Are you looking for a Korean Romantic movie that can make you feel in love even if you are single? Or do you just want to watch a romantic movie with your lover, friends, or family? If that is the case, then this blog is for you! Here are the 20 Best Korean Romantic Movies you need to watch that will surely sob your eyes out and feel the butterflies in your stomach.
1. My Sassy Girl (2001)
Korean 2h 17m IMDb
Director: Jae-young Kwak
Stars: Tae-Hyun Cha, Jun Ji-hyun, In-mun Kim
The first one on the list is My Sassy Girl, a romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-young. This movie gained 8.0 ratings from IMDb and won 7 awards in total.
My Sassy Girl is about a young man, Kyun-woo Cha, who becomes involved with a drunk, gorgeous woman in a Seoul subway station. When he begins to assist her, Kyun-woo develops a strong sense of responsibility that allows him to tolerate the girl’s mistreatment.
This movie is indeed a touching film in how this movie depicts a life where there is joy and pain in both. As the story progresses, you will laugh and cry. Trivia: This movie is based on a true story.
2. Tune in for love (2019)
Korean 2h 2m IMDb 
Director: Ji-woo Jung
Stars: Kim Go-eun, Jung Hae-In, Park Hae-joon
The story of Tune in for love revolves around two people who met while exchanging stories on the radio stories program. They fall in love but cannot get the timing right. This movie was directed by Ji-woo Jung, won 4 times, and was nominated for Baek Sang Art Awards 2020.
This 2-hour movie will make you believe in destiny and that no matter how many obstacles you will encounter with your partner in the future, if you are destined for each other, you will still make it.
3. Love 911 (2012)
Korean 2h IMDb
Director: Gi-hoon Jeong
Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Han Hyo-joo, Jyu-ni Hyun
Love 911 is a romantic-comedy-drama film directed by Gi-hoon Jeong about a doctor who got sued because of misdiagnosing a patient. The Doctor met a dedicated firefighter to be her character witness.
She had no idea she was dealing with anything more than an ordinary man, but she might have found her real love. You will not be disappointed watching Love 911 if you want to watch a movie that is both amusing and delightful!
This movie is a pleasantly sweet and melodramatically tragic comedy about finding love at a fire station. Unlike many comedies, it is a genuinely hilarious experience that will keep your attention from start to finish.
4. Be With You (2018)
Korean 2h 12m IMDb
Director: Jang-Hoon Lee
Stars: So Ji-seob, Son Ye-jin, Yoo-ram Bae
Be With You is a romance, drama, and fantasy film directed by Lee Jang Hoon, a remake of the Japanese movie Ima, ai ni yukimasu. This movie is about a mother who dies, leaving only her son and husband, resurrecting with no memory as the rainy season begins.
The family spends time together and becomes happy again, but the problem will soon arise when the woman has to go back when the rainy season ends.
This film is a fantastic romance drama with a pleasant nostalgia that displays kindness, love, and the difficulty of a father and his child dealing with sorrow. The scenery and filming in the film are breathtaking and significant to the tale.
5. Miracle of Giving Fool (2008)
Korean 1h 39m IMDb 
Director: Jeong-kwon Kim
Stars: Tae-Hyun Cha, Ha Ji-Won, Sulli Choi
Miracle of Giving Fool is a romantic comedy directed by Jong-Kwon Kim that revolves around a mentally challenged man who tries at all costs to keep his mother’s only wish alive while reconciling with his first and only valid crush.
This movie has lots of comedy that will hurt your tummy from laughing and many emotional scenes! Miracles of Giving Fool does not focus on “lovers”; instead, this movie focuses on family and friends.
6. Sweet & Sour (2021)
Korean 1h 41m IMDb
Director: Kae-Byeok Lee, Kate Jopson(English Language Voice Director)
Stars: Jang Ki-Yong, Chae Soo-bin, Krystal Jung
A recent Netflix Film of Chae Soo-bin, Jang Ki-Yong and Krystal Jung that is about a lover that faced a challenge and real-world possibilities while enduring the ups and downs of their love and striving to keep their long-distance romance alive.
Sweet & Sour was loved by many since it is more genuine than the majority of the other movies. It demonstrates how job, pressure, miscommunication, stress, and long-distance affect our real-life relationships.
