Korean movies about love

List of the best Korean movies about love, selected by visitors to our site: Sweet & Sour, Be with You, On Your Wedding Day, Cheese in the Trap, The Swan Princess Christmas, Uncontrollably Fond, The Beauty Inside, Because I Love You, Shopping King Louie, My Sassy Girl.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:19

Along with his young son, Ji-ho, Woo-jin misses his wife Soo-a, who died after promising to return a year later with the rainy season. Miraculously, they reunite with Soo-a when the rainy season comes around, but she has no memory of her husband and son whom she dearly loved.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:20

A man receives a wedding invitation from his first love who he met in high school.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:22

Hong Seol and Yoo Jung attend the same college, but they couldn't be more different. Hong Seol is a poor, unpopular student with no money, while Yoo Jung is rich, well-liked, extremely smart, and popular. Hong Seol just wants to get through her college career quietly, but finds herself getting caught up in whatever Yoo Jung drags her into. Can Hong Seol break away, or will she continue to be the only person who sees Yoo Jung's true self?

Markimdb: 3.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, India, South Korea

Princess Odette, Prince Derek and their trusted woodland friends reunite in this all-new adventure for their first Christmas celebration together! As the kingdom prepares for a festive holiday, the villainous Rothbart plots to destroy Christmas. Will the castle friends be able to stop Rothbart and save the day? Told in beautiful CG animation for the very first time and featuring music by Anna Graceman from TV’s America’s Got Talent, The Swan Princess Christmas is an enchanting musical holiday treat the whole family will enjoy!

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration00:49

When Shin Joon-Young and No Eul were children, they were separated and became heartbroken. As adults they meet again. Shin Joon-Young is now a top actor and singer. He is intelligent and attractive. No Eul is the PD of documentaries. She values money over justice and kisses up to those with more power than her.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:45

Woo-Jin changes into a different person when he wakes up. He falls in love with Yi-Soo.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:26

Lee Hyeong is a talented songwriter. He happens to connect people who are not good with love. Those include Hyeong-Gyeong who wants to become a singer, but she suffers from stage fright. Scully is a high school student. She helps Lee Hyeong's spirit. Chan-Young is a colleague of Lee Hyeong and he likes Hyeong-Gyeong, but in vain.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

A romance takes place between Kang Ji-Sung aka Louie and Ko Bok-Sil. Louie is from a rich family, but he has lost his memory. Ko Bok-Sil is a woman with a heart like an angel. Louie learns about true love after meeting Ko Bok-Sil.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountrySouth Korea

Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, a romance takes place between cold-hearted Gyun-Woo and Princess Hyemyung who causes troubles.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

So Jung has had a pretty miserable life so far. Beset by ill fortune, her mother is ill, and it seems that whatever she turns her hand to ends up in failure. She works in a coffee shop run by the dashing – but skeptical and secretive – Seung Jae. But one stormy night, a mysterious woman visits the shop and lends So Jung a strange book named “Are You in Love.” It turns out to be a remarkable – and even magical – tome! One day, she asks the book a question about her love life – and receives an “answer” that miraculously changes her life. All of a sudden, So Jung finds herself the talk of the town. Every man she meets ends up having a crush on her – including Seung Jae, who suddenly sheds his cool exterior to lay his heart bare for her. Can So Jung use the power of the book to find true love? And could the reformed Seung Jae win her heart – despite all the competition?

