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Sad endings (my definition is the leads don't end up together due to death or separation) and  happy endings for the main couple but are otherwise tragedies. Ending explained in comments so major spoilers ahead!

emeraldarrows gen 8, 2024
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  • 20th Century Girl

    1. 20th Century Girl

    Korean Movie - 2022

    8.5

    ML dies

  • A Mai Cong Jun

    2. A Mai Cong Jun

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes

    6.0

    If you ship the main couple it's a sad ending as they separate. If you don't (like me), it's a mostly happy ending.

  • A Tale of Love and Loyalty

    3. A Tale of Love and Loyalty

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

    9.0

    both leads die

  • AI

    4. AI

    Chinese Movie - 2020

    10

    no one dies but it's an absolute tragedy anyway

  • Ai Shi Yi Chang Zai Jie Nan Tao

    5. Ai Shi Yi Chang Zai Jie Nan Tao

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 80 episodes

    7.0

    ML dies

  • Amanti della Luna: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    6. Amanti della Luna: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    10

    the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)

  • An Ancient Love Song

    7. An Ancient Love Song

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes

    10

    the leads are separated by timelines that run backwards from each other (FL dies in one part of the timeline)

  • As Gentle as You

    8. As Gentle as You

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

    8.0

    the leads separate after the FL returns to her real body and the ML, believing her dead, fails to recognize her upon meeting her again 

  • Attack On! Princess

    9. Attack On! Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    8.5

    FL dies

  • Autumn Fairy Tale

    10. Autumn Fairy Tale

    Chinese Movie - 2019

    7.0

    FL is terminally ill

  • Back to Back

    11. Back to Back

    Chinese Movie - 2022

    8.0

    leads separate

  • Battle of Changsha

    12. Battle of Changsha

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 32 episodes

    9.5

    the leads get a happy ending but the drama is a tragedy (everyone else dies)

  • Behind the Scenes

    13. Behind the Scenes

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Bei Hou De Ta, Yan Qian De Wo

    14. Bei Hou De Ta, Yan Qian De Wo

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes

    7.0

    ML dies

  • Chang Xia Wei Yang

    15. Chang Xia Wei Yang

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes

    9.0

    ML dies

  • Cheng Xi's Song

    16. Cheng Xi's Song

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 33 episodes

    8.5

    the leads separate

  • Cheng Zhu Shi Wo De

    17. Cheng Zhu Shi Wo De

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    8.5

    the leads separate (FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the novel)

  • City Of Life And Death

    18. City Of Life And Death

    Chinese Movie - 2009

    9.0

    many characters die

  • Colourful Bone

    19. Colourful Bone

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 54 episodes

    10

    there are two alternate endings, one tragic in which the ML dies, one happy in which he survives

  • Coming Back Again

    20. Coming Back Again

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    9.0

    one of the MLs dies, leads appear to be trapped in an endless time loop that will always end tragically

  • Counter Attack Bestowed Favor

    21. Counter Attack Bestowed Favor

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 27 episodes

    8.0

    the leads are separated (FL returns to the present, ML stays in the past)

  • Dear Mayang Street

    22. Dear Mayang Street

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 37 episodes

    9.0

    ML dies, FL ends up with the SML, so could be seen as bittersweet

  • Deity of Love

    23. Deity of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    8.0

    both leads die

  • Delete Your Past

    24. Delete Your Past

    Thai Drama - 2024, 3 episodes

    7.0

    the leads separate

  • Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Shadow Confession

    25. Drama Special Season 14: TV Cinema - Shadow Confession

    Korean Special - 2023, 1 episode

    8.5

    one of the MLs dies

  • Drama Special Season 8: If We Were A Season

    26. Drama Special Season 8: If We Were A Season

    Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode

    8.5

    the leads separate

  • Dress Sleeved Red

    27. Dress Sleeved Red

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes

    9.0

    FL dies (possibly ML as well, it's unclear)

  • Du Qing Huan

    28. Du Qing Huan

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

  • Eien no Kino

    29. Eien no Kino

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies/vanishes

  • Fei Ni Bu Ke

    30. Fei Ni Bu Ke

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes

    8.5

    the leads separate 

  • Forgive Him 99 Times

    31. Forgive Him 99 Times

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 35 episodes

    6.5

    ML appears to die

  • Found & Lost

    32. Found & Lost

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 23 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

