K-Drama fans are indeed spoiled with a variety of Korean drama genres so there is no need to be afraid of running out of spectacle, because there are still many genres that can be explored.
One of the most popular Korean drama genres is the romantic genre, where the romantic genre not only presents stories with happy endings but also several romantic Korean dramas that have sad endings.
Here is a series of sad ending dramas that are guaranteed to make you cry all night until you get puffy. Read more below, come on!
Uncontrollably Fond
The year 2016 has indeed presented many quality dramas, played by well-known actors and actresses, such as the drama Uncontrollably Fond, starring Kim Woo Bin and Suzy.
Tells the story of Shin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and a woman named Noh Eul (Suzy), both of whom are classmates and university friends, even though their relationship is not very good and the two end up separating.
However, when Joon Young and Noh Eul grew up, the two were reunited in a film project where Noh Eul, who works as a documentary producer, was involved in making a documentary on Joon Young, who is a famous actor and singer.
And with the reunion of the two in a project, it makes Noh Eul reminisce about her past and Joon Young's sad past. Although in the last few episodes of the drama the two finally made up and became lovers, this drama actually ended with a sad ending because Joon Young was suffering from a deadly disease and his life was predicted not to last long.
In closing the last episode of Uncontrollably Fond, Joon Young died peacefully on the shoulders of his lover, Noh Eul, after he had been battling his illness for a long time. With an ending scene like this, it's guaranteed that tears will flow freely.
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo is one of the best sad ending Korean dramas because it managed to make people who watched it burst into tears and failed to move on for years. In fact, some people who were dissatisfied with the ending of this drama asked for a second season to be made.
The drama that aired on SBS in 2016 had shocked K-Drama fans because it starred a number of well-known actors and actresses, such as Lee Joon Gi, IU, Kang Ha Neul, Ji Soo, Nam Joo Hyuk, Baek Hyun EXO, Hong Jong Hyun, Kang Ha Na, Seo Hyun, and many more.
In addition to the quality cast, Moon Lovers also managed to meet the audience's expectations with an extraordinarily good storyline. Tells the story of a modern woman named Go Ha Jin who was thrown into the past, to be precise during the Goryeo era and has the name Hae Soo.
Throughout this drama will show the complicated and sad journey of Hae Soo's life and her romance with Wang So, one of the princes of the palace who is not very liked.
This drama succeeded in making the audience sad because Hae Soo and Wang So could not be together, plus Hae Soo died in the Goryeo era and returned to the modern world with memories that were not erased, making him feel sad and guilty for leaving Wang So alone in the Goryeo era.
Youth of May
The next sad ending drama is Youth of May, which has indeed become the subject of discussion for K-Drama lovers in 2021 yesterday. Apart from reuniting Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si, Youth of May has a romance melodrama genre, which means that viewers need to prepare lots of tissues when watching this drama.
Set in 1980, Youth of May tells the story of a nurse named Kim Myung Hee and a medical student named Hwang Hee Tae, who both fall in love with each other amidst the complicated storms of the May 1980 conflict in South Korea.
Even though there are several moments of annoyance and make baper from both of them, but this drama ends with a sad ending. Where Hee Tae and Myung Hee had to separate in the middle of the forest, and then Myung Hee met his death because he was shot by martial law soldiers during the May 1980 riots.
Myung Hee died when no one could help him. Decades later, Hee Tae as an adult always feels sad because of the loss of the woman he loves.
Cheese in The Trap
Played by Park Hae Jin and Kim Go Eun, the drama that aired on tvN in 2016 had a pretty sad ending while making the audience annoyed and excited. Tells the story of a student with limited financial conditions named Hong Seol, and a most popular male senior named Yoo Jung, where the two become close over time and end up dating.
Even though when they were dating, their relationship was not so smooth, but in the end they always made up. However, in the end Seol and Jung chose to separate and really never saw each other again because they both felt disappointed in each other.
Adapted from Webtoon, Cheese in the Trap is a Korean drama that shows a toxic relationship. Cheese In The Trap/ Photo: instagram.com
When other characters have happy endings, Seol and Jung actually have to end up with a sad ending where Yoo Jung never reads the emails sent by Seol, coupled with the open ending which successfully makes the audience emotional.
Records of Youth
The next sad ending drama is Record of Youth which airs in 2020 on tvN, this is Park Bo Gum's last drama project before he enlists in the military. Co-acting with famous actress Park So Dam, in this drama Park Bo Gum plays a model named Sa Hye Jung who dreams of becoming a famous actor like his childhood friend. Meanwhile, Park So Dam plays Ahn Jung Ha, who is a makeup artist and a big fan of Sa Hye Jung.
Throughout this drama, it will tell about how Hye Jung is trying to pursue her dream of becoming an actor and Hye Jung and Jung Ha's relationship continues to develop into a romantic direction until the two are dating.
However, in an effort to pursue this career, there is something Hye Jung needs to let go of, namely her relationship with Jung Ha. Where the relationship between the two is indeed increasingly tense and there are many conflicts until they decide to end their relationship.
Then, Hye Jung and Jung Ha both succeeded in their respective careers even though their relationship had to end and let go of their loved ones. Drama Record of Youth was successfully labeled as having a sad ending because the two main actors could not unite and did not try to reunite at the end of the drama.
Hotel Del Luna
Hotel Del Luna became IU's drama project in 2019 after starring in the drama My Mister the previous year. This time, IU collided with popular actor Yeo Jin Goo in a romantic comedy and dark fantasy drama that aired on tvN. This drama tells about a special hotel that caters to ghosts and is located in the middle of Seoul City.
IU plays Jang Man Wol, the beautiful but hot-tempered hotel CEO. He was condemned to run the hotel because he had committed a terrible crime that he had no recollection of.
Man Wol manages this hotel by delivering spirits who have been lost in the hotel for thousands of years who have escaped from prison. Meanwhile, Goo Chan Sung, played by Yeo Jin Goo, is a human who becomes an assistant manager at the hotel, he works there because of a deal made by his father and Man Wol a few years ago.
In this drama, viewers can see how cute and adorable the relationship between Man Wol and Chan Sung is until the seeds of love begin to grow between the two, and their relationship continues to a more romantic direction.
However, unfortunately the relationship did not last long because Man Wol had to go to the afterlife, where he belonged, and the two separated at the border to another world and heaven. The separation of Man Wol and Chan Sung is what makes Hotel del Luna one of the best sad ending dramas.
Those are six popular Korean romance dramas with sad endings that are guaranteed to make your heart ache when you watch them. Sad endings can be in the form of a couple who can't be together or the loss of a loved one forever. Of the six sad ending Korean dramas above, which one do you think is the most memorable?