It's Destiny - Connect by the Past (in this life)
It doesn't have to be a hidden childhood connection, but let's face it, it probably will be
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1. Pousando no Amor
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
An encounter in Switzerland; some life saving may have been involved
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2. Holo, Meu Amor
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
They knew each other as kids; also childhood trauma was involved
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3. A Panda e o Ouriço
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Turns out the kid they'd been looking for was right under their noses the whole time!
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4. Chocolate
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
They met as kids; also family/trauma connections
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5. Garota Atrevida
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Childhood connection; life saving and court intrigue may have been involved
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6. Hae Ryung, a Historiadora
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Birth secrets/connections; court intrigue was DEFINITELY involved
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7. O Rei: Monarca Eterno
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
He's been searching for her since he was a kid; time travel shenanigans may have been involved
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8. O Que Houve Com a Secretária Kim?
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Childhood connection; life saving and trauma were involved
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9. Jardim Secreto
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Past family connections; life saving may have been involved
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10. O Rei das Compras Louis
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Childhood encounter; no real bearing on the story but sweet nonetheless
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11. Divorce Lawyer in Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 18 episodes
Past encounter; life saving may have been involved
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12. Tudo Bem Não Ser Normal
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
They knew each other as kids; some life saving was involved
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13. A Vida Privada Dela
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Childhood connection shoehorned in there for no good reason
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14. Dentro do Ringue
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
Childhood friends reconnecting as adults
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15. Curador
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Solving the mysteries of their intertwined histories
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16. Eu Ouço a Sua Voz
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
Tied together by a crime 11 years earlier
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17. Alma Gêmea
Korean Drama - 2006, 12 episodes
Not tied by the past - just fate/destiny with all those change encounters and tangled webs
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18. Olá? Sou Eu!
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
So many childhood connections - made more complicated by the fact that one of them is actually from the past
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19. Trinta, Mas Dezessete
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
Somehow literally everyone in this show is tied to that tragic accident 13 years ago
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20. Enquanto Você Dormia
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
the DREAMS happen because of the CONNECTION because DESTINY obviously
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21. O Rei de Porcelana
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
Just another childhood first love situation - with just a dash of political intrigue, hidden identities, and murder
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22. Estrela Cadente
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
We're going to count it since she was trying very hard to cover up their college connection
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23. O Restaurante Da Bruxa
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
It's that regretful revenge cycle, traps you every time
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24. A Partir de Agora, Hora do Show!
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
It's that pesky Full Moon Murderer, messing up both their young lives
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25. Alquimia das Almas 2: Luz e Sombra
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Pretty much the most complicated, convoluted, twisty bunch of identity connections, so after a while you just roll with it
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26. Cartas de fãs, por favor
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
Pretty convenient that he just happened to go to high school with his daughter's favorite actress
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27. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
To be fair, the show is very overt in its portrayal of the town as a town of fate
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28. Apenas Entre Apaixonados
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
The twisted hand of fate runs right through the twisted wreckage of that shopping mall
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29. Fiel ao Amor
Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
Plot hole - if he really did see her at a wedding and basically fall in love at first sight how on earth did he not recognize her when they first met??? I call BS
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30. O Jogo do Mentiroso
Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
When Chekov's orphanage shows up, you know there will be a childhood connection reveal in the final act
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31. Te Conheci por Acaso
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
They're in the past, making connections, so yeah
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32. Mulher Forte, Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Past encounter; life saving may have been involved
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33. Eu Preciso de Romance 3
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
Connected by both the past and very different recollections of said past
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34. Vejo Você na Próxima Vida
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
They knew each other in the 1st, 18th, and 19th lives
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35. Diva à Deriva
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
It all started with a pair of trauma-bonded middle schoolers
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36. Flores no Deserto
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Getting the band of childhood friends back together
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37. Médicos em Colapso
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
High school rivals meet each other again at a most inopportune time
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38. Meu Demônio Favorito
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
It's technically her past life, but since it's his same life, it's technically a same-life past connection
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39. Adorável Corredora
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
She had no idea they'd ever met - let alone that he'd already fallen in love with her
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40. De Volta às Raízes
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
It's certainly not hidden - they've been joined at the hip their entire lives