Ranking The 10 Best Korean Romance Movies Ever Made
Watching Korean romance movies is a great way to unwind. They’re fun, entertaining and packed with heartwarming moments. Despite being shorter than your average Korean drama, they manage to tell a beautiful and memorable love story, and are well worth your time.
If you love a good Korean romance but don’t know where to start, take a look at this list.
Lost in Starlight
- Genre: Romance / Animation / Sci-Fi
- Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Hong Kyung
- Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Creator: Han Ji-won
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Netflix
Lost in Starlight is a cool and colourful animation that first aired on Netflix on May 30, 2025. This animated sci-fi romance is about an astronaut named Nan-young and musician named Jay. When Nan-young heads for space and Jay is left on Earth, the pair must try to reconnect despite their distant. It a heartfelt tale with stunning futuristic visuals.
Secret: Untold Melody
- Genre: Romance / Fantasy / Music
- Stars: Doh Kyung-soo, Won Jin-ah, Shin Ye-eun
- Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
- Creator: Seo Yoo-min
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Amazon Prime Video
Piano prodigy Yu-jun returns to Korea after a career-ending injury, hoping to start over. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets the mysterious Jung-a. As he falls for her, he uncovers secrets hidden in her music that could change everything.
Love Untangled
- Genre: Romance / Comedy / Coming-of-age
- Stars: Shin Eun-soo, Gong Myung, Cha Woo-min, Youn Sang-hyun
- Runtime: 2 hours
- Creators: Namkoong Sun, Ji Chun-yi
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Netflix
Love Untangled is nostalgic coming-of-age romance. Set in 1998, it follows Park Se Ri. She is a teenager determined to confess her feelings before graduation. But the arrival of a mysterious transfer student turns her plans for summer upside down. This a great watch for all.
Run to You
- Genre: Romance / Sports
- Stars:Ha Seok-jin, Lee Shin-young, Dahyun
- Runtime: 1 hour and 33 minutes
- Creator: Lee Seung-hoon
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Rakuten TV
This is a great film choice for fans of romance and sports. Run to You follows an aging sprinter chasing one final victory while attempting to rekindle lost love. Meanwhile, a younger runner navigates his own awkward first romance. The cast includes Ha Seok-jin, Lee Shin-young and Dahyun.
Forbidden Fairytale
- Genre: Comedy / Romance
- Stars: Park Ji-hyun, Choi Si-won, Sung Dong-il
- Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
- Creators: Lee Jong-seok, Yoon Ju-hun
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Not currently available to stream in the UK
Forbidden Fairytale is definitely a much more mature film, but it is also funny and features some great characters. In this movie, we follow an aspiring children’s author who ends up having a successful career writing adult web novels after an unexpected accident leads to a publishing deal.
The World of Love
- Genre: Drama / Coming-of-age
- Stars: Seo Su-bin, Jang Hye-jin, Kim Jeong-sik, Kang Chae-yun, Go Min-si
- Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes
- Creator: Yoon Ga-eun
- Release date: 2025
- Where to watch (UK): Not currently available to stream in the UK
This movie tells the difficult story of family and childhood trauma. We follow a girl named Ju-in, who grows up in a dysfunctional family and has to deal with the consequences of her dark past involving a close relative.
Tune in for Love
- Genre: Romance / Drama
- Stars: Kim Go-eun, Jung Hae-in, Park Hae-joon
- Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes
- Creators: Jung Ji-woo, Lee Sook-yeon
- Release date: 2019
- Where to watch (UK): Netflix
Set in the 1990s and 2000s, this romantic film follows two young people who keep finding their way back to each other, despite bad timing, distance and everything else. It is a wholesome and entertaining watch.
On Your Wedding Day
- Genre: Romance / Comedy / Drama
- Stars: Park Bo-young, Kim Young-kwang, Kang Ki-young
- Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Creator: Lee Seok-geun
- Release date: 2018
- Where to watch (UK): Not currently available to stream in the UK
Nothing screams heartbreak quite like finding out your childhood crush has got married years later – especially when you receive an invitation to the wedding. But for one man, the invitation gives him a chance to reflect on their past and finally let go. On Your Wedding Day is a bittersweet romance with humour, heartbreak and memories of a first love.
Be with You
- Genre: Romance / Drama / Fantasy
- Stars: So Ji-sub, Son Ye-jin, Kim Ji-hwan
- Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
- Creator: Lee Jang-hoon
- Release date: 2018
- Where to watch (UK): Not currently available to stream in the UK
This is such a sweet but sad movie following the relationship between a married couple. After his wife’s death, a man is left stunned after she mysteriously returns to him during the rainy season. But she has now memory of her past. He then tries to help her remember by bringing up their first meeting, kiss and even wedding day. This touching fantasy romance about family and long-lasting love.
A Moment to Remember
- Genre: Romance / Drama
- Stars: Son Ye-jin, Jung Woo-sung, Baek Jong-hak
- Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes
- Creator: John H. Lee
- Release date: 2004
- Where to watch (UK): Tubi
Widely regarded as one of Korea’s greatest romantic dramas, the story follows a young couple whose marriage is tested when the wife develops early-onset memory loss.
