Korean dramas are gaining popularity due to their content. If you’re not watching Kdramas, you’re missing out on something great. Kdramas are the best way to escape from the real world and have fun.
Kdramas come in a variety of genres. Not only rom-com but there are a lot of dramas that are thrillers, comedy, mystery, horror, and more. You can find your favorite story in Korean dramas.
Best Investigation Kdramas
Besides romance, the best category among dramas is thriller and mystery. Thriller Kdramas have a unique storyline, excellent cinematography, suspense-building background music, and plot twists.
The thriller genre is also categorized into different types such as time travel, revenge, investigation, and other sci-fi plots. Investigative Korean dramas are perfect to binge-watch that include solving crimes.
If you’re looking for some of the best investigation dramas to watch on weekends, here is the list. These dramas include solving murder cases, serial killer, law, action, fighting, suspense, and a lot more.
1. Through The Darkness
Hangul: 악의 마음을 읽는 자들
Year: 2022
The drama will tell the story of South Korea’s first criminal profiler and how hard it was for him to look inside the minds of serial killers when the word “profiling” did not exist. It is based on a book that came out in 2018 with the same name.
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- Kim Nam Gil as Song Ha Young
- Kim So Jin as Yoon Tae Goo
- Jin Seon Kyu as Kook Young Soo
- Ryeoun as Jung Woo Joo
No. Of Episodes: 12 (70 min. each)
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2. Law School
Hangul: 로스쿨
Year: 2021
Set in Hankuk University Law School, the drama tells the story of students and professors in the law school who come across an unusual case. A professor is arrested as a suspect & his students work together to reveal the truth.
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- Kim Myung Min as Yang Jong Hoon
- Kim Bum as Han Joon Hwi
- Ryu Hye Young as Kang Sol
- Lee Jung Eun as Kim Eun Sook
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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3. Tell Me What You Saw
Hangul: 본대로 말하라
Year: 2020
Hyun Jae used to be one of the best at profiling criminals. After the death of his fiancee, he disappears. Soo Young works as a police officer out in the country. She will work with Hyun Jae as a newbie detective. They work together to solve crimes.
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- Jang Hyuk as Oh Hyun Jae
- Choi Soo Young as Cha Soo Young
- Jin Seo Yun as Hwang Hwa Young
- Jang Hyun Sung as Choi Hyung Pil
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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4. Signal
Hangul: 시그널
Year: 2016
Park Hae Yeong watches a girl being taken away 15 years ago. Hae Yeong is now a police cop and a criminal profiler. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that links him with Detective Lee Jae Han from the past. Together, they solve a string of killings.
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- Lee Je Hoon as Park Hae Yeong
- Kim Hye Soo as Cha Soo Hyun
- Jo Jin Woong as Lee Jae Han
- Kim Won Hae as Kim Gye Cheol
No. Of Episodes: 16 (75 min. each)
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5. Tunnel
Hangul: 터널
Year: 2017
Park Kwang Ho is a detective in 1986. During his investigation, he walks through a tunnel that works as a time portal and takes him to Seoul in the present day. He meets Kim Sun Jae, a new partner and tries to find the serial killer to return to the past.
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- Choi Jin Hyuk as Park Kwang Ho
- Yoon Hyun Min as Kim Seon Jae
- Lee Yoo Young as Shin Jae Yi
- Jo Hee Bong as Jeon Seong Shik
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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6. Bad Guys
Hangul: 나쁜 녀석들
Year: 2014
The Police Chief asks Detective Goo Tak to put together a team of criminals in order to stop violent crimes. He gathers his team, which includes the gangster Park Woong Cheol, the contract killer Jung Tae Soo, and the youngest serial killer, Lee Jung Moon.
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- Kim Sang Joong as Oh Goo Tak
- Park Hae Jin as Lee Jung Moon
- Jo Dong Hyuk as Jung Tae Soo
- Ma Dong Seok as Park Woong Cheol
No. Of Episodes: 11 (65 min. each)
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7. One Ordinary Day
Hangul: 어느 날
Year: 2021
The drama looks at the criminal justice system through the eyes of a college student who is suddenly the main suspect in a woman’s murder case and a lawyer who just barely passed the bar test and is trying to help him.
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- Kim Soo Hyun as Kim Hyun Soo
- Cha Seung Won as Shin Joong Han
- Lee Seol as Seo Soo Jin
- Yang Kyung Won as Park Doo Shik
No. Of Episodes: 8 (70 min. each)
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8. Awaken
Hangul: 낮과 밤
Year: 2020
Jung Woo, the leader of a special task force, ends up investigating a series of murders. Together with his team, they uncover clues that these crimes are somehow related to a tragic event that happened 28 years ago.
