K-drama Way Back Love, high-school romcom starring Kim Min-ha, is an instant classic
With stand-out performances and strong direction, Way Back Love is in the running to be one of the best Korean high-school romcoms ever
Lead cast: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung
This six-episode drama from Korean streaming service TVing, which premiered half of its episodes at Busan before an expected airing in 2025, is based on the novel A Week Before I Die, which serves as the Korean title of the show.
Kim plays a withdrawn and depressed university student, who one day answers a knock at her door and is shocked by who she sees. A handsome young man in a sweeping leather jacket, delighted to see her, exclaims “Ram-woo! Don’t you recognise me?”.
The trouble is that her name is Hee-wan and the person at her door, who is actually Ram-woo, died four years ago. Ram-woo is now a grim reaper, and is visiting Hee-wan to tell her that she has a week left to live and to help her get the most out of the little remaining time she has.