5 Emotional K-Dramas that Are Just As Great On a Second Watch

There are a lot of great K-dramas that span a wide range of genres, but while most of them immerse you in incredible stories, only a select few feel just as spectacular the second time around.

So if you are looking for k-dramas that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride no matter how many times you return to them, we suggest you check out these five shows.

Twinkling Watermelon (2023)

Ha Eun-gyeol grew up surrounded by silence in a family of deaf people, which only fueled his passion for music and led the young man to live a double life as a model student by day and guitarist in a band by night.

But one day, he miraculously finds himself in a mysterious place where he meets Yoon Cheong-ah, a deaf girl who also dreams of becoming a great musician, and the two of them embark on a journey to form their own band.

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)

Almost all the women in Kim Min-chae's family have achieved great success in various fields, as her grandmother was a famous news anchor, while her mother was a fencing prodigy.

After giving up her dream of becoming a ballet dancer, Kim Min-chae runs away to her grandmother's house, where she finds her mother's diary and learns that her path to success may have been much harder than she thought.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016-2017)

Inspired by the story of real-life Olympic gold medalist Jang Mi-ran, the show revolves around Kim Bok-joo, the daughter of a famous weightlifter, who was gifted with great physical strength since childhood.

Very emotional and even short-tempered, she suddenly falls in love with Jung Jae-Yi, her friend's older brother, who works as an obesity doctor after leaving the life of an athlete due to an injury.

Summer Strike (2022)

Lee Yeo-reum is going through a hard time in her life when first her boyfriend dumps her and then her mother dies, which makes her take the drastic step of quitting her job and moving to a small town to do nothing.

There she meets Ahn Dae-beom, a librarian and math genius who has trouble communicating with people, but for some reason Lee Yeo-reum finds his presence very comforting.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)

A remake of the 2004 South Korean film Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong, the story follows Yoon Hye-jin, a dentist from Seoul who suddenly decides to open a clinic in a small seaside village.

There she meets Hong Du-sik, a handyman who often helps people in the village, which leads to a blossoming romance between the two.