Top 10 Must-See Korean Romance Short Films

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In recent years, Korean cinema has produced many hot blockbusters. The film has many different genres of romance, family romance, action, politics, humor,... The film brings many levels of emotions for the audience when watching, from light, humorous, emotional drama. If you're looking for short films to watch, here are some Korean romance short films of all time that shouldn't be missed.

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A Little Princess (2019)

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A Little Princess (2019)

Trailer: A littel princess (2019)

  • General information of the film
    Director: In Mu Heo
    Cast: Moon Hee Na, Su An Kim, Jeong Yun Choi
    Category: Family romance
    Duration: 1h44m
    IMDb: 7.0/10.0
    Contents

    The film follows the lives of grandmothers Mal Soon and Kim so Ahn. Mal Soon led a lonely life one day when she received two grandchildren: one in her fifteen, the other in her crib. Gong Joo's energetic vivacity fills her home with laughter. Mal Soon is suffering from absent-mindedness, so life for the three of them is getting more and more difficult, so before her illness worsens, she decides to find someone to take care of her grandson instead. The film is a warm canvas of family affection.

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Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

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Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

Trailer: Miracle in cell no.7 (2013)

  • General Information Of The Movie
    Director: Hwan Kyung Lee
    Editor: Hwan Kyung Lee, Yoo Yeong Ah, Hwang Seong Kim
    Actors: Seung Ryong Ryu, Kal So Won, Dal Su Oh
    Genre: Family Romance
    Duration: 2h7m
    IMDb: 8.1/10.0
    Main content

    “Miracle in Cell No. 7" is a story full of warm family love. The story is about a father “Yong-goo” who lost a pound to a disability and has a lovely, lively, intelligent daughter “Ye-seung”. The poor life has no money to buy gifts for his little daughter. An unexpected incident happened with Yong Goo, he was wrongly convicted of rape, kidnapped and killed the daughter of the police chief and he was sentenced to death. Yong Goo is kept in room number 7, where family members are not allowed to visit inmates. Standing in front of the father and son's affection touched the prisoners here and they helped the father and son to meet each other and from here the father and son's love made cell 7 sad. happy and warm. The joy did not last long, but Yong Goo was threatened that if he didn't confess, he would harm his daughter, protect his child, but he confessed. The film talks about the desire to have a peaceful and happy life behind cell number 7.

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Train to Busan (2016)

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Train to Busan (2016)

Trailer: Train to Busan (2016)

  • General information of the film
    Director: Sang Ho Yeon
    Editor: Joo Suk Park, Sang Ho Yeon
    Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu Mi, Ma Dong Seok,...
    Genre: Horror, romance
    Duration: 1h58m
    IMDb: 7.6/10.0
    Contents

    The film is about a Korean zombie epidemic, it is this pandemic that makes people bloodthirsty and slaughter each other. The film revolves around the protagonist's warship going to Busan with her daughter, on board which there are children, students and pregnant women,... To protect yourself and your loved ones, the battle is fierce and brutal to fight for life. The film honestly shows human nature in the context of tragedy with selfishness, deception, cruelty, benevolence, courage, compassion,... Each character of the film expresses a personality in society. The film brings various emotions of drama, suspense, anger and touching.

 

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The Preparation (2017)

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The Preparation (2017)

Trailer: The Day Without a Mother (2017). Youtube Source

  • General information of the film
    Director: Young Jun Cho
    Editor: Young Jun Cho
    Cast: Anastasia Kim, Du Shim Ko, Cheol Min Park
    Category: Family romance
    Duration: 1h54m
    IMDb: 8.2/10.0
    Contents

    "The Preparation" film about family feelings gives many viewers many emotions and takes away many eyes. The film is about a man (In Gyu) who is 30 years old but his intellect only stops at 7 years old. One day, his mother realizes that she has lost a serious illness and has little time to be with him, and she does things to help her son In Gyu take care of himself without her. This Korean melodrama tells us to appreciate our precious family more.

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Be With You (2018)

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Be With You (2018)

Trailer: Be with you (2018)

General information of the film

Director: Jang Hoon Lee

Editors: Takuji Ichikawa, Su Jin Kang, Jang Hoon Lee.

Cast: So Ji Seob, Son Ye Jin, Yoo Ram Bae.

Category: Romance

Duration: 2h12m

IMDb: 7.7/10.0

Contents

Adapted from a novel series from Japan, "Be With You" tells the story of a father and son who live together but lose their wife and mother. The son always believed in his mother's promise to return when the rainy season came. One day suddenly the mother returns but has no memories, both of them try to do many things to bring back old memories of their mother. The film gives viewers more bright colors, more fun than previous versions.