10 Best Love At First Sight Scenes In K-Dramas

Introduction

Many scenes in K-dramas have depicted love at first sight. A popular trope within the romance genre, love at first sight in a K-drama often begins with a slow-motion shot of the characters seeing each other for the first time. Whether one or both of the leads fall in love, this trope is always a classic that almost always leads to entertaining results.

Kim Min-kyu as Jeong Eui-chan and Park Cho-rong as Seo Ji-hye in Special Laws of Romance

K-dramas are no strangers to tropes; from enemies-to-lovers to fake dating, romance K-dramas don't shy away from clichés. A lot of the acclaim for K-dramas comes from their ability to reinvent the familiar and turn it into something new and exciting. Shows like Crash Course in Romance and Because This Is My First Life take the enemies-to-lovers and fake-dating tropes and make them fresh. K-dramas that feature love at first sight are no exception to this rule, and some of the best leave an impression in just a single scene.

Special Laws Of Romance (2017)

Jeong Eui-chan and Seo Ji-hye's first meeting in Special Laws of Romance doesn't go very well. When the two run into each other on the street, Ji-hye's hair gets caught in Eui-chan's shirt. Eui-chan, who is the country's youngest judge, is initially annoyed but helps Ji-hye untangle her hair. His lecture about watching where she's going comes to a halt when he finally sees Ji-hye's face and falls in love at first sight. It's a sweet scene that perfectly captures the strong personalities of both characters.

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim? (2018)

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim? uses the common K-drama trope of falling in love with the boss. The 'first sight' for Lee Young-joon and Kim Mi-so in the Korean drama actually occurs when the two are young. When they're kids, Young-joon and Mi-so are kidnapped and held in an abandoned house together. Although Young-joon's feelings for Mi-so don't fully surface until she announces her intent to resign as his secretary, they begin in that house. Seeing the two as children promising to marry each other when they're older adds so much emotion to the K-drama and is sweet, despite the trauma of their shared past.

Lee Young-joon and Kim Mi-so in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

The Heirs (2013)

In The Heirs, Kim Tan first sees Cha Eun-sang while in the United States. Tan is sent there by his half-brother to get him out of the way of the family business. Eun-sang is looking for her sister when Tan sees her on the boardwalk. Despite being engaged to a wealthy heiress, Tan falls for Eun-sang on sight. Their differing backgrounds cause conflict, as Eun-sang does not come from wealth. The scene where Tan first sees Eun-sang is beautiful, as their differences are clear — but Tan overlooks all of it in favor of Eun-sang herself. The K-drama adds a love triangle, but it's obvious Tan is the one for Eun-sang.

Lee Min-ho as Kim Tan and Park Shin-hye as Cha Eun-sang in The Heirs