Best K-Dramas w/ the Theme of Death or End-of-Life Illness
Tae Ho Aug 10, 2022
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![Guardian: The Lonely and Great God]()
Kim Sin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died tragically. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Kim ...more -
![Tomorrow]()
Choi Joon Woong seeks a job, but it's hard for him to get hired. One night, he witnesses a man trying to end his life and decides to stop him. He gets ...more -
![If You Wish Upon Me]()
Yoon Kyeo Re, a man plagued by a life of abuse, orphanages, juvenile detention, and prison, faces the brink of despair. However, his court-ordered community service at a terminally ill care facility ...more -
![Doom at Your Service]()
Tak Dong Gyeong has been working hard ever since her parents passed away. Her life seemed more stable after working as a web novel editor for 6 years, but then she gets ...more -
![Hotel del Luna]()
In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, ancient hotel, managed by the greedy and resentful Jang Man Wol, who has spent a thousand years running it. Bound by a deity to ...more -
![Move to Heaven]()
Han Geu Roo is an autistic 20-year-old. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items left ...more -
![Snowdrop]()
In 1987, a bloody man jumps into a women’s university dormitory in Seoul. Yeong Ro, a female university student who falls in love with him at first sight on a group blind ...more -
![Just Between Lovers]()
A tragic accident kills 48 people, leaving the survivors and those connected to the event forever changed. Lee Gang Du, once a hopeful soccer player, now struggles with physical and emotional pain ...more -
![Extraordinary You]()
Eun Dan O, a 17-year-old high schooler with a heart condition, discovers she's actually a character in a Korean webtoon – and a minor one at that. After realizing her life is ...more -
![Marriage Contract]()
After being diagnosed with a possibly terminal brain tumor, Kang Hye Soo, a desperate single mother, agrees to be a liver donor for her new boss’ mother. In exchange, she will receive ...more -
![May I Help You]()
Baek Dong Ju, a former ping pong player now working as a funeral director, discovers she can temporarily bring the dead back to life by touching them. To avoid a streak of ...more -
![Memory]()
Park Tae Suk is a lawyer who finds out that he has Alzheimer’s and puts his life on the line to fight one last case. The drama depicts his vigorous efforts trying ...more -
![Lost]()
At forty years old, Lee Boo Jeong has lost her way. She feels like she has reached the end of her potential and achieved absolutely nothing. Lee Kang Jae is twenty-seven, a ...more -
![Recipe for Farewell]()
Chang Wook is in his 40's. He works as a translator and a humanities instructor. His wife suffers from terminal bowel cancer. She also has difficulties eating, because of digestive problem. She ...more -
![Strangers from Hell]()
Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more -
![Thirty-Nine]()
Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40. Cha Mi Jo is ...more -
![The Most Beautiful Goodbye]()
An ordinary middle-aged woman has devoted her life to her family. She is diagnosed with terminal cancer and must prepare her goodbye to her family. -
![Fantastic]()
So Hye, a dedicated scriptwriter, finds herself writing a drama about cancer just as she's diagnosed with breast cancer, with only five months to live. She decides to embrace life, fulfill her ...more -
![Work Later, Drink Now]()
Ahn So Hee, Han Ji Yeon, and Kang Ji Gu enjoy hanging out after work and drinking together. The three women are single and in their 30s. As for their jobs, So ...more -
![Mama]()
A single mom who has been only focusing on making money and achieving fame suddenly finds out she has a time-limited life. All her life, she has been neglecting her only son ...more -
![My Liberation Notes]()
Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty. A mysterious ...more -
![Oh My Ladylord]()
Oh Joo In, a top rom-com actress, has been aiming to repurchase her old family home. The second it goes on sale, she buys it back, but it turns out that Han ...more -
![Reply 1988]()
Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more -
![Chocolate]()
The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon, though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon who ...more -
![Seasons of Blossom]()
A story of love and friendship between five high school students from Seoyeon High School. Lee Ha Min appears like a bright person, but there is also darkness within his mind. Han ...more -
![Uncontrollably Fond]()
People change, but can the heart adapt? Sin Jun Yeong and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Jun ...more