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountrySpain
Duration02:08

Kilian is a young man who has never left the mountains of Huesca which saw him grow up. In 1953 he will travel to the exotic island of Fernando Poo to work in a cacao field alongside his father and his brother. During 20 years in this island he will undertake a journey towards maturity and knowledge, but will also have to deal with pain and loss.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountrySouth Korea, USA

Jang-bu was an ordinary boy except his special talent; To see every moving thing like a slow motion video. As friends teased him by calling ‘monster eyes’, he decided to stick at home and not to go out. Television has been his only friend. Time passes by, and now grown-up Jang-bu works at the CCTV control center which is the best job for him. When he sees people’s life through camera, he feels he’s sharing their ordinary life that he’s never had. This new job opens his heart to the world and Jang-bu starts to make some friends out of the control center. With his dear friends he receives sense of himself and finally decides to propose a girl that he loved for long from CCTV…

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea
Duration02:01

A comedy romance movie about the last generation of youths and their passionate romance based in Hongseong, Chungcheong Namdo in the 1980s.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

Joo Joong-won is the arrogant, greedy CEO of Kingdom, a conglomerate that includes a supermall and a hotel. "Ghost whisperer” Tae Gong-shil, is a misunderstood outcast who can't keep a boyfriend or a job since a near death experience left her seeing needy ghosts. She feels compelled to help them resolve their earthly issues so they can move on to the afterlife... and he feels compelled to think she's crazy. Soon their lives merge into a complicated web of hijinx, misunderstandings, and... yes, love.

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
CountryChina, USA, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea
Duration02:34

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama, music, history
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:27

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea

As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, history
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:01

    1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:51

    After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, history
    CountrySouth Korea

    Dae-Gil and King Yeongjo enter a match. Dae-Gil bets his life and King Yeongjo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside, but is also cool on the exterior. King Yeongjo is a man who never lower his head without a convincing reason. Meanwhile, Dam-Seo exists solely to take revenge upon king.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:01

    On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana to work the event. His Christmas is saved when Yoon-hee, the food mall manager with a secret crush on Dae-ho, offers to babysit Hana during the party. Meanwhile, Young-ki the legendary fire chief of Yoido Station has finally promised his first holiday date night to his long suffering wife. The party is in full swing with the spectacular sight of two helicopters flying overhead just to spray snow on the partygoers and make everything perfect. When unthinkable disaster strikes, Dae-ho and Young-ki must summon all their strength and courage to save the lives of thousands but at what cost to themselves and their loved ones?

    Markimdb: 9.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:24

    There are five families living in the same neighbourhood of Ssangmundong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul. The neighbourhood is filled with warmth and love because everyone shares and cares for each other. Being the second daughter in the family with an elder sister and a younger brother, Sung Deok Sun often feels that she is being neglected by her parents. She finds out later that family is her only source of support when she is being harmed.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:37

    Kang Chul Soo (Lee Joon Hyuk) is an enthusiastic fireman. He poses as a nude model to make money for his sick friend. He is then targeted as the criminal of an arson-murder case that took place 10 years. Kang Chul Soo and mysterious heiress Han Jin Ah (Jung In Sun) try to find the real culprit.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountrySouth Korea, France
    Duration01:38

    On a business trip to the Cannes Film Festival, Manhee is accused of being dishonest and fired. A teacher named Claire goes around taking photos with a Polaroid camera. She gets to know Manhee and sympathizes with her. Through taking photos, Claire has acquired the ability to look slowly at things and to transform objects.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:30

    Hyun-Ji studied for her 19 years before she died in an accident. She is now a ghost and has wandered around the world for several years. Hyun-Ji then meets exorcist Park Bong-Pal. Hyun-Ji and Bong-Pal listens to various stories from ghosts and sends them to the otherworld.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea

    A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Although born in the same year, two childhood friends end up being 13 years apart because they have aged surprisingly at different places (worlds) for some strange reason. Now Eom Hyeon Soo is a 31-year-old woman but Sung Hae Sung is still a 18-year-old boy. Cha Won Yooung is a chef also interested in Eom Hyeon Soo.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:07

    On a live music radio show, a letter arrives from the 23 years in the past. Through the letter, the first love and friendships of five friends are revealed.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea
    Duration02:32

    A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:36

    Depicts the fierce competition at a broadcasting station and the love between anchor Lee Hwa-Shin and weather caster Pyo Na-Ri.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:12

