From "Ten Days Game" and "Hidden Corners" to "Skyscraper" to "The Silent Truth", each one brings too many surprises to the audience, whether it is the story content or the actor's performance.
With the broadcast of these high-quality suspense dramas, domestic suspense dramas not only ushered in the highlight moment, but also let us have more expectations for suspense dramas.
The suspense genre has always been popular.
Compared with the domestic suspense dramas that are gradually coming out, Korean suspense dramas have always been known for daring to write and shoot.
In particular, the suspense dramas produced by TVN and OCN TV often make people shine with unexpected themes and plots that are constantly reversed.
This article will sort out the ten highest-rated Korean suspense dramas in the past decade (2011-2020), ranking more than 30,000 Douban scores, and some high-scoring dramas are temporarily not included in the ranking because the number of ratings is less than 30,000.
Let's take a look at what are the ten high-profile Korean suspense dramas?
TOP10: Others Are Hell Aired Year: 2019
Douban score/ number of people: 8.4/83,000+
The drama is a thriller suspense drama produced by the Korean suspense drama brand OCN, adapted from the comic book of "Thriller Examination House".
The manga had a high score of 9.9 on The Korean Website and topped the site's manga charts for 39 consecutive weeks, with 800 million hits.
After the drama was broadcast, the degree of thriller and suspense was not lost to the original comic, and the final ratings directly refreshed their own highest record, and netizens called it the combination of "Your Turn" + "Parasite".
It begins with a high-energy plot in which a man is attacked in a dark house and then dragged to the end of the corridor step by step.
This inn-like examination hall is inhabited by a group of strange tenants, and in the words of the male protagonist, it is a terrible hell caused by others.
In this hellish place, the male protagonist was deeply under multiple pressures, and finally broke through the moral bottom line and went to the road of anti-killing.
As a thriller suspense drama, the horror atmosphere in the play is excellent, especially the dark corridors of the examination hall under the lens make people feel cold behind them.
The development of the whole story is laid slowly, and the audience is depressed when watching it, but the screenwriter is not in a hurry, until the final explosion.
At that moment, I believe that many people are extremely happy, all the grievances are solved by killing, and the suspense of 9 episodes is finally killed to the end.
The ending is open-ended, and does the coincidence of the face of the male protagonist and the dentist in the last scene also symbolize that he is also blackened?
In the play, Li Dongxu's acting skills exploded, and the villain played by him was very stunning, warm as jade during the day and fierce at night, perfectly interpreting what is called Sven scum.
Such a villain is also loved and hated!
TOP9: "Ghost"
Year of broadcast: 2012
Douban score/ number of people: 8.5/39,000+
Ghost is a 2012 Mizuki drama produced by SBS Television in South Korea, directed by Kim Hyung-sik and starring So Ji-seop and Lee Hyung-hee.
The screenwriter is Kim Eun-hee, who wrote the divine drama "The Signal".
"Ghost" is one of the most popular Korean dramas in 2012, and it is also the earliest suspense drama in the list, although the theme of the drama is very novel, although it has been broadcast for a long time.
Based on the theme of cybercrime and cyberpol, it tells the story of new types of crimes that have arisen with the development of various local social networks and the cyberpols who fight these crimes.
The story begins with the bizarre jumping of a female star, the male protagonist died unexpectedly during the investigation, his hacker classmate plastic surgery became the male protagonist, and then launched an investigation into the truth with hacker methods and principles.
Therefore, "Ghost" has two meanings, one is a file hidden in the network to reveal the truth, and the other is a male second who has plastic surgery to become a male protagonist who exists like a ghost.
The high-tech criminal means added to the play not only make the plot mysterious and brain-burning, but also use hackers to expose corruption and misery in society.
At the same time, this drama is also very "non-mainstream".
It is completely a series based on crime suspense, most of the time it is about the police investigating and solving the case, and the male and female protagonists do not have a little emotional drama.
