Hardship Korean Dramas & Movies

Broke Rookie Star

Rank #6363

A growing comedy drama depicting the salty daily life of an idol who suffers from hardships despite rising to stardom. (Source: Naver)...

When Time Stopped (2018)

When Time Stopped

Rank #6490

A man who can stop time meets a woman unaffected by time. Moon Joon Woo is a seemingly-ordinary person, except for the fact that he can stop time. His special...

Secret Sunshine (2007)

Secret Sunshine

Rank #6560

After losing her husband, Shin Ae, a single mother, relocates to her husband’s hometown Miryang (“Secret Sunshine”) for a new start. When tragedy strikes, Shin Ae undergoes an emotionally shattering...

Miss Lee (2019)

Miss Lee

Rank #6795

“Miss Lee” will follow the story of Lee Seon Shim, who starts out at the bottom of the food chain and suddenly finds herself becoming the CEO, as she toils...

Sunkist Family (2019)

Sunkist Family

Rank #7006

Joon Ho and Yoo Mi have been married for 20 years and they are still madly love in with each other. The couple has three children: first son Chul Won,...

Budapest Diary (2011)

Budapest Diary

Rank #7026

Shot in Hungary, this gorgeous short movie follows the main character around Budapest as he searches for answers, traces of that special someone. Jang Keun Suk participated in the writing...

Drama Special Season 4: Come To Me Like A Star (2013)

Drama Special Season 4: Come To Me Like A Star

Rank #7643

Having to pay for his mother’s hospital bills, lecturer Kang Seok can’t seem to get ahead. He lives in room 303 of a hostel, while Ha Jin lives in room...

Ateez x Wonderwall (2021)

Ateez x Wonderwall

Rank #36073

How ATEEZ was able to make their unique stage performance. Listen to what ATEEZ has to say about their sweat and effort through Wonderwall. How does ATEEZ make an effort...

Light for the Youth (2020)

Light for the Youth

Rank #38846

A young man works at the bond collection call center. He is polite, pure, and sincere at a glance. On the other hand, the director of the center is not....

Romang (2019)

Romang

Rank #42015

75-year-old Jo Nam Bong and 71-year-old Lee Mae Ja have dementia. They’ve been married for 45 years and they are alike in all ways, mentally and physically. Now they live...

It's Okay Because I Am A Mom (2015)

It’s Okay Because I Am A Mom

Rank #42090

What could derail a woman at the pinnacle of her professional career? Na Jong Hee is a very successful chef who just celebrated her 50th birthday. With a wonderful family...

My Heart

My Heart

Rank #44227

Seventeen-year-old Soon Yi is married to the ten-year-old son of the local Korean medicine doctor. Married to a child, Soon Yi is subjected to the hard life of the traditional...

Fighter (2021)

Fighter

Rank #45801

I’m throwing my hat in the ring called life. After a few months of social adjustment training, the North Korean refugee Ji Na moves to a small studio in Seoul...

The Lost Choices

The Lost Choices

Rank #47058

Ji Eun has a speech disorder after losing her parents in a car accident. Nevertheless, she tries hard to overcome her handicap and dreams to become a graphic designer. One...

You Don't Know Women

You Don’t Know Women

Rank #47381

Lee Min Jung becomes pregnant after discovering her husband’s affair with Oh Yoo Ran. A drama about her life as a single mom and the man who loves her unconditionally....

Clean Up (2019)

Clean Up

Rank #49026

Jung Ju has lost her son to heart disease and can’t break free from the pain of that loss. She spends most of her waking hours working, drinking and going...

South of the Border (2006)

South of the Border

Rank #50019

Sun Ho, a horn player for the Mansudae Art Troupe, Pyongyang’s state propaganda troupe, is a man who has everything: he’s from a well-to-do family and has a beautiful fiance,...

Libera Me (2000)

Libera Me

Rank #50748

Five months after his release from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence, arsonist Yeo Hee Soo terrorizes the city of Seoul with a series of deadly blazes. Hee Soo rigs...

The Scarlet Letter (2010)

The Scarlet Letter

Rank #50937

Four people paying the consequences for a love that went wrong. One woman endures poverty and a guilty conscience while the other woman plots revenge after her career takes off....

Lucky Chan-Sil (2020)

Lucky Chan Sil

Rank #51199

I gave my life to film and now the only thing left is my screwed life! After a sudden death of the director she worked with for a long time,...

Pure Pumpkin Flower

Pure Pumpkin Flower

Rank #51298

The story of the love story and dreams of a pure-hearted girl, Soon Jung, who never loses hope even in difficult circumstances....

Road Movie

Road Movie

Rank #54139

Dae Shik is a gay homeless man on the streets of Soul. He finds a suicidal ex-financier Suk Won on the street. Suk Won’s business has failed and his wife...

The Journals of Musan (2011)

The Journals of Musan

Rank #54453

Jeon Seung Chul’s citizen registration number brands him as a North Korean defector. It is difficult to find a good job and it’s hard to get along with people at...

Remain (2020)

Remain

Rank #55260

Soo Yeon and Se Hyeok have been married for 10 years. Se Hyeok has an aspermia, Soo Yeon has an insensitivity to intimate, and they do not have a kid....