TV series

The Sorrow of the Survivor

1993 · 1 season

A wistful, earnest coming-of-age drama that lingers on youthful love and loss against a turbulent national backdrop.

Tagline: The purest La-ra, the chaotic Dee-dee; beyond this sorrow, I...
Overview: A youth drama set against the backdrop of Korea’s transition from a military regime to a democratic government around the 1988 Seoul Olympics, depicting the encounters and farewells between one young man and two women. Based on Park Il-moon's novel of the same name.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, love, identity, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
identity
grief
politics
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild