Initially, Kim Hye-young's Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight seems remarkably like Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates: A peppy, upbeat young woman (Shin Si-ah) with anterograde amnesia embarks on a romantic relationship with a nerdy young man (Choo Young-woo) despite her being cursed with a memory that gets reset every morning. Naturally, since this soapy sad romance is from the land of K-dramas, the Korean version of this story has a major additional complication: The nerdy love interest has a life-threatening heart condition!
In short, this isn't going to build to a conventional feel-good romantic ending. Memories are made: a trip to the aquarium, a cruiseship under the fireworks, an afternoon of spicy noodles. But will any of those memories last? Sure her best friend (Jo Yoo-jung) is saving all the videos, photographs, and diary entries but can a recording ever be a true substitute? How about a sketchbook full of pencil drawings? Well, as the boyfriend's chronically depressed dad (Jo Han-chul) puts it "As time goes by, everyone's memories start to fade but what remains in your heart never changes." He's a widower so he should know.
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