This film will help you realize various things, including how a decision can affect your life and future. Make sure to see this movie because the twist will surprise you!
7. A Millionaire’s First Love (2006)
Korean 1h 56m IMDb
Director: Tae-gyun Kim
Stars: Hyun Bin, Yong-joon Cho, Yong-goo Do
A Millionaire’s First Love revolves around Jae-Kyung, starred by Hyun-Bin, who likes to skip school most of the time. He agreed with his grandfather that he could only be a millionaire if he graduated from Boram High School, where she’ll meet a girl who would change his life.
Despite the title, many claims that this is a great movie! You will unexpectedly love this movie as it proceeds because of the plot and the cast’s acting. This movie is indeed powerful and romantically emotional.
8. 3-Iron (2004)
Korean 1h 28m IMDb
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Stars: Seung-Yun Lee, Hee Jae, Hyuk-ho Kwon
Directed by Kim Ki-Duk and with over 17 award wins, 3-Iron is about a transient young man who breaks into an empty house— where he thought and met an abused housewife. This movie depicts a story of the reality of how pleasant, calming, and touching this film is.
From the storyline, plots, scenery, and actors, many loved this film as it is a type of romance drama that will make you think as you watch it.
9. A Moment to Remember (2004)
Korean 2h 24m IMDb
Director: John H. Lee
Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Jong-hak Baek
A young couple’s love is tested when the girl, Su-Jin, is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. This film will undoubtedly touch your heart because the plot has it all: love, action, romance, anguish, despair, and happiness.
A Moment to Remember doesn’t focus entirely on cupcakes and rainbows, so if you want a romance drama film, this is the film for you. A Moment to Remember is a South Korean film with an IMDb rating of 8.1, based on the Japanese television Pure Soul drama.
This will teach you how to be selfless, be a better person, and not be so self-centered, and it will make you realize that there are more great things in life.
10. The Beauty Inside (2015)
Korean 2h 7m IMDb
Director: Jong-Yeol Baek
Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Park Seo-joon, Juri Ueno
The Beauty Inside is a romantic comedy based on the 2012 American social film: The Beauty Inside revolves around a man who wakes up every day with a different body. Sometimes he’s a woman, man, young, old, or even a foreigner.
The only one who stays in his life is the girl he adores, Yi-soo, who knows about his secret but still loves him. People say true beauty lies inside, but the first impression is essential. This movie will teach you that some people change from the outside but will never change on the inside.
11. My Little Bride (2004)
Korean 1h 55m IMDb
Director: Ho-joon Kim
Stars: Rae-won Kim, Moon Geun-young, Sun-yeong Ahn
My Little Bride, directed by Ho-Joon Kim, is about a teenage girl who was forced by her grandfather to arrange married to a man in his twenties. The newlyweds strive to live their separate lives as regularly as possible while maintaining their marriage.
However, their marriage eventually becomes significantly more complicated. The chemistry between the leads is immaculate, and the plot is enjoyable. This movie is indeed one of the best romance movies that you need to watch.
12. On Your Wedding Day (2018)
Korean 1h 50m IMDb
Director: Lee Seok-geun
Stars: Kang Ki-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Park Bo-young
On Your Wedding Day is a romantic comedy film about a man who receives a wedding invitation from his ex-girlfriend ten years after they split up. With that, he reminisced about their relationship’s ups and downs, trying to figure out what went wrong.
This film portrays the reality of the world’s love and friendship through the eyes of two people from their adolescence to adulthood. On Your Wedding Day is a film that will undoubtedly touch your heart, with an ending that is more grounded in reality than fantasy.
This movie was directed and written by Lee Seok-Geun and won the Korean Film Producers Association Awards 2018.
13. 200 Pounds Beauty (2006)
Korean 2h IMDb
Director: Yong-hwa Kim
Stars: Ju Jin-Mo, Kim Ah-jung, Dong-il Sung
This movie revolves around an obese but a talented girl who ghost-sings to a pop star that is not talented, suddenly decides to undergo plastic surgery to become a beautiful woman with a new persona, and falls in love.
200 Pounds Beauty is a sweet, romantic, and funny movie that will make you laugh. Despite being a rom-com movie, this movie has a deeper side that shows the world’s reality that most people will only appreciate you if you are beautiful. Overall, this is a great movie!
