money These Underrated Korean Romance Movies Will Make Ya Fall in Love With Love
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These Underrated Korean Romance Movies Will Make Ya Fall in Love With Love
There's nothing that'll satisfy your inner romantic quite like movies about love. Even if you're a major romance movie buff and have seen every love story cliché play out on screen, there will always be those rom-coms and romantic dramas that never fail to give you butterflies—no matter how cheesy they might be. And in our humble option, this is especially true for Korean romantic movies. Romantic K-dramas and Korean rom-coms have a certain indescribable charm that we simply cannot resist, and while part of it is in the storytelling, there's always the beauty of South Korea in the backdrop, which will get ya every time. And let's not forget about all the handsome oppas. What's not to love??
The next time you're looking for a cute picker-upper or a heavy drama that'll make you cry your eyeballs out, we suggest checking out a few of the best Korean romantic movies of all time. These lovey-dovey romance flicks from Korea will have even the most cynical viewer believing in true love again, trust.
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1) Sweet & Sour (2021)
Based on the novel Initiation Love by Kurumi Inui, this sweet rom-com follows a couple as they attempt to make their long-distance relationship work despite several challenges—and while that sounds totally predictable, it comes with a VERY unexpected plot twist.
Netflix Asia@Youtube - 3/24
2) Love and Leashes (2022)
In this ~risqué~ rom-com, a woman with BDSM fantasies decides to enter into a consensual, contractual relationship with her co-worker after he finds out her secret, and it's a lot more playful and lighthearted than it sounds, promise.
Netflix Asia@Youtube - 4/24
3) Tune in for Love (2019)
In this swoon-worthy romance set in the '90s, a student and a teenager have a chance meeting at a bakery, where they discover an instant connection—and yet, from that moment, fate seems determined to keep them apart.
Netflix Asia@Youtube - 5/24
4) Wish You (2021)
Looking for a sweet lil Boys Love movie? Then you gotta check out Wish You, which follows a promising singer-songwriter and a keyboard player as they make music together and, ofc, fall totally in love. Is this movie perfect? No. But it's pretty damn cute.
BST7 ENTERTAINMENT@Youtube - 6/24
5) Be With You (2018)
In this K-drama, a man becomes a single father after tragically losing his wife—though before she dies, she promises to come back on a rainy day one year later. And by some miracle, she does come back...only she's lost all of her memories.
Korean Cultural Centre UK@Youtube - 7/24
6) The Handmaiden (2016)
This erotic romance revolves around a Korean con man and an orphaned pickpocket, who work together to seduce and swindle a young Japanese heiress out of her inheritance. It's truly a work of art, and yes, it's SERIOUSLY steamy.
Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing@Youtube - 8/24
7) On Your Wedding Day (2018)
In this sweet flick, a man receives an invitation to his ex's wedding 10 years after their breakup, which causes him to revisit all the ups and downs of their epic romance to figure out where they went wrong.
mm2 Entertainment Channel@Youtube - 9/24
8) Always (2011)
Always tells the story of an hardened ex-boxer working as a parking lot attendant and the blind young telemarketer who wanders into his booth one day and manages to open up his heart. Just trust us—it's adorable.
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 10/24
9) The Beauty Inside (2015)
This unique drama revolves around Woo-jin, who wakes up every day as a different person—but no matter how he changes physically, one thing never changes: He's in love with Yi-soo. Luckily, she has feelings for him, too (despite the whole body-changing ordeal).
Rotten Tomatoes Trailers@Youtube - 11/24
10) Love 911 (2012)
In this fun rom-com, a firefighter who lost his wife in a tragic accident finds himself pursued by a doctor, who even volunteers to be a paramedic in order to work alongside him. And though he eventually starts to fall for her, he can't shake the feeling that she has an ulterior motive. (Spoiler alert: She does.)
Dark Dreams@Youtube - 12/24
11) Untold Scandal (2003)
This v racy romance is set in 18th-century Korea during the Joseon dynasty, following a manipulative noblewoman as she makes a bet with her womanizer cousin that he can't bed an innocent young woman. Cruel Intentions walked so this movie could run.
koreafilmfest@Youtube - 13/24
12) Cheese in the Trap (2018)
Cheese in the Trap tells the story of a struggling college student who unexpectedly finds herself being pursued by a popular, rich, handsome fellow student—and since his interest seems too good to be true, she can't help but wonder if there's a catch.
Viki Global TV@Youtube - 14/24
13) Romang (2019)
Hi, wanna cry your eyes out? Then watch Romang, which follows a married couple who—after 45 years of marriage—both begin to suffer from dementia, though their love for each other only grows stronger as they start to forget everything (*sobs*).
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 15/24
14) Double Patty (2021)
In this drama starring Bae Joo-hyun (aka Irene from K-pop girl group Red Velvet), an aspiring TV anchor working at a hamburger restaurant has a chance encounter with a cute foodie one night, and it sparks a v cute romance.
815 Pictures@Youtube - 16/24
16) Love Fiction (2012)
Love Fiction revolves around a novelist with writer's block who—while struggling with his second novel—finds a muse in his new girlfriend, though writing about her leads to some unexpected consequences.
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 17/24
17) New Year Blues (2021)
Set during the week leading up to the new year, this rom-com follows four very different couples as they face a variety of struggles and challenges, both personal and in their relationships.
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 18/24
18) Obsessed (2014)
Another suuuuper erotic romance, Obsessed is set during the summer of 1969, following the passionate (and very much scandalous) affair between a colonel and a captain's wife at a strict military camp.
Tube Culture | Music·音樂·音楽 х Movie·電影·映画@Youtube - 19/24
19) Love, Again (2019)
This rom-com tells the story of Hyun-Woo, a man finds himself living his best bachelor life following his divorce...that is, until he discovers that his ex-wife is now dating his old high school rival, who doesn't even realize that the two were once married.
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 20/24
20) The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)
In this comedy, a princess refuses to marry any of the four men that her family has deemed suitable for her, instead deciding to escape the palace in search of true love. Ofc, things don't exactly go according to plan.
CJ ENM@Youtube - 21/24
21) Crazy Romance (2019)
This lil indie gem follows two co-workers embittered by love—a man who recently called off his engagement and a woman who was cheated on by her ex—as they decide to start something new with each other.
SGCloverFilms@Youtube - 22/24
22) Love Guide for Dumpees (2015)
In this comedy, two single strangers who were recently dumped by their exes have a chance encounter, and they decide to help each other heal by starting up a relationship with an expiration date...though they never expect that they'll actually catch feels.
KoreanFilmBiz KoBiz@Youtube - 23/24
23) Like for Likes (2016)
This movie follows the story of three couples in the age of digital dating and social media who—after "liking" and friending each other online—have to figure out how to move their relationships offline so they can blossom IRL.
Rotten Tomatoes Indie@Youtube - 24/24
24) Il Mare (2000)
Otherwise known as the movie that inspired The Lake House with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, this sci-fi romance follows a pair of strangers living two years apart in time who are only able to communicate though a magical mailbox.
Terracotta Distribution@Youtube
