Chemistry: The smooth and tender love stories in Korean dramas often captivate audiences, but their endings can be unforgettable. Instead of purely happy or sad conclusions, some leave a lingering bittersweet feeling that’s hard to shake.
Dubbed “bittersweet endings,” these finales blend both sweet and sorrowful moments. They portray couples in these dramas experiencing a romantic love story tinged with sadness. Their love runs so deep that they remain devoted through life and even death. Here are seven couples from such dramas with bittersweet endings.
1. In Queen of Tears (2024), Baek Hyun Woo and Hong Hae In enjoy happiness and grow old together, but their eventual passing brings tears.
Stars: 2. The death of Sung Deok Im in The Red Sleeve (2021-2022) deeply saddens Yi San, but their reunion at the end brings a smile.
Stars: Lee Se Young and Lee Junho in The Red Sleeve3. Amidst a monster attack, Pyeon Sang Wook and Park Yu Ri fall in love in Sweet Home 1 (2020), but tragically, they die together.
Stars: 4. Wang Yeo and Kim Sun must await reincarnation to be together without remembering their tragic past in Goblin (2016-2017).
Stars: 5. The decades-long wait for Hwang Hee Tae to reunite with Kim Myung Hee in Youth of May (2021) ends in sorrow as he finds her deceased.
Stars: 6. Before Jeong Chan Young succumbs to illness, she fulfills her dreams and marries Kim Jin Seok in Thirty-Nine (2022).
Stars: 7. Ha Yun Sang marries Jin Se Kyung just before the world ends in Goodbye Earth (2024) due to an asteroid collision.
Stars: These couples in Korean dramas weave romantic tales that resonate deeply. Their fleeting moments of happiness are overshadowed by heart-wrenching scenes, evoking tears from the audience. The bittersweet conclusion to their love stories successfully captures viewers’ hearts.
