2002
20 eps
KBS2
Romance Melodrama Drama
A woman falls in love with a mysterious young man who appears in her life twenty years after her first love died in a tragic accident — identical in face and ma…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love and fate. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2016
20 eps
KBS2
Melodrama Romance Drama
A top actor with a terminal illness reunites with the first love he was separated from years ago by secrets neither of them knew. As they navigate the space bet…
Like Angel Eyes, it leans hard into noble idiocy. The emotional territory — first love and fate — is the same. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.
2003
20 eps
SBS
Melodrama Romance Drama
Two childhood sweethearts are separated when their parents remarry and a scheming stepsister grows obsessed with destroying them. After years apart they reunite…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: first love and sacrifice. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2016
16 eps
KBS2
Melodrama Romance Drama
A flight attendant in an empty marriage and a quiet airline ground supervisor meet repeatedly by chance — their restrained, undeniable connection forcing both t…
If you loved Angel Eyes's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, On the Way to the Airport delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.
2013
16 eps
KBS2
Melodrama Romance Drama
A woman takes the blame for a fatal accident caused by her beloved boyfriend — and goes to prison for it. The dead woman's bereaved fiancé sets out to destroy h…
Like Angel Eyes, it leans hard into noble idiocy. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.