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The Red and the Black. Le Rouge et le Noir ( French pronunciation: [lə ʁuʒ e l (ə) nwaʁ]; meaning The Red and the Black) is a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. [1] It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent ...
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- Casablanca (1942) Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. Drama, Romance, War (1h 42m) 8.5 on IMDb — 99% on RT.
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams. Drama, Romance (2h 14m) 7.7 on IMDb — 88% on RT. Directed by Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain is my pick for the most gut-wrenching film on this list.
- In the Mood for Love (2000) Directed by Kar-Wai Wong. Starring Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ping-Lam Siu. Drama, Romance (1h 38m) 8.1 on IMDb — 92% on RT. When a man (played by Tony Leung) and a woman (played by Maggie Cheung) happen to meet, they end up confessing to each other that they both suspect their partners of infidelity.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson. Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi (1h 48m)
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- 'Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung' (2019) Audience Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung is one of the rare K-dramas with a 100% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 'Crash Landing on You' (2019 - 2020) Audience Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98% Crash Landing on You is one of the most famous Korean rom-coms about a South Korean businesswoman Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin), who likes to keep her work and private life under control; one day, she gets into a paragliding accident, crashing on the North Korean side of the border.
- 'Twenty-Five Twenty-One' (2022 - ) Audience Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Twenty-Five Twenty-One is one of the most-watched series on South Korean cable television the year it was released.
- 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' (2021 - ) Audience Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is a mix of romance, comedy, and drama, and one of the best series for first-time K-drama viewers.
- 'Crash Landing on You' Original run: December 2019–February 2020. Starring: Son Ye-jin, Hyun Bin, Seo Ji-hye, and Kim Jung-hyun. The love story: A freak paragliding accident brings together a North Korean soldier and a South Korean heiress, in this ultimate tale of star-crossed lovers.
- 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay' Original run: June–August 2020. Starring: Seo Yea-ji, Kim Soo-hyun, Oh Jung-se, and Park Gyu-young. The love story: A caretaker (Kim) who looks after his autistic older brother (Oh) crosses paths with a children's book writer (Seo) whom he knew as a child.
- 'Descendants of the Sun' Original run: February–April 2016. Starring: Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Kim Ji-won, and Jin Goo. The love story: Taking place amidst a war, this drama follows the romance between Korean Special Forces Captain Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki) and surgeon Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye-ko).
- 'It's Okay, That's Love' Original run: July–September 2014. Starring: Gong Hyo-jin, Jo In-sung, Sung Dong-il, Lee Kwang-soo, and Do Kyung-soo (EXO's D.O.)
- Full House. It’s hard to talk about K-drama rom-coms without the mention of the classic, “Full House” starring Song Hye Kyo and Rain. The marriage contract trope, as popular as it is right now, was not as common back then and was a real thrill when it was first introduced to us as an audience.
- Secret Garden. Ah, the popular body swapping K-drama trope. Like “Full House,” the idea of the main leads swapping bodies in a series was not really that popular nor used that often at the time.
- Master’s Sun. It’s really hard to find humor in a series about a woman who is constantly haunted by dead people, but the Hong sisters were able to somehow pull it off.
- My Love From the Star. We obviously can’t have an ultimate rom-com list without the mention of “My Love From the Star.” This series not only took off in South Korea, but it was also an international success!
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Best Romance Series 2022. Season 1 of Netflix YA drama Heartstopper won the hearts of television critics in the Best Romance category this year. Starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke, the series follows two teens who find that their friendship may be something more. The series’ first season has a perfect 100% Tomatometer score on 57 reviews ...
Network. KBS2. Release. March 23, 2024. ( 2024-03-23) –. present. Beauty and Mr. Romantic ( Korean : 미녀와 순정남) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo. It premiered on KBS2 on March 23, 2024, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 ( KST ).
