☑️Korean Tragedy Dramas To Watch
Genre Mix - sorrow / suffering / misfortune / tragic past / pitiful / trauma / loss of human life / many terrible events
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- StarsSeo Ji-yeongSo Ji-seobLim Soo-jungMu-Hyuk, a Korean adopted to Australia, is a tough but very attractive street guy. He is shot in the head at his girlfriend's wedding and must wait for his death. He decides to go back to Korea to find his parents. His mother is a famous old actress and her son Choi-Yoon is the most popular pop singer. Mu-Hyuk finds his twin sister Su-Kyung, who is mentally 6-7 years old and abandoned like him. He seeks revenge on his mother but he also falls in love with Eun-Chae, a very close friend of Choi-Yoon. And his struggling against death and revenge, love starts in a sad way.
- StarsLee Jun-hoWon Jin-ahLee Ki-wooA major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also marked forever.
- StarsSeo In-GukJung So-minPark Sung-woongA detective takes on a murder case that was disguised as suicide and becomes obsessed with solving it. But his younger sister falls in love with a man that is somehow connected to the murder. The detective tries to push the two away from each other, because he knows the man isn't a good person but the young woman has sympathy for him.
- StarsHwang Jeong-eumJi SungBae Soo-binThe story revolves around four people, who live with secrets, and the trials they face on their journey to find love and exact revenge.
- StarsKwon Sang-wooKim Hee-seonYeon Jeong-hunHye-In was blind when she was born, Jun-Young's mother work in night clubs and make Jun-Young being laughed by friends. Once Jun-Young and Hye-In walked together, Hye-In gave Jun-Young a sliver card badge with her name "Hye-In". Hye-In's aunt, Audrey, took Jun-Young's mother(all cash) and bring Hye-In and left Jun-Young. Jun-Young (Sang-Woo Kwone) grew up, with mother died, father re-married. the remarried mother took all Jun-Young's money away, and Jun-Young has to work in construction sites to earn money for his college studies. He met Lee Gun-Woo (Yeon Jeong-Hoon, originally Song Seung-Heun) and Gun-Woo also met Hye-In in the street in USA, just outside Harvord University. Gun-Woo buy Hye-In new dress, and gave Hye-In money so Hye-In could see again. Hye-In open her eyes, saw Gun-Woo, she didn't know that Jun-Young is still alive, and began to love Gun-Woo. Gun-Woo told Jun-Young to meet his new girl. Jun-Young saw Hye-In, lost control. Hwa-Jung, the cheerleader of Jun-Young's class, only loves Jun-Young. But Jun-Young doesn't love Hwa-Jung. Hwa-Jung even return Hye-In's USA letters to Hye-In, make Hye-In commit suicide. Audrey met Willie, the USA sailor, but he was mad, and crazy, drunk easily and even horny. He even rape Hye-In. Jun-Young saved Hye-In from some bad guys when Hye-In was captured on a street (waiting Jun-Young) with her teddy bear. Jun-Young finally played the "sad Sonata" to make Hye-In to recognize himself. Gun-Woo was angry that Jun-Young and Hye-In are known before and even love together. Jun-Young ask Gun-Woo to hit himself, but Gun-Woo force both Hye-In and Jun-Young to leave away from himself as far as they could go. Gun-Woo inherit father's business and offended a Korean company boss. the boss sent a killer to plan to kill Gun-Woo but finally Joon-Young took that bullet up. Gun-Woo ask friend to send Joon-Young to hospital. Doctor said Joon-Young had his kidneys destroyed and must have immediate operation to save life. But Joon-Young refused and died in HyeIn's concert. 14 years later, HyeIn found her son able to play guitar like his father, Joon-Young.
- StarsJang Ki-yongJin Ki-jooHuh Joon-hoA dramatic drama depicting the love of a man and a woman whose lives are linked because of a murder since young age. Despite an unfortunate destiny and the stigma and pains, they will try to be happy and heal their wounds.
- StarsLee Seung-giBae SuzyMoon Jeong-HeeAn ordinary man who comes across surprising circumstances that place him in the center of a huge corruption scandal.
- StarsKim Seon-aLee Dong-wookUhm Ki-joonTimid and considerate Yeon Jae finds out that she has only six months to live. She decides to quit her job and works hard to complete each dream in her bucket list.
- StarsJang HyukOh Ji-hoLee Da-haeDae-gil is the leader of a group of slave hunters that are hired to find a runaway slave named Tae-ha, who was once a great warrior.
- StarsKim Woo-binBae SuzyLim Ju-hwanThe memory of their painful breakup still fresh in their minds, two former lovers reunite years later as a top actor and a documentary producer.
- StarsKim Hyeon-sooJang Dong-yoonSeo Ji-HoonA male student's body is found at school. Authorities assume that the student killed himself in a fall. Other students at the school hold a trial to uncover the truth behind his death.
