Just Between Lovers

Two survivors of a building collapse discover support and love in each other as they overcome the pain of loss and reconstruct a hopeful future.

Just Between Lovers (2017-2018) is a South Korean melodrama series created by Kim Jin-won and Yu Bo-ra for JTBC. Across a single sixteen-episode season, JUNHO plays Lee Gang-Doo and Won Jin-ah plays Ha Moon-Soo, two survivors of a building collapse who slowly discover comfort and love in each other while carrying the weight of their losses. Kang Han-na plays Jung Yoo-Jin, and Kim Min-gue plays Jin-Young, whose lives orbit the couple as their pasts resurface. Each long episode moves between the present day and recurring flashbacks to the accident, the grief that followed, and the fears that keep the survivors from trusting their own hearts. The engine of the story is the slow, painful work of rebuilding a future after catastrophe, with every small step forward tested by memory. Set in contemporary Busan, the series unfolds in ordinary streets, clinics, and homes that carry the marks of loss. Its tone is tender, wistful, and sincere, a romance that prizes quiet gestures over spectacle. Fans of Crash Landing on You, Descendants of the Sun, and Itaewon Class will find similar emotional resonance in its blend of trauma, healing, and melodrama.

Audiences broadly acclaim the series for its emotionally sincere portrayal of trauma and recovery and the warmth of its central romance.

• Crash Landing on Youshared melodrama tone, trauma-driven romance, healing after loss
• Descendants of the Sunshared korean melodrama register, grief and second-chance romance
• Itaewon Classshared slow-burn healing romance rooted in personal trauma

Created by

Kim Jin-won, Yu Bo-ra

Release Date

2017-12-11

Episode runtime

72 min

Rating

8.2 / 10 (83)

What is Just Between Lovers about?

Two survivors of a building collapse in Busan find comfort and romance as they learn to live with their losses.

What is Just Between Lovers like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Just Between Lovers as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Just Between Lovers violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Just Between Lovers as mild.

What did critics think of Just Between Lovers?

Audiences broadly acclaim the series for its emotionally sincere portrayal of trauma and recovery and the warmth of its central romance.

Which shows are like Just Between Lovers?

Shows with a similar feel include Crash Landing on You, Descendants of the Sun, and Itaewon Class.

How long is Just Between Lovers?

Just Between Lovers: 1 season, 16 episodes.

Is Just Between Lovers still running?

No, Just Between Lovers has ended.

Where can I watch Just Between Lovers?

In United States, Just Between Lovers streams on Netflix, OnDemandKorea, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa.