5 Gloomy K-Dramas Perfect For Being Unapologetically Sad

Sometimes, when you're feeling down, you don't want uplifting stories that make it look like everything's going to be okay, but rather indulge in the sorrow and watch something that fits your current mood much better.

If the above applies to you, these five sad and heartbreaking K-dramas should be just what you need.

My Mister (2018)

The story follows two drastically different people who unexpectedly cross paths only to discover a love that will make their miserable lives a little more bearable.

Park Dong-hoo is an engineer in his forties who stoically endures all the hardships fate throws at him, while Lee Ji-an is a 21-year-old woman burdened with debt and taking care of her deaf grandmother.

I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004)

Compared to other entries on our list, this K-drama can almost be called vintage, but that doesn't make it any less great.

Cha Moo-hyuk's life hasn't been easy to begin with, as he was abandoned by his parents and adopted by a family of Australian con artists.

When fate brings him back to Korea, he finds out that his biological mother is actually quite rich and even has another son whom she adores.

Devastated, he meets Song Eun-chae, his brother's manager, and instantly falls in love with her, which brings some hope into his life.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018)

A remake of the Japanese TV series Hundred Million Stars from the Sky, the story follows Kim Moo-young, a mysterious man who falls in love with Yoo Jin-kang, who lost her parents at a young age.

Unfortunately, the woman's overprotective brother, Yoo Jin-gook, who works as a homicide detective, doesn't trust Kim Moo-young and believes that he is hiding a dark secret.

Move to Heaven (2021)

Han Geu-ru suffers from Asperger Syndrome and works in his father's trauma cleaning company, but everything changes when his dad dies and he is left alone.

Suddenly, his ex-con and estranged uncle Sang-gu appears in the young man's life and becomes his guardian, leading the two to mend their relationship and deal with their problems.

That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013)

Oh Soo makes ends meet by conning women out of their money, but eventually he runs up a debt that could cost him his life.

Desperate for a way out of this dire situation, he makes Oh Young, a blind heiress to a wealthy company, his new target, but soon begins to develop genuine feelings for her.