The list of dramas that have subtle yet deep romance with an underlaying melancholy mood.

Melancholic and Fluffy

Betrayed by his king, Kim Shin (Gong Yoo), a decorated military general from the Goryeo Dynasty, was forced to watch his family die before him. Saved by the Almighty, yet condemned to an eternal life as a goblin, Kim Shin uses his supernatural abilities to save humans, including the mother of Ji Eun Tak (Kim Go Eun), an optimistic high school student with a strange connection to the supernatural. When Eun Tak is repeatedly drawn to him, Kim Shin wonders if she might be the one he has spent an eternity searching for, the only one who can set his soul free, the Goblin Bride. Written by Kim Eun Sook, this award-winning 2016 South Korean fantasy romance series was directed by Lee Eung Bok and Kwon Hyuk Chan.

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

The Immortal Team

People think it is a doctor's bounden duty to save a patient's life. But things are different now. Things are needed to be considered other than saving one's life. Modern medicine has been developed remarkably, and it is quite possible to save a person's life who is on the verge of death. But we need to think about if prolonging a patient's life makes the patient truly happy. Yo Han is a promising doctor who needs only 10 seconds to figure out a patient's condition. While he is gaining fame with his outstanding skills, he confronts one patient who changes his whole life. Si Young is a doctor with a warm heart. Her family has been doctors for generations, and she takes after her mother's exceptional talent and her father's high empathic ability. But one day, Si Young suddenly leaves the hospital. After a year later, she goes to the penitentiary to serve as a temporary medical doctor, and she meets a prisoner who was a former doctor. He is a genius who can grasp the patient's condition within 10 seconds. After meeting him, Si Young's life totally changes. And the day she comes back to the hospital, she meets the prisoner again, and this time, he is a professor. Doctor John is a human medical drama of anesthetists who seek the cause of mysterious pain their patients suffer, like detectives chasing after a suspect.

Doctor John

Jeong Hoon is a news anchor for one of the countries most popular broadcasting stations. He's a handsome man who can always pull off a great suit. However, unlike his gentle appearances, he gradually becomes abrasive with his interviews and causes people to feel uncomfortable due to his interrogatory-like questions. Due to his hyperthymia, he recalls everything that he has experienced since childhood. A memory he wishes he can forget is that of Seo Yeon, a woman he once loved before suddenly disappeared eight years ago. One day, Ha Jin, a rising star who attracts everyone's attention, crosses paths with Jeong Hoon. Despite the recent negative press, her composure and confidence never seem to waiver. The complete opposite of Jeong Hoon, her memory has slowly been fading away.

Find Me in Your Memory

Tencent

In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, a young man named Wei Wu Xian (Xiao Zhan) strikes up an unconventional friendship with justice-loving Lan Wang Ji (Wang Yibo of boyband Uniq).

When the duo unexpectedly stumbles across evidence implicating the Wen clan’s chief in a plot to bring mayhem to the inhabitants of their land, Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji decide to intervene.

However, the pair’s attempts to foil the Wen clan boss’s wicked plans go wrong. In the confusion that follows, Wei Wu Xian disappears – with many fearing the worst for him.

Sixteen years later, Wei Wu Xian returns out of the blue. He is soon reunited with Lan Wang Ji, just as a spate of mysterious murders has broken out. The duo joins forces once more to investigate, determined not to fail this time…

Can the pair get to the bottom of the intrigue? Will they solve the murder cases? And just who is the dastardly secret figure pulling the strings behind the evildoings now blighting the land?

This drama is based on the hit novel “Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation,” by BL author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu – the writer of “Scum Villain.”

“The Untamed” is a 2019 Chinese drama directed by Steve Cheng and Chan Ka Lam.

The Untamed

Misfortune has struck webtoon editor Tak Dong Kyeong (Park Bo Young) for years, leaving her orphaned, diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, and broken-hearted. When she drunkenly calls upon the heavens to put her out of her misery, a Doom entity named Myeol Mang (Seo In Guk) appears. He agrees to grants her wish in 100 days if she is willing to pay the ultimate price.Things get complicated, however, when this leads them to start developing feelings for one another. Could love free Myeol Mang from his undead duties – and save Dong Kyeong from death? This 2021 South Korean drama series was directed by Kwon Young Il.

Doom at Your Service

My heart goes Doom 💕

MBC, KOCOWA

Jang Hyun is living without purpose or desire. He's a cold-hearted man who loves no one until he gets introduced to love after meeting Gil Chae. She is charming and admired by all, but her first love, Yeon Jun, is already engaged to her best friend, Eun Ae. Yeon Jun, a Sungkyunkwan student, struggles with his feelings for Gil Chae but cannot break off his engagement due to tradition. Eun Ae does not doubt nor hate the two. As Jang Hyun becomes entangled in this unusual love triangle, Gil Chae, who has only loved Yeon Jun, is confused about her own feelings. The relationship between these four gets put into an even bigger twist at the breakout of war. Will they survive the challenges of war and find their love amidst the chaos?

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