While watching K-drama we all want our favorite couple to be happy and stay together till the end of the drama. But not every couple in the Korean drama stays together so it break viewers’ heart and left them in tears. Not every drama is meant for a happy ending sometimes a sad ending or a breakup of couples is a must to justify the story. If you need a good cry then also you can pick any drama from the list. Here, we’ll share top Korean dramas with sad endings.

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)

It is a love story of Na Hee Do (Kim Tae Ri) and Baek Yi Jin (Nam Joo Hyuk). Hee Do 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 fencing national team. Meanwhile, Yi Jin’s father’s business went bankrupt. So he does all the part-time jobs. However, he becomes a sports reporter for a broadcasting network.

Snowdrop (2021)

It is a story of 1987, 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. Snowdrop is one of the top Korean dramas with sad endings.

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)

Hae Soo (IU) works at the department store. Her boyfriend dumps her and she becomes very sad. While drinking near a lake, she jumps to save a drowning boy. At the solar eclipse, she travels back in time to the Goryeo era and finds herself in the middle of princes. Wang So (Lee Joon Gi) is one of the princes of the Goryeo dynasty. This drama has a great storyline but a tragic ending which makes it one of the top Korean dramas with sad endings.

Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

Shin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and Noh Eul (Bae Suzy) are friends since childhood and their friendship turned into love. Due to some reasons, they both separated. At present, Joon Young is a famous singer and actor and Noh Eul is a documentary producer. Joon Young is very rich and has everything he needs, on the other hand, Noh Eul works hard to make a living. Fate made them meet again and Noh Eul was asked to make a documentary on Joon Young.

Hi Bye Mama! (2020)

It is the story of a mother Cha Yu Ri (Kim Tae Hee) who died 5 years ago and has to begin a ghost now. She left behind her husband Jo Kang Hwa (Lee Kyu Hyung) and her daughter Jo Seo Woo (Seo Woo Jin). Jo Kang Hwa works as a thoracic surgeon. Meanwhile, he is remarried to Min Jung (Go Bo Gyeol). Through a reincarnation project, she is given the chance to become human again if she manages to “get her place back” within 49 days. After Yu Ri’s death, Kang Hwa’s personality totally changed. But one day after 5 years, his wife Cha Yu Ri reappears in front of him.

Hotel Del Luna (2019)

Jang Man Wol (IU) is the CEO of Hotel Del Luna. This hotel only serves ghost customers. She is stuck in the hotel for hundreds of years due to a big mistake in the past. Jang Man Wol is very arrogant and loves spending money. Gu Chang Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) is a manager and the only human working at Hotel Del Luna.

Youth of May (2021)

 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.

A Korean Odyssey (2017)

Jin Sun Mi (Kal So Wol) is a young girl who lives with her grandma. One day while returning home, she went to the mysterious house. Accidentally, she frees Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi) who was prisoned at the house for a long time. Now Jin Sun Mi (Oh Yeon Seo) has become a real estate agent. One day, she found Son Oh Gong on the street. 

Mouse (2021)

Jung Ba Reum (Jung Ba Reum) is a police officer whose life changes after encountering a psychopathic killer. He is a very kind person and everyone in his neighborhood likes him. He won the Citizen Hero Award after beating bullies when he was in high school. Go Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon) is a detective who is also known as a “gangster detective”. When he was a young kid his parents were killed by a psychopath. The Predator, a psychopath murderer has captured his attention.

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018)

Kim Moo Young (Seo In Guk) has mysterious eyes and he is a bit difficult to read. His character looks like a punk who doesn’t care about anything. He totally forgets the past one day he meets Yoo Jin Kang (Jung So Min) and falls in love with her. In the starting, although Jin Kang’s impression of him was negative whereas when she starts to discover him she found out that he is innocent and struggling to recognize his past life. 

Mr. Sunshine (2018)

It is a military base k-drama, a story of a poor boy who was born into a servant’s family and who travels to the United States. He becomes an American military officer, and after that, he came back to his home country. Meanwhile, he falls in love with an Aristocrat’s daughter. Mr. Sunshine is one of the best Korean dramas that prove age is just a number.

Record Of Youth (2020)

It is the story of youths who go through a lot of struggles and challenges for achieving their goal. Hye Joon (Park Bo Gum) is a smart and handsome model and he dreams to become an actor. Hae Hyo (Byeon Woo Seok) is more popular than Hye Joon and they both are best friends since childhood. Meanwhile, Jeong Ha (Park So Dam) is a makeup artist and she wants to open her own studio.

Cheese In The Trap (2016)

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) is a university student and she returns to college after a dropout. Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin) is a senior of Hong Seol. Yoo Jung is good in everything he is handsome, intelligent, and has a very kind personality, but he has a dark side of which no one is aware. He came from a rich family whereas Hong Seol is from the poor family background.

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