Sad stories

A list of sad stories.

For anyone who might be reading this!!
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Of course, not all of them have bad endings. Some end in death or separation, and some have happy endings that just didn't have a good beginning.

*Note* 1. My comments may contain spoilers!!! 

                 2. Everything is subjective!


And I'm rating the sadness level, not the drama/movie.

Papion Jan 24, 2022
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  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    1. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    10


     
    I felt sick, so I picked something to watch to help me feel better. This was everything I needed: two of my favourite actors in a drama with my favourite genres.

    My god, this was an emotional rollercoaster! This was so GOOD! 

    10/10 in every way possible

    I know that other people may not have enjoyed this as much as I did, but it's a 10 from me and will always remain a 10.

    ---------

    (I rewatched this a while ago, and I have to say that maybe because I was sick the first time I watched it, I didn't notice some details that now would make me rate it a bit lower. But I guess I'll leave it at 10 because it is indeed a masterpiece for me.)

  • Snowdrop

    2. Snowdrop

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    10

    This was the first drama that actually touched me. I'm not a crier and I don't get emotional easily. But this just made me feel numb. It ruined the whole day for me... Hehe...

    10/10 in sadness (for me at least)

    Bonus: It has a great storyline.

  • One for the Road

    3. One for the Road

    Thai Movie - 2021

    10

    :(

    10/10 in sadness

  • Decision to Leave

    4. Decision to Leave

    Korean Movie - 2022

    10

    This was really fascinating.
     In the beginning, I was a bit bored and felt like it moved a bit too fast and a bit too slow at times, but then, out of nowhere, it just made me hold my breath. 

    This is totally something else and not your usual romance. 

    8/10

    `The Korean film "Decision to Leave" has been nominated for the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards.`

  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    5. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Cha Yu Ri (the FL) has to be one of the kindest characters I have ever seen. She's such a lovely and empathic human being. I think this is one of the things the drama wants to teach people. How to be human like her. 

    10/10 in sadness

  • Don't Forget I Love You

    6. Don't Forget I Love You

    Chinese Movie - 2022

    10

     I bawled my eyes out at the end. 

    10/10 in sadness

    It is worth watching this.

  • The Forbidden Flower

    7. The Forbidden Flower

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    10

    9.5/10 in sadness

    I don't exactly know what to say...

    It's like a fever dream.

  • The Miracle of Teddy Bear

    8. The Miracle of Teddy Bear

    Thai Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.5

    From the beginning to the end, the whole story was sad. You somehow know the ending from the first couple of episodes, but when the ending really comes, it will just leave you heartbroken.
    It may seem frustrating to watch the first episodes, but it will get better in episode 9 or 10. From there, the depression hits.

    I struggled so hard not to cry at this one. 

    10/10 in sadness 

  • Silenced

    9. Silenced

    Korean Movie - 2011

    10

    10/10 in sadness

    1000000/10 disturbance

  • Mr. Plankton

    10. Mr. Plankton

    Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    10

    Bruh, this was so sad it made my teeth hurt

  • The Merciless

    11. The Merciless

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.5
  • If Cats Disappeared from the World

    12. If Cats Disappeared from the World

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    10

    10/10 in sadness

    The movie was adapted from a book, and I recommend reading it.

  • A Moment to Remember

    13. A Moment to Remember

    Korean Movie - 2004

    10

     

    True love right there.


    8/10 in sadness?

    A perfect movie for the time I watched it.

  • Let Me Hear It Barefoot

    14. Let Me Hear It Barefoot

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    10

    I like how they chose intense fighting as their way to communicate.

    I can relate to the boys in some ways, so the story had a personal touch.

     I saw this comment, and I'm going to say that too, the ending "it was cruel". 

    10/10

  • The Red Sleeve

    15. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes

    9.0

    I don't think a drama could ever make me as frustrated, angry and sad as this drama did. 

