Dramas That are an Intelligent Mix of Depression & Optimism

Tae Ho Nov 24, 2020
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  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    1. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,984 points by 20 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • Rain or Shine

    2. Rain or Shine

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,174 points by 12 voters
    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
  • My Mister

    3. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    1,000 points by 10 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • Prison Playbook

    4. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.9
    891 points by 9 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    5. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    784 points by 8 voters
    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
  • Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    6. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.5
    490 points by 5 voters
    “Mystic Pop-Up Bar” tells the story of a mysterious pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment) run by a prickly woman and an innocent part-timer who visit customers in their dreams to help resolve their ...more
  • He Is Psychometric

    7. He Is Psychometric

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    481 points by 5 voters
    After losing his parents in a fire, Lee Ahn gains the ability of psychometry, which allows him to read a person or object's past through physical contact. Struggling to control his power, ...more
  • Save Me

    8. Save Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    476 points by 5 voters
    Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun, where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok ...more
  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    9. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    394 points by 4 voters
    It's the story of a mother who died and begins a 49-day long project of reincarnation, and a husband who has barely begun to live a new life after overcoming the pain ...more
  • Be Melodramatic

    10. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    386 points by 4 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • Come and Hug Me

    11. Come and Hug Me

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.3
    378 points by 4 voters
    This is the story of a tragic love that spans 12 years. When they were children, Yoon Na Moo and Gil Nak Won were each others first love. They are forced to ...more
  • When the Camellia Blooms

    12. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.4
    376 points by 4 voters
    Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...more
  • Go Ahead

    13. Go Ahead

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
    8.9
    297 points by 3 voters
    Three troubled youths, each from a dysfunctional household, find comfort in each other and form a chosen family. Eldest brother Ling Xiao, second brother He Zi Qiu, and youngest sister Li Jian ...more
  • When the Weather Is Fine

    14. When the Weather Is Fine

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    293 points by 3 voters
    Tired of life in Seoul, Hae Won, a cellist who has closed her heart due to past emotional wounds, returns to her hometown, Bookhyun Village. There, she meets Eun Seob, the owner ...more
  • Mother

    15. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    197 points by 2 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • Still, Life Goes On

    16. Still, Life Goes On

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    8.4
    196 points by 2 voters
    Fukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Toyama Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but ...more
  • Life on Mars

    17. Life on Mars

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    195 points by 2 voters
    As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating a serial ...more
  • The Third Charm

    18. The Third Charm

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    6.7
    185 points by 2 voters
    The Third Charm tells the 12-year love story of how two young people with completely different personalities manage to find each other again. From the tender age of 20 to 27 years ...more
  • The Untamed

    19. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    20. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • Kamen Rider Wizard

    21. Kamen Rider Wizard

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 53 episodes
    7.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    In this installment in the long running Kamen Rider series, a young police detective named Rinko Daimon discovers a race of monsters living in secret on the streets of Japan called Phantoms ...more
  • Like in the Movies

    22. Like in the Movies

    Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.3
    94 points by 1 voters
    A prequel to the unproduced teleplays on Wattpad, GAYA SA PELIKULA tells us about Karl, a 19-year-old recluse architecture student in the middle of an identity crisis. He is forced by his ...more
  • Life: Love on the Line

    23. Life: Love on the Line

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
    8.0
    93 points by 1 voters
    Ito, a serious student, and Nishi, a child-like spirit, meet by chance one day as they both try to stay on the sidewalk’s white line. Over time, Ito realizes he has feelings ...more
  • One Spring Night

    24. One Spring Night

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    91 points by 1 voters
    Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jeong In stumbles into Yoo Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more

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