Hi! Love the blog! Do you have any recs for dramas where the heroine is sickly or has some sort of condition and the hero worries? I adore scenes with fainting and hospitalizations so please give me all the hurt/comfort goodness!
Thanks for the love anon!Ā
Great ask!Ā Iām going to include boys, but Iām skipping being in the hospital from a general injury or that one k-drama flu everyone gets because that would include every single K-drama ever made.Ā
I will focus on unavoidable hurt/comfort from physical or mental illness.
K-Dramas with Hurt/Comfort
Extraordinary You //Ā Genre: High School/Fantasy/Romance:Ā One of my new favorite K-dramas of all time, the lead is sassy and strong (we love her!!) but she has a heart condition that is a major plot point. Honestly if you want hurt comfort I feel like this one is perfect.
Born Again (airing now 5/3/2020) // Genre: Thriller/Romance/Fantasy: I am only a few episodes in, but the leading lady has a heart condition which is constantly putting her in the hospital, or causing her to faint in the street. This show is kinda brutal in the murder department so protect your heart. (also since itās still airing I have no idea how it will end)
Just Between Lovers // Genre: Melodrama/Romance: Also one of my favorite k-dramas of all time. Lee Junho plays Gang Doo, who suffers from a LOT of health problems as well as PTSD from a traumatic event, which he shares with Moon Soo (my soft baby). Moon Soo is living with the guilt of surviving when people around her did not. Everyone in this drama is in intense mental pain. Watch this - You will not be disappointed!
Come and Hug MeĀ // Genre: Melodrama/Thriller/Romance:Ā This whole drama is a Whump. Both leads are mentally traumatized because his father murders her parents. Yeah. Woah. There are panic attacks and definite trauma as they help one another try to heal.Ā
When I was PrettiestĀ // Genre: Romance: Lee Jong Suk plays a carefree guy whoās girlfriend is in the hospital. There he falls in love with a married woman with terminal cancer. Short Drama special
I am Not A RobotĀ // Genre: Rom Com/Romance: Kim Min Kyu is allergic to humans and terrified of coming into physical contact with them. I donāt want to give spoilers so Iāll just say that.
Itās Okay, Thatās Love // Genre: Melodrama/Romance: I love this drama so much. All of the characters are dealing with different mental illnesses and there are a lot of hospital scenes, injuries and fainting but also my favorite thing in kdramas: mental illness trauma.
He Is PsychometricĀ // Genre: Thriller/Sci-fi/Mystery/Romance: Several people are traumatized from a fire that killed loved ones. The lead receives the gift of psychic powers which isolates him from friends and loved ones. He lives with aĀ ābrotherā who is super messed up for reasons (no spoilers).Ā
W: Two Worlds // Genre: Action/Romance/Fantasy: A comic book world brings two people together, fighting against the same villain. The lead gets stabbed and shot as well as other multiple injuries, but the real condition happens when he figures out heās not āreal.ā
Two I have not seen but are on my watch list:
Marriage Contract: Female lead has a brain tumor.
Uncontrollably FondĀ The male lead has an illness and Iāve heard it has a lot of heartbreak.
Other dramas with comfort/healing:
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Find Me In Your Memory (airing now)