returns to Korea and becomes entangled with her childhood friend — with whom she shares a complicated history.

For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they’re forced to date each other.

A lovestruck teen plans to win the school heartthrob by going from curly to straight hair — until a new transfer student changes everything.

A devastated K-pop fan is given the chance to travel back into the past and potentially reverse the future fate of her favorite idol and find love.

Kang Ji-won, a terminally ill cancer patient, dies and wakes up 10 years earlier. With the help of Yu Ji-hyuk, a director at the company where she works, decides to seek revenge on those who betrayed her. Now, she must reclaim her fate and eliminate the trash from her life.

Two people wake up 20 years after a cryogenic experiment, struggling to survive with strict temperature limits while adjusting to a changed world.

Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.

Sim Jae-Bok is married with two children. Due to hardships she went through, she has a wild temper. She gets involved in an unexpected case and begins to regain her true self.

A man and a woman, deeply in love, long for each other as their fates get entwined in a war.

A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.

A childhood friendship blossoms into romance when a determined 24-year-old man returns to win the heart of his older childhood friend.

A college student bullied for her appearance goes under the knife to change it. But her beautiful new face only invites the next wave of ridicule.

To become a human, a 999-year-old Gumiho, Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl, Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo’s fox bead.

A partying chaebol has a one-night stand with a beautiful girl. When she joins his company years later, it is difficult to hide their secret romance.

Son Hae-yeong seeks out a fake wedding with her neighbourhood convenience store employee, Kim Ji-uk, to avoid missing out on a promotion.

Ryu Ho Sun and Choi Hwa Jin are set to have arranged marriage, but she disappears during their wedding. Choi Ki Wan pretends and dresses up as a woman.

Dumped by her boyfriend of 15 years for gaining weight, a lawyer gets help from a hotshot personal trainer to get in shape and turn her life around.

A chance meeting between a pharmacist and a librarian leads them to reevaluate their lives and sparks romance in this heartfelt drama series.

Waking from a fatal accident to find herself in the past, Han Yi-joo teams up with Seo Do-guk to take revenge on the family who never loved her.

On the cusp of graduation, an accounting major searching for her career winds up living with a genius physics student who shakes up her daily routine.

A scholar from the Joseon Dynasty time-travels 300 years to modern-day Seoul and meets a no-name actress playing Queen In Hyeon in a TV drama.

Two survivors of a building collapse discover support and love in each other as they overcome the pain of loss and reconstruct a hopeful future.

A gifted writer who’s the youngest editor-in-chief ever at his publishing company gets enmeshed in the life of a former copywriter desperate for a job.

During the early 19th century, free spirit Goo Hae-ryung embarks on a new life as a scholar in the Joseon royal court after hearing about a government post for women historians.

A coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home.

The stories of ambitious career women working at the top of the best portal sites in the IT industry. Paved with wins and losses, their road to success takes a new turn when love comes along the way.

Amidst a cutthroat tech landscape, a determined director seeks revenge against her former mentor while navigating unexpected romance.

After a complete reversal of fortune and looks, childhood sweethearts reunite for the first time in 15 years as employees at a fashion magazine.

Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetics brand. She enjoys her job and dreams of launching her own brand someday. Chae Hyun Seung is a fellow marketer who becomes attracted to Yoon Song Ah. He tries to develop a romantic relationship but Yoon Song Ah rebuffs his advances, not wishing to date younger men.

An arrogant rich heir and a kindhearted (and sassy) school teacher are forced into an engagement contract.

Reunited with her best friend's younger brother, who's back from a stint abroad, a recently dumped career woman begins to see him in a new light.

A lyricist asks her best friend, a rookie photographer, to move in temporarily and help her understand what unrequited love really means for the sake of her writing.

A guilt-wracked designer and a woman who spent 13 years in a coma help each other recover from past trauma.

A brilliant but rigid prosecutor becomes entangled with a clumsy rookie intern when she is falsely accused of murder.

The love story between a top actress and an airline director who each suffers an unusual phenomenon. He suffers from prosopagnosia (face-blindness), while every month she transforms into someone else for a week.

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

[ NOTE : overall happy ending with a little bit of layered sadness mixed in - still a happy ending though ]

A patriotic bodyguard who was abandoned by his country and colleagues, a hidden daughter of leading Presidential candidate who regards love as a tool for revenge, and the First Lady contender who hides her ambition and charisma behind a kind and friendly personality.

When a power-hungry Crown Prince and his loyal comrade both fall for the same woman, their friendship and ambitions are put to the ultimate test

Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.

A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.

About the forbidden romance between the daughter of a king and the son of his mortal enemy.

While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.

A time-traveling art student becomes the exiled Crown Prince’s lifeline in a dangerous royal struggle where love might be his only chance of survival.

After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous “goddess” and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.

During the 1990s, hardworking Mi-soo and optimistic Hyun-woo meet at a bakery and fall in love while exchanging stories on a radio station, but while their paths keep crossing, the timing never seems to work out.

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story’s hero.

A woman tries to win back her ex by starting a fake relationship with her close friend and decide to live together.

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

Drained from her life in the city, a young cellist moves to a quiet small town, where she encounters an old friend who helps her heal and remake herself.

A painful but exciting story of Oh Soo-jae, a cold lawyer who has become empty while pursuing only success, and Gong Chan, a law school student who is not afraid of anything to protect her.

The love story between a reporter who cares so deeply about her work that she is often called a "witch" by her colleagues, and a man who lost his previous girlfriend in a tragic accident.

The lead characters who have been friends for eight years end up sleeping together one night. Following this event, the friends struggle between love and friendship.