TV series

Promise

2005 · 1 season

A quiet, earnest melodrama that lingers on forbidden longing and the ache of ordinary lives quietly unraveling.

Overview: It is a unique love story that draws the forbidden pure love of ordinary housewives and younger Korean men who happened to meet each other, with an international flair suitable for Japan-Korea exchange and enthusiastic Korean dramas.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, family, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: love
identity
family
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild