Top 20 Best Korean Crime Dramas Not to Be Missed

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Train

Train - Trailer

Film Information:

IMDb score: 8/10 
Launch date: 2020
Genre: Drama, action, science fiction
Duration: 60 minutes/episode (12 episodes) 
Country: South Korea 
Director: Lee Seung Hoon  
Cast: Yoon Shi-Yoon, so-jin Kyung, Lee Hang-na 
Contents

The plot of the film revolves around stories that take place in 2 parallel worlds, these two worlds were separated on the night of a murder in the past.

Seo Do Won is a police captain who had a previous case and his father was the biggest suspect in the case. The victim in this case is the father of Han Seo Kyung, a young prosecutor. Because he feels guilty and Seo Do Won always tries to do everything to make up for Seo Kyung. Fate happens during a criminal pursuit and Seo Do Won boards a mysterious train that takes him to the parallel world. Here, each person's roles and identities are changed and the connection of the 2 worlds also helps him investigate the case in the past.

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Tell me what you saw

Tell me what you saw - Trailer

Film Information:

IMDb score: 7.7/10 
Launch date: 1/2/2020 
Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror 
Duration: 60 minutes/episode (16 episodes) 
Country: South Korea 
Director: Lee Joon Hyeong  
Cast: Jang Hyuk, Choi so-young, Jin Seo-Yeon 
Contents

The drama follows Oh Hyun Jae and Cha so Young in their quest to find Oh Hyun Jae's fiancée's killer. Oh Hyun Jae is the one who catches many criminals and has the ability to solve cases coldly. However, after the death of his fiancée, he wiped out all traces of his existence and disappeared.

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Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice - Trailer

Film Information:

Release date: 02/25/2022
Genre: Law, criminal psychology, action, drama.
Episodes: 10 episodes
Director: Hong Jong-chan
Cast: Kim Hye-so, Kim Mu-yeol, Lee Sung-min,...
Imdb score: 8.0/10.
Contents

Juvenile Justice revolves around female judge Shim Eun-seok (played by Kim Hye-so), who has a cold personality and is extremely principled. In particular, she hates juvenile criminals. After taking office as the deputy judge of Yeonhwa County's juvenile court, Shim Eun-seok tries to punish juvenile offenders in his own way. With her belief in the law and the courts, she believes it takes rigor to put spoiled children on the right path and that they deserve to be punished when they make mistakes.  

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Extracurricular

Extracurricular - Trailer

Film Information:

Release date: 04/29/2020
Genre: Youth, criminal psychology, drama.
Episodes: 10 episodes
Director: Kim Jin-min.
Starring: Park Joo-hyun, Kim Dong-hee, Nam Yoon-so, Jung Da-bin...
Imdb score: 7.6/10.
Contents

The movie Extracurricular revolves around the dark world hidden under the guise of a pure learning school. Male student Ji-so (played by Kim Dong-hee) possesses a handsome appearance and excellent academic achievements, preparing people in the eyes of parents. However, he is the hidden boss of the prostitution ring at the high school along with other students. The needle in the wrapper also comes out one day, and his seemingly perfect plan is finally discovered by his classmate Gyu-ri (Park Joo-hyun). She threatens him that if he does not want to be denounced, he must let her participate in the management and operation of this illegal prostitution ring.  

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Hell Is Other People

Hell Is Other People - Trailer

Movie information:

Release date: August 31, 2019.
Genre: Psychological, Thriller.
Episodes: 10 episodes.
Directed by: Lee Chang-hee
Actors: Lee Dong Wook, Im Si Wan, Kim Ji-eun,...
Imdb score: 7.8/10.
Movie content:

If you are a fan of Korean crime dramas and love thrills and a little "creepy", Hell Is Other People will definitely be the perfect choice for you. If you are too familiar with Lee Dong Wook's gentle and warm image in previous films, you will surely be surprised with his impressive "makeover" when playing the villain for the first time.

In the drama, Lee Dong Wook plays Seo Moon Jo, a dentist with a dignified appearance, polite and friendly to everyone. But when the night came, he became a different person, specializing in stalking the neighbor's house to "hunt". Meanwhile, Im Si Wan plays Yoon Jong Woo, a young writer who moves to live in a poor boarding house owned by Moon Jo to save money. Here, Jong Woo gradually discovers that his roommates are all very strange and suspicious.

All Korean crime dramas are invested from content, plot, logic to actors ... certainly does not disappoint the audience. Long-running Korean films on this topic always create big explosions in the movie world, giving viewers a new feeling, suspense, mixed with fear but cannot take their eyes off. Therefore, the 20 best Korean crime dramas that I have just introduced are all works worth watching, hope you will not miss it.