Please recommend a drama that starts with the main character having to abandon their passion (a job or an activity that they really love to do), and there's a reason for that, preferably something sad. Over time they either grow to love their new life or successefully come back to what they used to love to do in the past. Can be a romance drama/film but there should be a huge emphasis on the plot described. Any country is fine, not necessarily asian, I watch dramas from all over the world...

Possibly...

  • Sugar Sugar Honey (FL had to give up her career/dreams)
  • Just Between Lovers (ML's injuries changed the trajectory of his life)
  • Supernatural tv show (Sam gives up his college dreams/goals)

Everyday I Love You (F-movie, encountered boyfriend's prohibition)

Falling into You (C-drama, kinda, changing discipline to improve winning chance to decathlon but still included high-jump)

Juhan Shuttai! (J-drama, mangaka(s) encountered writer block)

Hishakai Shindo (J-BL drama, listened to toxic friend's hurtful comments)

Revenged Love (C-BL drama, his father kidnapped all his snakes except one)

Suddenly Seventeen (C-movie, kinda, her own fault for wanting to become non-productive stay-at-home girlfriend)

The Way Home (C-drama, prohibited by the father)

Note that [**] are titles that I recommend. The rest are titles that I have watched and think they are okay-ish, with more or less fulfilling your plot description.


**At Home Dad - as the name implies dad turned into househusband

Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi - wife ran away dad had to quit job to take care daughter

**Egao no Hosoku - Office Lady forcefully turned into manga editor

**Engine - Racing driver terminated contract, return home to drive school bus

Hungry! - Unsuccessful musician turned into chef

Kamo Kyoto e Iku - Quit job to take over family inn

**Naguru Onna - fired at work, turned into boxing trainer with no clues of boxing

Oh My Dad!! - dad who was unsuccessful scientist started anew after wife left


Job transfer from glamorous to humble, not so outstretch career change:

**Apoyan - from main airline company sent off to subsidiary

Call Center no Koibito - sent off to remotely located call center 

Coach - sent off to manage remote factory with zero motivation workers

**Dr Koto - surgeon moved to remote island

Gekokujo Kyuji - Sport drama you know the drill, MC quit baseball, turned into teaching, but then forced to be head coach

Hankei 5 Meter - reporter transferred from gossip to daily life section

**Mirai e no 10 Count - Sport drama you know the drill, MC quit boxing then after some years of mess in life got a request to become coach

Nippon Ichi no Saitei Otoko - quit job as TV producer and do freelance journalism (with ulterior motive)

Old Rookie - football player refused to retire works as sports agent while waiting for new contract

**Pretty Proofreader - transferred to  proof reading department

Priceless - losing job and fight back