2021
16 eps
MBC
Historical Fantasy Romance
In Joseon Korea, a legendary female painter blessed with the ability to see demons and a brilliant blind scholar connected to an ancient evil are drawn together by fate, prophecy, …
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2011
16 eps
KBS2
Musical Romance School
Six students with wildly different backgrounds and talents enroll at Kirin Arts High School, each chasing the dream of becoming a K-pop star. Through rivalries, first love, and bru…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is commits fully to every emotional beat — no half-measures.
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 — but fate keeps pi…
Like A Star Is Born, it leans hard into bittersweet ending. 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.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Romance Fantasy Drama
The continuation of Sol and Ryu Sun-jae's time-crossing love story, as new temporal complications threaten the future they fought so hard to create together.
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
12 eps
JTBC
Romance Fantasy Drama
A young woman gains a watch that controls time and uses it to help others, but each use costs years of her own life.
Like A Star Is Born, it leans hard into bittersweet ending. 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.
2006
24 eps
MBC
Romance Drama
A modern girl is forced to marry the Crown Prince of Korea in an arranged political marriage.
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
Jung Ji-woo
Romance Drama
Two young people meet and keep missing each other over a decade as fate and circumstances keep them apart — until one radio show brings them back together.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: love. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2023
20 eps
MBC
Historical Romance Drama
Set during the Manchu invasion of 1636, Gil Chae is a noblewoman obsessed with marrying well — until she crosses paths with Jang Hyun, an enigmatic man of mysterious origins who sa…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
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 her. What he doesn't …
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2001
Kwak Jae-yong
Romance Comedy Drama
A college student meets a strange, unpredictable girl on a subway and falls into an unlikely, turbulent love.
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.