Even If This Love Disappears Tonight
A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of yesterday. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, can their love grow with every new beginning?
Critics Sentiment
Jae-won spends his remaining time ensuring Seo-yoon will be okay
Seo-yoon's anterograde amnesia is established at school
The film's biggest sentiment swing occurs between the warm, lighthearted summer romance peak and the pivotal tragic turn, where the score rises sharply from the gentle opening to a 9.2 at Jae-won's final days after the devastating recontextualization of his stoicism.
Even If This Love Disappears Tonight earns its high sentiment scores through emotional restraint and sincerity rather than melodrama, with reviewers consistently praising how the film lets small, normal moments carry devastating weight. The arc builds steadily from a gentle, charming opening romance into an increasingly heartbreaking story once Jae-won's heart condition reframes everything that came before. The ending leaves viewers in reflective silence rather than cathartic release, which most reviewers found deeply affecting, though a small minority wished for a happier resolution.
Full cast
Choo Young-woo
Kim Jae-won
Shin Sia
Han Seo-yoon
Cho Yu-jung
Choi Ji-min
Jin Ho-eun
Jeong Tae-hoon
Cho Han-cheul
Kim Seong-hyeon
Lee Chae-kyung
Doctor
Jang Yoo-sang
Korean Teacher
Yun Ki-chang
Math Teacher
Yoo Ah-reum
Jae-won's Mother
Lee Gyeong-hwa
Seo-yoon's Mother
Ryu Sun-gyu
Seo-yoon's Father
Moon Jeong-hyeon
Koo Dong-sik
Park Jae-hyeon
Troubled Student 1
Moon Si-hwan
Troubled Student 2
Lee Heon-jin
Troubled Student 3
Lee Seok-bin
Troubled Student 4
Kim Ha-rang
Youth Basketball Team Student 7
Lee Kyung-chae
Student
Crew
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