    9.5/10 in sadness
    (I'm not even giving 10 in sadness, just to show how frustrating it was)

    I'm so unsatisfied about how it ended, even tho I knew it would be that way. But it's not fair! I wish that the FL had shown her true feelings to the ML.  

  • Your Name Engraved Herein

    16. Your Name Engraved Herein

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    9.5

     great cinematography.

    8/10

  • Kono yo no Hate

    17. Kono yo no Hate

    Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes

    9.0

    Stupid Maria...

    10/10 in sadness

    This literally made me feel all the emotions a human can feel. From happiness and excitement to immense frustration. I felt betrayed, irritated, shocked and confused.

  • The Hymn of Death

    18. The Hymn of Death

    Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes

    9.5

    I suppose this fits what they call a "sad romance." I appreciate how this was created; the story, the actors, the cinematography, and the music were all excellent. However, out of everything, I liked the poetry the most. I still think about it even now.


    8/10 in sadness 

  • Youth of May

    19. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    8.5

     it tuned out to be amazing

    8/10 in sadness 

  • A Werewolf Boy

    20. A Werewolf Boy

    Korean Movie - 2012

    9.5

    7/10 

  • Tune in for Love

    21. Tune in for Love

    Korean Movie - 2019

    8.5

    This achieved my expectations. It was exactly what I needed. I know that some people found the ending disappointing (from what I read, they said it was a bit rushed), but I liked it.

    7/10 in sadness

    It's not a tearjerker, but a touching story, lovely made.

  • The Last 10 Years

    22. The Last 10 Years

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    9.0

    This is slow, but I felt profoundly sad in the end

    9/10

  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    23. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    9.0

    Wow... Looking back I wonder if they could've had a better ending. The brothers I mean. 

    10/10 in sadness

  • Don't Forget Me

    24. Don't Forget Me

    Korean Movie - 2016

    9.0

    This is a story about grief and about not accepting reality as it is.
    I also think this is a story about true love. A painful love, a love that you want to let go of, but if you do, you'll feel like you let go of a piece of yourself.
    It was hard to watch and it got sadder by the minute in the end.

    I saw people saying they have seen this plot often and it's boring, but I did not think of it that way. This only reminded me of Don't Forget I Love You, because of how the story unfolds at the end.

    9+/10

  • Hiroshima Mon Amour

    25. Hiroshima Mon Amour

    Japanese Movie - 1959

    10
  • Mr. Sunshine

    26. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes

    9.5

    This just left me heartbroken.

    10/10 in sadness

  • Us and Them

    27. Us and Them

    Chinese Movie - 2018

    9.0

    Beautiful. 

    Don't wait until it's too late to say "I'm sorry".
    Don't wait until it's too late to say "I love you".

    9/10 in sadness

    My heart aches.

  • Alice, the Final Weapon

    28. Alice, the Final Weapon

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.0

    Quite weird, but at the same time good story.


    8?/10

  • Something in the Rain

    29. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    10

    The forbidden relationship makes you question what's wrong with two people in love.  It makes me wonder: why can’t others accept it?  
    Where in this grey world can you find someone who can make you happy, if not your beloved lover? 

    The director balanced the sadness with the many emotional scenes between two people who love each other with sizzling passion.


    8/10 in sadness

  • Love, Lies

    30. Love, Lies

    Korean Movie - 2016

    9.5

     spoilers ahead.

    I feel for the FL. She knew why she couldn't sing the way her friend did, and she saw the way things changed with her boyfriend, but she chose to do nothing. That's when the disappointment turns into sorrow.

    I think the ML was a genius in terms of music. Because it's not only the performer who should be good, but also the composition ( in this case, the songwriter should be talented ).
    First of all, when it came to the FL, composers complained about the way she sang, so they quit. The FL also said they didn't suit her taste. But when the ML wrote that song for the FL, the song had depth, and every note was simply perfect.
    A good composer has the power to create flawless art.

