Undoubtedly Mystery-Thriller is one of the best genres to enjoy. Most of us love watching Mystery-Thriller Korean dramas because guessing the drama plot is always exciting and helps us to be hooked on the drama till the end. If you are also one of those who enjoy watching Mystery-Thriller dramas then this blog is for you. In this blog, we’ll share some top Mystery-Thriller Korean Dramas of 2022.

Adamas

Episode: 16

Genre: Thriller, Mystery

Cast: Ji Sung, Seo Ji Hye, Lee Soo Kyung

Ha Woo Shin (Ji Sung) and Song Soo Hyun (Ji Sung) are twin brothers. Both of them have different personalities. Woo Shin is a famous novelist and Soo Hyun is a prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutors’ Office. Their stepfather was killed 22 years ago. Now after 22 years, the case came in front of them again.

Big Mouth

Episode: 16

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Law

Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Im Yoon Ah, Kim Joo Heon

Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk) is a lawyer but his winning rate is very bad. He is a very talkative person that’s why people call him Big Mouth. Chang Ho is involved in a murder case. Meanwhile, Go Mi Ho (Lim YoonAh) is Park Chang Ho’s wife and works as a nurse. She also helps her husband financially and psychologically in becoming a lawyer. When she found that her husband is a murder case suspect she tries to clear her husband’s name. Big Mouth is one of the top Mystery-Thriller Korean Dramas of 2022.

Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area – Part 1

Episode: 6

Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Cast: Yoo Ji Tae, Park Hae Soo, Jeon Jong Seo, Lee Won Jong, Kim Ji Hoon, Jang Yoon Ju, Lee Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Hoon, Lee Kyu Ho, Kim Yoon Jin, Kim Sung Oh

Money Heist is the remake of the Spanish series “La casa de papel” (“Money Heist”). The Professor (Yoo Ji Tae) plans to overtake the mint of a unified Korea. So he decides to hire people from different backgrounds for his team and members selected city names as their code names. They make a perfect plan but inside the mint, they face an unexpected situation.

Through the Darkness 

Episodes: 12

Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense, Thriller

Cast: Kim Nam Gil, Jin Sun Kyu, Ryeo Un

The drama is about criminal profilers who dig for information by reading the minds of serial killers. Song Ha-Young (Kim Nam-Gil) is a criminal profiler and seems very calm and charismatic. He works in the criminal behavior analysis team with Kook Young-Soo (Jin Sun-Kyu) and Jung Woo-Joo( Ryeo Un).

Grid

Episodes: 10

Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Cast: Seo Kang Joon, Kim Ah Joong, Kim Mu Yeol, Lee Si Young

It is the story of a mysterious ghost (Lee Si Young) who saved humankind in 1997 and then suddenly disappeared. Once again after 24 years that mysterious ghost appears and this time she helps a serial killer (Kim Sung Kyun). Kim Sae Ha (Seo Kang Joon), Jung Sae Byeok (Kim A Joong), and Song Eo Jin (Kim Moo Yul) were tracing the ghost for their own reasons.

The Killer’s Shopping List

Episode: 8

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Comedy

Cast: Lee Kwang Soo, Kim Seol Hyun, and Jin Hee Kyung

Ahn Dae Sung (Lee Kwang Soo) is the son of a supermarket owner Myung Sook (Jin Hee Kyung) who was indirectly included in this case. He has excellent memory. Dae Sung’s mother and girlfriend A Hee (Seol Hyun) are supporting him to pass a 9th-grade public official exam.

The King of Pigs

Episode: 12

Genre:  Thriller, Mystery

Cast: Kim Dong Wook, Kim Sung Kyu, Chae Jung An

Hwang Kyung Min (Kim Dong Wook) seems happy person but he was traumatized by school violence 20 years ago. Jung Jong Suk (Kim Sung Kyu) is a detective and one day he received a mysterious message from his friend. With the help of a mysterious message and detective Kang Jin Ah (Chae Jung An), he tries to stop more murders.

The Good Detective 2

Episode: 16

Genre: Crime, Investigation, Suspense

Cast: Son Hyun Joo, Jang Seung Jo

The Good Detective is one of the best bromance K-Dramas of 2022. Oh Ji Hyeok (Jang Seung Jo) and Kang Do Chang (Son Hyun Joo) are the detectives. Kang Do Chang has good experience but is very short-tempered. Ji Hyeok is a rich and elite detective. Season 1 of this drama was aired in 2020.

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