Although the charm of Uncle Su Zhixie was wasted, this suspense drama without emotional drama is more worth seeing.
TOP8: The Flower of Evil
Broadcast year: 2020
Douban score/ number of people: 8.8/150,000 +
This drama should be last year's hot Korean drama, and after broadcasting, both word of mouth and popularity are very good.
"The Flower of Evil" is a suspenseful love drama produced by TvN television in South Korea, starring Lee Joon Ki and Moon Chae-won.
The story of the play is set in a very strong setting, the murderer husband and the police wife.
At the beginning of the story, we are told that the male protagonist is a murderer, and then around the heavy fog on the male protagonist, which involves an unknown story.
The episode begins with at least one victim per episode, and the plot can be reversed at any time, leaving you with no guess what will happen in the next second.
At the same time, the play also sets up a righteous party that stands on the opposite side of the male protagonist - the wife of the male protagonist is also our female protagonist.
In the face of her husband's abnormality, how will the heroine choose, whether to stick to the original intention of the police or to forgive for love, which is also a major highlight of the play.
In addition to the tense and exciting suspense atmosphere, the core of the play is actually the thinking of human nature and the redemption of love.
The male protagonist who suffers from congenital emotional disorder, his evil is painful and morbid, and the love of his kind and beautiful wife like a flower is the medicine to redeem him.
In addition, the two leading actors in the play have contributed superb acting skills, especially Lee Joon Ki is no longer the flower beauty man we remember, but a powerful faction with excellent acting skills.
Look at this state who can believe that he is almost 40 years old.
In the play, the male protagonist he plays has a dual identity, and Lee Junji interprets the double-sided image of the male protagonist very well.
This dark side of the transformation setting is both emotional and exciting, making people feel creepy and at the same time can't help but be amazed by Lee Joon Ki's acting skills.
TOP7: Nine Times Time Travel
Year of broadcast: 2013
Douban score/ number of people: 8.9/48,000+
As you can see from the name, this is a suspense drama with a cross-plot.
There are many suspense dramas that return to the past to change the future, such as last year's high-scoring dramas "Turning Time into An Opportunity" and "Train" are all of this genre.
As an earlier drama on the list, "Nine Times Time Travel" has been rated as the pinnacle of the cross-over drama.
"Nine Time Travel" cost 5.9 billion won to produce and was once a large-scale TV series in the history of cable channels.
The screenwriter is song Zaizheng, who is famous for writing through the theme, prepared for three years when writing the play, during which he was too tired to write and paused halfway, so he took "The Man who Practiced Queen Renxian" to adjust the pen, and the result was that the popular score of the drama was as high as 8.6.
But unlike the romance drama of "The Man of Queen Renxian" in the cloak of crossing, "Nine Times" is a fate suspense drama woven with a crossing as a line.
It tells the story of the hero who lost his brother and begins a series of twists and turns after obtaining 9 mysterious incense sticks that can return to the time of 20 years ago.
In the play, the male protagonist has crossed 9 times, and he wants to save his relatives through repeated crossings, but any change in the past will have an impact on the future, so while the male protagonist continues to save people, he also changes a lot of things.
The plot of the whole drama is promoted by the combination of "Black Hole Frequency" + "Butterfly Effect", and the story structure is similar to "Horror Cruise", so the plot direction can be described as a brain hole, interlocking, reversal continuously, and each episode is more energetic than an episode.
The final open-ended looping ending is even more impressive, the drama has been broadcast for so many years, whether it is Douban or Tieba there are still audiences to discuss the ending.
Can traveling through the past really make up for the regrets of the past?
In fact, the play invisibly gives the answer, and it is necessary to live every day of the present conscientiously in order to overcome regrets and grasp happiness.
TOP6: Doctor Prisoner
Broadcast year: 2019
Douban score/number: 8.9/66,000+
"Prisoner Doctor" is a suspense drama produced by KBS and starring Nam Min, Kwon Na-ra, Kim Byung-chul, Choi Won-young and so on.
