8 Unique Love Stories in Korean Dramas, Different World Romance to Falling in Love with an Alien

Kapanlagi.com - Love stories can be very unexpected, especially for the actors in Korean dramas. As viewers, you must agree that unique love stories can make a Korean drama even more special.

Especially when you see your favorite characters overcoming life obstacles and finding true love with someone who has a different personality. Check out various Korean dramas with unique and never-before-seen love stories.

1. IT'S OKAY TO NOT TO BE OKAY

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A children's book writer with antisocial disorder and selfish nature may seem incompatible when paired with a nurse who works in a psychiatric ward and has a kind and caring nature. This is the love story portrayed in the series It's Okay to Not Be Okay. Despite Ko Mun-yeong (Seo Yea-ji) and Moon Gang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun) having contrasting characteristics, they learn to understand each other through traumatic childhood experiences.

This makes the series It's Okay to Not Be Okay very interesting to follow, especially when the two characters start finding ways to help each other overcome their respective old wounds.

2. THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH

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The King: Eternal Monarch features the love story of Detective Jeong Tae-eul (Kim Go-eun) and King Lee Gon (Lee Min-ho) who come from two parallel worlds. Despite living in different worlds, this couple does not easily give up in overcoming various challenges they have to face in both worlds, in order to meet each other.

In addition to the different challenges and problems in the two worlds, they also have very different personalities, where Jeong Tae-eul believes in logical things while Lee Gon believes in scientific things. However, these differences become an aspect that is very interesting and make this series a must-watch for you.

3. EXTRACURRICULAR

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In the beginning of the Extracurricular series, you might think that the characters Jisoo (Kim Dong-hee) and Gyuri (Park Ju-hyun) are not compatible because they don't have many similarities. Jisoo is a model student and less fortunate while Gyuri is a popular and wealthy student. When Gyuri says that they are dating, it certainly surprises Gyuri's friends.

However, their homeroom teacher sees that Jisoo and Gyuri actually have compatibility, which is that they both carry the burden of life on their own without asking for help from others. They are two very lonely people and also have problems with their parents. When they both engage in criminal activities, Jisoo and Gyuri eventually start a special relationship and rely on each other.

4. ITAEWON CLASS

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In the series Itaewon Class, you will meet the character Jo Yi-seo (Kim Da-mi), a teenage girl who has a competitive and sociopathic nature. Although she often doesn't care about other people's feelings and appears immoral, Jo Yi-seo eventually melts when working with Park Sae-ro-yi, a very wise and mature restaurant owner.

In order to run a successful restaurant business, these two very different characters eventually learn from each other. With her intelligence, Yi-seo can help Sae-ro-yi change his business model, while Sae-ro-yi teaches Yi-seo to appreciate and overcome prejudice towards others. Their love story grows as the story unfolds.

5. CRASH LANDING ON YOU

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A wealthy South Korean woman may seem highly unlikely to meet, let alone fall in love with, a soldier from North Korea. However, this is the kind of love story depicted by Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) and Captain Ri Jung-hyeok (Hyun Bin) in the series Crash Landing on You! This highly popular drama features a couple that seems highly improbable in the real world.

Not only the love story of Se-ri and Captain Ri, but you will also witness the love story of Seo Dan (Seo Ji-hye), the heir to a department store from North Korea, and Gu Seung-joon (Kim Jung-hyun), who is a swindler from South Korea. Both relationships are filled with risks, making you impatient to wait for the next episodes.

6. MY HOLO LOVE

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My Holo Love tells the story of a girl named Han So-yeon (Ko Sung-hee) who falls in love with an artificial intelligence hologram technology named Holo (Yoon Hyun-min).

So-yeon's feelings are reciprocated by Holo, but unbeknownst to her, Go Nan-do, the creator of the hologram technology, also falls in love with her. This series depicts a unique and never-before-seen love triangle in Korean drama history.

7. BEAUTY INSIDE

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The Beauty Inside series portrays an unconventional love story between Kang Sa-ra (Lee Da-hee), a cold-hearted airline executive, and Ryu Eun-ho (Ahn Jae-hyun), a young man preparing to become a priest. Their mutual attraction forces them to reconsider their life plans, with Sa-ra needing to reconsider her engagement and Eun-ho needing to rethink his plan to become a priest.

8. MY LOVE FROM THE STAR

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The love story between an alien and a top actress may be the most unlikely love story among other series. My Love From the Star is a classic drama series that you can watch repeatedly because of its unique love story.

This series follows the story of Cheon Song-yi (Jun Ji-hyun), an actress who is introduced to Do Min-joon (Kim Soo-hyun), an alien who has lived on Earth for hundreds of years. Their love story becomes the main obstacle for Do Min-joon as he tries to find a way to return to his home planet.

So, which unique love story Korean drama is your favorite, KLovers?

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