10 K-Dramas With Plot Twists That Will Leave You Speechless

While some people are looking for sweet romantic stories and fantasy settings to escape to, others are looking for adventure and action in the TV series they watch. What unites all viewers, however, is a true love for unexpected twists and turns that keep the shows from becoming boring and repetitive.

Although Korean dramas are stereotypically known for relying on many tropes and clichés, making most of them predictable, there are some titles that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you are looking for someone to get your adrenaline pumping, check out one of the K-dramas below.

Mouse (2021)

There is something about the motives and behavior of psychopathic killers that people with a sane mind will never understand. In order to catch the criminals and overcome his childhood trauma, detective Go Moo-chi and his rookie partner Jeong Ba-reum make it their priority to understand their logic.

Vincenzo (2021)

Born in Korea, Park Joo-hyung was lucky enough to be adopted by an Italian family. However, his new life and family members lead him to become a mafia member, better known as Vincenzo. Now back in the motherland to settle a criminal deal, Vincenzo is forced to become a foreign legal counsel for the Jipuragi Law Firm.

The Light in Your Eyes (2019)

Nothing promises more twists and turns than the time-travel story, especially the one that has consequences for messing with fate's plans. When Kim Hye Ja manipulates time with a special watch to save her father from dying in a car accident, she learns that this manipulation will age her to an old woman, but she is willing to make the sacrifice.

Kairos (2020)

If there was a chance to prevent something terrible from happening, would you take it? Both Kim Seo-jin and Han Ae-ri have lost someone important to them and are now looking for answers to their questions. The problem is that they seem to live in different time frames, with one helping the other from a month ago.

Circle (2017)

When a family discovers the alien and adopts her, naming her Byul and promising her a normal life on Earth, they have no idea what they're getting into. Ten years later, two twin brothers are faced with the question of what to do with the mysterious and powerful technology their intergalactic adopted sister has brought with her.

Alchemy of Souls (2022)

There is something beautiful in concept of soulmates, however, it also presents many scenarios in which things could go wrong. When two magicians Nak-su and Mu-deok become victims of forbidden magic spell and switch souls, they have to find their way to one another to fix everything and fight the forces of evil.

Beyond Evil (2021)

This show captures the struggle of two detectives trying their best to catch the serial killer. The deeper they get into the investigation, the more rules they are willing to break, including those set by the law. Both the characters and the viewers are forced to rethink their moral code and decide the limits of necessary evil.

Death's Game (2023-2024)

Struggling to survive in a harsh world without a job, young man Choi Yi-jae loses his will to live and is about to fall into hell. However, the Death herself has other plans for him and forces him to go through 12 rounds of life, death and subsequent reincarnation before he reaches his final destination.

Tomorrow (2022)

We're used to thinking of the Grim Reaper as a figure who takes the soul to its final destination. However, this drama changes the idea and focuses on a group of reapers who don't want to take souls, but want to keep those who have taken their own lives too soon in their world for as long as they were truly destined to.

May It Please The Court (2022)

Noh Chak-Hee has built her entire career as a corporate lawyer on using the most ruthless techniques imaginable. But after winning a high-profile case by manipulating the victim, she has to serve her sentence and return to the Seoul public defender's office. The setback, however, only gives her more opportunities.