Korean drama is a show that most people love to accompany them in their leisure time. Not only presenting love stories, there are various genres in Korean dramas that you can watch. One of them is mystery.
Korean dramas with the mystery genre are not always related to mystical or occult things. Some drama series with the genre actually present tension through puzzles that succeed in making the audience want to solve the real ‘mystery’.
Here we have summarized 4 highly rated mystery dramas that you can watch!
1. Flower of Evil (2020)
Starring Lee Joon Gi to Moon Chae Won, Flower of Evil is a mystery, thriller, and romantic Korean drama.
Flower of Evil tells the story of married couple Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) and Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) who seem happy like any other couple.
Until one day, Cha Ji Won, who works as a detective, is faced with the situation that her husband hides his violent past and lives under the identity of another person. She also tries to uncover the truth about the real Baek Hee Sung.
Getting an 8.5/10 rating according to IMDb, Flower of Evil can be watched on Netflix.
2. Search (2020)
Carrying the mystery and thriller genres, Search tells the story of a special search group in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) formed to uncover the truth behind mysterious disappearances and murders.
In the group, there are Yong Dong Jin (Jang Dong Yoon) and Son Ye Rim (Krystal Jung). Yong Dong Jin is a sergeant who is about to finish his term of service, but he gets a new assignment.
Together with Son Ye Rim, who was trained in America, the two work together to solve the mystery behind the cases. Rated 7.1/10 by IMDb, Search can be watched on Viki.
3. Mouse (2021)
Present as one of the Korean dramas in the mystery, crime, and thrillergenre, Mouse successfully left the audience speechless due to the surprise of the plot twist.
Mouse tells the story of a mysterious murder that often makes people uneasy. Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is a meek, kind-hearted police officer who doesn’t even have the ability to fight.
One day, he was involved in an incident with a criminal who also made him unconscious. When she wakes up, Jung Ba Reum seems to have new memories, and has a very high desire to kill.
Despite having committed several murders of bad people, Jung Ba Reum is often stricken with guilt. It was revealed that while unconscious, Jung Ba Reum had surgery, where at that time, some of the brain cells of a criminal were also transferred to Jung Ba Reum’s brain.
On the other hand, it is also revealed that Jung Ba Reum is actually a cruel psychopath, as well as stories in his past that have influenced his personality.
Getting a rating of 8.6/10 according to IMDb, you can watch Mouse on Prime Video.
4. Jirisan (2021)
Combining the mystery, thriller, and fantasy genres, Jirisan is a neat collaboration drama series between Jun Ji Hyun and Ju Ji Hoon.
Jirisan tells the story of Seo Yi Kang (Jun Ji Hyun), a woman who is a professional hiker and a guard at Jiri National Park. With this ability, Seo Yi Kang can even find climbers who are lost on Mount Jiri with just a few clues, such as scattered mirror fragments.
This time, she was assigned to search for the missing hikers with her partner, Kang Hyun Joo (Joo Ji Hoon). Originally, Kang Hyun Joo was a captain at the military academy, but he decided to become a ranger after an incident in the mountains.
Hyun Joo secretly kept a secret that he could not reveal. Then, Seo Yi Kang and Kang Hyun Joo began their journey to find clues about the mysteries of the strange events that occurred on Mount Jiri.
Getting a rating of 7.3/10 according to IMDb, you can watch Jirisan on iQIYI.