- StarsJung Kyung-hoNam Gyu-riLee Jae-yoonRevolves around several different characters in a world of drugs and murder..
- StarsMin Nam-koongKim Seol-hyunLee Chung-AhIt's a story about what happened in a village 28 years ago that relates to the string of murders that have been occurring in the present day.
- StarsKim Sun-youngLee Si-youngKim Young-kwangPeople lose loved ones in crimes and the criminals are not punished. The daily lives of these people are completely broken. They form a group to realize justice.
- StarsJoo WonPark Gi-woongJin Se-yeonIn 1930s Korea, during the Japanese colonial era, a man who is a Korean police officer assigned to aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the local rebellion, secretly dons the 'Bridal Mask' and fights the unjust regime.
- StarsBaek Ji-wonHong Soo-hyunChoi Won-youngAfter a plane crash took his family, an ex-cop forms an investigation team and meets a genius ex-con whose brother died, starting a rivalry and partnership.
- StarsJung Hae-inChae Soo-binLee HanaA romance about an artificial intelligence (AI) programmer and classical recording engineer.
- StarsLee Bo-youngLee Jong-sukYoon Sang-HyunA sharp female lawyer with no filter teams up with a public defender and a high-school student with special gifts to bring down a killer with a personal vendetta.
- StarsPark Hee-soonChu Ja-hyeonOh Man-seok"Beautiful World," tells of an incident of school violence which leaves a young boy on the precipice of life and death as his family seeks for justice in his stead.
- StarsJi SungLee Se-yeongHwang HeeIn a refreshing take on the genre, "Doctor John" will portray the doctors' search for the cause of their patients' mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime.
- StarsJi Chang-wookPark Min-YoungTae-MiKim Moon-Ho is a popular reporter. One day, he learns the truth of a case that took place in the past. He intentionally approaches people who are related to the case and helps them. While doing so, he agonizes over the truth and beliefs.
- CreatorGwang JinStarsPark Seo-joonKim Da-miYoo Jae-myungAn ex-con opens a street bar in Itaewon, while also seeking revenge on the family who was responsible for his father's death.
- StarsJi SungHwang Jeong-eumPark Seo-joonA love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) and Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who becomes his secret psychiatrist.
- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
- StarsJi Chang-wookSong Yun-ahIm Yoon-ahA highly trained special ops agent goes off the grid after being framed for murder, and is hired as a bodyguard when the powerful and influential father of a troubled girl sees his skills.
- StarsPark Min-YoungPark Seo-joonLee Tae-HwanA romance between perfect but narcissistic second generation heir and his capable assistant.
- StarsJi Chang-wookNam Ji-hyunChoi Tae-joonA young woman grows close to a prosecutor as she works with him as a trainee in a murder case. However, things take a turn when she inexplicably becomes a suspect.
- StarsHan Hyo-jooLee Jong-sukLee Tae-HwanAfter being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.
- StarsKong Hyo-jinSo Ji-seobSeo In-GukTae Gong Sil has the ability to see ghosts, but their constant demands for help make her life impossible until she meets Joo Jong Won, a handsome CEO who measures everything by money, since when she touches him, the ghosts disappear.
- StarsJang Ki-yongIm Jin-ahNo Jeong-eeDo Hyun-jin investigates a serial murder and meets Soo-hyun disguised as a veterinarian. Bound by fate, the two set out to solve the connection that has linked them.
- StarsChoi Min-sooPark Sang-WonGo Hyun-jungThe Sandglass is a story of two men whose friendship is tested through the 1970s and 1980s, one of Korea's politically tumultuous periods.
- StarsJang Dong-yoonKrystal JungBak Yoon"Search" is a military thriller drama that takes place in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and tells the story of a specialized search party that forms to uncover the truth behind mysterious disappearance and murder cases.
- StarsLee Seung-giLee Hee-joonPark Ju-hyunJung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is an honest person and tries to attain justice. After Ba-Reum faces a psychopath murderer, who places the entire nation in fear, his life is totally changed.
- StarsShin Ha-kyunYeo Jin-gooChoi Dae-hoonThe story of two fearless men who are willing to go through extreme lengths in their pursuit of a returning serial killer. To uncover the murderer's identity, the two are forced to look deeper than what the evidence seems to suggest.
- StarsKim Dong-wookMoon Ga-youngLee Seung-joonA love story between a man who remembers every second of his life and a woman who forgot her painful past.
- StarsLee JehoonKim Eui-sungPyo Ye-jinThe story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
- StarsJi SungKim Min-jungPark Jin-youngDuring a time of chaos, a judge turns the court into something like a reality show and punishes evil people mercilessly.
- StarsPark Bo-youngSeo In-GukLee Soo-hyukTak Dong Kyung lives a fairly ordinary life until she stumbles into an unexpected fate and ends up signing a hundred-day contract with Myul Mang, risking her everything.