    7+/10 

    I think I felt more frustrated than sad.

  • Moonlight Chicken

    31. Moonlight Chicken

    Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    9.5

    This drama isn't necessarily sad. It just talks about life as a more serious theme.

    Such as the relationship between Alan and Wen. I understand Wen when he says he can't stand being in the relationship anymore because he fell out of love.
    It's like a battery for a special someone that drains slowly with time and cannot be recharged. At some point, you just become too tired to stay even if you still care about the other person.
    The beautiful and sad thing about it is that the battery gave its fullest for the person it was meant to.
     As Wen said, "When I was with you, I focused only on you. My love was just for you."

    As for other things, like how things were after the quarantine. It showed the hardship people had to go through in real life.

    And I can say a lot more, but I believe they're all spoilers.


    7/10 

    The whole concept was melancholy, but they didn't make it look that sad, so I can't really say this was heartbreaking.

  • Birthday Letter

    32. Birthday Letter

    Korean Special - 2019, 4 episodes

    8.5
  • 20th Century Girl

    33. 20th Century Girl

    Korean Movie - 2022

    9.5
  • Better Days

    34. Better Days

    Chinese Movie - 2019

    10

    9/10 in sadness

  • Sing in Love

    35. Sing in Love

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    9.5

    I think that Japan is the best when it comes to more serious movies and this is the proof. 

    I'm not sure how I should describe how I feel. I was quite upset at the begging and it lasted until the middle of it.
    And to the end of it, the story started to have a better shape, but out of nowhere, a hammer broke the perfect newly made shape and transformed it into an ugly one again.

    9/10

  • Neko

    36. Neko

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

    7.5

    This had an unexpected plot twist. Beware.

    8/10 in sadness

  • More than Words

    37. More than Words

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    9.0

    This just left a bitter taste in my mouth after finishing it.
    I was a bit confused at one point and I think it would have been better if I had remained that way...


    10/10

    Crying a salty river

  • Cry Me a Sad River

    38. Cry Me a Sad River

    Chinese Movie - 2018

    8.5

    8/10

  • My Name

    39. My Name

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    9.5

    *sigh* another masterpiece

    8/10 in sadness

  • The One and Only

    40. The One and Only

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    8.5

    (●︿●)

    9/10 in sadness

  • Soshite, Ikiru

    41. Soshite, Ikiru

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

    8.0

    This was depressing. I didn't like this at all.

    10/10 in sadness

  • Man in Love

    42. Man in Love

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

    8.0

    Not everyone's cup of tea, to be honest, I didn't like the idea that much either. But it's an interesting story.

    7/10 in sadness

    Honestly, people found this more heartbreaking than I did.

    Bonus (I guess): I heard that the main leads are married in real life.

  • The Shipper

    43. The Shipper

    Thai Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

    7.0

    It's not fair. The ending was not fair.

    9/10 in sadness

  • Kill It

    44. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes

    9.0

    I truly wanted the FL to know everything that happened to the ML because he told her.
    In the end, almost all the information she got was just what she figured out or what she found out by herself. The ML never got a chance to reveal his story...

    Main leads life was the saddest thing here. From the beginning to the end.

    "My duty... is to make sure that there aren't any more children... that are born to die"

    :((


    9/10

  • Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake

    45. Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake

    Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes

    7.0

    ┐(  ̄ヘ ̄ )┌

    8/10 in sadness

  • Drowning Love

    46. Drowning Love

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    8.0

    8/10 in sadness

    I kind of regret reading the manga

  • Colorless

    47. Colorless

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    8.0

    Ehhh... 


    8/10

  • Like Grains of Sand

    48. Like Grains of Sand

    Japanese Movie - 1995

    7.5

        


     I actually do not remember much from this. I probably should have commented on this the day I watched it... Well, all I can tell is that I likely would not have recommended this one.


    8/10

  • Another Way

    49. Another Way

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.0

    Hm...              