    A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:10

    Two Korean girls, Jung-Min (14) and Young-hee (15) are kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army and taken to a 'Comfort Station' in China. There, they join other kidnapped girls in serving Japanese soldiers as sexual slaves known as 'Comfort Women'. Decades later, an elderly lady attempts to reunite with the spirit of her lost friend. Inspired by the testimony of Kang Il-chul.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:55

    A story about three friends who just turned twenty; an age where you can do whatever you want, love whoever you want with opportunities abroad.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea

    A young assassin is sent to kill a retired mob boss. But things get complicated when she begins to like him.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea

    An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. Tae-goo rejects the offer that results in the murder of his sister and niece. In revenge, Tae-goo brutally kills Chairman Doh and his men and flees to Jeju Island where he meets Jae-yeon, a terminally ill woman. Though, the henchman of the Bukseong gang, Executive Ma is mercilessly hunting Tae-goo to take revenge.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genremelodrama
    CountryUSA, South Korea

    An artist dumps her longtime boyfriend, but her attempt to take a break from dating ends when she quickly finds herself in two passionate romances.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Fantastic (Hangul: 판타스틱; RR: Pantaseutik) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Si-yeon and Ji-soo. It tells the story of a successful drama writer whose life turns upside down after she discovers that she has a terminal illness and a famous actor who can't act.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration00:45

    Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Won, crown prince, has a sweet appearance hiding a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Rin, an elegant man of royal descent and Won's bodyguard. When beautiful San, the sole daughter of the wealthiest man in the nation, enters the lives of the two young men, the three at first become friends but a tragic romance ensues afterwards. Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-Ryung.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:54

    A magician meets a weird girl and offers her to work together in his magic show. It's only until a year later that he starts to know her personally and develops a feeling towards her despite her own problems.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:54

    Yoon-Jung accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and has phone sex with the unknown man. When Yoon-Jung's relationship with her boyfriend turns sour, Yoon-Jung meets Hyun-Seung, the stranger she had phone sex with.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:04

    The next mayor of Seoul candidate's wife becomes a dance singer in this movie as Hwang Jeong-min takes on the role of poor lawyer turned politician and Uhm Jung-hwa as the wife who makes an attempt at singing without her husband knowing at first.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genremelodrama, history
    CountrySouth Korea

    Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes across Crown Prince Lee Hwon. They fall in love, and Yeon Woo is chosen as the Crown Princess of Joseon. Before they can marry, the Dowager Queen secretly orders her death, in order to secure more power for herself. Yeon Woo becomes cursed and is stricken with an illness. All believe her to be dead, including the Crown Prince Lee Hwon. Heartbroken, he refuses to love another. Eight years later, the young king meets a shaman named Wol. He can’t help but find similarities between her and Yeon Woo and begins investigating Yeon Woo’s death.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, military, biography, history
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:06

    The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:22

    In Cheonan, a serial murder case takes place, but the case becomes more and more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, immediately senses that all the cases are by the same killer and starts investigation. One day, Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked by a suspicious man, and Tae-suk realizes that this man is the serial killer, K. Now, Dong-soo becomes the only witness and a survived victim from K.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:59

    Based on the series by the popular Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino, this is a mystery drama that 'faithfully but freely' adapts the 3rd part in the series, . The story revolves around 3 characters: a woman who unwittingly killed her husband, a math genius next door who sets up a perfect alibi for her out of his attraction toward her, and a detective who closely traces her, finding the alibi suspicious.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:15

    An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:02

    A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountrySouth Korea

    When an unknown toxic gas strikes Seoul in an unprecedented act of terror, Yong-nam has just met Eui-ju from college by chance at his mother's birthday banquet. The city falls under sudden noxious gas attack and together, they must escape the panic-stricken city.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:06

    The film is based on a true yet unsolved murder case from the early 1990s that is known among Koreans as the "disappearance of the frog children." In 1991, five elementary school students told their parents that they were going to hang out on a nearby mountain to catch frogs, and then they go missing.




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