Top 20 Best Korean Crime Dramas Not to Be Missed

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Long-running Korean crime dramas are good movies that you should not miss right now. In recent years, Korean crime dramas have begun to be interested and thoroughly exploited by filmmakers with many extremely attractive film stories. Korean dramas of this genre, in general, give viewers a sense of mystery, sensationalism, drama and an arduous journey to find the truth that will bring viewers unforgettable moments on screen. If you are bored with familiar sweet romance movies, the best Korean crime dramas below will give you a very new feeling of watching movies. Don't miss out!

1 Signal
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IMDb score: 8.7/10

Launch date: 22/01/2016 

Film genre: Drama, Crime 

Running time: 16 episodes 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Kim Won-seok 

Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-so, Cho Jin-woong 

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Signal is a hit tvN drama based on a true rape and murder case that shocked Korea in 1986-1991.



The plot of the drama revolves around the strange radio signals that bridge the present and the past, thanks to the walkie-talkie, young lieutenant Park Hae Young (Lee Je-hoon) who is always pursuing the missing case of his classmate has found important knots and clues. Together with police officer so Hyun (Kim Hye-so) and his colleague from the past, Hae Young solves deadlocked cases and discovers many shady things within the police themselves.

2 Flower of evil
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IMDb Score: 8.7/10

Release date: July 29, 2020

Movie Genre: Action, Horror

Movie length: 32 episodes

Country: Korea

Directed by: Kim Cheol-gyu

Actors: Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Jang Hee-jin

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This is a film that marks the union of the couple Lee Joon-gi and Moon Chae-won since the movie "Offense" in 2017.



The plot of the film revolves around the seemingly perfect marriage between talented jeweler Baek Hee Sung (Lee joon-gi) and strong policewoman Cha ji Won (Moon Chae-won). hides many secrets. Behind the mask is the perfect husband and father, Hee Sung is a cold-blooded killer with a mysterious past. When the mask is removed, when the "flower" and "demon" stand side by side, will Ji Won choose between love or justice?



In addition to the compelling plot, thrilling action scenes, the film also makes the audience's teeth decay by the super sweet "chemical reactions" between the two main characters, but sometimes there are also "heartbreaking" segments. full of feeling.

3 God's Gift 14 Days
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God's Gift 14 Days - best Korean crime drama. Photo credit: VTV.vn

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IMDb score: 8.2/10

Launch date: 03/03/2014 

Genre: Dramatic, transdimensional 

Running time: 16 episodes 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Lee Dong Hoon

Cast: Lee Bo-young, Cho Seung-woo

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"14 Days to the Past" revolves around young mother Kim so Hyun (Lee Bo-young) on her journey back to the past to save her kidnapped and murdered daughter. Devastated by her daughter's death, so Hyun plunges into the lake to commit suicide, but perhaps God has given her a chance to return 14 days before the crime. From here begins a race against time to change the past, saving so Hyun's daughter. The film takes the theme of sacred motherhood, meaning mixed with detective elements with thrilling dangerous situations that make the audience experience many levels of suspense, curiosity and emotion.

4 Missing Noir M
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IMDb score: 7.9/10

Launch date: 28/03/2015 

Genre: Action, thriller, crime 

Running time: 16 episodes 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Lee Seung-young 

Cast: Kim Kang woo, Park Hee-soon, Jo Bo-ah

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As the name suggests, Missing Noir M revolves around a special investigation team specializing in seemingly simple missing persons cases but a brain battle between the police and criminals for the life of the victim. The highlight of the film is the plot twists that deceive both viewers and characters, making the plot become thrilling and suspenseful.

5 Whisper
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IMDb score: 7.2/10

Launch date: 27/03/2017 

Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance 

Running time: 17 episodes 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Myoungwoo Lee

Cast: Lee Bo-young, Lee Sang-yoon

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The heroine Shin Young Joo (Lee Bo Young), a beautiful, hot-tempered policewoman who stands up for justice is investigating her father's case to prove her father's innocence. Young Joo enlists the help of Lee Dong-joon (Lee Sang-yoon), the judge who sentenced her father, who destroyed important evidence that she had to trade her police position for. Will Young Joo prove his father's innocence and what will be the relationship between Young Joo and Dong Joon when the two work together and go through many dangers?

6 Defendant
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IMDb score: 8.1/10

Launch date: 2017 

Film genre: thriller, legal drama 

Running time: 18 episodes 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Jo Young-kwang; Jung Dong-yoon 

Cast: Uhm Ki-joon, Kwon Yuri, Ji Sung

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The defendant was one of the hottest dramas of 2017 with ratings exceeding 25% in the final episodes. In addition to Ji Sung's top-notch acting ability, the fascinating and dramatic plot also makes the film successful. After waking up, the famous prosecutor Jung Woo (Ji Sung) is suddenly arrested on charges of murdering his entire family, but his memories of the past four months have been lost. A justice enforcer like Jung Woo could kill his entire family or have some mysterious things about Cha Myung's twins.

7 Wanted
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IMDb score: 7/10 

Launch date: 22/06/2016

Genre: Drama, Crime 

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (16 episodes)

Country: South Korea 

Director: Park Yong-son 

Cast: Kim Ah-jung, Eom Tae-woong, Park Hae-joon  

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Wanted is the journey to rescue her child by famous actress Jung Hye-in (Kim Ah-jung). In order to save her child, she participated in the reality TV show and had to complete every task that was broadcast live under the watch of viewers across the country. Jung-Hye-in's life has changed, and her journey to rescue her child has led her not only to act in movies but also in everyday life. However, hidden behind this program is a horrifying truth that no one knows.

8 The Guest
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IMDb score: 8.1/10 

Launch date: 01/01/2018

Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror

Movie length: 65 minutes/episode (16 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Kim Hong Sun

Cast: Kim Dong-wook, Kim Jae-wook, Jung Eun-chae 

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The film begins with evil 'guests' from the South China Sea. The small village has been visited, infiltrated by 'guests', gnawing at the body and will of people, from which more and more mysterious cases appear. Young Yoon Hwa Pyung with his ability to see demons and is terrified by the villagers, seeks to destroy by this supernatural power. One evening while he is hiding from his father's pursuit, he meets another boy and girl who have both been harmed by demons. All 3 have united at the exorcization of evil together.

9 Memorist
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IMDb score: 7.7/10

Launch date: 30/04/2020 

Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror 

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (16 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Directors: So Jae Hyun, Kim Whee

Cast: Yoo Seung-ho, Lee Se-yeong, Ko Chang-Seok 

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"Memorist" tells the story of superpowered criminal cop Dong Baek (Yoo Seung-ho) and criminal psychoanalyst Han Seon-mi (Lee Se-yeong) in hunting down and investigating a serial killer. In the movie, Dong Baek has the ability to read other people's memories with just 1 touch. Thanks to this ability, he has solved many difficult cases. However, it was also because of this ability that many people hated him, creating many laws to curb his ability. However, more and more cases emerged one after another and seemed to involve the same person.

10 Voice
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IMDb score: 7.6/10 

Launch date: 14/01/2017

Genre: Dynamic welding, psychological, crime 

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (58 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Kim Hong-sun

Cast: Lee Hana, Son Eun-seo, Song Boo-gun  

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The film has 4 parts, each part represents each stage to hunt down the killers. The film is set as a 112 emergency call center to locate victims and criminals. The 2 main characters, Moo Jin Hyuk and Kang Kwon Joo, are two voice analysts who graduated in the US. Jin Hyuk's wife and Kwon Joo's father were killed by 1 murderer and their lives change from here. Throughout the film are chases and knots that slowly unfold to find the cold-blooded killer.

