5 Life Dramas To Check Out This Week: ‘Call It Love,’ ‘Our Blues,’ More

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With a generous number of options, you might find it difficult to look for the perfect K-Drama that suits your taste.

If you're looking for a well-written series that offers a string of heartfelt emotions and nostalgia, then here are some K-Drama recommendations that you should check out this week.

'Call It Love'

The recently concluded 16-episode melodrama "Call It Love" starring Lee Sung Kyung and Kim Young Kwang is first up on the list!

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Lee Sung Kyung, Kim Young Kwang Disney+ Korea Official

It revolves around the lives of a man and a woman who shouldn't meet and fall for one another. But because of fate, their paths inevitably cross.

However, "Call It Love" is not your typical K-Drama as it tackles the sensitive themes of loss, infidelity, insecurities and grief. But fret not as it surely offers romantic and comical bits, too.

'My Liberation Notes'

The 2022 melodrama "My Liberation Notes" is also on top of every K-Drama addict's list. Starring Kim Ji Won and Son Seok Koo, the drama portrays the challenges and trials that normal people experience in real life.

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Kim Ji Won, Son Seok Koo JTBC Official

Set in modern South Korea where everyone is hustling and bustling, the series aims to give comfort to viewers whose dreams are put to jeopardy due to their run-of-the-mill and exhausting life.

'Summer Strike'

Seolhyun and Im Siwan's "Summer Strike" is a must watch drama that follows the simple lives of people living in a quiet village.

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Im Siwan, Seolhyun ENA Channel Official

It gives off a sense of nostalgia as the two lead stars take the viewers on a journey around their neighborhood.

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From young children to fly kites and the adults who busy themselves with gossip, "Summer Strike" certainly offers a piece of home.

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Seolhyun ENA Channel Official

It also perfectly captures the hardships of young adults who are slowly losing themselves to their profession, and are in need of a pause from their demanding lives.

"Summer Strike" is also a tearjerker as some episodes focus on failed dreams, betrayal, grief and forgiveness.

'Our Blues'

The star-studded 2022 drama "Our Blues" is one of the most popular life dramas among the works that have been released in the past year.

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Kim Woo Bin, Han Ji Min tvN Drama Official

Not only does it boast the casting of Kim Woo Bin, Shin Min Ah and more, it also proudly depicts the thought-evoking struggles of residents in Jeju Island as they go on about their daily lives.

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"Our Blues" discusses topics that are considered taboo like teenage pregnancy, domestic violence, problematic family relationships and more-which only make the work a whole lot more precious.

'Move To Heaven'

Lee Je Hoon and Tang Joon Sang's "Move To Heaven" made thousands of viewers weep as it tells the story of "trauma cleaners."

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A duo of an uncle and a nephew who suffers from autism, they help bereaved families grieve their loss as they arrange the items left behind by deceased people.

It's a unique drama that tugs the heartstrings of the viewers, and it also offers comfort to the people who have experienced the same things as the characters in the show.

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Written by Elijah Mully.

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