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Amnesia/Mental Variance/Coma/Brains

***SPOILERS***

I originally made this list in order to avoid dramas with amnesia, but I found that many of my favorites contained bouts of amnesia. I've begrudgingly accepted amnesia as an overused plotline (seriously, Koreans should outlaw white trucks, as they seem to cause 75% of the amnesia victims; and what is it about Koreans that a slight tap on the head invariably results in amnesia?!).

Conversely, I'm drawn to dramas with characters who live with brain dysfunctions such as prosopagnosia (I have a special list just for that), OCD, or other neural conditions that challenge daily life. I'm especially engaged with short-term memory loss (like Devilish Joy) where the character has to journal his life in order to understand it (been there; done that); if you have any K-drama recommendations for those, I'd appreciate them.

P.S. I'm beginning to think I should have made a list strictly for dramas that did NOT contain amnesia. It might have been shorter.

bojojoti Sep 15, 2024
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  • Master's Delicacies

    201. Master's Delicacies

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

    Mental illness; eating disorder.

  • Me and My Delicate Husband

    202. Me and My Delicate Husband

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Meeting You

    203. Meeting You

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes

    8.0

    Social anxiety disorder.

  • Meeting You Loving You

    204. Meeting You Loving You

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    Memory erasure: "Su Zhi Nian, a transfer student with hidden powers, defends himself and Song Qing Chun from bullies with those powers. However, he discovers that his abilities don't work when she touches him, an unprecedented development. To protect his secret, he erases her memory of it."

  • Meloholic

    205. Meloholic

    Korean Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

    Dissociative Identity Disorder.

    "Yoo Eun Ho has a special ability which allows him to read the minds of other people when he places his hand on them. Due to his special ability, he can't open his mind to anyone. One day, he meets Han Ye Ri. He is able to discern that what she says is actually what she thinks, but he also learns that she has two different personalities."

  • Melting Me Softly

    206. Melting Me Softly

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    7.5

    Technically, not a coma but frozen for two decades.  

  • Memoir of a Murderer

    207. Memoir of a Murderer

    Korean Movie - 2017

    "Former serial killer Byung Soo, diagnosed with Alzheimer's due to a traffic accident 17 years ago, begins to fear he may be responsible for recent murders during his memory lapses."

  • Memory

    208. Memory

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

  • Memory Lost

    209. Memory Lost

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Memory Lost Season 2

    210. Memory Lost Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Memory Lost Season 3

    211. Memory Lost Season 3

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Mermaid Prince

    212. Mermaid Prince

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

    Tactile Agnosia (inability to recognize objects by touch).

  • Meteor Garden Season 2

    213. Meteor Garden Season 2

    Taiwanese Drama - 2002, 31 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Million Yen Women

    214. Million Yen Women

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes

  • Miracle in Cell No. 7

    215. Miracle in Cell No. 7

    Korean Movie - 2013

    Intellectual disability; neurodevelopmental disorder.

  • Miraculous Brothers

    216. Miraculous Brothers

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Miss Ye in Wonderland

    217. Miss Ye in Wonderland

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    Coma.

  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    218. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

    Amnesia. 

    "She orders the head shaman to cast a spell on Yeon Woo to strike her with an unknown sickness. After dying, Yeon Woo is resurrected from her grave but loses her memories. "

  • Moorim School

    219. Moorim School

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    7.5

    Amnesia.

  • Mouse

    220. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    Brain damage. Brain repair. And I stopped there, because it was too intense and horrifying for me. I'll return eventually. 

  • Mouse: The Predator

    221. Mouse: The Predator

    Korean Special - 2021, 2 episodes

    Psychopath.

  • Move to Heaven

    222. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.5
  • Mr. Brain

    223. Mr. Brain

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 8 episodes

    Neuroscientist who tackles crimes from devious minds.

  • Murphy's Law of Love

    224. Murphy's Law of Love

    Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 19 episodes

    7.5

    Mental illness.

  • My Amazing Boyfriend

    225. My Amazing Boyfriend

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 28 episodes

    Coma.

    "Mutant Xue Ling Qiao, who has been asleep for centuries, is awakened by the unlucky actress Tian Jing Zhi in a fatal car accident."

