Korean dramas are rich in genres, thrillers occupy a lot of share, and the adrenaline-stimulating plot makes people watch very high.
Today, let's take an inventory of the high-scoring thriller Korean dramas that have been launched in the 4 years from 2020 to 2023, let's see, which ones have you chased?
10, "Squid Game" season 1
Rating: 7.7 points
Release year: 2021
As a blockbuster drama in 2021, "Squid Game" can be described as popular all over the world, winning numerous awards at major ceremonies. The score of the play is also not low, reaching 7.7 points.
The play mainly tells the story of the mysterious organization invited 456 various real-life losers to form a game group, competing for the winning reward of super huge cash, players need to challenge the game with simple rules to strive for the final victory, but the price of failure is only once, that is, their own lives.
In addition to the detailed design and actor performances of the popularity of "Squid Game", the setting of the show's battle royale, the plot that directly pokes into the dark places of human nature, and the bloody pictures that explode the brain pulp at every turn are also one of the main reasons.
At present, the show has been confirmed to start filming for the second season. Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-heon will return in the second season, and the card player played by Kong Liu is also expected to appear again.
9, "Sweet Home"
Rating: 7.8 points
Release year: 2020
"Sweet Home" is adapted from the popular comic "SWEET HOME", and the theme of thoroughly exposing the dark side of human nature makes the audience feel addicted. This Korean drama has made Song Jiang, Lee Jiang, Ko Min-shi, Ko Yoon-jung and other post-90s handsome beauties.
The play combines heavy flavor elements such as zombies, apocalypse, blood, and horror. The story focuses on a dilapidated apartment and focuses on the battles and disputes of many characters.
One of the highlights of this play is that after people become zombies, their appearance and body are quickly "monsterized", which is very terrifying and penetrating. Another example is hunger monsters, ear monsters, protein monsters, fur monsters, baby monsters, slime monsters, and all kinds of tricks.
The second season has been filmed, but when it will be launched is still unknown.
8, "My Name"
Rating: 7.9 points
Release year: 2021
The Korean drama "My Name" produced by Netflix is a blockbuster drama, which is positioned as 19 banned because of too many violent and bloody pictures. Although the plot of "My Name" is slightly corny + bloody. But with the appearance of the female protagonist Han Suxi and the superb acting skills of the male protagonist Park Hee-soon, he still received a good evaluation.
The story mainly tells the story of Zhiyou, who is just a simple female high school student, who joined the criminal organization of her father's friend after witnessing her father's murder, in order to find the real culprit hidden behind the scenes, she changed her name and surname to become an anti-drug policeman, trying to survive with her own faith power in the gap between gangs and police.
This is a black drama full of tragedy, although in the end the heroine succeeds in revenge, but also becomes a monster like the murderer, and she ends up paying an irreparable price.
The whole work has a twisty plot and a fast and tight rhythm, through the police and bandit crime stories with strong gangster colors, while creating a strong sense of suspense and thriller, but also bringing out the motivation and humanity of each character.
7, "Train"
Rating: 8 points
Release year: 2020
The Korean drama "Train" gathers various elements such as science fiction, suspense, thriller and love, starring Yoon Shi-yoon, Kyung-suk-jin, Shin So-bun, Cho Wan-ki and others.
The setting of this drama is very interesting, the protagonist group chases and kills the real murderer of the serial murder case, expanding from one world to a parallel world. And the train is the carrier that travels through two parallel universes.
The suspense criminal investigation story plus parallel time and space science fiction elements has quite good highlights, and the whole drama belongs to the type of low opening and high walking.
6, "Shuangjia Roadside Stall"
Rating: 8.1 points
Release year: 2020
"Shuangjia Roadside Stall" is known as the ghost version of "Late Night Canteen", with ghosts, warmth, and love, integrating a variety of genres, and a Douban score of 8.1 points.
This "roadside stall" only serves one dish a day, and there is no choice, and this food is just a rush to give the characters in the play a reason to meet and start the conversation.
