Watching dramas with psychological plots is very interesting. If you are a big fan of suspense then here are the top 10 psychological Korean Dramas with extraordinary plots. These dramas will make you read about the strange illness and abilities of the mind.
Flower Of Evil (2020)
Network: tvN
Genre: Psychological, Suspense, Thriller, Romance, Investigation
Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Seo Hyun Woo, Jang Hee Jin, Jung Seo-Yeon
Synopsis: Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) is a detective who is married to Baek Hee Sung. Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) is a metal craft man with a hidden evil past.
Good Doctor (2013)
Network: KBS2
Genre: Psychological, Medical, Romance
Cast: Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook, Kim Min-Seo, Yoon Park
Synopsis: Park Shi On (Joo Won) is a resident at the pediatric department. Park Shi On is also dealing with autism which makes him different from others. Cha Yoon Seo (Moon Chae Won) is also a resident at the pediatric department at the same hospital.
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (2020)
Genre: Psychological, Medical, Comedy, Romance, Suspense
Network: tvN
Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Oh Jung Se, Seo Ye-Ji, Park Gyu Young, Kim Chang Wan
Synopsis: This is one of the best dramas among the top 10 psychological Korean dramas. Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) is a caregiver at a psychiatric ward. He lives with his brother Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se) who is dealing with autism. Ko Moon Young (Seo Ye-Ji) is a famous fairy tale writer with a very arrogant nature.
Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
Genre: Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Suspense
Network: MBC
Cast: Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-Eum, Choi Won-Young, Park Seo-Joon, Kim Yoo-Ri, Oh Min-Suk, Kim Young-Ae
Synopsis: Cha Do-Hyun (Ji Sung) is the heir of a wealthy family. He has a good and helpful personality but is dealing with DID. Oh Ri-Jin (Hwang Jung-Eum) is a psychiatrist who helps Cha Do-Hyun to deal with his illness. Oh Ri-On (Park Seo-Joon) is a brother of Oh R-Jin and a famous author.
Hello Monster (2015)
Genre: Psychological, Suspense, Crime, Investigation
Network: KBS2
Cast: Seo In-Guk, Jang Na-Ra, Park Bo-Gum, Choi Won-Young, Lee Chun-Hee
Synopsis: Lee Hyun (Seo In-Guk) is a criminal profiler who works with police for solving murder cases. Cha Ji-An (Jang Na-Ra) is a detective and the only female member in her team. Jung Sun-Ho (Park Bo Gum) is a very smart and intelligent lawyer. Lee Joon-Ho (Choi Won-Young) is an autopsy doctor.
Memorist (2020)
Genre: Psychological, Investigation, suspense, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Network: tvN
Cast: Yoo Seung-Ho, Lee Se-Young, Jo Han-Chul, Cho Seoung-Ha
Synopsis: The plots of Memorist drama are so unique. If we talk about suspense then Memorist can be considered the best Korean Drama of 2020. Dong Baek (Yoo Seung-Ho) can read a person’s memory by touch. He joins the Korean Police Force to solve cases.
Criminal Minds (2017)
Genre: Psychological, Crime, Investigation
Network: tvN
Cast: Lee Joon-Gi, Son Hyun-Joo, Moon Chae-Won, Yoo-Sun, Lee Sun-Bin
Synopsis: This drama is based on an American TV series Criminal Minds. Elite profilers of NCI track down the criminal with their behavior analysis.
It’s Ok That’s Love (2014)
Genre: Psychological, Suspense, Romance, Comedy
Network: SBS
Cast: Jo In-Sung, Gong Hyo-Jin, Sung Dong-Il, Lee Kwang-Soo, Do Kyung Soo
Synopsis: Jang Jae-Yeol (Jo In-Sung) is a mystery writer. He also works as a radio DJ. Jang Jae-Yeol has a strange obsession. Due to some childhood guilt, he developed obsessive-compulsive disorder. Ji Hae-Soo (Gong Hyo-Jin) is a psychiatrist who is very compassionate towards her patients. But in the case of love and relationship, she has a cold hand.
Hyde Jekyll, Me (2015)
Genre: Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Suspense
Network: SBS
Cast: Hyun Bin, Han Ji-Min, Sung Joon, Hyeri, Lee Deok-Hwa, Lee Seun-Joon
Synopsis: Gu Seo-Ji (Hyun-Bin) is the director of the Wonderland group. Due to childhood trauma, he developed two different personalities. One of his personalities (Gu Seo-Jin) is cold like Hyde and another personality (Robin) is very joyful and friendly like Jekyll. Jang Ha-Na (Han Ji-Min) is a circus master at Wonderland.
Fix You (2020)
Genre: Psychological, Medical
Network: KBS2
Cast: Shin Ha-Kyun, Jung So-Min, Tae In-Ho, Jung Hae-Kyun
Synopsis: Lee Shi-Joon (Shin Ha-Kyun) is a famous psychiatrist who is very passionate about his work. Han Woo-Joo (Jung So-Min) is a rising and very hardworking musical actress. She has a helping personality but can’t control her anger.
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