2022
20 eps
tvN
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
Interconnected stories of people living on Jeju Island, each facing their own joys, sorrows, and loves.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: life and death. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2015
20 eps
tvN
Slice Of Life Comedy Romance
Five families in a Seoul neighborhood navigate life, love, and growing up in the late 1980s.
Both navigate the same emotional territory: nostalgia. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
16 eps
Disney+ Original
Historical Romance Drama
Crown Prince Yi Geon has been raised in perfect isolation, groomed to become a ruler who leads with reason, not feeling — until a woman from outside the palace walls crashes into h…
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 When Life Gives You Tangerines, 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
8 eps
Netflix
Melodrama Romance Family
The sprawling Jeju Island saga continues, following the next generation as they grapple with the legacies left by their parents — love sacrificed, ambitions deferred, and the parti…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: family legacy and sacrifice. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2022
16 eps
MBC
Drama Romance Slice Of Life
Yoon Gyeo-re has lived in institutions since childhood and knows no version of the world that is reliably warm. Forced into community service at a hospice, he meets a palliative ca…
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
8 eps
Netflix
Drama Romance Family
The next chapter of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik's multigenerational family saga, following their descendants as they navigate love, hardship, and hope in contemporary Korea.
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.
2021
12 eps
KBS
Romance Historical Drama
A med student and a nurse fall in love during the Gwangju Uprising of May 1980.
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.
2022
12 eps
MBC
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
Three best friends on the verge of turning 40 face love, loss, and life-changing decisions together.
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.