7 Best K-Dramas To Watch When You Need A Good Cry

Jun 03, 2023, 19:29 IST

Sneha Swaminathan

Hi Bye, Mama 

Kim Tae Hee portrays Cha Yu Ri in the tvN show ‘Hi Bye, Mama’ about a woman who dies in a horrific accident, but can’t leave her child behind and gets a chance to reincarnate for 49 days.   

Youth Of May  

Go Min Si portrays Kim Myung Hee, a strong-willed and independent nurse who falls in love with Hwang Hee Tae (Lee Do Hyun), an attractive and intelligent medical school student. The drama’s setting is May 1980 in Gwangju, when there was a student uprising against the unjust government. Many people died in the course of the Gwangju uprising.   

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes 

‘The Smile Has Left Your Eyes’ stars Seo In Guk as Kim Moo Young and Jung So Min as Yoo Jin Kang and is unmistakably distinct from any other K-drama you’ll watch this year. Moo little is a complicated person who is unaware of the facts of what really happened to his parents when he was a kid.   

Mr Sunshine 

This historical drama, which is set in the early 1900s, stars Lee Byung Hun as Eugene Choi and Kim Tae Ri as Go Ae Shin. Despite their glaringly different upbringings, Eugene falls in love with Ae Shin in the novel. Ae Shin is a Joseon noblewoman, but Eugene, who was born a slave, escapes to America and joins the Marine Corps as a captain. 

Queen for 7 Days 

Queen Dangyeong of the Joseon Period is portrayed by Park Min Young in ‘Queen for 7 Days’. Seven days after taking the throne, she is forced to give up both her position as Queen and the man she loves (Yeon Woo Jin). Queen Dangyeong’s sad and devastating love tale, along with the injustice done to her and her loved ones, will live in infamy.  

Radiant 

In the television show ‘Radiant’, Han Ji Min plays Kim Hye Ja, a lady who aspires to work as a news anchor one day. One morning, Kim Hye Ja discovers she has turned into a 70-year-old. She runs upon Lee Joon Ha (Nam Joo Hyuk), who, in contrast to Hye Ja, has given up on the idea of having dreams. They are able to support one another through their circumstances and learn from each other.

Death Song

Lee Jong Suk portrays Kim Woo Jin, a well-known and reputable writer, in ‘Death Song’. He encounters the first soprano vocalist from Joseon, Yoon Shim Deok (Shin Hye Sun). He falls in love with her despite being married, which leads to an extremely tragic and depressing love tale. The song ‘Praise of Death’, which she subsequently records, is regarded as the first Korean pop hit. 

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