Most natural/realistic couples

Lately I realized that my favorite kdrama couples are always the ones that  feel like real people who could exist and have an actual relationship, instead of anything extravagant or too tropey( even though i enjoy those too). Add as many as you like<3

cinematropes May 7, 2023
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  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    8,739 points by 88 voters
    Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman ...more
  • Our Beloved Summer

    2. Our Beloved Summer

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.6
    7,136 points by 72 voters
    Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera — and into each other's lives. Choi Woong seems naive and a ...more
  • Summer Strike

    3. Summer Strike

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.4
    7,015 points by 71 voters
    Lee Yeo Reum is a young woman whose career and life are going very well: She has just been awarded permanent contract status at work, and she has a boyfriend she likes ...more
  • Run On

    4. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    4,540 points by 46 voters
    Ki Sun Gyeom is a sprinter on the national team who was forced to quit due to legal issues. Oh Mi Joo writes translated subtitles for movies. She was thrilled to see ...more
  • Fight for My Way

    5. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    4,527 points by 46 voters
    Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract employee in ...more
  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    6. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    3,611 points by 37 voters
    Do Bong Soon is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is in fact very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • Her Private Life

    7. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    3,211 points by 33 voters
    Seong Deok Mi, a dedicated art gallery curator, is exceptional at her job but harbors a secret: she is a devoted fangirl of Cha Si An, managing his fansite. This obsession is ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    8. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    2,602 points by 27 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more
  • Vincenzo

    9. Vincenzo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    2,514 points by 26 voters
    At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. ...more
  • Sh**ting Stars

    10. Sh**ting Stars

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.3
    2,495 points by 26 voters
    As one of the nation’s most beloved stars, Gong Tae Sung is used to living his life in the spotlight. With the eyes of the world constantly on him, Tae Sung does ...more
  • While You Were Sleeping

    11. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    2,318 points by 24 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • Something in the Rain

    12. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    2,145 points by 22 voters
    Yun Jin A is a woman in her mid-30s who doesn’t know yet what it’s like to date a man. She’s been dumped by a man many times because of her clumsy, ...more
  • You Are My Glory

    13. You Are My Glory

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
    8.7
    2,127 points by 22 voters
    Qiao Jing Jing, a well-known celebrity, finds herself in hot water when a leaked video of her terrible gaming skills threatens her endorsement deal. To save her reputation, she jumps into a ...more
  • Yumi's Cells

    14. Yumi's Cells

    Korean Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
    8.4
    2,064 points by 21 voters
    Controlled by a complex network of cells, each and every human on the planet is kept running by an unseen operating system that is, for the most part, completely ignored. Though humans ...more
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    15. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    2,003 points by 21 voters
    After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed to before as a little girl. When she learns the village is ...more
  • The Eighth Sense

    16. The Eighth Sense

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
    8.0
    1,770 points by 18 voters
    Ji Hyun, a new student from a peaceful rural town, struggles to adjust to the bustling city life of Seoul. While at university, he meets Jae Won, who has just completed military ...more
  • W

    17. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,518 points by 16 voters
    Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • Meet Yourself

    18. Meet Yourself

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.8
    1,464 points by 15 voters
    Xu Hong Dou is a woman who has worked in the hotel industry for most of her adult life. She is every inch the big-city woman, but her life hits a sudden ...more
  • You Are My Hero

    19. You Are My Hero

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
    8.6
    1,447 points by 15 voters
    Freshly graduated doctor Mi Ka was at a jewellery store to purchase a gift for her parents when a jewel heist by armed robbers occurred. A special SWAT team was deployed to ...more
  • A Piece of Your Mind

    20. A Piece of Your Mind

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    1,444 points by 15 voters
    An innovator in the world of artificial intelligence programming, Moon Ha Won has made quite a name for himself in the AI industry. The founder and brain behind the popular portal site, ...more
  • Bad Buddy

    21. Bad Buddy

    Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.4
    1,371 points by 14 voters
    Ever since they were young, Pran and Pat's families had a deep and raging rivalry, trying to one-up each other on everything. This also extended to their sons. Comparing their sons' achievements ...more
  • My Liberation Notes

    22. My Liberation Notes

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.6
    1,249 points by 13 voters
    Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty. A mysterious ...more
  • If You Wish Upon Me

    23. If You Wish Upon Me

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    1,223 points by 13 voters
    Yoon Kyeo Re is a young man who has known nothing but misery ever since he was a child. He was abused while still a boy and had a horrid time at ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    24. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,174 points by 12 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • The Untamed

    25. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    1,156 points by 12 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
  • Healer

    26. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    1,136 points by 12 voters
    Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • At a Distance, Spring Is Green

    27. At a Distance, Spring Is Green

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.3
    1,052 points by 11 voters
    A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo Hyun and Yeo Joon, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends ...more
  • The Love You Give Me

    28. The Love You Give Me

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 28 episodes
    8.4
    1,032 points by 11 voters
    Five years ago, a young woman named Min Hui accidentally fell for a young man named Xin Qi. But things between them were complicated because Min Hui was pretending to be Xin ...more
  • Happiness

    29. Happiness

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.8
    1,024 points by 11 voters
    Yoon Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in ...more
  • The Story of Ming Lan

    30. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
    8.8
    964 points by 10 voters
    Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more
  • Into the Ring

    31. Into the Ring

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.1
    963 points by 10 voters
    Seo Gong Myung is an efficient and hard-nosed elite civil servant who can multitask with ease and is titled the ‘Number One Handsome Man’ on the District People's Committee. However, he is ...more
  • Hospital Playlist Season 2

    32. Hospital Playlist Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    9.1
    955 points by 10 voters
    Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist. (Source: Netflix)
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    33. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    9.0
    852 points by 9 voters
    Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more
  • Wok of Love

    34. Wok of Love

    Korean Drama - 2018, 38 episodes
    8.0
    768 points by 8 voters
    The series will take place in a Chinese restaurant. Chef Seo Poong, a chef who goes from being a star chef one day to the cook at a failing neighborhood Chinese restaurant ...more
  • New Life Begins

    35. New Life Begins

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
    8.7
    764 points by 8 voters
    Because of a marriage selection, girls from all over the world gather in Xin Chuan. Yin Zheng, one of the six young masters of Xin Chuan, who keeps a low profile, and ...more
  • Shopping King Louie

    36. Shopping King Louie

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.1
    756 points by 8 voters
    The romantic comedy series “Shopping King Louie” revolves around a handsome shopaholic named Louis, who is the successor of a vast business empire but becomes homeless after suffering from amnesia. Meanwhile, Go ...more
  • Do You Like Brahms?

    37. Do You Like Brahms?

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.0
    676 points by 7 voters
    In defiance of her family’s opposition, Song Ah gets accepted to the music school of the same university where she originally majored in business. As she’s seven years older than her classmates, ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    38. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    665 points by 7 voters
    To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more
  • Who Rules the World

    39. Who Rules the World

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
    8.6
    575 points by 6 voters
    Hei Feng Xi is handsome and elegant, while Bai Feng Xi is majestic and unrestrained. Opposites attract as both are unrivaled in skill and intellect. Caught in the warfare and chaos of ...more
  • True to Love

    40. True to Love

    Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    8.1
    568 points by 6 voters
    The series follows the romantic journey of Yeon Bo Ra, a celebrated love coach and successful author of romance novels, and Lee Soo Hyuk, a charming man who grapples with matters of ...more
  • The Day of Becoming You

    41. The Day of Becoming You

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 26 episodes
    8.5
    567 points by 6 voters
    The leader of a boyband and an entertainment reporter are forced into many outrageous situations after they switched bodies. Jiang Yi is a big star in the entertainment industry. He is the ...more
  • Us and Them

    42. Us and Them

    Chinese Movie - 2018
    8.4
    492 points by 5 voters
    A story revolving around two people who meet on the train. Since then, their lives have been intertwined as they go through the stages of love, separation and reunion.
  • Goong

    43. Goong

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.8
    478 points by 5 voters
    Feisty, bubbly, and no-nonsense, Chae Gyeong is an ordinary high school student. Until one day when she receives some unexpected news. Because of her grandfather's will, she must marry the unendurable Crown ...more
  • When the Weather Is Fine

    44. When the Weather Is Fine

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    469 points by 5 voters
    A story about forgiveness, healing, and love taking place around a small bookstore in the countryside. Hae Won is an ordinary woman with good character. She has played the cello since she ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    45. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    389 points by 4 voters
    A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    46. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    383 points by 4 voters
    Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer who is also the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. He has a calm demeanor and remains reasonable at work. He then ...more
  • Flower Boy Next Door

    47. Flower Boy Next Door

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.6
    366 points by 4 voters
    This is a drama about a girl, Go Dok Mi who is a shut-in Miss Lonelyhearts type, who spends her days spying on the man living in next building. She is caught ...more
  • My Unfamiliar Family

    48. My Unfamiliar Family

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    297 points by 3 voters
    Kim Eun Hee, the middle child in a drifting family, faces challenges as her older sister, former attorney, and younger brother struggle with their own issues. Her distant father and her mother's ...more
  • To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories

    49. To My Star Season 2: Our Untold Stories

    Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
    8.2
    292 points by 3 voters
    After his career took a steady turn for the worse, one of South Korea’s brightest stars, Kang Seo Joon, was afraid he might never be happy again. But after a chance meeting ...more
  • Love Is Sweet

    50. Love Is Sweet

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
    8.4
    196 points by 2 voters
    Jiang Jun, a bright and idealistic girl with dual degrees in economics and psychology, works for a philanthropy organization after graduation. Her life takes a turn when her father's accident forces her ...more

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