  • Fu Hei Nv Yong

    33. Fu Hei Nv Yong

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 80 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies protecting the pregnant FL, she raises their daughter alone

  • Girlfriend In The Men's Group

    34. Girlfriend In The Men's Group

    Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes

    9.0

    ML never confesses and FL marries someone else in the end

  • Go Princess Go

    35. Go Princess Go

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 35 episodes

    9.0

    there are two alternate endings - a sad one in which both leads die and the soul in the FL's body returns to present day alone, and a happy one in which the leads survive, and the soul returns and finds the ML's reincarnation in present day

  • Goblin

    36. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    10

    happy ending for both couples but a very sad drama

  • Gong Zi Mo Shang Xiang

    37. Gong Zi Mo Shang Xiang

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    9.0

    the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)

  • Good and Evil

    38. Good and Evil

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes

    8.0

    FL dies

  • Good Bye, My Princess

    39. Good Bye, My Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes

    8.5

    FL dies

  • Gray Currents

    40. Gray Currents

    Korean Drama - 2024, 5 episodes

    7.0

    the leads separate

  • Gui Fei Qi Ju Zhu

    41. Gui Fei Qi Ju Zhu

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

  • Half Awake: Under the Mask

    42. Half Awake: Under the Mask

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Hard to Find

    43. Hard to Find

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes

    9.0

    both leads die

  • Heart Medicine

    44. Heart Medicine

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

  • Hei Yue Guang Wen Na BE Ju Ben

    45. Hei Yue Guang Wen Na BE Ju Ben

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    9.0

    ML dies

  • Her Disguise

    46. Her Disguise

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

  • His Little Heat

    47. His Little Heat

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Homme Fatale

    48. Homme Fatale

    Korean Movie - 2019

    10

    the leads separate

  • House of the Disappeared

    49. House of the Disappeared

    Korean Movie - 2017

    10

    FL dies

  • I Love You to the Moon and Back

    50. I Love You to the Moon and Back

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 104 episodes

    7.5

    FL dies, ML seems to be planning suicide at the end

  • I Wanna Bite It

    51. I Wanna Bite It

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.0

    one of the MLs dies

  • In Its Twilight I Heard That Love Is Already

    52. In Its Twilight I Heard That Love Is Already

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 79 episodes

    6.0

    FL, ML, and SML dies

  • Island Part 2

    53. Island Part 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    10

    ML may or may not die, it's unclear and can be seen as open or tragic

  • Ji Zong Nin De Ma Jia Ruo Diao Le

    54. Ji Zong Nin De Ma Jia Ruo Diao Le

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 83 episodes

    8.0

    FL is terminally ill

  • Kudake Chiru Tokoro wo Miseteageru

    55. Kudake Chiru Tokoro wo Miseteageru

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    9.0

    ML dies

  • La Vendetta della Cameriera

    56. La Vendetta della Cameriera

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

    10

    ML appears to die (possibly open ending, it's unclear if he somehow survived or the other man just looks like him)

  • Le Jun Kai

    57. Le Jun Kai

    Chinese Drama - 2013, 9 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Legend of Lin Ye

    58. Legend of Lin Ye

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 34 episodes

    10

    one of the MLs appears to die (may be open, it's unclear)

  • Lie Hen

    59. Lie Hen

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes

    8.5

    FL dies

  • Love and Lies

    60. Love and Lies

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    7.5

    ML dies, FL appears to end up with SML in epilogue so could be seen as bittersweet

  • Love at Second Sight

    61. Love at Second Sight

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    8.5

    leads separate

  • Lovesickness

    62. Lovesickness

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    7.0

    the leads separate (they exist in opposite moving timelines (early meetings for one are later for the other) and die in different times)

  • LUCA

    63. LUCA

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    9.0

    FL dies and their child is taken away

  • Memories of the Sword

    64. Memories of the Sword

    Korean Movie - 2015

    8.0

    many characters die

  • Mirror of the Witch

    65. Mirror of the Witch

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes

    8.0

    FL dies

  • Mountains and Ocean

    66. Mountains and Ocean

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes

    9.0

    SML who the FL loved dies, it's an open ending whether the FL ends up with the ML or not