11 Vagabond
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Vagabond - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: Times

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IMDb score: 8.2/10 

Launch date: 20/9/2019

Genre: Drama, Crime, Action

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (16 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Yoo In-sik

Cast: Lee Seung-gi, Bae Suzy, Moon Jeong-Hee  

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Vagabond is a drama revolving around Cha Dal Geon (Lee Seung-gi) who is a stuntman who is taking care of his nephew, Hoon. Hoon was involved in a plane crash and everyone on the flight died. Heartbroken by Hoon's death, Dal Geon investigates what happened, in the process, he meets NIS agent Goo Haeri (Bae Suzy), the two work together and realize the accident was behind a sinister plot by a network of political corruption.

12 Times
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IMDb score: 7.4/10 

Launch date: 30/04/2020 

Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror 

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (16 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Yoon Jong Ho

Cast: Lee Seo-jin, Lee Joo-Young, Kim Yeong-cheol 

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The story revolves around the mysterious investigation through a call to the past. The drama begins when Seo Jung-in, who lives in 2020, tries to contact reporter Lee Jin-woo who lives in 2015 to ask for help preventing her father's death. However, the story is entangled with many political mysteries that put the two in great danger.

13 Save Me
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IMDb score: 8/10 

Launch date: 24/9/2017 

Genre: Drama, horror

Movie length: 60 minutes/episode (32 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Kim Sung so

Cast: Ok Taec-yeon, Seo yes-ji, Jo Sung-ha and Woo Do-hwan 

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Save Me is about the girl Im Sang-mi who is trapped in a cult because her family deeply worships it and she becomes a 'sacrifice'. The cult used a variety of tactics to brainwash its members and leave them with nowhere else to go. When Han Sang Hwan, Sang-mi's old friend, appears, he and his friends begin to rescue Sang-mi. From here, many continuous events occur that make them wonder what is the limit of humanity?

14 Beyond Evil
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Beyond Evil - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Image source: VieON

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Thông tin phim:




  • Điểm IMDb: 8.1/10  

  • Ngày ra mắt: 19/2/2021 

  • Thể loại phim: Tâm lý, tội phạm, kinh dị 

  • Thời lượng phim: 70 phút/ tập (16 tập) 

  • Quốc gia: Hàn Quốc 

  • Đạo diễn: Shim Na Yeon

  • Diễn viên: Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-gu, Choi Dae-hoon  



Nội dung phim:



Bộ phim xoay quanh hai sĩ quan cảnh sát là Lee Dong Sik và Han Joo Won. Vào 20 năm trước, ở thị trấn nhỏ Manyang đã xuất hiện tên sát nhân hàng loại, giết người và giấu 10 đầu ngón tay của nạn nhân. Khi quá trình điều tra đi vào ngõ cục, nghi can vụ án được nhận định là Lee Dong Sik nhưng do không đủ chứng cứ nên phải thả ra. 20 năm sau, Lee Song Sik trở thành nhân viên cảnh sát, lúc này là sự xuất hiện của Han Joo Won. Lúc này, 1 vụ án mạng đã xảy ra buộc Lee Dong Sik và Han Joo Won để tìm ra tên sát nhân và gỡ bỏ nút thắt sự việc năm xưa.

15 L.U.C.A: The Beginning
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IMDb score: 6.4/10 

Launch date: 1/2/2021

Genre: Action, science fiction

Duration: 60 minutes/episode (12 episodes) 

Country: South Korea 

Director: Kim Hong Seon

Cast: Kim Rae-won, Lee Da-hee, Kim Sung-oh 

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LUCA is a research project to create new species possessing miraculous powers based on Darwin's theory of evolution. After years of research, Ji Oh is the only successful case. Scientists then rushed to create a second Ji Oh and Ji Oh was hunted to serve as a specimen for the project. After Ji Oh goes through a bout of unconsciousness, he loses his memories and only Gu Reom's image remains. Gu Reom's parents are involved in the LUCA project. So what's the truth?

16 Train
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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 

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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.

17 Tell me what you saw
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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 

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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.

18 Juvenile Justice
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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.

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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.  

19 Extracurricular
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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.

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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.  

20 Hell Is Other People
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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.

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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.