  • Let Me Eat Your Pancreas

    50. Let Me Eat Your Pancreas

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    9.5

    9/10 in sadness

  • Sky of Love

    51. Sky of Love

    Japanese Movie - 2007

    8.0

    7/10 in sadness

  • 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

    52. 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

    Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.5
  • A Man and a Woman

    53. A Man and a Woman

    Korean Movie - 2016

    8.5

    9/10 in sadness

  • I Promised You the Moon

    54. I Promised You the Moon

    Thai Drama - 2021, 5 episodes

    10

    9/10 in sadness

  • A Taxi Driver

    55. A Taxi Driver

    Korean Movie - 2017

    10
  • I Told Sunset about You

    56. I Told Sunset about You

    Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes

    9.5

    8/10 in sadness

  • Uncontrollably Fond

    57. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

  • I Give My First Love to You

    58. I Give My First Love to You

    Japanese Movie - 2009

    8.0

    7/10 in sadness

  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    59. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

    9.5

    9/10 in sadness

  • Find Me in Your Memory

    60. Find Me in Your Memory

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes

    9.0

    8/10 in sadness

  • Kiss That Kills

    61. Kiss That Kills

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    8.5

    7/10 in sadness

  • Hotel del Luna

    62. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    9.0

    8/10 in sadness

  • Tomorrow

    63. Tomorrow

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.0
  • I'm Not a Robot

    64. I'm Not a Robot

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

    8.5

    7/10 in sadness

  • Crash Landing on You

    65. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    9.5

    8/10 in sadness

  • Angel's Last Mission: Love

    66. Angel's Last Mission: Love

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

    8.5

    8/10 in sadness

  • Flower of Evil

    67. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    9.0

    9/10 in sadness

  • Rain or Shine

    68. Rain or Shine

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    8.5

    8/10 in sadness

  • Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    69. Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.0
  • Coin Locker Girl

    70. Coin Locker Girl

    Korean Movie - 2015

    7.0
  • A Korean Odyssey

    71. A Korean Odyssey

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

    8.0
  • Life: Love on the Line

    72. Life: Love on the Line

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

    9.0
  • Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

    73. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

    Japanese Movie - 2003

    8.5
  • Josee

    74. Josee

    Korean Movie - 2020

    8.0
  • A Touch of Fever

    75. A Touch of Fever

    Japanese Movie - 1993

    7.5
  • Eternal Yesterday

    76. Eternal Yesterday

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.5
  • Fallen Angels

    77. Fallen Angels

    Hong Kong Movie - 1995

    9.0
  • First of May

    78. First of May

    Taiwanese Movie - 2015

    9.0
  • Happy Together

    79. Happy Together

    Hong Kong Movie - 1997

    8.5
  • My Mister

    80. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • My Liberation Notes

    81. My Liberation Notes

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • Maundy Thursday

    82. Maundy Thursday

    Korean Movie - 2006

    8.0
  • Moneyboys

    83. Moneyboys

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

    8.5
  • Norwegian Wood

    84. Norwegian Wood

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    7.0
  • On Your Wedding Day

    85. On Your Wedding Day

    Korean Movie - 2018

    9.0
  • One Night Only

    86. One Night Only

    Chinese Movie - 2016

    8.0
  • Parasite

    87. Parasite

    Korean Movie - 2019

    9.0
  • Someday or One Day

    88. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes

    10
  • The Immeasurable

    89. The Immeasurable

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

    8.5
  • The Yearbook

    90. The Yearbook

    Thai Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

    7.5
  • Under the Hawthorn Tree

    91. Under the Hawthorn Tree

    Chinese Movie - 2010

    8.5
  • Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

    92. Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

    Korean Movie - 2016

    8.5
  • Drawing Closer

    93. Drawing Closer

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    8.5
  • A Wedding Invitation

    94. A Wedding Invitation

    Chinese Movie - 2013

    9.0

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