  • Move to Heaven

    67. Move to Heaven

    Thai Movie - 2023

    8.0

    ghost!ML vanishes

  • Mr. Mu's Favourite Wife

    68. Mr. Mu's Favourite Wife

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 95 episodes

    7.0

    the leads separate

  • Mr. Sunshine

    69. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • My Charming Villainous Emperor

    70. My Charming Villainous Emperor

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    8.5

    the leads are separated (FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the fictional) 

  • My Country: The New Age

    71. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    6.5

    both leads die

  • My Superpowers Have No Sense of Existence

    72. My Superpowers Have No Sense of Existence

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    8.0

    FL dies

  • Nv Wang Bi Xia, Yan Zong Qiu En Chong

    73. Nv Wang Bi Xia, Yan Zong Qiu En Chong

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes

    7.0

    the leads become enemies and are separated by time (FL returns to the past, ML stays in the present)

  • One and Only

    74. One and Only

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes

    8.5

    both leads die 

  • One Room Angel

    75. One Room Angel

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes

    8.5

    Angel!ML returns to heaven, other ML appears to die in the final scene

  • Others Are Hell

    76. Others Are Hell

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 60 episodes

    7.0

    ML dies

  • Painted Skin

    77. Painted Skin

    Chinese Movie - 2020

    10

    FL and one of the MLs die

  • Palpito d'amore

    78. Palpito d'amore

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Paper Bride

    79. Paper Bride

    Chinese Movie - 2023

    8.5

    FL dies

  • Peach of Time

    80. Peach of Time

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.5

    Ghost!ML vanishes

  • Please Remember Me

    81. Please Remember Me

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 30 episodes

    9.0

    FL dies

  • Please Say Sorry

    82. Please Say Sorry

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 99 episodes

    6.0

    ML dies

  • Qing Jun Ru Meng

    83. Qing Jun Ru Meng

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 78 episodes

    7.5

    ML vanishes/dies?

  • Qing Palace Ci

    84. Qing Palace Ci

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 74 episodes

    7.0

    FL dies

  • Qiu Ai Wei Nu

    85. Qiu Ai Wei Nu

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 101 episodes

    7.0

    FL is terminally ill

  • Queen for Seven Days

    86. Queen for Seven Days

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

    8.5

    the leads separate

  • Raise the Red Lantern

    87. Raise the Red Lantern

    Chinese Movie - 1991

    10

    FL becomes mentally ill and trapped in her life

  • Ran Dong

    88. Ran Dong

    Chinese Movie - 2023

    7.0

    ML is terminally ill, all three leads appear still as lost at the end as at the beginning

  • Remind

    89. Remind

    Thai Drama - 2024, 5 episodes

    8.5

    the leads separate

  • Rong Yao Zhi Xia

    90. Rong Yao Zhi Xia

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.5

    ML is either dead or critically wounded at the end, it's unclear

  • Ru Hua Ru Tu Season 2

    91. Ru Hua Ru Tu Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes

    9.0

    ML dies

  • San Sheng Wu Shang

    92. San Sheng Wu Shang

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 26 episodes

    8.5

    FL dies

  • Seo Bok

    93. Seo Bok

    Korean Movie - 2021

    10

    one of the MLs dies, other is terminally ill

  • She Walked Through the Storm

    94. She Walked Through the Storm

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 71 episodes

    6.0

    FL dies

  • Shen Jun Jia De Xiao Bai Hu

    95. Shen Jun Jia De Xiao Bai Hu

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes

    7.5

    both leads die

  • Sin Wife

    96. Sin Wife

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 100 episodes

    6.0

    FL dies

  • Snowfall

    97. Snowfall

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.0

    ML dies

  • Spoil My Potter Girl

    98. Spoil My Potter Girl

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

    8.0

    the leads are separated by time (FL returns to the present, ML remains in the past)

  • Stick to the Script!

    99. Stick to the Script!

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes

    10

    the leads are separated (FL returns to the real world, ML remains in the fictional one)

  • Stranger Lover

    100. Stranger Lover

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes

    8.5

    ML dies

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