you'll love
2010
Lee Jeong-beom
Action Thriller Drama
Protector Hero Found Family
A quiet pawnshop owner with a mysterious past takes on a drug cartel to protect the one girl who befriended him.
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.
you'll love
2020
13 eps
Production I.G / Crunchyroll
Action Supernatural Comedy
Fish Out Of Water Hidden Identity
Rai, an ancient and impossibly powerful Noble, awakens after 820 years of slumber and enrolls in a South Korean high school run by his loyal servant. While trying to adapt to moder…
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.
you'll love
2024
12 eps
TVING
Romance Historical Drama
Forbidden Love Class Warfare
In the Joseon dynasty, a nobleman encounters Hongrang — a gisaeng (courtesan artist) whose intelligence and dignity defy every boundary the era draws. Their love is impossible by e…
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.
you'll love
2025
50 eps
KBS2
Drama Family Romance
Family Saga Found Family
The Yoon family has run the same traditional Korean restaurant for three generations — each one with a completely different idea about what the restaurant should be. The grandmothe…
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.
you'll love
2012
Choo Chang-min
Historical Drama Comedy
Doppelganger Identity Switch
A jester who looks exactly like the Joseon king is brought in as a body double — and gradually wins the hearts of the court and people.
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath.
you'll love
2019
48 eps
iQiyi
Romance Drama Friendship
Love Triangle Best Friends Torn Apart
An Sheng and Qi Yue have been inseparable since they were thirteen — one loud and restless, the other quiet and safe. Then a boy named Su Jiaming walks in and becomes the fault lin…
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.
you'll love
2021
42 eps
iQiyi
Historical Fantasy Romance
Hidden Identity Fantasy World
In the fantasy world of Novoland, Fang Hai Shi is a Pearl Diver — a woman with a rare ability to harvest soul pearls from deep water. She is recruited into the Emperor's guard and …
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.
you'll love
2020
47 eps
TBS / Crunchyroll
Action Supernatural Dark Fantasy
Underdog Found Family
Yuji Itadori, an unnaturally strong high schooler, swallows a cursed finger belonging to the King of Curses and becomes a vessel for an ancient evil. Now enrolled in a school for s…
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.
you'll love
2016
138 eps
ytv / Crunchyroll
Action Superhero Drama
Underdog School Competition
In a world where 80% of people have superpowers called Quirks, Izuku Midoriya is born without one — and still dreams of being a hero. When the greatest hero alive passes his power …
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.
you'll love
2021
23 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Fantasy Adventure Drama
Underdog Found Family
Prince Bojji is deaf, tiny, and considered the weakest prince in a world that ranks kingdoms by military strength. When he befriends Kage, a shadow creature and the sole survivor o…
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.