Article: Top 10 Korean Dramas That Deals With Death And Grief

There are hundreds of Korean dramas that have lively concepts.  There are Korean Dramas that portray happiness and give all good vibes. Korean Dramas have different concepts sometimes, they have light concepts, and sometimes, they have dark concepts. Viewers love watching Dark Concept Korean Dramas equally. These Dramas have some hidden messages. There are many popular Korean dramas deal with Death and Grief. Here are the Top 10 Korean Dramas that deals with Death and Grief

1. Move To Heaven

Move to Heaven is about people who clean the belongings and places of those who passed away. A young man with Asperger syndrome and his uncle work as trauma cleaners. They clear the possessions of dead people and uncover the untold stories they left behind. They pass on that story to their loved ones. Move to Heaven is a short and sweet drama with ten episodes. Move to Heaven premiered in 2021.

2. Goblin

Goblin is a romantic fantasy that focuses on death, punishment, reward, and deities. The main character is a grim reaper that goes to find her bride to remove the invisible sword from his chest and end his life. The Drama explores many aspects of death, like how death unites us all and flattens inequalities. We cannot stop death whenever our time comes. Goblin is one of the most successful Korean dramas. Goblin is lots of love worldwide.

3. Hotel Del Luna

Hotel Del Luna is story of hotel where spirits can relax one last time before moving on. The Drama shows various stories about untimely Death, unresolved grudges, unfinished business, acceptance of loss, and grief. Jang Man Wol is the owner of the hotel and caters to ghosts only. She is stuck in Hotel due to a mistake she made years ago. Hotel Del Luna is a romantic fantasy starring IU and Koo Chan Sung.

4. Just Between Lovers

Just Between Lovers is about the people who lost their loved ones in an unfortunate mall collapse. The main leads are the survivors of the mall collapse. Moon so’s mother became an alcoholic and divorced her husband. Gang Doo stays in a motel, working various odd jobs. They have moved on, but mentally, they are still fixed to the day of the accident. The people who died in the accident are not the only victims but their families are also victims who have to live with the pain of losing a loved one for their whole life. Death, Destruction, and reconstruction is the central concept of this Drama.

5.  Hi Bye, Mama!

Hi Bye, Mama is a story of a woman Yu Ri who had been dead for four years. Yu Ri is given 49 days to her life as it was; if she gets successful, she can return to being alive. Yu Ri’s husband married another woman for their daughter. The Drama deals with the idea of Death and loss in uniquely. Hi Bye, Mama is a very heartwarming story with emotional aspects. Hi Bye, Mama premiered in 2020 and earned a high rating.

6. If You Wish Upon Me

If You Wish Upon Me is also about death and grief. In Drama, Yun Gyeo Rye starts volunteering at a hospice after serving time in prison to help patients carry out their last wishes. He had lived very a tough life. He was abused as a child and had a torrid time at the orphanage he grew up. Later he joins hospice as a part of his community service. Things start changing for him as he works with volunteers who try their best to fulfill the patient’s wishes. If You Wish Upon me premiered on 10th August 2022.

7. Tomorrow

Tomorrow is about the Grim Reapers, in charge of preventing people from committing suicide. Grim Reapers try to save people from eternal guilt and loneliness.  Tomorrow is about a young job seeker who meets an accident and meets the Grim Reapers. They have the task of stopping people from committing suicide. He works with them as the youngest contract worker in the crisis management team of death angels. Tomorrow shows the story of different people who tries to commit suicide.

8. Thirty But Seventeen

Thirty but Seventeen is about a woman Woo Seo Ri who meets an accident when she was only seventeen. She falls into a coma and wakes up after thirteen years. She wakes up in the body of a thirty-year-old woman, but mentally, she is still seventeen. Male leads had a traumatic experience which led him to live avoiding people. The Drama shows how Woo Seo Ri adjusts to different worlds. How she lives the thirteen years, she has lost.

9. Doom At Your Service

Doom at your Service is a fantasy romance drama. The story revolves around Tak Dong Kyung, who has been working hard since her parents died. Her life was stable when she discovered she had been diagnosed with brain cancer. She blames her luck and wishes for the world to end. Dong Kyung’s wish calls doom; who is neither god nor human. He offers Dong Kyung that he can fulfill her wish for world ending. Dong Kyung makes a contract with Doom for 100 days to live her life the way she wants, risking her everything.

10. May I Help You

The Drama is about Baek Dong, a former Ping-Pong player who starts working as a funeral director. On her first day, she discovers that she can talk to the recently deceased person when she touches them. She starts fulfilling the wishes of people standing between life and death. May I help you is a very emotional drama. It shows stories of dead people and how Baek Dong fulfills their last wishes.