The Great Pining

A god pining for you is pretty epic ngl.

When the entire plot of the movie is about pining.

Fantastical pining, slow burn romance integrated with very plot twisty turns.

Love to see Seo In Guk spearing all the ladies with intensely pining eyes.

When pining goes horribly wrong. 

I love everything about this show, including the pining.

Asian gothic style pining, complete with AMAZING OST. What better way to pine than very cinematically and to lush background music?

Rowoon pining and writhing is ultimate fan service.

I really just always want to see Lee Jae Wook pining.

Both leads pining at some point.

When you're a tsundere (Lee Jae Wook) and regretfully pine for the person you probably should be nicer to.

Pining for his lead lady before he even knew he was supposed to be pining, my god. ALSO JFC how devastatingly handsome is Cheng Lei, his visuals just a direct punch to the gut

Age gap pining. What better pining is there?

All 3 leads, constantly pining.

Sometimes you can’t tell if it’s deep admiration or ardent pining and that’s what makes it great.

If there is one pining you want to watch and none others, let it be this one. The set up builds to the ultimate pay off in the 3rd arc when pining hits peak levels. Also Zhang Ling He wow love his visuals and overall vibe in this.

When pining turns toxic and kind of becomes emotional abuse.

Noona age-gap!!!! 

MCs pining from episode 1 all the way to the end. The pining never stops.

Historical pining! 

When an immortal being pines for an immortally long time.

I cannot believe how long Bai JingTing was knee deep in unrequited love. I would consider Bai Jingting in the god-tier pining category. There's that one scene where he tries to take off the FL's fake lashes and clean her make up while she's wasted and I just died.

Coffee Prince but period drama with higher stakes

Sizzling and steamy pining. Includes a very tense scene in a rose petal bath with excellent and nuanced multi-layered pining. IYKYK

Kang Ha Neul has mastered the art of dorky pining.

My body is always ready for noona age-gap pining 

Bromance AND pining ugh excellent.