Nowadays making sad-ending korean dramas is becoming a trend. I believe that sad-ending korean dramas have a good storyline but it always hurt to see them cry even though they are playing the role. Here are some sad endings in Korean dramas of 2021 and 2022 which will make your heartache.
Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Jung So Min, Minhyun, Yu Jun Sang, Yoo In Soo, Arin, Oh Na Ra, Ko Yoon Jung, Shin Seung Ho
Jung Uk (Lee Jae Wook) is a son of a noble family. But he has a secret about his birth. He is a troublemaker and never listens to anyone. Naksu (Ko Yon Jung) is a powerful mage whose soul gets transferred to Mu Deok’s (Jung So Min) body. Go Won (Shin Seung Ho) is the crown prince. You can see a good bromance between Jung Uk and the prince in this drama.
Big Mouth (2022)
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Im Yoon Ah, Kim Joo Heon
Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk) is a lawyer but his winning rate is very bad. He is a very talkative person that’s why people call him Big Mouth. Chang Ho is involved in a murder case. Go Mi Ho (Lim YoonAh) is the wife of Chang Ho and works as a nurse. She also helps her husband financially and psychologically in becoming a lawyer. When she found that her husband is a murder case suspect she tries to clear his name.
Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)
Cast: Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon, Choi Hyun Wook, Lee Joo Myung
Hee Do ((Kim Tae Ri) is a member of the high school fencing team. After the financial crisis, their lives changed. Her team gets disbanded because the school becomes unfunded due to IMF but somehow she becomes a member of the national fencing team. Meanwhile, Yi Jin’s (Nam Joo Hyuk) father’s business went bankrupt. So he does all the part-time jobs. However, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.
Thirty-Nine (2022)
Cast: Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Yeon Woo Jin, Lee Moo Saeng, Lee Tae Hwan
The story is about three female friends who are in their late thirties. Cha Mi Jo (Son Ye Jin) is a 39-years old woman and the director of a derma clinic in Gangnam. Kim Seon Woo (Yeon Woo Jin) is a dermatologist. Cha Mi Jo’s friend Jung Chan Young (Jeon Mi Do) is an acting coach. Thirty-Nine is one of the sad-ending korean dramas.
All of Us Are Dead (2022)
Cast: Park Ji Hu, Yoon Chan Young, Lomon, Cho Yi Hyun
In a small town zombie virus is spreading throughout the entire town. During the whole incident, people are trying to fight for their lives. It shows the struggle to keep alive without any food, water, phone, and internet connection. All of Us Are Dead is based on a webtoon “Now at Our School” by Joo Dong Geun. You can also watch this drama on Netflix.
Snowdrop (2021)
Cast: Jung Hae In, Kim Ji Soo, Yoo In Na, Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Se Ah, Kim Hye Yoon, Jung Eugene
Im Soo Ho (Jung Hae In) is a North Korean agent who stays in South Korea for a secret mission. He was in South Korea for a secret project and stays at the University of Berlin, as a graduate student who is preparing for a master’s thesis. Young Ro (Kim Ji Soo) is a female student who hides Soo Ho in a girl’s dorm, in mid of all the chaos, his real face comes to light. Both fall in love with each other.
The Red Sleeve (2021)
Cast: Lee Joon Ho, Lee Se Young, Kang Hoon
Sung Deok Im (Lee Se Young) is a count lady who wants to live her life freely and happily. Crown prince Yi San (Lee Joon Ho) met Sung Deok Im and fell in love with her. Now he has become the king and wants to make Sung Deok Im his concubine. But she refuses as she can’t live freely after becoming the concubine of the King.
Youth of May (2021)
Cast: Lee Do Hyun, Go Min Si, Lee Sang Yi, Keum Sae Rok
It is a story set in 1980, during the Gwanju uprising. It portrays the life and struggles placed by a young adult. This is a love of a medical student who is a topper in his class and a nurse who is intelligent and smart. Hee Tae (Lee Do Hyun) is a medical student and a topper in his class. He is an easygoing person. Myung Hee (Go Min Si) worked as a nurse for the past 3 years. She is a kind person.
My Name (2021)
Cast: Ahn Bo Hyun, Han Soo Hee, Park Hee Soo
Yoo Ji Woo’s (Han So Hee) father dies on her birthday. To take revenge for her father’s death she puts all her trust in a powerful crime boss Choi Mu Jin (Park Hee Soon) and enters the police force under his direction. Jeon Pil Do (Ahn Bo Hyun) is a Sergent in the Narcotics Unit and becomes the partner of Hye Jin after she joins the unit.
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