  • My Cherie Amour

    226. My Cherie Amour

    Thai Drama - 2024, 19 episodes

    Autism.

  • My Dear Lady

    227. My Dear Lady

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Trauma with resulting nyctophobia (extreme fear of the dark).

  • My Decoy Bride

    228. My Decoy Bride

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    "The story about the notorious Prince Li Shu Bai of Hou family who got into accident when escaping marriage. After returning to the Hou Mansion, he found that his bride Jiang Yu Xiao had the intention to kill him, so he pretends to have amnesia to deal with her."

  • My Demon

    229. My Demon

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    8.5

    ML began to remember bits of his previous life.

  • My Girl

    230. My Girl

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

     Dissociative identity disorder, alternating between two personalities.

  • My Girlfriend

    231. My Girlfriend

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 28 episodes

    Narcolepsy; insomnia.

  • My Girlfriend Is an Alien

    232. My Girlfriend Is an Alien

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 28 episodes

    8.0

    Amnesia. Trauma resulting in rain phobia.

  • My Girlfriend Is an Alien Season 2

    233. My Girlfriend Is an Alien Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    8.5

    Mind formatting (brainwashing).

  • My Golden Life

    234. My Golden Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes

    Depression.

  • My Lethal Man

    235. My Lethal Man

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    7.5

    Phobia.

  • My Love Eun Dong

    236. My Love Eun Dong

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • My Love, Enlighten Me

    237. My Love, Enlighten Me

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    Hyperthymesia.

  • My Mr. Mermaid

    238. My Mr. Mermaid

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 36 episodes

    7.5

    Fake amnesia by Little One.

  • My Neighbour Can't Sleep

    239. My Neighbour Can't Sleep

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    Insomnia.

  • My Uncanny Destiny

    240. My Uncanny Destiny

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    8.0

    Amnesia. FL hits head and believes an incorrect identity assigned to her.

  • My Unfamiliar Family

    241. My Unfamiliar Family

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • My Wife Is A Gangster 2

    242. My Wife Is A Gangster 2

    Korean Movie - 2003

  • Nancheng Banquet

    243. Nancheng Banquet

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Ni Chang

    244. Ni Chang

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Nobody Knows

    245. Nobody Knows

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    Trauma; coma.

  • Nodame Cantabile

    246. Nodame Cantabile

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes

    Aviophobia.

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

    247. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I

    Japanese Movie - 2009

    Aviophobia; mental illness.

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

    248. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    Aviophobia.

  • One Day: It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado

    249. One Day: It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • One Fine Week

    250. One Fine Week

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    7.0

    Scopophobia (a specific phobia characterized by an excessive and irrational fear of being stared at or watched by others in public or in private settings).

  • One Liter of Tears

    251. One Liter of Tears

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes

    "Spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat."

  • One More Time

    252. One More Time

    Korean Drama - 2016, 8 episodes

    7.5

    Brain tumor.

  • One the Woman

    253. One the Woman

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    Amnesia after a car crash.

  • One Week Friends

    254. One Week Friends

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Dissociative amnesia: Kaori Fujimiya is always alone because all of her happy memories, including time spent with her friends, disappear every Monday.

  • Orange

    255. Orange

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    Depression; mental illness.

  • Orange Marmalade

    256. Orange Marmalade

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes

    7.5

    Amnesia (after near drowning).

  • Our Blues

    257. Our Blues

    Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

    Depression.

  • Ouroboros

    258. Ouroboros

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    Trauma; amnesia.

  • Over the Rainbow

    259. Over the Rainbow

    Korean Movie - 2002

    Partial Amnesia.

  • Parasyte: The Grey

    260. Parasyte: The Grey

    Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

    8.5

    Human brains are eaten by alien species.

  • Perfect Marriage Revenge

    261. Perfect Marriage Revenge

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    8.0

    Coma.

  • Perfect Match

    262. Perfect Match

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes

    7.5

    Shen Hui Zhao suffered temporary amnesia from head trauma.

  • Perfume

    263. Perfume

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

    7.5

    52 phobias and 35 allergies. Trypophobia (fear of holes; designer afraid of polka dots).

  • Phantom Detective

    264. Phantom Detective

    Korean Movie - 2016

    Sleep disorder.