After the episode was broadcast, it had a good word-of-mouth rating of 15.8%, and was the rating champion of the Mizuki drama broadcast in the same period.
As a suspense drama, the biggest highlight of "Prisoner Doctor" is to focus on the theme of medical treatment, and add elements such as revenge, crime, prison, and power struggle.
At the beginning of the story, the doctor played by Nam Gong Min helps a rich woman to use the suspension of the sentence system to get out of prison, and the male protagonist gets a reward for her to recommend herself to the medical section chief of the Western Seoul Teaching Institute.
Subsequently, the episode leads to the real purpose behind the male protagonist - revenge.
The male protagonist 3 years ago was also a good doctor with a benevolent heart, but he was framed by the powerful and imprisoned, and after his release, the male protagonist was blackened and punished those evil people by violently countering violence.
It can be seen that "Prisoner Doctor" follows the routine of revenge drama, the plot rhythm is compact, the dramatic conflict is strong, and each episode is full of reversals and suspense, which is quite enjoyable to watch.
In addition to the explosion of the plot, the actor's performance is also worthy of recognition.
In the play, Nangong Min's performance of both good and evil is addictive, and this dark doctor role is simply not too emotional, especially with Professor Che's opponent, which is full of sparks, wonderful.
Behind the suspenseful revenge of the play, there is actually a satire of reality, and a society that forces good doctors to become avengers is really desperate.
And is countering violence with violence really the result we want?
TOP5: Special Missing Case Team: The Missing Black M
Broadcast year: 2015
Douban score/ number of people: 9.0/35,000+
Finally came this classic suspense drama.
Although it is not as well-known as the popular "Signal" and "Secret Forest" and other dramas, it is indeed sought after by many suspense drama lovers.
Not only was it rated as the best suspense drama in OCN, netizens even gave praise that was slightly better than "Signal".
Missing Black M is a 2015 film directed by Lee Seung-young, written by Lee Yoo-jin, and starring Kim Kang-woo, Park Hee-soon, and Cho Bo-er.
The drama is a series of "Special Cases Task Force", and the first and second parts of "Special Cases Task Force TEN" have been broadcast before with a rating of more than 8 points, which is the highest reputation in the series.
With the theme of "Missing", the drama tells the story of the special case task force trying to solve a violent crime case that has always had a case solving rate of less than 10%.
There are a total of 10 episodes in the series, consisting of 7 separate disappearance cases, with an average of two episodes per case, each involving a different group of people and fields.
From the perspective of reasoning, this drama brings the audience a high-quality feast of reasoning.
Each case seems to be independent but connected, the story logic is rigorous, the rhythm is tight, the constant reversal and the amazing ending make the story high-energy from beginning to end.
In addition to this, the show also has a very interesting setting.
Almost every suspect is a former victim, and these marginalized people abandoned by the law eventually go down the path of self-destructive judgment in pursuit of the justice lost by society.
"Missing Black M" delicately portrays the sadness and powerlessness of these vulnerable groups, and little by little tortures what is justice? What is the law?
But is justice achieved when the prisoner is caught?
These questions are still unanswered after the TV is over, leaving us with more to think about.
Such a good drama deserves to be seen by more people.
TOP4: Life on Mars
Broadcast year: 2018
Douban score / number of people: 9.0 / 59,000 +
"Life on Mars" is a remake of the British drama of the same name, directed by Lee Jeong-hyo and starring Jung Kyung-so and Park Sung-woong.
The original work has a total of two seasons, not only was it rated as the fourth place of "the greatest British drama" by the BBC, but also made the audience shout "good to see the ending".
As a remake of the drama "Life on Mars", it did not disappoint everyone, both inheriting the essence of the original work and creating locally, and the reputation was even better than the first season of the original version.
Many people think that this is a science fiction drama, but it has nothing to do with Mars, and the "Mars" here means to live elsewhere, so the play is actually a cross-suspense drama.
