all the dramas I watched that has the reincarnation as a trope to further cement why our leads are soulmates. if you have more recommendations to add to this list, let me know!

Favorite Drama Trope: Reincarnation

When Joseon-era mermaid Sim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) follows her true love, she finds herself mysteriously transported into modern-day Seoul. Though separated from her true love, she soon crosses paths with his doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho). With nowhere else to go, Joon Jae takes the stranded mermaid in, though not out of the goodness of his heart. As a con artist, Joon Jae is quick to spot the priceless jade bracelet Sim Cheong wears. Determined to take Sim Cheong for all she’s worth, Joon Jae soon finds himself thinking twice about the mermaid after she helps him evade the lethal plans of his greedy stepmother. As the two draw closer together, will the charms of the ancient mermaid begin to melt the icy heart of a bitter conman? Inspired by a historical folktale, this 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Jin Hyuk.

The Legend of the Blue Sea

The Blue Sea

High school student Eun Dan Oh (Kim Hye Yoon) struggles with recurring memory loss – but soon finds out that her forgetfulness is a symptom of being a web comic character! Worse still, Dan Oh learns that the author has given her a tragic storyline that includes a fiancé who hates her and a fatal heart defect. Dan Oh decides she’s had enough and wants to take charge of her life. Her resolve only deepens when she meets fellow background character Seuli High School Student Number 13 (Rowoon), and the two strike up a forbidden romance. Can they rewrite their fate and find love outside the panels of their story? This drama was based on the web comic “July Found by Chance” by Moo Ryu Yee.

Extra-ordinary You

📖 Extra-ordinary Team 📖

KBS02

Dan (Kim Myung Soo), a mischievous yet warm-hearted angel, has been kicked out of Heaven unless he completes a mission: help Yeon Seo (Shin Hae Sun), a jaded, blind ballerina, find love. Once a celebrated dancer, Yeon Seo's world fell apart after an accident on stage damaged her vision. Dan, initially annoyed by her frosty demeanor, soon finds himself captivated by her hidden vulnerability. As he orchestrates hilarious and heartwarming attempts to melt her icy heart, he begins to fall for her himself, leaving him with an impossible decision to make in the name of love.

Angel's Last Mission: Love

The Plume Team

High school senior Jang Dan Bi (Kim Seul Gi) is dreading her college entrance exams – but on the day of the test, she literally splashes into a puddle and is transported to the Joseon Dynasty! There, she encounters King Lee Do (Yoon Du Jun), a young monarch struggling with mathematics, and a kingdom facing a severe drought. Mistaken for a eunuch, Dan Bi uses her modern-day knowledge to help the King, forming an unlikely bond. As their feelings for each other begin to grow, Dan Bi must decide whether to return to her own time, or stay in a past where she's found purpose and love.

Splash Splash Love

The Splashers

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

TV producer Nam Ji Ah (Jo Bo Ah) believes that Korean stories of the nine-tailed fox, a creature that seduces the innocent to satisfy its craving for human flesh, are not mere folk tales. And she has made it her personal mission to prove it! But this puts her on a collision course with Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook), a handsome and intelligent man – and a secret nine-tailed fox! When his bloodthirsty step-brother Lee Rang (Kim Bum) appears on the scene, hungry for mayhem – Yeon is forced into action. Can he save Ji Ah from doom? And could this cunning fox find love in the process? This 2020 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

❤️ The Storytailers ❤️ Team

Jang Man Wol (IU), the thousand-year-old proprietor of the supernatural Hotel del Luna, is doomed to manage it until she finds someone who has committed a worse sin. When Goo Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo), a meticulous former hotel assistant manager, is forced to work at Hotel del Luna due to his father's past deal with Man Wol, their unlikely partnership begins. As Chan Sung brings order to the hotel that caters to lost souls, he may be the key to helping Man Wol break her eternal curse. This is a 2019 South Korean mystery-fantasy drama directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

Hotel Del Luna

🏨  Team Hotel Del Luna  🌕

Min Yoo Jung (Park Jung Yeon), a 25-year-old aspiring musician struggling to achieve her dreams, finds her life transformed when Park Yeon (Chani), a talented musician from the Joseon Dynasty, mysteriously time-travels to the present day. As he offers to help her musical journey, another time-traveling visitor, Lee Won (Lee Seung Hyub), also appears, adding complexity to her situation. Jung Do Young (Ji An), an entertainment industry professional, becomes intrigued and uses her own powers to uncover Park Yeon's secrets. Based on a webtoon by Park Sun Jae and Ra Hee, "Must You Go?" is a 2021 South Korean drama directed by Lim Jae Kyung that explores the intersection of music, time travel, and unexpected connections.

Must You Go?

🎤Hope Singers Team🎶

In the 1980s, detective Cha Hyung Bin (Lee Soo Hyuk) has just proposed to his bookstore owner girlfriend Ha Eun (Jin Se Yeon), but she rejects his proposal due to a potentially-fatal heart condition that she’s kept a secret from them throughout their relationship. At the same time, a chance encounter with serial killer Gong Ji Chul (Jang Ki Young) irreversibly changes all three of their lives – with tragic results. Thirty years later, they’ve reincarnated into new identities, brought together by new coincidences: Hyung Bin is now Soo Hyuk, a prosecutor; Ha Eun is now Sa Bin, a forensic medical examiner, and Ji Chul is now Jong Bum, a medical student rumored to have psychopathic tendencies. Will their fates have a different ending this time, or are they doomed to the same conclusion once again?

Born Again

Reborn Love

While investigating his wife’s murder, Joseon Dynasty crown prince Yi Gak (Park Yoochun), is mysteriously transported 300 years into the future to 21st-century Seoul! He lands on the rooftop of Park Ha (Han Ji Min), a spirited young woman, along with his three loyal retainers. Believing Park Ha's sister to be his reincarnated princess, Yi Gak endeavors to uncover the truth behind his wife's death and his sudden displacement. In the process, Yi Gak assumes the identity of a missing heir who looks just like him, and inadvertently involves himself in a modern-day conspiracy of his own. As he navigates the bewildering modern world, an unexpected romance blossoms between Park Ha and Yi Gak. But can love truly conquer centuries – and will Yi Gak ever find the answers he seeks?

Rooftop Prince

 The Joseon Power Rangers

Cha Cha Woong (Park Hae Jin), a charismatic stage magician, secretly employs ghosts as his assistants. When he meets Go Seul Hae (Jin Ki Joo), a police officer who can also see spirits but fears her ability, an unusual partnership begins. Despite his initial reluctance, Cha Woong is persuaded to use his supernatural connections to help solve crimes. As they work together to catch criminals with the help of his ghostly "employees," an unexpected romantic tension develops between them. This is a 2022 South Korean supernatural comedy-drama directed by Lee Hyeong Min and Jeong Sang Hee.

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