Great Shows w/Mental Health & Trauma at the Forefront

These shows examine different elements of trauma in someone's past and present and the mental health crisis' that inadvertently arise from carrying these lifelong burdens. I particularly loved these shows because of the way in which trauma was regarded and that it was faced head-on and openlt (which I'm not used to seeing in KDRAMAS). Placed in the order in which I liked the show. 

Naomi Necro Oct 18, 2021
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  • Just Between Lovers

    1. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    10

    Deals with PTSD from an accident both leads experienced when they were younger and the ramifications it's head on their lives. This series, as stated by the title, is a romance at the forefront, while also dealing with mental health/illness. 

  • Love Between Fairy and Devil

    2. Love Between Fairy and Devil

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes

    10

    Emotional/physical parental abuse, patricide, PTSD, youth-related trauma, abandonment, learning to love and communicate through trauma response, etc.

  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    3. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes

    10

    Child abuse, parental abuse, starvation, family trauma, postpartum depression, childhood trauma, living through crisis, revenge,  victim and survivor of massive scale catastrophe, survivors guilt, loss, grief, longing, abandonment issues,  etc. Lots to chew on with this drama. I adore it so much.

  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    4. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes

    10

    child abuse, parental abuse, starvation, family trauma, postpartum depression, childhood trauma, living through crisis, revenge,  victim and survivor of massive scale catastrophe, survivors guilt, etc. Lots to chew on with this drama. I adore it so much. 

  • D.P.

    5. D.P.

    Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    10

    Loved this series. Heavily discusses the realities behind bullying/bullying in the military specifically. 

  • Uncontrollably Fond

    6. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    9.5

    Stages of grief in dealing with a terminal illness. This show broke me.

  • It's Okay, That's Love

    7. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes

    8.5

    I adored Jo In-Sung in this. This series dealt with OCD & Schizophrenia really beautifully. 

  • Move to Heaven

    8. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.0

    Grief. Autism. Moving on and accepting family. ETC. Great series. 

  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    9. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

    9.5

    Really adore this series for the relationship between a younger brother and his older brother (who is on the spectrum). It was my first time watching a KDRAMA that actually had autism at the forefront.  The brothers have dealt with something serious while they were younger and there is trauma and PTSD in that, but also just growing up in the situation they were in and the consequences to living life without parents and that guidance. The series is a bit problematic with the way the FL comes onto the ML without his consent (and the series makes light of it by making those scenes humorous), but I do find other aspects of the show, like dealing with autism and mental illness like bipolar disorder in a healthy way, very refreshing.  

  • Silent

    10. Silent

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

  • Bad and Crazy

    11. Bad and Crazy

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    9.5
  • Fight for My Way

    12. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    13. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

    9.5
  • Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    14. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    9.5
  • Seasons of Blossom

    15. Seasons of Blossom

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.0
  • The Starry Love

    16. The Starry Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    9.5
  • Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

    17. Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

    Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    10
  • D.P. Season 2

    18. D.P. Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    9.5
  • Lighting Up the Stars

    19. Lighting Up the Stars

    Chinese Movie - 2022

    10
  • Fangs of Fortune

    20. Fangs of Fortune

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes

    10

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