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
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What kind of writer am I?
Just had a reader leave a comment saying, "oh you are not right at all." After they read a particular chapter of mine in one of my more whumpy fics.
So sorry honey. That chapter is a real doozy. But despite what my icon might lead you to assume, I am not a cutey fluff writer. Don't let the happy lemon fool you. My stories get dark. Keep your tissues handy luv.
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That moment when you have to stop watching an intense whump scene because it's too much adrenaline at once and your heart feels like it's literally going to stop
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Dead Boy Detectives Whump List (Charles and Edwin)
The fact that they're ghosts is whumpy on its own, but this show really delivers :')
List 1:
Charles
1x1- briefly choked/in a fight, hit with iron cane
1x3- lots of emotional whump, crying, opens up about past abuse, hit by ghost, frozen, worried friends, trapped in a loop (long story)
1x4- forced to relive his death (hypothermia/internal bleeding), beaten by his father
1x6- almost killed by teeth face
1x7- flashback to his death
1x8- kidnapped, chained up in iron, burned by iron repeatedly, hit in the face/knocked down, emotional whump
List 2:
Edwin
1x1- in a fight, burned by iron, flashback to his death (tied down, sacrificed to a demon), emotional whump, falls, worried Charles, hit with iron cane
1x2- held captive by cat king, under spell, worried friends
1x6- betrayed, almost killed by teeth face, captured, worried Charles
1x7- trapped in hell, bleeding, scared, crying, rescued
1x8- kidnapped, chained down with iron, tortured by torture machine (hard to explain), screaming in pain, worried friends, lots of emotional whump, rescued by friends, crying
~More gifs~
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"How much time do we have before Eliot runs out of air?"
Leverage S05E13 The Corkscrew Job.
(Now with added fic!)
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Humans (Leo Elster) Whumplist
Character: Leo Elster (played by Colin Morgan)
Age Rating: TV-14 (or 16+)
Show available on Prime Video
(The styling of this whumplist is inspired by @love-me-a-lotta-whump who has an amazing blog, go check them out!)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Found Family, Action, Dystopian, Ensemble
Synopsis: In a parallel present where the latest technology is a “Synth” (an eerily humanoid service robot), a struggling family purchases one of their own, only to find that there’s more to her than meets the eye. Meanwhile, a mysterious young man aims to reunite his family.
Note: This show is honestly amazing, but I have to warn y’all, it was canceled after Season 3 and never got a proper ending. It’s still a very enjoyable watch, and the whump is amazing. Colin Morgan gives an incredible performance as always, and Gemma Chan might be the highlight of this series.
TW’s: If I have any younger followers, please be careful with this show if you aren’t older than 14. It gets very dark and deals with themes of s*icide and s*xual assault (both shown on-screen at points), and has some gore and violence. One of the main characters is forced into s*x work, and there are multiple scenes involving/referencing this (especially in season 1). There is also blood and gore, though it’s not as disturbing sometimes especially since most of it involves blue-blooded robots (who can be healed fairly easily).
List Key:
bold = most whump, best whump, or favorite whump scenes
~~ = scene break
(italicized parentheses) = personal note/additional non-whump moments i wanted to list
THIS LIST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES!
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1x01: stressed, (forehead touch), scared, yelling, angry ~~ stressed, worried ~~ angry ~~ concerned
1x02: tired ~~ beaten, kicked repeatedly, screaming in pain, bleeding through his shirt, stumbling, groaning in pain, bloody forehead, rough landing, helped to walk ~~ helped to walk, unconscious, barely conscious, weak, hoarse voice ~~ helped to walk, groaning in pain, trouble breathing, muffled scream ~~ unconscious, bloody bandages, wound reveal, painfully “charging”
1x03: cuts on his face from previous episode, in pain, stumbling, slowly sitting down, bloody bandages ~~ stressed, worried, argued ~~ nightmare, wakes up gasping, tired
1x04: stressed, worried ~~ flinched away from hand ~~ shocked, heavy breathing
1x05: frustrated ~~ pacing, worried ~~ teary-eyed, frustrated ~~ nightmare, depressed, yelling
1x06: stumbling, slowly passing out, collapsed, glassy eyes ~~ found, unconscious, “is he dead?” “almost” ~~ wakes up, glassy eyes, depressed, worried ~~ scanning through sad memories, teary-eyed, reveals he died, painful memories ~~ emotional reunion, teary-eyed ~~ worried, sees a loved one sacrifice himself
