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Best Korean Tearjerker Movies To Watch After “Even if Love Disappears Tonight”

Even If Love Disappears Tonight (Credits: Netflix)
Even If Love Disappears Tonight (Credits: Netflix)

If Even If Love Disappears Tonight left you emotionally wrecked, you’re not alone. The Korean remake managed to honor the original while standing on its own, delivering quiet heartbreak, gentle love, and the kind of sadness that stays with you long after the credits roll.


If you’re craving more films that explore love shaped by time, memory, separation, and unavoidable loss, these Korean and Japanese titles will make you cry in the same tender, unforgettable way.


Here are heartbreaking movies like Even If Love Disappears Tonight that deserve a spot on your watchlist!



20th Century Girl (Credits: Netflix)
20th Century Girl (Credits: Netflix)

Set in 1999, the film follows Na Bo-ra (Kim You-jung), a warm and loyal high school student who agrees to watch over her best friend’s crush while her friend is away for heart surgery.


While keeping track of him, Bo-ra unexpectedly forms a connection with Poong Woon-ho (Byeon Woo-seok). What begins as youthful curiosity slowly turns into first love, only to become a memory that Bo Ra carries into adulthood.


On Your Wedding Day (2018)


On Your Wedding Day (Credits: Film Momentum)
On Your Wedding Day (Credits: Film Momentum)

Hwang Woo-yeon (Kim Young-kwang) falls in love with Hwan Seung-hee (Park Bo-young) during their school years. Over the next ten years, their lives intersect again and again as they grow into different people.


The film captures how love can be sincere and deep, yet still fail because of timing, choices, and personal growth.



A Moment to Remember (Credits: CJ Entertainment)
A Moment to Remember (Credits: CJ Entertainment)

Kim Su-jin (Son Ye-jin) and Choi Chul-soo (Jung Woo-sung) build a quiet life together after falling in love. Their happiness is shaken when Su-jin is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As her memories slowly disappear, Chul-soo chooses to stay by her side, loving her even when she can no longer remember him.




Always (2011)


Always (Credits: CJ Entertainment)
Always (Credits: CJ Entertainment)

Jang Cheol-min (So Ji-sub) is a former boxer living a quiet life when he meets Ha Jung-hwa (Han Hyo-joo), a visually impaired woman with a gentle outlook on life. As their relationship deepens, Cheol-min is forced to confront his past and make a painful decision that could change their future forever.


  • Release Year: Oct 20, 2011

  • Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min

  • Cast: So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo

  • Streaming Platform: Netflix


Ditto (2022)


Ditto (Credits: CJ ENM)
Ditto (Credits: CJ ENM)

Kim Yong (Yeo Jin-goo) and Kim Mu-nee (Cho Yi-hyun) are university students living in different timelines, connected through a mysterious radio. As they talk and share emotions across time, a quiet romance begins to form. Their story reflects longing, nostalgia, and the sadness of loving someone who exists just out of reach.


Josee (2020)


Josee (Credits: Warner Bros. Korea)
Josee (Credits: Warner Bros. Korea)

Josee (Han Ji-min) lives a secluded life shaped by her physical limitations and rich imagination. She meets Lee Young-seok (Nam Joo-hyuk), a kind university student who becomes drawn to her world. Their relationship grows slowly and sincerely, but reality forces them to question whether love alone can overcome life’s boundaries.


Soulmate (2023)


Soulmate (Credits: Next Entertainment World)
Soulmate (Credits: Next Entertainment World)

Mi So (Kim Da-mi) and Ha Eun (Jeon So-nee) share an intense bond that shifts between friendship, love, and emotional distance over the years. Their relationship shows how soulmates do not always stay together, yet continue to shape each other’s lives in irreversible ways.


  • Release Date: Mar 15, 2023

  • Runtime: 2 hr. 4 min

  • Cast: Kim Da-mi, Jeon So-nee

  • Streaming Platform: Netflix




Way Back Love (Credits: TVING)
Way Back Love (Credits: TVING)

Jung Hui-wan (Kim Min-ha) is a young woman who has lost the will to live and isolates herself from the world. One day, her childhood friend and first love, Kim Ram-woo (Gong Myung), appears before her as a grim reaper. Ram-woo reveals that Hui-wan has only one week left to live. Instead of letting her die peacefully, he encourages her to create a bucket list, and together they relive memories, regrets, and the love they never confessed.


  • Release Year: Apr 3, 2025 - Apr 17, 2025

  • Episodes: 6

  • Cast: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung

  • Streaming Platform: Viki


Once We Were Us (2025)


Once We Were Us (Credits: Zip Cinema)
Once We Were Us (Credits: Zip Cinema)

Eun-ho (Ko Kyo-hwan) and Jeong-won (Moon Ga-young) meet by chance on a bus returning to their hometown in 2008. As they struggle through city life in Seoul, their friendship slowly turns into a meaningful romance built on shared dreams. Harsh realities eventually force them apart. Years later, an unexpected reunion on a flight back to Korea brings unresolved emotions and memories back to the surface.


  • Release Date: Dec 31, 2025

  • Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min

  • Cast: Ko Kyo-hwan, Moon Ga-young

  • Streaming Platform: Theatrical release, OTT to be announced


Final Thoughts


These films understand that love is not always about staying together. Sometimes it is about memories, timing, and the people we become after someone leaves our lives. Like Even If Love Disappears Tonight, each story here reminds us that even brief or unfinished love can leave a lifelong mark.


Which of these movies made you cry the hardest, or is there another emotional romance you would add to this list? Let us know in the comments.







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