It tells the story of Han Tae-joo, a criminal police officer who returns to the past due to an accident, and solves a serial murder case in order to return to his original life.
The male protagonist played by Zheng Jingtao is a policeman who has an accident in the process of investigating a "nail serial murder case", and when he wakes up from his coma, he finds himself in 1988.
What's even more bizarre is that the same nail art murder occurred in 1988, and the murderer used the same red nail polish as the 2018 serial murder case.
Could it be that the murderer, like the male protagonist, crossed from 2018 to 1988?
But if you look further down, you will find that the story is not as simple as the murderer and the police traveling back to 1988 together.
Because the male protagonist found that the murderer this time is not the person in 2018.
At the same time, there is also a parallel dark line in the play - the male protagonist once witnessed a woman being violated by others when he was a child, and the method was similar to that of the "nail art murder case".
It can be said that "Life on Mars" dug a lot of holes at the beginning, and the plot was brain-burning and exciting.
In addition to the tense cases, the collision between modern and modern police in the play also contributed a lot of laughter.
Whether it is the hilarious daily routine of handling cases between the male protagonist and the male second, or the mix-and-match application of the male protagonist's scientific investigation and the colleague's soil law investigation, it is a super decompression for people to watch.
The picture of traversing back to 1988 is even more retro and stunning, making people feel like meeting Deshan and Dog Huan on the street every minute, no wonder it is called a "please answer 1988" that has both crossing and solving cases.
TOP3: 365: A Year of Reversal of Fate
Douban score / number of people: 9.0 / 78,000 +
"365: A Year of Reversing Fate" is definitely last year's dark horse Korean drama, ranking third is also unexpected.
The initial attention of this drama was very low, there was no famous director, and the cast of Cass was also average, but with the strength of word of mouth, the rating rose from the initial 8.7 all the way to the current 9.0.
Adapted from the Japanese mystery novel Repeat, the drama tells the story of 10 people who have been given a return to time and travel to an unexpected fate a year ago.
The whole story revolves around a time travel.
In the play, a psychiatrist named Li Xin randomly selects a group of people and invites them to participate in a time-travel.
Through the gap in time and space, she can send people's current memories back to the body of a year ago, providing everyone with a chance to reset their lives.
So ten people, including the male and female protagonists, participated in the event and traveled back to a year ago.
After the restart, the lives of these people have also changed, some people have successfully blocked the gangsters to let the seniors survive unharmed, and some people have stayed at home on the day of the car accident and missed the car that would have crashed into them.
But it didn't take long for the members involved in the reboot to start dying one after the other, a tense plot that gave people a taste of "no one survived" and "your turn".
And these seemingly accidental people and murders are actually closely linked, and what originally seemed like a simple time travel has become a hardcore survival game.
Although the play is a crossover drama, it adds fantasy suspense, crossing is only a precursor, and people's story after crossing is the highlight.
The story in the play is intricate, the rhythm is tight, the reversals are continuous, and the ending is even more unexpected, it can be said that the play is very exciting from the beginning to the end.
The suspenseful atmosphere and sense of thriller are also created just right, which is a stimulating, brain-burning, and good-looking Korean drama.
So if you can go back in time, would you?
TOP2: The Signal
Broadcast year: 2016
Douban score / number of people: 9.2 / 220,000 +
It is still quite surprising, "Signal" is definitely the crown owner of the king in many people's personal lists, but this time it is strictly ranked according to the rating, and it can only leave regrets.
But the rating can not erase the status of "Signal" in Korean suspense dramas, it can be said that the ceiling of Korean suspense dramas exists.
This word-of-mouth TV series has also been remade, but both the Japanese version and the Chinese version are worse than the original, which shows that it is not easy to shoot such a high-quality drama as "Signal".
"The Signal" is a 10th anniversary drama broadcast by South Korean cable tvN in 2016, directed by Kim Won-seok, written by Kim Eun-hee, and the three lead actors Lee Do-hoon, Kim Hye-so and Cho Jin-woong are also movie stars.
