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kdramasforever97 · 1 year

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Me, when becoming too invested in a kdrama:

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alittlehurtwithyourcomfort · 2 years

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kdrama whump recs: found family/team as family edition

Found family/team as family is my favorite trope, and when it’s combined with whump it’s even better! So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite whumpy kdramas featuring these tropes! (This list is not a ranking!)

1. The Uncanny Counter (2021)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: So Mun is an orphaned high-school student who suddenly gains supernatural powers. Soon after, the local noodle-shop employees recruit him into their team of “Counters”, where he begins to learn of the evil spirits roaming around town.

Notes: This was actually my first-ever kdrama! It’s a great blend of action, drama, and comedy. It also has one of the most unique “magic” systems I’ve seen, with the “Counters” each connected to a spirit in the afterlife. It’s also extremely whumpy, with a lot of comfort and care given to the characters. Definitely recommend.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

Here is a whumplist for Season 2!

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2. Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Dan Hwal has lived for the past 600 years as a Bulgasal—a mythical creature that feeds off human blood and is cursed with immortality. Eventually, he connects with his reincarnated family, along with a formerly immortal woman.

Notes: This show is pretty complex and can get confusing at times. It’s also heartbreaking, but the characters make up for it! There’s a TON of whump for both characters shown in the GIF above.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

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3. Mystic Pop-Up Bar (2020)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Han Kang-bae is a young man with the ability to make people confess their deepest troubles with a single touch, but this power isn’t always a gift to him. One night, he meets the mysterious owner of a pop-up bar, a woman who must settle the grudges of 100,000 souls in order to gain a peaceful place in the afterlife.

Notes: This show isn’t the most whumpy on this list by any means, but it still has a good amount! What stood out to me were the relationships between the main trio of characters and how close they become with each other over the course of the show. No spoilers here, but this drama does involve reincarnation...

Here is a whumplist by @whumperfect

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4. While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: Three young adults discover that they all have the same ability: seeing the future in their dreams. As a trio, they work together to attempt to change these (sometimes terrible) visions and save each other from harm.

Notes: Though this show is more focused on the romance between Jae-chan and Hong-joo, there are some great moments of found family feels between the main trio, sometimes including Jae-chan’s little brother and a different character who somewhat acts as a father figure. Pretty whumpy show that I absolutely adored watching! (Plus, the cast is STELLAR! I mean, Suzy, Jong-suk, and Jae-in together in a drama? It’s so good.)

Here is a whumplist by @whumpalot

Here is a whumplist by @thewhumpyrabbit

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5. Tomorrow (2022)

Age Rating: TV-MA

Synopsis: Choi Jun-woong is a young man struggling to find a job, but when he falls into a coma after an unfortunate accident, he’s offered a place on the Risk Management Team as a temporary grim reaper. Together, they help save people from s*icide.

Notes: Possibly my most favorite kdrama ever! It has more emotional whump than physical for the most part, but it’s so amazingly done. The main trio (plus another character, later in the show) have such great platonic chemistry, and even though they have conflicts, you can tell they all truly care for each other even after a short amount of time. (Rowoon’s acting talents are really highlighted in this show, as well as the other main leads!)

Here is a whumplist I made!

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6. The Devil Judge (2021)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: This series is set in a dystopian version of South Korea, where the people live in chaos and corruption runs rampant. Trials are held through a courtroom live show aired on television, led by "The Devil Judge”.

Notes: This show is very dark, but has an interesting dynamic between the characters that evolves and grows over the course of the show. The characters are complex and imperfect, and though their conflicts are intense, it just makes the domestic moments so much better because of it. It has some good whump for the two main characters, and of course, Jin-young is an added bonus.

Here is a whumplist by @whumpslist

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7. He is Psychometric (2019)

Age Rating: TV-14

Synopsis: Lee Ahn is a young man with the ability to read the memories of any object or person he touches. He begins to train his powers in order to help solve crimes and get justice for the death of his parents.

Notes: One of my favorite kdramas ever and a must-watch for anyone in the kdrama whump community. Fair warning, this show will absolutely shatter your heart, but it has such a great storyline with many twists and turns. This is a complex found family, and though the show does have a romance, it’s a really good one. Also, there’s SO MUCH WHUMP! Like in every single episode. It’s truly amazing. Jin-young never fails to amaze me with his acting.

Here is a whumplist by @love-me-a-lotta-whump

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Alright, that’s the end of the list (at least for now)! If you have any recommendations for more whumpy found family/team as family kdramas, please comment them or send me them! <3

#kdramas #kdrama #kdrama whump #kdrama whump recs #whump #whumpy #whump community #whump recs #whumpy shows #whumplist #whumplists #the uncanny counter #bulgasal #mystic pop up bar #while you were sleeping #tomorrow kdrama #the devil judge #he is psychometric

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jangman-wol · 1 year

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DRAMAWEEN 2022: free day: women in recent horror/fantasy/thrillers

“Who, surprised and horrified by the fantastic tumult of her drives (...) hasn't accused herself of being a monster? Who, feeling a funny desire stirring inside her hasn't thought that she was sick? Well, her shameful sickness is that she resists death, that she makes trouble.” – Hélène Cixous

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dilebe06 · 10 months

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My Top Female Characters of 2023

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gizkasparadise · 9 months

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Hi, top 5 Kdramas please!

it was so hard to pick only 5 ;; but not in any particular order since they all have vastly different #vibes:

chicago typewriter. three people--a famous novelist, a ghost writer, and an errand girl--cross paths in modern-day Seoul and in different ways try to help the novelist complete his latest story -- a novel about freedom fighters during the japanese occupation of korea in the 1930s. however, as the story continues, and the trio get more and more involved with one another, it turns out the story isn't just a story, but the retelling of their past lives where they were lovers, comrades, and maybe even enemies. a rare kdrama where the ending is stronger than the beginning, this is a slow burn that takes its time to get going but once it does it's so SO good. drama, comedy, romance, everything!

