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
Signal - the best Korean crime drama. Image source: FPT Shop
Signal - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Flower of evil - the best Korean crime drama. Image source: FlixWatch
Flower of evil - Trailer
Movie information:
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
Movie content:
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
God's Gift 14 Days - best Korean crime drama. Photo credit: VTV.vn
God's Gift 14 Days - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Missing Noir M - the best Korean crime drama. Photo credit: BICHILL.NET
Missing Noir M - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Whisper - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Image source: Amino Apps
Whisper - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Defendant - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: VTV.vn
Defendant - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Wanted - the best Korean crime drama. Photo credit: MISSKICK
Wanted - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
The Guest - the best Korean crime drama. Image source: Netflix
The Guest - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Memorist - the best Korean crime drama. Image source: YAN
Film Information:
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
Contents
"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
Voice - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: VTV.vn
Voice - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Vagabond - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: Times
Vagabond - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Times - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: KOICINE
Times - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Save Me - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: aFamily
Save Me - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Beyond Evil - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Image source: VieON
Beyond Evil - Trailer
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
L.U.C.A: The Beginning - the best Korean crime drama. Image source: Travel Sing
L.U.C.A: The Beginning - Trailer
Film Information:
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
Contents
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
Train - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: Saostar.vn
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.
17 Tell me what you saw
Tell me what you saw - best Korean crime drama. Image source: Cinema World
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.
18 Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Image source: DienAnh.Net
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.
19 Extracurricular
Extracurricular - the best long-running Korean crime drama. Photo credit: Hegka
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.
20 Hell Is Other People
Hell Is Other People - the best Korean crime drama. Photo credit: Saostar.vn
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.