14. Someone Special (2004)
Korean 1h 47m IMDb
Director: Jin Jang
Stars: Jae-yeong Jeong, Lee Na-young, Jeong Gyu-su
Someone Special, written and directed by Jin Jang, is about a baseball player struggling to find love. He discovers that he has an illness that cannot be cured. He then met a girl who had a crush on him ever since, and fate brought them together because of the turning of events.
A refreshing movie that will let you focus from the start to the end. The story, plot, and actors are impressive that you will be drawn to them.
15. My Girl and I (2005)
Korean 1h 37m IMDb
Director: Yun-su Jeon
Stars: Tae-Hyun Cha, Song Hye-Kyo, Chang-ui Song
My Girl and I were directed by Yun-Su Jeon, a remake of the Japanese film Socrates in Love. This film is about a popular girl and a simple guy that starts dating each other. Their relationship is prone to jealousy, but for both of them, their love is incomparable until the guy discovers something tragic about the girl he loves.
With the great background and fantastic cinematography, the director gives this movie a symbolism that depicts the issue of death, life, and the afterlife. This type of movie will want you to fall in love and believe in love again and again.
16. Over The Rainbow (2002)
Korean 1h 49m IMDb
Director: Jin-woo Ahn
Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Jin-young Jang, Hyeong-jin Kong
Jin-Joo’s life is simple. He was an anchorman for a weather channel until he was involved in a car accident. He escaped with minor physical injuries but suffered from partial amnesia. To return to his everyday life, he discovers a woman he had felt in the past. Jin-soo decides to investigate the identity of this woman based on only a few hints.
If you love a romance with a mix of mystery, this movie is for you! You will find yourself hoping and wondering because of this movie.
17. Mood of the Day (2016)
Korean 1h 43m IMDb
Director: Jo Kyu-Jang
Stars: Moon Chae-Won, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Kim Dae-Ryung
The mood of the day by Jo Kyu-Jang, is about a guy who’s a playboy and a woman that is in a ten-year relationship that isn’t working, who is seated next to each other on a train from Seoul to Busan. They start talking with each other when she realizes that she can’t get away from him.
This movie is a must-watch! The principal leads have massive chemistry with each other, which makes the film even better. The screenplay and soundtrack are the best too.
18. Daisy (2006)
Korean 1h 50m IMDb
Director: Andrew Lau
Stars: Jun Ji-hyun, Jung Woo-sung, Sung-Jae Lee
Based on the movie Darling, Daisy revolves around the love triangle between a young woman who is a painter in Amsterdam and the two men in her life. One is an Interpol detective, and the other is a professional hitman.
This movie will give your heart-whelming feelings. People are amazed at the beautiful scenery and classical music since the set was from Amsterdam. Trivia: This movie won two awards at Verona Love Screens Film Festival 2007.
19. Always (2011)
Korean 1h 48m IMDb
Director: Il-gon Song
Stars: So Ji-seob, Han Hyo-joo, Kang Shin-il
It is always an action, drama, and romance film that revolves around the love story of an ex-boxer, Chul Min, and a telemarketer, Jung-Hwa. Despite Jung-Hwa losing her vision, she remained spirited while Chul-Min decided to close his heart.
When their past is shown, their relationship blooms, this movie will make your heart melt and tremble with the ultimate feeling that will sweep you away.
The film depicts how strong love is and how we should hold on to sacrifice. Over the entire film, the leads become incredibly likable, and their relationship is just as great passion and sweet as it is entertaining to watch.
20. The Handmaiden (2016)
Korean 2h 25m IMDb
Director: Park Chan-wook
Stars: Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong
Last but not least, with over 8.1 ratings on IMDb, it belongs to the Top 250 rated movies on IMDb, with over 70 wins and 1 BAFTA Award 2018. The Handmaiden deserves all the hype, reviews, and awards this movie received.
The Handmaiden is a thriller, romance, and drama that revolves around a girl who got hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress. Little did they know, the maid had a secret plot to rob and lock the Japanese heiress into a mental hospital.
The plan seems successful until they discover some unexpected events! This movie was loved by many because of the film itself. So this must be on your watch list!
Summary
South Korea is well-known for producing some of the most fantastic film productions. So if you want to have a movie marathon with your friends, family, lover, or even just yourself, this blog would be a great help! Here is the list of the 20 best Korean Romantic movies you need to watch.
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