Jung Ji-So (and lesser extent Song Hye Kyo) in THE GLORY.

Are you trying to hurt the HeartBeat Hottest? I don’t think we can get more hurt, but still. Let’s do this!

Woo-hyeol’s neck scar caused by In-hae’s Episode 1 bite. Yes, the girl bit the vampire.

I’ll give you another!

It seems pretty clear to me that the scar on Do-ha’s back in My Little Liar will end up on this list too! We saw it, tantalizingly, this very week (Episodes 5-6).

PSJ's ankle scars in What's Wrong with Sec Kim was the tell tale sign that he was the one who was kidnapped, not the brother.

F for Frank in Moving

Extraordinary You : He had a scar in his left hand. It let to differentiate between the lovely Haru-yaa and the bad boy Haru. He got it in a very tragic scene 😥 but thank to this scar, Danoh couldn't help to touch him 😁

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes : both leads have burn scars on their back/arm because they were in the same fire when they were young.

Ohh, there's a Very Important burn scar in Naked Fireman that sets the plot in motion!

Secret Garden: The FL is a stunt double and gets a deep scar. Hyun bin pulling down her sweats sleeve to look at the scar will forever be burnt in my heart!!
Moon Lovers/Scarlet Ryeo - ML has a scar in his face. I believe he wears a mask to hide it. I Didn't finish the drama, but I remember learning that scars were a big deal.
Just between Lovers - I Think Jun Ho has scars.

cdrama Go Ahead - The ML has a large burn scar on his shoulder which he gets when he is staying with his toxic mother. He hides it from him 'family' and eventually they find out. This was quite meaningful.

CHUNO, of course.

We do not see much of Jang Uk scar in Alchemy of souls part 2, but it's part of the plot I'd say.

We just started Your honor and Song So Eun (FL) has a big scar on her right arm that is integral part of her history and her motivation to act as she does.

How come Moon lovers and Wang So reason for porting a mask are not mentioned yet ? (ok, that was not my first scar-thought either).

In Train, a scar on a hand is important.

Doctor John has several scars, but not so much all things considered.
Ji Sung has a huge cross-shaped scar on his back in The devil judge.

What about the scars that we do not see, but the knives going into hands ? Would it count ? Happiness, Emperess Ki, Taxi driver, Hello Monster... and more.

In “Miraculous Brothers”, two main characters have significant scars in their backs.

Still sleepy so many memory is not that brilliant tonight, I'm afraid(((
I believe there were scars in that SIG/JSM melo I didn't and would NEVER watch...
PRINCESS' MAN - FL takes an arrow for ML and gets a scar and very guilt-ridden future husband in return. Played with - or, rather, kissed with - during their wedding night.
TILL THE END OF THE MOON takes the fetish up to 11 - FL leaves ML with scars when she tries to assassinate him, but poor lovesick fool not only forgives her way too easily, but also wears them proudly as a token of their love and teases the hell out of her about it. *sing-songs* "Cause we're deeper than skin..." (c) Another member of "scar kissing" community. I wonder if this list ended up being TMI of MY own fetishes... hmmm...

Hundred Million Stars from the Sky (ep 3): Moo-young's shoulder scar
City Hunter (ep 2): Yoon-sung's back scars
It's Okay, It's Love (ep 9): Hae-soo's body full of scars
Oh My Venus (ep 4): Joon-sung's torso scars
Tree with Deep Roots (ep 5): Chae-yoon's arm scar
Temperature of Love (ep 18): long scar on Jung-sun's arm
Prison Playbook/Smart Prison Living (ep 1): Je-hyuk's abdomen scar
Manhole (ep 14): Gu-gil's wrist scar
The Third Charm (ep 15): Young-jae's wrist scar
My Secret Terrius (ep 1): Kim Bon's back scar
Jugglers (ep 2): Chi-won's large burn scar on his back

Knife scars in When a Man Loves a Woman.

Oh, I thought of a few!

The male lead's scars from being bound with zip ties in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim

The female lead also has quite a few scars in My Name

Dok-go Jin's scar from his heart surgery in The Greatest Love

Itaewon Class - Park Saeroyi has that huge scar down his forearm. Not going to lie, when Yi-seo starts crying about it, I think that was the first time I actually softened towards her character because I wasn't the biggest fan of her for the most part.

Tomorrow - Ryeon has scars on her wrist from her past life (😭)

Sweet Home - not the main character but Lee Jin-wook's character has burn scars on his face.

Empress Ki: General Baekan has a serious scar on his back, while arch-villain Yeon Chul has a rather nasty one down the side of one eye...

Bloodhounds! Evil Loan Shark has a giant facial scar and he gives a matching one to Naive Boxer With A Heart Of Gold (I can’t remember anyone’s names).

Also in You’re All Surrounded, Dae Gu is looking for a man with a scar on his face/ear from when he threw acid on him in the science lab. I can’t remember if he actually has a scar though or if they’re surprised he doesn’t have one.

I'm not sure if it was a plot point, but in It's Okay To Not Be Okay, Kang-tae had scars on his back. I remember from a BTS of the drama, KSH commenting on how surprised he had been to see physical scars of the mental health professionals he shadowed when preparing for the drama. I liked the fact that they honoured this - although they didn't go for realism, just "we have a scarred hero" levels...

I just watched the second episode of The Killing Vote last night and the character played by Lim Ji-yeon has a pretty intense scar behind her left ear that I'm betting is going to be significant. Our mysterious, murdery professor has already noticed her scratching it, which she does absently all the time.

D.P. 2 (Netflix). Choi Hyun-wook’s character showed his arms with scars from burning (if memory serves me.).

The scars of feet in Secretary Kim.

Lim Ji-yeon in Lies Hidden in My Garden. She was a domestic violence victim.

I just finished watching Seven Day Queen, where there are several characters who bear scars of various kinds, beginning with the menacing henchman/assassin—nicknamed “Scarface” in the recaps—played by Heo Sung-Tae. Then there’s the deeply moving scene where Chae-Kyung blows out the candles and explores with her fingers the terrible scars left by Jeok’s near-fatal encounter with Scarface. Lastly, there are the fresh marks on Chae-Kyung’s back where she burned away the tattoo that held the key to the location of the late king’s will directing Yeonsangun to abdicate the throne in favor of his half-brother Jeok. Jeok arrives just in time to prevent Yeonsangun from publicly stripping Chad-Kyung in his frantic search for the tattoo.

Hello me. The female lead has a scar from the car accident she got into as a highschooler.

IF YOU WISH UPON ME, the ML Gyeo-re has a burn scar

I’m someone who has plenty of scars throughout my body due to a chronic condition. I know South Korean society has high beauty standards, but I’m curious, how are scars perceived generally? Sometimes there is no violent backstory and people could just have chronic illnesses similar to mine. Are scars treated the same way tattoos are?