- StarsSeo Hyeon-jinKim Dong-wookBak YoonA hotel concierge and a psychiatrist with traumatic childhoods form a heartfelt bond when they become entangled in a perplexing local murder case.
- DirectorJi-hoon KimStarsCha Seung-wonKim Seong-gyoonLee Kwang-sooA working class family move into a new condo purchased after 11 years of hard work. They throw a housewarming party to show his co-workers when overnight a heavy downpour creates an extremely deep sinkhole that engulfs the entire building.
- StarsHan So-heePark Hee-soonKim Sang-hoThe story about a woman who joins an organized crime ring and infiltrates the police as an undercover agent in order to find out the truth about her father's death.
- StarsLee Jong-sukJin Se-yeonPark Hae-joonPark Hoon and his father were kidnapped by North Korea and he fell in love with Jae Hee, but lost contact.
- StarsJo Jae-yoonChun Ho-jinEom Tae-gooA young girl coming to a small town with her family. And through tragic events getting involved with a religious cult.
- StarsEom Tae-gooYoo Jae-myungHan YeriA mystery evil thriller which finds the truth of a recording tape containing mysterious serial killings and unidentified sounds in a small city.
- StarsKwon Sang-wooChoi Ji-wooShin Hyeon-junThere exists a love in the human heart that cannot be erased forever. Because it was believed that this love exists only in heaven, people continue to search for a stairway to heaven.
- StarsLee Joon-hyukYun Jong-seokKim Si-eunA woman, whose husband disappears, joins the National Assembly and teams up with a detective in her search for the truth. The two of them work together to break through the silence and lies that people spill to protect their own interests.
- StarsJeong Jae-yeongKim Jeong-eunYang Se-jongStory about Jang Deuk Cheon (Jung Jae-young), a hardened detective whose daughter is kidnapped. He starts to chase down the suspect using the one clue he has: Two men with the same face were at the crime scene.
- StarsSoo AeJu Ji-hoonYeon Jeong-hunJi-sook facing a hard time because of her father's debts and begin chased by moneylenders. When a series of things happen Ji-sook have to live with Eun Ha's identity (a Woman from elite family) because she look exactly like a Eun Ha.
- StarsLee Ji-wanLee Jun-hoLee Se-yeongBased on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
- StarsYoon KyesangHan Ji-hyeCho Jin-woongDespite coming from a criminal family, Jung Se Ro (Yoon Kye Sang) is a hardworking student who wants an honest life for himself. That is, until he accidentally gets entangled in one of his father's heists the night of a glamorous jewel exhibition opening. When the dust settles, Se Ro's father is dead and he is falsely accused of killing a man. After being released from prison five years later, Se Ro takes up the life of a con man, joining a ring of jewel smugglers led by Park Kang Jae (Jo Jin Woong). Se Ro is filled with revenge for his father's death and his wasted life until he meets the beautiful jewel heiress, Han Young Won (Han Ji Hye), who has developed a cold heart after the death of her fiancé. The couple brings each other back to life in an ill-fated love, not knowing that Young Won's fiancé was actually the man killed by Se Ro five years earlier.
- StarsKim Sung-ryungSoo AeKwon Sang-wooK-drama TV show about a young woman who becomes consumed by greed and ambition, and, the man who once loved her who's now determined to stop her and make her pay for her past sins.
- StarsYoo Ah-inKim Hyun-jooPark Jeong-minUnearthly beings deliver bloody condemnations, sending individuals to hell and giving rise to a religious group founded on the idea of divine justice.
- StarsSong Seung-heonGo AraLee ElA man possessed by death. A woman who can see death. The earthly and the afterworld collide dangerously.
- StarsJi Jin-heeHuh Joon-hoKang Han-naWhen the National Assembly suffers a catastrophic attack, Minister of Environment Park Mu Jin must find a way to lead Korea through the ensuing chaos.
- StarsKim Soo-hyunCha Seung-wonLee Hyeon-geolA remake of the BBC drama "Criminal Justice" that delves into the criminal justice system through the story of two men surrounding a woman's murder.
- CreatorKim Bo-TongStarsKim Seong-gyoonSon Suk-kuJung Hae-inA young private's assignment to capture army deserters reveals the painful reality endured by each enlistee during his compulsory call of duty.
- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooDylan BesseauHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- StarsJang Na-raChoi Jin-hyukSin Seong-rokIn an alternate universe where Korea is a monarchy, an actress marries the emperor. As time passes, she gets caught up in a power struggle and the investigation of a murder that threatens the regime.
- StarsHa Ji-WonYoon KyesangJang Seung-joBrought together by meaningful meals in the past and present, a doctor and a chef are reacquainted when they begin working at a hospice ward.
- CreatorLee WonsikStarsSeo In-GukPark So-damLee Jae-wookFacing hardships and contemplating suicide after a series of setbacks, a man is confronted by Death and tasked with experiencing death over and over again through 13 other lives to earn the chance to live.