K-Dramas like Love Hurts
Finished Love Hurts (2026) and want that feeling again? These 12 shows come closest.
12 shows with a similar feel
Winter Sonata (2002)Also dramaA woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.
May I Help You? (2022)Also dramaBaek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or have her days be filled with a series of bad luck and accidents. And helping the little boy that first terrified her when he came to life will lead her down a path she never could have expected. Kim Tae Hee works as a man for hire. Employed by his uncle Vincent running the newly opened errand service company βA Dime A Jobβ he can be hired for any odd (but legal) task. One day, Kim Tae Hee encounters Baek Dong Joo, when he is hired by her boyfriend to break up with her in his stead. After that, their paths continue to cross, and by the virtue of their jobs, their fates get intertwined deeper and deeper in a series of life and death situations, surrounding the wishes of the people who had died, and the painful past it is going to unravel for both of them.
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The Red Sleeve (2021)Also dramaBased on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
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Mr. Sunshine (2018)Also dramaSet in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.
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Jewel in the Crown (2010)Also dramaSet during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.
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Call It Love (2023)Also dramaWhen her family becomes suddenly homeless, Woojoo decides on revenge for all the injustices she has been put through. However, her supposed foe, Dongjin, is a heart-wrenchingly lonely and gentle soul.
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Autumn in My Heart (2000)Also dramaTwo men and two women, their relationship begins in tragic fates, and it grows into love, agony, and parting.
The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)Also dramaIn the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps him grow as a ruler.
Just Between Lovers (2017)Also dramaTwo survivors of a building collapse discover support and love in each other as they overcome the pain of loss and reconstruct a hopeful future.
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More Than Words (2022)Also dramaMieko and Makio's youthful friendship with Eiji evolves into love, parenthood, and reunions, painting a bittersweet portrait of growing up.
Light on Me (2021)Also dramaA high school loner who has difficulty making new friends joins the school's student council to meet new people β but discovers that making friends may be harder than it seems.
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Something More Than Brothers (2025)Also dramaAbandoned by his family, aspiring idol Jin experiences love for the first time with police officer Han-gyeol. However, the forbidden relationship between step-siblings begins to stand in their way.
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