welcome to waikiki. three losers (a prospective director, an aspiring actor, and a wannabe screenwriter) live in and run a sharehouse. one day, they wake up to find a baby in one of the rooms, and chaos ensues. so fucking funny, i love the ships, and the cast is well balanced between the three male leads and the three female leads. A+++

mystic pop-up bar. kang bae, a 20something who works in customer service, has a curse where whenever anyone touches him, they are compelled to tell him their deepest secrets. one night, he crosses paths with weol ju, a shaman who is cursed to an immortal/unending existence until she resolves the grudges of 10,000 humans because of a grave sin she committed in her mortal life. with her is gwi, a retired ghost cop who now helps her run a pop-up bar where they enter dreams and try to resolve weol ju's debt. kang bae joins them when weol ju offers him a bargain: use his powers to help her resolve the grudges, and once 10k are up, she'll remove his powers. you think this show is run of the mill case of the week, but it all builds together so beautifully and it's such a great found family dynamic. i love this ooone

bridal mask/gaksital. set in 1930s korea during the japanese occupation. kang to is a ratbastard -- a korean who works for the japanese as a police officer and turns in his countrymen. he becomes obsessed with hunting down BRIDAL MASK. a zorro-esque freedom fighter with a hidden identity. to get to him, he tries to capture mok dan, the daughter of a freedom fighter general and bridal mask's suspected lover. the first few eps get you thinking it's going to be a cheesey action show, but it's a fantastic tragedy with so many nuanced character arcs.

extraordinary you. dan oh is a rich high schooler at an elite academy, who has a crush on her aloof and disdainful fiance, baek kyung, and a tragic but non-descript heart condition. one day, she starts realizing parts of her memory are gone, and there's the distant sound of someone turning the page -- turns out she's a character in a romance manga, but not even the heroine-- just a side character. in order to change her fate, she enlists the help of 13 -- a nameless background character. so cute, quirky, and highly HIGHLY addicting. loving meta parody of high school shoujo stories like Boys Over Flowers.

bonus, because they were REALLY close to top 5: beyond evil (serial murder? in a small village? more homoerotic than you'd think.), arthdal chronicles (bronze age-esque fantasy epic with more ambiguous leads than you can shake a stick at), and happiness (when you have to stop the zombie apocalypse but there's only one bed)

#chicago typewriter #welcome to waikiki #extraordinary you #bridal mask #mystic pop up bar #asks!#kdrama

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purpleguitar · 1 year

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KDRAMAS OVER FLOWERS DAY 1: a love so beautiful 💖 favourite couples

seo junghoo and chae youngshin from healer • yoon sol and seo jiwan from nevertheless • do bong soon and an minhyuk from strong woman do bong soon • jang jaeyeol and ji haesoo from it’s okay that’s love • wol ju and mr qwi from mystic popup bar • baek heesung and cha jiwon from flower of evil • park changho and go miho from big mouth

#kdramasoverflowers2023 #kdramadaily #healer #nevertheless #strong woman do bong soon #it's okay that's love #mystic pop up bar #flower of evil #big mouth #went back to some of my earlier favourites #and tried layouts for the first time! spicing things up for february #purple.mp4

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eunsjisoo · 1 year

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“love that keeps on giving“ — f. s. yousaf

happy holidays @junghaesin ❤️🎅

#kdramasecretsanta #kdnss22 #mine #do you like brahms?#mystic pop up bar #racket boys #run on #one spring night #blueming #kdrama

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curlykytta · 2 years

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It’s bi crush summer

Weol ju, cursed fashion icon, from Mystic Pop Up Bar

#mystic pop up bar #hwang jung eum #kdramaedit #asiandramanet #kdramaladies #curls bi summer sets #curls gifs

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muttonthings · 5 months

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Kdrama Challenge

Day 24: Show with Best Ending

It's Okay to Not be Okay

Mystic Pop-up Bar

Crash Course in Romance

The Glory

Hometown Cha Cha Cha

#kdrama #kdrama challenge #its ok to not be ok #mystic pop up bar #crash course in romance #the glory #hometown cha cha cha

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youknowihavenochingu · 2 years

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Underrated dramas I love (and recommend)

Flower Of Evil

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

Come and Hug Me

Lost

Idol: The Coup

The Witch’s Diner

Mine

Mystic Pop-Up Bar

Secret Affair

Nobody Knows

#kdramas #recommendation #flower of evil #the smile has left your eyes #come and hug me #jtbc lost #idol: the coup #the witch’s diner #netflix mine #mystic pop up bar #secret affair #nobody knows

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kdramasforever97 · 10 months

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You know a Kdrama is great when you start arguing and have the urge to throw things at your tv. Also the need to pause to absorb everything that just happened.

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eriecarrot · 2 years

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you guys if you're new to kdrama and you liked / loved / obsessed over mbc tomorrow kdrama PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch mystic pop up bar it came out a few years ago it was written by the best kdrama goddess writers i swear you will love it for all the same reasons you loved tomorrow no other kdrama will soothe your tomorrow hangover

#i was having mystic pop up bar vibes in the first eps #AND I WAS DAMN RIGHT #kdrama #lee soo hyuk #tomorrow kdrama #netflix tomorrow #mbc tomorrow #mystic pop up bar #ro woon #kim hee sun #kim hee seon #goo ryeon #park joong gil #koo ryeon #gu ryeon #korean drama

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jangman-wol · 2 years

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