What are some dramas that made you cry (or get very emotional)? I think someone asked this not long ago, but, of course, I forgot to bookmark it. Thanks in advance! 🙂

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    Answer Me 1988 — especially in the first half, I cried in every episode. They tackled family issues with realism and warmth.

    Misaeng — it’s hard not to feel emotional when watching Jang Gu Rae try his darn best and succeed.

    Answer me 1997 — 1. when Mom called the writer to change the story of her drama. Brilliant. 2. When Dad wouldn’t want to leave the bus knowing his daughter is moving to another city. 3. “Because it’s you. Just you. There’s no other reason.”

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      Answer me 1997 just gets me everytime.
      When Yoon Jae gets upset at his bro. When his bro decides to sacrifice again. When Si Won feels betrayed that Yoo Jung likes Sechkies and what Yoo Jung does to make up with her. When Sung Jae helps the old lady to change her lightbulb. When Hak Chan shows up to comfort Yoo Jung on her loss after all those years. When Dad told the story of his brother. When Mom cries to beg the writer to make happy ending. I honestly cried lots of happy tears with this drama.

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    Life On Mars. The bleakness of Jae Joo was very real and very raw up until the end.

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    “Marriage Contract”, “Reply 1988”

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    The only drama that has made me cry so hard that I needed tissues was Gaksital 😭😭😭😭😭😭
    Others that made me tear up a bit are King of Drama and Shut Up Flower Boy Band 😥

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    Believe it or not, Coffee Prince 😀
    When Hangkyul snapped at Eun-chan for ordering the wrong amount of coffee beans I could feel how’s Eun-chan’s feeling at the time; embarrassed, angry, also frustrated because she couldn’t tell to truth (that basically it’s not her fault).
    I never have a psychopath and a son of a murderer boyfriend, or met an amnesia crown prince living in my neighborhood. So I can’t connect with Jinkang or hongshim on spiritual level. But we’ve all to some extent had experience being treated unfairly at work, so eunchan’s experience really hit home.

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    Dear My Friends

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    The Village Achiara’s Secret: when Yoon Ji-Sook talked with her sister, but her mental state deteriorated so much because of her trauma that she ended up being in denial about it and her sister just stared at Yoon Ji-Sook pitifully. Mentally unstable people always move me to tears.

    Mirror of the Witch: I didn’t mind the sad ending, but when Heo Jun as an aged man recalled wistfully the first time he met Yeon-Hee in the forest made me weep buckets.

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    Chicago Typewriter, My Ahjussi, Just Between Lovers and Shut Up Flower Boy Band got to me several times.

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    Marriage contract: it was where it fell in love with UEE and also the drama that made me cry my eyes out.
    Mother: I cried almost every episode. It’s still the freshest in memory and a drama i don’t think I’ll rewatch.
    Dear my friends: The relationships between them were so beautiful. The one scene where Na Moon Hee’s character loses her mom on the beach and cries. There was a line that went ‘everyone loses their mom for the first time no matter how old you are.’ I’m just paraphrasing but it made me cry.
    49 days: it was such a long time ago but I think I cried. I’m not so sure though.

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    Mother: just wiped me out with copious tears about what it means to be a mother.
    Marriage Contract: was also powerful and I wept a lot at Uee’s pain and sadness and finally acceptance of her fate.
    Mr. Sunshine: well the last episode at least left me totally wrung out.

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    It’s very hard for me to cry or even get emotional watching a drama.
    my Ajushi gave me all kinds of feeling. I virtually lived in that neighborhood when the drama was airing.
    And there were some dialogues in matrimonial chaos that made my eyes a bit wet.

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    Also loved Go Back Couple. Loved the balance of the comedy with the drama

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