5 K-dramas That Will Make You Burst Into Tears
If you're looking for heart-wrenching stories that will make you cry your eyes out, these five are hard to beat.
Everyone feels overwhelmed with stress and emotions from time to time, burdened with work, studies, and other life hardships.
So if you desperately wish to blow off some steam and just cry your eyes out while watching some good old tear-jerking and heart-wrenching K-dramas, these five should provide you with exactly what you need.
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
Go Ha-jin is going through a tough time in her life, betrayed by both her best friend and her boyfriend, but she refuses to let it ruin her optimistic outlook on life.
When she nearly dies trying to save a drowning child, Go Ha-jin suddenly finds herself inhabiting the body of Hae Soo in 10th century Goryeo and begins to explore this strange new world, eventually falling in love with Wang So, the 4th prince of the ruling dynasty.
Reply 1988 (2015-2016)
Set in 1988, the story follows the lives of five friends whose families have lived in the same neighborhood for many years and have become incredibly close.
A simple yet effective story about ordinary people, almost every episode of the show somehow manages to bring tears to the eyes of the viewer with its charming honesty.
Uncontrollably Fond (2016)
Shin Joon-young and Noh Eul were in love as teenagers, but unfortunately had to go their separate ways after breaking up.
Years later, the two cross paths again, now as a top actor-singer and a documentary producer, and get a second chance to rekindle their old feelings, even though both have become drastically different people.
Snowdrop (2022)
Set in 1987, one of the most important moments in South Korea's history, the story begins when Lim Soo-ho, a North Korean agent posing as a student, suddenly appears in a women's dormitory covered in blood.
Eun Yeong-ro, a university freshman, decides to help the poor man and hides him from the government, leading to a blossoming romance between the two.
Marriage Contract (2016)
Kang Hye-soo finds herself in a desperate situation when it seems that the universe itself has turned against her, as after her husband's death she is left alone to pay his debts and raise a child.
When Kang Hye-soo finds out that she also has an inoperable brain tumor, she enters into a contract marriage with Han Ji-hoon, who is looking for a liver donor to save his mother.