Sometimes expecting a villain in Korean drama is a task because until the last episode we keep guessing and in the end, the villain will be completely different. In the drama world, not only heroes but we also love villains because of their breathtaking performances. Here in this blog, we’ll share the top unexpected Korean drama villains.

Flower of Evil (2020)

Episode: 16

Cast: Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Jang Hee Jin, Seo Hyun Woo

Genres: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Melodrama, Crime

Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) is a detective, and she is married to Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi). She adores her family more than anything. Baek Hee Sung is an ideal husband. He works as a craftsman and is successful with his metal working. They have a daughter Baek Eun Ha (Jung Seo Yeon). Hee Sung is a loving and caring husband and father, but he hides his cruel past and lives under another person’s identity.

Mouse (2021)

Episode: 20

Cast: Lee Seung Gi, Lee Hee Joon, Park Joo Hyun, Kyung Soo Jin

Genres: Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Crime, Investigation

Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is a rookie police officer who is a very kind person and everyone in his neighborhood likes him. He won the Citizen Hero Award after beating bullies when he was in high school. His life changed after the encounter with a psychopath murderer. Go Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon) is a detective. When he was a young kid his parents were killed by a psychopath.

365: Repeat The Year (2020)

Episode: 24 (35 Minutes per Episode)

Cast: Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun, Kim Ji Soo, Min Do Hee, Lim Hyoun Soo

Genres: Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Drama

The story revolves around a group of 10 people who gets an opportunity to reset their lives and travel back one year back in their life to create a better future and improve their mistakes. After that mysterious activities begin to happen in their life and the survival game starts where they are fighting against their destiny. The twit and turn are mind-blowing and unpredictable.

Squid Game (2021)

Episodes: 9

Cast: Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Jung Ho Yeon, Anupam Tripathi, Lee Yoo Mi

Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Squid Game is the one of most-watched Korean dramas on Netflix in 2021. This drama was in the Top 10 for 11 weeks in 90 countries. A group of people got an invitation to play a game for 40 million dollars which seems quite mysterious. Seong Gi Hun (Lee Jung Jae) was fired from his job and dealing with financial issues. At a subway station, he heard about a game with 45.6 billion won prize money. He decides to participate in the survivor game. There, he met his childhood friend and neighbor Cho Sang Woo (Park Hae Soo). 

He is Psychometric (2019)

Episodes: 16

Cast: Park Jin Young, Shin Ye Eun, Kim Kwon, Kim Da Som

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural

Lee An (Jin Young) has a special psychometry ability. If he touches someone, he has the ability to read that person’s memory. Lee An decides to use his psychometry ability to take out evil people in the world. Yoon Jae In (Shin Ye Eun) meet Lee An when she was transferred to his high school. Her only dream is to become a prosecutor and clear her father’s name but she ends up becoming a police officer

The Lies Within (2019)

Episodes: 16

Cast: Lee Min Ki, Lee Yoo Young

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

Kim Seo Hee (Lee Yoo Young) is the youngest daughter of an assemblyman and wants to join the National Assembly. Her husband went missing and she also wants to find the truth behind her father’s death. Jo Tae Sik (Lee Min Ki) is a detective. Seo Hee teamed up with Tae Sik to find out the truth behind Seo Hee’s father’s sudden death.

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay (2020)

Episode: 16

Cast: Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Psychological, Melodrama, Drama

Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun) is a caretaker at a psychiatric ward, but he doesn’t have any time for love because he was busy taking care of his older brother Moon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se) who is suffering from autistic. Meanwhile, Ko Moon Young (Seo Ye Ji) is a successful children’s book author, but she is suffering from an antisocial personality disorder. Their first meeting was a total disaster. It’s Okay To Not Be Okay has the top unexpected Korean drama villains.

When The Camellia Blooms (2019)

Episodes: 40

Cast: Kong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, Son Dam Bi

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Investigation, Crime, Thriller

Dong Baek (Kong Hyo Jin) is the owner of a bar-restaurant named Camellia in the countryside town Ongsan. She is a single mom who is working hard to take care of her son Pil Gu. Her neighborhood always talks about her. She faces various troubles due to her male customers who often misbehave with her. But a local police officer Hwang Yong Sik (Kang Ha Neul) fell in love with Dong-Baek’s charm. Meanwhile, the story also roams around a serial killer.

Train (2020)

Episode: 12

Cast: Yoon Shi Yoon, Kyung Soo Jin,

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Romance

Seo Do Won (Yoon Shi Yoon) is a sincere police officer who is dedicated to his work. In-universe II, he is a corrupted and drug addiction senior police inspector. Whereas Han Seo Kyung ( Kyung Soo Jin) is a straightforward and honest prosecutor who loves Do Won in-universe I but in-universe II she is a cold and emotionless detective.

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