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Uncontrollably Fond

★ 7.7 5K votes 2016–2016 1 season · 20 episodes Ended KBS2
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kim Woo-binBae SuzyLim Ju-hwanLim Ju-eunJin KyungLee Seo-won
Starring
Kim Woo-binBae SuzyLim Ju-hwanLim Ju-eunJin KyungLee Seo-won
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246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Gorgeous heartbreak wrapped around a messy plot"

A famous entertainer and a documentary producer reunite years after a painful breakup that was engineered by manipulative parents, only to find old feelings resurfacing alongside old wounds. Layered on top is a slow-building revenge plot tied to a corrupt political figure and a terminal illness diagnosis that raises the emotional stakes. The show trades on lush visuals, glossy production, and starry chemistry, but the tone swings between soapy melodrama, political intrigue, and tearjerker romance without ever settling, making the pacing feel uneven and the plot occasionally hard to follow.

Watch it for

the visual polish and lead chemistry that elevate otherwise soapy material.

Maybe skip if

you need a tightly plotted story instead of tonal whiplash between romance and revenge.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12016
8.69822019h 40m
Shin Joonyoung and No Eul were classmates who were separated during their teenage years due to an ill-fated relationship, but later meet each other in adulthood. Joonyoung is now a top actor-singer, while Eul is a documentary producer.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Meet8.5
6359 min
▶2Memories8.4
5259 min
▶3Deadlock8.6
5059 min
▶4Begin8.5
4759 min
▶5Confession8.6
4659 min
▶6Worried8.7
4859 min
▶7Heartache8.6
4659 min
▶8No Surrender8.7
4759 min
▶9Truth8.6
4759 min
▶10Revenge8.7
4659 min
▶11Threats8.6
4659 min
▶12Find Again8.5
4559 min
▶13Hide8.4
4659 min
▶14Exchange8.4
4359 min
▶15Farewell8.7
4659 min
▶16Convince8.5
4659 min
▶17Unpleasant Situation8.5
4559 min
▶18Fulfill A Promise8.6
4459 min
▶19Conscience9.3
6559 min
▶20Together9.1
6459 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Kim Woo-bin Shin Joon Young
Bae Suzy Noh Eul
Lim Ju-hwan Choi Ji-tae
Lim Ju-eun Yoon Jeong-eun
Jin Kyung Sin Yeong-ok
Lee Seo-won Noh Jik
Choi Moo-sung Jang Jeong-sik
Kim Jae-hwa Kim Bong-sook
Park Soo-young CEO Namgoong
Jang Hee-ryung Jang Man-ok

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