There are many Korean Drama love stories about childhood friends turning into lovers. There are many stories where the leads had a small encounter as children, but then they moved on and lived their life. These Korean Dramas shows a brief encounter of main leads as children or adults. But that encounter never leaves the main lead’s mind. They fall in love without realizing that they have met before. These Korean Dramas show fate and destiny. Here are the Top 10 Korean Dramas about Long Lost Connections Turning into Present Love.
1. It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
It’s Okay To Not To Be Okay is very famous for its fantastic story that deals with mental health. Go Moon Young is a bestselling children’s book writer. She is emotionally detached and impulsive. She meets Kang Tae at a psychiatric hospital. He is a handsome and introverted caregiver at the hospital. She falls for Kang Tae at first sight. They don’t know they are bind by their traumatic past. Soon Kang Tae realizes that Moon Young is the girl from his childhood whom she used to like.
2. Just Between Lovers
Just Between Lovers is the story of people affected by a tragic accident. Both main Leads are the victims of a mall collapse years ago. Lee Kang Do dreamt of becoming a soccer player, but his dreams get crushed when the mall collapse, leaves him with a grievous injury. The collapse kills his father, and he is left alone with a hopeless future ahead. Ha Moon Soo is also the survivor of the accident. She is wrecked with the guilt of surviving the accident.
3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo is the story of a weightlifter and a talented swimmer. Kim Bok Joo likes Jae Yi. He is a doctor and Joon Hyung’s elder brother. Joon Hyung admires Bok Joo’s spunky nature. They went to elementary school together but Bok Joo does not recall any memory. They become good friends at first. When they become close, they grow feelings for each other and start dating. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo is a coming-of-age story.
4. Kill Me, Heal Me
Kill Me, Heal Me is the story of Do Hyun, has multiple personality disorder. Du Hyun is an heir to a vast company. He has dissociative identity disorder and lives with his six other personalities. Oh Ri Jun is a psychiatrist who runs into Do Hyun in a hospital and realizes she has encountered Se Gi, one of Do Hyun’s many personalities. When Oh Ri Jin’s crime novelist brother starts investigating Do Hyun. He finds both share a troubled past as children, and memories of that event are linked to Do Hyun’s current state of mind.
5. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim
What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim is the story of the president of a company and his secretary. Lee Young Joon is a successful, intelligent, and eligible man in the town. Kim Mi So is his secretary; she is super-efficient and has been caring for Lee Young Joon’s office for nine years. One day she tells Lee Young Joon that she wants to resign, which leaves him in a dilemma. Kim Mi So is looking for the boy with whom she was kidnapped as a child. The Guy she has been looking for is Lee Young Joon.
6. Healer
The Healer is the story of Seo Jung Hoo, a fearless night courier who takes on challenging assignments and can get out of any problematic situation with his parkour skills. Chae Young Shin is a journalist. They start working to investigate the murky incident from years ago. The drama reveals that Jung Joo and Young Shin share same past. They case they have been investigating is connected to their childhood and parents.
7. Hello Monster
Hello Monster is the story of a genius crime profiler. Lee Hyun returns to Korea after a mysterious email triggers memories of the past he had forgotten. Detective Cha Ji An has been investigating him for years now. Lee Hyun and Cha Ji An have shared a tragic past. Lee Hyun is trying to locate his missing brother Lee Min. Cha Ji An and Lee Hyun start investigating the case together and eventually fall in love with each other.
8. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is the story of a dentist Yoon Hye Jin. She decides to quit her clinic in the city and move to a seaside town. Gongjin holds a special place in her heart. She is prickly and a city-bred girl who keeps herself aloof from town folk. Hong Du Sik is popularly known as Chief Hong. He is the town’s handyman. They develop bickering relations at first but then fall for each other. They find out that they met each other years ago in Gongjin.
9. Come And Hug Me
Come and Hug Me is the story of Chae Do Jin and Han Jae Ri. They both fell in love with each other in high school. But Do Jin’s father is crazy and kills Jae Yi’s entire family. This incident tears both apart. The two grow up as adults, and find their way into each other lives once again.
10. Chocolate
Chocolate is the story of a neurosurgeon at his family-run hospital. Lee Kang is a workaholic but remains emotionally away from people. He is burdened with his family’s politics and has resentment and regrets. Moon Cha Young is a chef at the hospice. She loves feeding people; it is her way of showing gratitude to a young boy who fed her a lavish meal as child. The boy who fed Moon Cha Young as child is Lee Kang. Fate brings them together once again.
