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5 K-Dramas That Show the Ugly Side of Relationships

5 K-Dramas That Show the Ugly Side of Relationships
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Being in a relationship isn't all sunshine and rainbows, so sometimes things don't go the way you want them to.

Getting into a relationship can bring a new joy to your life, as it's always nice to have someone you can rely on in difficult times, but it also requires hard work, and sometimes things just don't turn out the way you want them to.

With that in mind, let's take a look at five K-dramas that don't shy away from depicting relationship issues, be it in a serious or comedic way.

You Are My Destiny (2014)

Kim Mi Young is just a simple secretary while Lee Gun is the heir of a huge company, but the two cross paths on a cruise ship and end up spending the night together in a drunken state.

As a result, Kim Mi Young gets pregnant and Lee Gun has no choice but to marry her, even though he is still in love with his ex-fiancée who left him shortly before the fateful night.

One Spring Night (2019)

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Lee Jeong-in and Kwon Gi-seok have been together for a long time and are pushed by their families to finally get married, but the couple has grown tired of each other and is not sure if it is a good idea, even though they refuse to break up.

Everything changes when Lee Jeong-in meets Yoo Ji-ho, a pharmacist and single father, and after the two get involved with each other, Lee Jeong-in has to make a really hard decision.

Matrimonial Chaos (2018)

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Although Jo Seok-moo and Kang Hwi-roo are married, they are polar opposites and after living together for three years, it becomes harder and harder to tolerate each other.

After meeting another married couple, Jin Yoo-young and Lee Jang-hyun, the two decide to finally divorce, but the fact that Jin Yoo-young is also Jo Seok-moo's first love makes the situation quite complicated.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018)

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Yoo Jin-kang lost her parents at a young age, so her older brother Yoo Jin-gook, who also works as a homicide detective, has to take care of her.

But when she falls in love with Kim Moo-young, a mysterious man who suffers from amnesia, things start to get out of hand, as Yoo Jin-gook is extremely wary of the young man and believes that he is hiding a dark secret.

Listen to Love (2016)

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After Do Hyun-woo begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair, he feels completely lost, as they have been married for a long time, and so he desperately tries to save his marriage by asking people on the internet what to do next.