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- Namgoong Min as Do Jung Woo
- Kim Seol Hyun as Gong Hye Won
- Lee Chung Ah as Jamie Layton
- Yoon Sun Woo as Moon Jae Woong
No. Of Episodes – 16 (70 min. each)
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9. Voice
Hangul: 보이스
Year: 2017
After his wife dies, Detective Moo Jin Hyuk works with professional voice profiler Kwon Joo, whose father also died, to solve a different crime while looking for the serial killer who killed their family members.
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- Jang Hyuk as Moo Jin Hyeok
- Lee Ha Na as Kang Kwon Joo
- Baek Sung Hyun as Shim Dae Shik
- Son Eun Seo as Park Eun Soo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (60 min. each)
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10. Crime Puzzle
Hangul: 크라임 퍼즐
Year: 2021
A criminal psychologist goes to jail for murder, and a criminal profiler who lost her father in the murder talks to him. These two used to be in a relationship, but now they have to face the shocking truth about a series of murders.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Yoon Kye Sang as Han Seung Min
- Go Ah Sung as Yoo Hee
- Yoon Gyung Ho as Kim Pan Ho
- Song Sun Mi as Park Jeong Ha
No. Of Episodes: 10 (70 min. each)
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11. Stranger
Hangul: 비밀의 숲
Year: 2017
Hwang Shi Mok, a prosecutor finds him in a murder case. He meets Police Lieutenant Yeo Jin at a murder crime scene. They work together to wipe out corruption at the prosecutor’s office and solve a serial murder case.
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- Jo Seung Woo as Hwang Shi Mok
- Bae Doo Na as Han Yeo Jin
- Lee Joon Hyuk as Seo Dong Jae
- Shin Hye Sun as Young Eun Soo
No. Of Episodes: 16 (70 min. each)
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12. Beyond Evil
Hangul: 괴물
Year: 2021
The story of Lee Dong Shik and Han Joo Won, two brave police officers who break the law to catch a serial killer. As they try to figure out who did it, they start to doubt the innocence of everyone involved, including themselves.
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- Shin Ha Kyun as Lee Dong Shik
- Yeo Jin Goo as Han Joo Won
- Choi Dae Hoon as Park Jung Je
- Choi Sung Eun as Yoo Jae Yi
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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13. Life On Mars
Hangul: 라이프 온 마스
Year: 2018
One day, Tae Joo has an accident while he is looking into a case. When he wakes up, he is in the winter of 1988. He is now a detective who works at a small city’s police station. He tries to solve the case so that he can get back to the present.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Jung Kyung Ho as Han Tae Joo
- Park Sung Woong as Kang Dong Cheol
- Go Ah Sung as Yoon Na Yeong
- Oh Dae Hwan as Lee Yong Gi
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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14. Partners For Justice
Hangul: 검법남녀
Year: 2018
Baek Beom is an excellent forensic doctor working for 10 years, but does not open his mind to other people. Eun Sol is a rookie prosecutor with a bright personality and comes from a wealthy family. They both try to catch a serial killer.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Jung Jae Young as Baek Beom
- Jung Yoo Mi as Eun Sol
- Lee Yi Kyung as Cha Soo Ho
- Park Eun Seok as Kang Hyun
No. Of Episodes: 32 (35 min. each)
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15. Insider
Hangul: 인사이더
Year: 2022
Kim Yo Han works as a court apprentice and is always a few steps ahead. He does an undercover investigation and gets involved in a case he didn’t expect. This makes him a prisoner, and he has to struggle to get back to his normal life.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Kang Ha Neul as Kim Yo Han
- Lee Yoo Young as Oh Soo Yeon
- Kim Sang Ho as Mok Jin Hyung
- Han Bo Reum as Annie Stevens
No. Of Episodes: 16 (65 min. each)
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16. Behind Your Touch
Hangul: 힙하게
Year: 2023
The drama is about people who live in a rural farm village. It tells the story of Ye Bun, a veterinarian who exhibits psychometric powers, and Jang Kyul, a passionate detective. They both become involved in solving minor crimes.
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Main Cast (Characters):
- Han Ji Min as Bong Ye Bun
- Lee Min Ki as Jang Yeol
- Suho as Sunwoo
- Park Hyuk Kwon as Shaman
No. Of Episodes: 16
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Wrapping Up
So, these were some of the top investigation Kdramas that are recommended to watch. If you’re bored of the same romance kind of dramas, watch these dramas for a change.
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