1x07: emotional reunion ~~ sad, stressed ~~ worried, stressed ~~ frustrated, tired ~~ emotional ~~ betrayed, slammed against a wall, restrained, screaming,
1x08: oxygen mask, blurry vision, weak, restrained, hoarse voice ~~ restrained ~~ worried, eyelids fluttering, in a dream-like trance ~~ angry, scared ~~ handcuffed, worried, teary-eyed ~~ teary-eyed, yelling ~~ emotional
2x01: threatened, held at (stun)gun point, human shield, worried, stressed
2x02: frustrated, stressed
2x03: angry, yelling
2x04: frustrated
2x05: bandages around his stomach, open wound, weak, painfully “charging”
2x06: worried, stressed
2x07: shocked, half-collapsed, crying, screaming ~~ found, in shock, helped to stand, hugged
2x08: in shock, glassy-eyed, unresponsive ~~ “he blames himself” ~~ angry ~~ worried, concern for him ~~ loved one held at “knife” point, concerned, teary-eyed, betrayed, stabbed in the neck, bleeding, bloody hands, shocked, collapsed ~~ in a pool of blood, struggling to breathe, glassy-eyed, in pain, teary-eyed ~~ concern for him
3x01: in a coma, on a ventilator, concern for him ~~ taken off ventilator, concern for him
3x02: still in a coma, ambu bag ~~ nightmare, slowly waking up ~~ disoriented, weak, trying to sit up, groaning in pain, hoarse voice ~~ still weak, “i’m forgetting”, emotional, worried ~~ helped to walk, heavy breathing, laid down, weak
3x03: confused ~~ (soft moments) ~~ shocked, concerned
3x04: extremely concerned, yelling
3x05: teary-eyed, choked-up voice, (soft moments)
3x06: painful memories, emotional
3x07: emotional, teary-eyed ~~ beaten, groaning in pain, spitting out blood, thrown, groaning in pain, very bloody face + mouth ~~ bloody face
3x08: bloody cuts + bruises on his face from previous episode ~~ concern for him, emotional, (forehead touch) ~~ sees a loved one die, shocked, crying, shaky breathing, (forehead touch </3) ~~ grieving
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Castlevania
Se2Ep8
More like this
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Whumpril 2024
-9- Self-doubt
"What did you want to be when you grew up?"
"What, when I was a kid?"
"Yeah, of course." Adam laughed a bit and tugged on the cuff of Harry's jumper. "I didn't mean, like, last year what did you want to be."
Harry caught his hand held it by the wrist, traced the lines in his palm. "Well, when I was really small, the usual. Fireman, bus driver, train driver. For a while I wanted to be the postman."
Adam grinned, imagining Harry having been three or four, enthusiastic about mass transit.
"I thought it would be fun to learn all the houses that had dogs, so I could put little bone-shaped biscuits through the letter slots in the doors. Then the dogs would like me."
"Complicated plan," Adam teased. They were down the road, on a bench in a little grass patch of a park. It was overcast but the air was still. Paper cappuccino cups sat beside them, one empty, one full.
"Later I thought maybe I'd be the first man on Mars."
"God, that's cute."
"What about you? What did you want to be?"
"You know, I don't think I thought about it much," Adam mused. "I wanted to run fast. Wanted to go places, ran away a lot."
"Where'd you go?"
"Down the road a bit until my suitcase got too heavy. Once to the train station, my mum reminded me. It's not that I wanted to leave them, my parents. Just, I knew I didn't belong. And I wanted to get away from that feeling, like physically get away." Adam shrugged. He had to wrestle the risk he felt confessing, "I wanted to be in a group, lip syncing my # 1 while teenagers danced around me on Top of the Pops."
"Yeah, that's no surprise," Harry said affectionately. "All those records, and you're always singing along under your breath."
"You hear that?" Adam asked, knowing it was true but wishing he could believe otherwise.
"Course. In the shower, too. You'd have made a great pop idol."
"No."
"I'd have put your poster on my wall," Harry assured him. "Swooned when you came on the radio. Or the telly. Why didn't you? Start a group? Everyone does that at uni."
"Then the whole world would've seen me prancing about, acting gay. I couldn't have helped myself, and I couldn't have lived with it."
Harry brought his hand up to kiss Adam's thumb. "That's sad. You'd have been amazing. What a waste."
"Yeah, well," Adam shrugged it off, an old dream for another day. "My talents lie elsewhere."
A mischievous smile put a curve in Harry's lips, and he tipped his head toward home. "I'll say they do." He got to his feet and pulled Adam along with him. "C'mon home, you can sing to me in the shower after."
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Me preparing to break the screen and go stab the whumpee myself after the whumper has failed to do the job
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