Escape to exotic locations with our handpicked collection of dramas where romance sparks on vacation. From the enchanting 'Encounter' to the mystical 'The Legend of the Blue Sea', set sail on a journey of love and discovery in picturesque settings. Dive into vacation romance dramas today!

Vacation Romance

Fuji TV

Natsumi Aoi (Nana Mori) has spent her whole life by the ocean, living in a popular seaside resort where she works as a standup paddleboard instructor and manages her father’s restaurant. She often hangs out with childhood friend Takumi Makino (Fuju Kamio), a carpenter who always seems to be around any time Natsumi needs his help. Natsumi gives little thought to love, although she harbors secret feelings for Takumi, who seems to be besotted with an older woman. But that all threatens to change when she meets Kento Mizushima (Shotaro Mamiya), the well-educated heir to a major Tokyo-based construction company. While Kento and Natsumi seem worlds apart, she starts to develop a crush on him as they get to know each other. However, there might be a chance that Takumi wants his relationship with Natsumi to evolve beyond friendship. Is romance on the horizon for Natsumi and friends with a group of holidaymakers at this sun-soaked resort?

Cinderellas of Midsummer

⛱️ Summer Guys Team🌞

Cha Soo Hyeon (Song Hye Kyo), the daughter of a powerful politician, was forced into a loveless arranged marriage by her family after graduating from university. After an unhappy divorce, she decides to travel abroad to find herself. During her journey, she meets Kim Jin Hyeok (Park Bo Gum), a free-spirited drifter working part-time jobs to fund his adventures. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, they form a close bond that blossoms into a romantic attraction. Can their love overcome societal pressures and personal struggles? This 2018 South Korean drama was directed by Park Shin Woo.

Encounter

🌈 My Rainbow, After A Storm ⛈

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

iQIYI

Gui Xiao (Tan Song Yun) and Lu Yan Chen (Jing Bo Ran) fell in love in a middle school playground and became inseparable. But their love was put to the test when Xiao’s family circumstances changed and Yan Chen’s special police training took him to another country. As Xiao pursued a career in finance, their long-distance relationship gradually faded. Years later, Xiao finds a special reason to call her former sweetheart. Will this call once more open the door to love? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Mo Bao Fei Bao and directed by Yu Cui Hua.

Road Home

ღ Love is Back Home ❆ 

Beautiful, trendy, and intelligent, Ha Yeong Eun (Song Hye Kyo) is the epitome of a fashion industry icon. Content in both her work and her life, Yeong Eun is unfazed by others perceiving her pragmatic nature as cold. However, her life takes a turn when she meets Yoon Jae Gook (Jang Ki Young), a popular and charismatic freelance photographer who embodies perfection. Unable to ignore the feelings growing between them, Yeong Eun and Jae Gook fall quickly for each other. Yet, their romance faces challenges, showing that not all love stories have happy endings. A story that explores all the ups and downs of romantic love, this 2021 South Korean romantic series was directed by Lee Gil Bok.

Now, We Are Breaking Up

Are You The One Team

JTBC

After several unhappy events at work, Seoul-based cellist Mok Hae Won (Park Min Young) has grown tired of big-city life. She decides to take a break from the hustle and bustle and returns to the small village of Bukhyeon, where she lived for a short time during her high school years, hoping to take some time and unwind. However, she didn’t bank on reuniting with her former classmate and neighbor Im Eun Seop (Seo Kang Joon), who now owns a small, unassuming independent bookstore. Hae Won is drawn to Eun Seop, who lives his life at a slower pace than the people she used to hang out with in the capital. Over time, they begin to feel the pull of attraction. But Eun Seop, too, has deep secret scars. Can they overcome the obstacles they find in their way – and begin a lasting romance? This 2020 South Korean drama, based on the novel of the same name by Lee Do Woo, was directed by Han Ji Seung.

I'll Go to You When the Weather is Nice

The warm-hearted team

Channel A

Han Yoo Kyung (Han Seung Yeon) returns to Korea after college in the United States and breaks up with her boyfriend. During her trip, she meets Cha Hyun Oh (Shin Hyun Soo), who has impulsively traveled to Korea after quitting his job in Japan. After a chance encounter on the beach, they unexpectedly cross paths during three separate trips, spending a total of 12 nights together. As their repeated meetings challenge the boundaries of coincidence, they begin to question whether their encounters are random or destined by a greater force. This is a 2018 South Korean Viki Original series directed by Jung Heon Soo.

Twelve Nights

Lee Yu Ri (Kim Bo Ra) is devastated by her grandmother's death and seeks a fresh start by interviewing at Finland Papa, an unusual cafe where eating together is the interview process. She gets the job and discovers the staff must adopt "family names" and always dine collectively, a practice that reminds her of her first love Baek Woo Hyun (Kim Woo Seok), who always ensured she never ate alone. As she navigates this mysterious workplace, she wonders if her connection to Finland Papa might somehow reconnect her with Woo Hyun, from whom she previously parted sadly. This is a 2023 South Korean drama series directed by Park Su Min.

Finland Papa

Lee Yeo Reum (Seolhyun) is a successful young professional whose life unravels after losing her mother in a tragic accident and being dumped by her boyfriend. Feeling devastated and burned out, she quits her job and moves to the small seaside village of Angok to recover. There, she encounters An Dae Beom (Yim Si Wan), a stuttering librarian with a complicated past as a former math prodigy. As two lost souls seeking solace, they begin to navigate their personal struggles and unexpected connection. Adapted from Joo Young Hyun's webtoon, this is a 2022 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Summer Strike

🍃 Let Me Be Lazy Team 🍃

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

Youku

Years ago, the workaholic botany professor Zhuang Yu (Vin Zhang), oblivious and lacking social graces, unintentionally broke the heart of an aspiring scientist Yu Mei Ren (Esther Yu) by flat-out rejecting her confession. Years later, Mei Ren has become a successful fashion blogger and is unexpectedly reunited with her former crush. Determined to get revenge, she plans to make the botanist suffer for the hurt he caused her. However, her old feelings for him begin to resurface, complicating her scheme. Will Mei Ren make Yu pay for the hurt he once caused her, or will she get a second chance at love?

A Romance of the Little Forest

🌿The Botanists🌿

After enduring tragedy and struggles as a child, Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won) made a successful career for herself as a stuntwoman, although she has little patience for nonsense. When she meets narcissistic and arrogant CEO Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), she despises his attitude, but he feels strangely drawn to her in a way he can’t explain. Joo Won tries to win Ra Im over, but she rebuffs his advances, uninterested in the showy things he has to offer her. Their adversarial relationship takes an absurd turn when their souls swap, and they’re forced to act in each other’s lives while they try to find a cure for their conundrum – but neither of them could've expected that their body-switching would lead to falling in love.

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