Every episode in the play has a touching story, from sexual harassment in the workplace, failing to pass the job test, a married woman who failed to get pregnant, the true love of an online writer, the grandparents who are for Sun Shifu, the mother who is looking for her abducted son when he was a child, the middle-aged man who lost his wife, the precious friendship of a gambling man, etc., almost every episode has tears. It's a pity that this drama has a vague ending, which makes people feel not so comfortable.
5, "Wanderer"
Rating: 8.1 points
Release year: 2019
"Wanderer" is a story triggered by an air crash, starring Lee Seung-ki, Bae Xiuzhi, Shin Sung-lu and others, Douban scored 9.2, and the current score is 8.1.
The play tells the story of a man with an ordinary life who is implicated in a civil aviation passenger plane crash and is involved in the spy war theme story in the process of exposing national corruption cases.
The first half of the story slowly unfolds, and the second half instantly becomes vivid. Whether it is the plot line of the male and female protagonists who are both good and evil, or the emotional line of the male and female protagonists or explicit or dark, it can resonate with the audience. This drama can be said to be the self-blackening of Koreans, but the degree of self-blackening is so strong.
4, "Banknote House (Korean Version)" Season 2
Rating: 8.4 points
Release year: 2022
"House of Banknotes (Korean Version)" The second season is a remake of the Spanish drama "House of Bills", the first season was not good when it was launched, and the reputation of the second season rebounded, reaching 8.4 points.
The Korean version of "House of Bills" basically copied the story framework of the original work. The difference is that this robbery focuses on inter-Korean relations, shooting a different theme and connotation, and the character is also localized based on this theme.
Although the second season is still not as good as the original, it is also considered to be a shooting level. Compared with the first season, there is a qualitative leap in plot reversal and character richness, which is worth watching.
3, "Others are Hell"
Rating: 8.4 points
Release year: 2019
"Others are Hell" starring Li Dongxu and Ren Shiwan, adapted from the original webcomic "Thriller Examination Institute", the score of this drama on Douban reached 8.4 points.
The story tells that the male protagonist who came from the countryside to work in Seoul lives in a strange examination hall, and since then he encounters the demon who changed his life and begins to encounter a series of strange events.
This is a thriller drama that explores people's interactions and exposes the darkness of human nature. The interaction between people is no longer greeting each other with smiles and greeting each other, but contempt and suspicion.
The director's creation of a terrifying atmosphere is very good, especially the dark corridor of the examination house under the lens makes people feel cold behind their backs. Li Dongxu interprets a crazy sick demon very well, and the smile in the play is beautiful and terrifying.
2, "The King of Pigs"
Rating: 8.7 points
Release year: 2022
"The King of Pigs" is not a simple cool drama, the whole drama is high-energy and constantly reversed. The play is adapted from the animated film of the same name by the famous South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, starring Kim Dong-wook and Kim Sung-kyu, with a score of 8.7 points.
The story tells the story of school bullying hidden for many years behind a serial murder case. In the first 6 episodes, the story plot unfolded smoothly, with surprising and shocking reversals, as well as tense and exciting plots.
The last 6 episodes not only present a wonderful story, but also capture profound content and themes, which complain about more than just the problem of school bullying.
In terms of shooting techniques, the director uses a two-line narration to unfold the story, and now the timeline and the past timeline switch back and forth, perfectly connected, the editing level is superb, and it is not surprising to get high scores.
1, "365: 1 year of reversing fate"
Rating: 8.9 points
Release year: 2020
This drama is adapted from the Japanese mystery novel "Repeat", this drama mixes elements such as science fiction, suspense, criminal investigation, love, bullying, etc., and is an unpopular drama without a bad end.
The fast-paced plot advancement and the wonderful interpretations of the actors make the fun of this drama to be presented to the maximum, and unlike other time-traveling dramas, this drama takes a group portrait play, and each character is portrayed very well.
"365 The Year of Reversing Destiny" is implemented throughout the drama, and the dark side of human nature, behind the seemingly random killing, seems to be a punishment for sin.
There are no big-name actors and no covert publicity, this drama can be called a low opening and high walk, and it is a very good drama worth recommending.
The above 10 drama thriller Korean dramas are the highest-rated and most popular works in the past 4 years. But everyone's selection criteria are different, and they may not meet the appetite of most people. So, which is the best thriller Korean drama in your mind?