  • Pinocchio

    265. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    8.5

    [Choi In Ha's Pinocchio Syndrome makes her unable to lie. Most people with this syndrome become shy and withdrawn, but she is outspoken, earning a high school nickname which one subtitler translated as "Blunt Talking Witch." Despite her brave choices, her inability to lie does hamper her both professionally and personally. But her disability is also a kind of strength: just by being who she is, she changes the behavior of the people around her.] https://kisskh.at/list/4BNovym4, kabocha

  • Pleasantly Surprised

    266. Pleasantly Surprised

    Taiwanese Drama - 2014, 22 episodes

  • Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling

    267. Please Feel at Ease Mr. Ling

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    7.5

    Fake amnesia.

  • Poisoned Love

    268. Poisoned Love

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes

    Mental illness; sleepwalking; trauma.

  • Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist

    269. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    Trauma; mental illness.

  • Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2

    270. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    Mental illness.

  • Portraits of Delusion

    271. Portraits of Delusion

    Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes

    Insomnia.

  • Princess Agents

    272. Princess Agents

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes

    Amnesia.

    Not interested at this point.

  • Princess at Large Season 3

    273. Princess at Large Season 3

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes

    Coma.

  • Princess Silver

    274. Princess Silver

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes

    Coma. Amnesia. Opposite gender touch fear.

  • Promise in the Summer

    275. Promise in the Summer

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    7.5

     Touch allergy caused by a childhood trauma.

  • Protect the Boss

    276. Protect the Boss

    Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes

    7.5

    Panic Disorder. OCD.

  • Psych-Hunter

    277. Psych-Hunter

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Psychopath Diary

    278. Psychopath Diary

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Qing Luo

    279. Qing Luo

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    Amnesia. 

  • Queen and I

    280. Queen and I

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

    8.5

    Amnesia.

    The ML looked familiar, and I racked my brain to remember what I'd seen him in. A quick check at mydramalist, and I discovered he was Ji Hyun Woo and recognized him as the lead in Young Lady and Gentleman. My heart sank. I'd been enjoying Queen In Hyun's Man until then. Not Mr. Amnesia!  Not Mr. Reverse Amnesia!  I never could finish YLaG after the ML's second bout of amnesia.  

    Sure enough, poor Hyun Woo is similarly afflicted in QIHM. Dreaded amnesia strikes again.

  • Queen of Tears

    281. Queen of Tears

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    8.5

    Amnesia after surgery for a brain cloud cancer.

  • Radio Romance

    282. Radio Romance

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    7.5

    Trauma; insomnia; depression.

  • Rain or Shine

    283. Rain or Shine

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    Trauma; amnesia.

  • Recalled

    284. Recalled

    Korean Movie - 2021

    Amnesia.

  • Remember

    285. Remember

    Korean Movie - 2022

  • Remember: War of the Son

    286. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

     Hyperthymesia; Alzheimer's.

  • Revenge of Others

    287. Revenge of Others

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • River Where the Moon Rises

    288. River Where the Moon Rises

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Romance beyond Romance

    289. Romance beyond Romance

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 23 episodes

    Coma; amnesia.

  • Romance of a Twin Flower

    290. Romance of a Twin Flower

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • Romantic

    291. Romantic

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes

    Coma.

  • Romantics Anonymous

    292. Romantics Anonymous

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes

    8.0
  • Roppongi Class

    293. Roppongi Class

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 13 episodes

  • Ruby Ruby Love

    294. Ruby Ruby Love

    Korean Special - 2017, 5 episodes

    Sociophobia. 

  • Sachiiro no One Room

    295. Sachiiro no One Room

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    Depression.

  • Save the Last Dance for Me

    296. Save the Last Dance for Me

    Korean Drama - 2004, 20 episodes

    Amnesia.

  • See You Again

    297. See You Again

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 45 episodes

    Coma; mental illness.

  • Seobok

    298. Seobok

    Korean Movie - 2021

    Brain tumor.

  • Seven of Me

    299. Seven of Me

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 38 episodes

    Dissociative Identity Disorder; amnesia.

  • Shadow Love

    300. Shadow Love

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes

    Amnesia.

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