K-Dramas Like My Perfect Stranger
Loved My Perfect Stranger (2023), KBS2, and want more with the same feel? It is known for time travel, murder and investigation. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Life on Mars
라이프 온 마스
Han Tae Joo is a modern, by-the-numbers detective who trusts data over instinct.
Same feel: 1980s, Time Travel, Murder, Mystery
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Tunnel
터널
In 1986 a determined detective is hunting a serial killer when he slips through a tunnel and comes out in present-day Seoul, thirty years later.
Same feel: Time Travel, Murder, Investigation, Sci-Fi
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Boyhood
소년시대
In the late 1980s, a small, bullied boy transfers to a rough agricultural high school where fists decide everything.
Same feel: 1980s
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365: Repeat the Year
365: 운명을 거스르는 1년
Every year, a mysterious rule allows ten people to go back in time and relive the past twelve months. When they use it, their choices ripple out in strange and dangerous ways.
Same feel: Time Travel, Murder, Mystery, Drama
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Again My Life
어게인 마이 라이프
Hui U claws his way from a low-ranked high schooler to a public prosecutor, only to be killed while chasing down political corruption.
Same feel: Time Travel, Investigation, Mystery, Drama
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Beyond Evil
괴물
Twenty years ago a girl vanished from a quiet town, and her disappearance has never been solved. Now a series of new murders has shaken the same place.
Same feel: Murder, Investigation, Mystery, Drama
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Youth of May
오월의 청춘
In Gwangju in 1980, medical student Hwang Hee-tae, a golden boy from a comfortable family, meets nursing student Kim Myung-hee, a girl who dreams of a better life.
Same feel: 1980s, Drama, Romance
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Snowdrop
설강화
In 1987, a wounded man leaps into the dormitory of a women's university in Seoul, and a student named Yeong Ro finds him and hides him.
Same feel: 1980s, Drama, Romance
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The Good Detective
모범형사
When doubts arise about a five-year-old murder conviction, a veteran detective teams up with a young hotshot to look into the case's hidden truths.
Same feel: Murder, Investigation, Mystery, Drama
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Answer Me 1994
응답하라 1994
A group of college freshmen from different provinces move into the same Seoul boarding house in 1994, brought together mostly by their landlady's daughter Na-jung.
Same feel: Nostalgia, Drama, Romance
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About My Perfect Stranger
Two strangers, a young news anchor and a woman who once wanted to become a writer, are thrown back to 1987 through a strange twist of fate. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like My Perfect Stranger
What are the best dramas like My Perfect Stranger?
Our top picks are Life on Mars, Tunnel, Boyhood, followed by 365: Repeat the Year. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as time travel, murder and investigation, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch My Perfect Stranger?
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