In the year of its launch, it set a record for the ratings of cable TELEVISION stations, and won the Best TV Series Award and the Best Screenplay Award in the TV Drama Department of the Korean Baeksang Arts Awards that year.
The drama tells the story of Park Hae-young, a living criminal police officer, and Lee Jae-han, a former criminal police officer, who connect through time and space through time and space through time and space, and cooperate with each other to solve some long-outstanding cases.
As a suspenseful reasoning drama, the story of the play is tense, the plot is brain-burning and high-energy, the actor's acting skills are online, each reversal is very exciting, and the setting of the past and present time of the walkie-talkie chain also makes the plot more tense and exciting.
Moreover, the cases in the play are all derived from reality, and have different meanings under the wonderful adaptation of the screenwriter.
At the same time, compared with other suspense dramas, "The Signal" also has an extra gentleness.
In the story, whether it is the old criminal policeman silently looking at the back of the young criminal policeman in his youth, he choked and said, "No help to you."
Or the plot when Lee yells when Han takes the movie ticket that Yuan Jing couldn't give away when he was alive is really a minute to make people cry like a dog!
In addition, the powerful lines and the OST of the fairy soundtrack also add a lot to the series.
"The Signal" makes us believe that justice may be late, but it will never be absent.
The second season is also determined to return, looking forward to the early return of the divine drama, and friends who have not yet watched the first part have seized the time to make up lessons.
Because "Signal" is worth your N brush!
TOP2: The Secret Forest
Broadcast year: 2017
Douban score/ number of people: 9.3/ 120,000 +
Ranked no. 1 is "The Secret Forest" starring Cao Chengyou and Pei Doona, and although the first is unstable, the reputation of this Korean drama produced by TVN can also be said to be: good enough to explode.
Not only has it been called a "masterpiece of the past generations", but it has also been selected by Time magazine as one of the "Top Ten Best Korean Dramas on Netflix" in the past decade.
Some even see it as a watershed.
Dividing Korean dramas into before it and after it shows its status.
In the end, the series "from the beginning to the end" received seven nominations at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards, and finally won three awards in the TELEVISION category, Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
So what kind of story makes "The Secret Forest" "sealed"?
The theme of "The Secret Forest" directly refers to the confrontation and game of corrupt groups within the South Korean prosecutorial system.
It tells the story of a prosecutor who has lost his emotions and accidentally becomes involved in a serial murder case, intending to uncover the secrets of the prosecutor's office and the police department and find the real culprit, so everyone calls it "the Korean version of "In the Name of the People".
The series begins with a homicide and leads to the final truth through three cases, and the whole story is fast-paced, with new clues constantly emerging in each episode.
Any shot, expression, line may be foreshadowing, and there are constant reversals in the play, and it is still difficult to guess at the finale.
In addition to the search for the truth in the play, the insistence on justice is also touching.
Corrupt and dirty bureaucracy with protected power is like a miasma forest, while the protagonist who fights alone along the way is like a beam of light, trying to illuminate the darkness through the fog.
As the male protagonist said, for the judge, justice is the eternal crush and the ultimate ideal.
In addition to the wonderful plot, the performances of the two leading actors have also made a lot of credit, especially the anti-hero role played by Cao Chengyou, which is different from the orthodox hero, which is called textbook-level facial paralysis acting.
Last year, "The Secret Forest 2", which was created by the original team, returned, and the highest rating of the first episode exceeded 10%, ranking third in the first broadcast rating of tvN in the past, with a Douban score of 9.2, which was not placed in the list because it was a sequel of the same type.
Whether it is the first or the second part, "The Secret Forest" is worth watching.
Well, the above are the ten best Korean suspense dramas in the past decade.
People who like suspense dramas may wish to revisit it and feel the different charm of suspense dramas.
What is the Top 10 Korean suspense drama in your heart, you may wish to leave your answer.
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