K-Dramas Like Pinocchio
Loved Pinocchio (2014), SBS, and want more with the same feel? It is known for journalism, compulsive truth telling and family secrets. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Moving
무빙
Three high schoolers, Bong-seok, Hui-su and Gang-hoon, each have unusual powers they have to hide, inherited from parents who spent their own lives concealing the same secret.
Same feel: Family Secrets, Fantasy, Drama
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The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun
태양을 삼킨 여자
Baek Seol Hui is a cheerful single mother who runs a small restaurant and raises her daughter on her own.
Same feel: Family Secrets, Drama, Romance
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Kangchi, the Beginning
구가의 서
Kang Chi is half human, half mythical beast, the son of a mountain guardian spirit and a human woman, raised at an inn after being adopted by its lord.
Same feel: Fantasy, Romance
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What Happens to My Family?
가족끼리 왜 이래
Fed up with how his three grown children treat him, a father decides to sue them for the affection and respect he feels he deserves.
Same feel: Drama, Romance
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It's Okay, That's Love
괜찮아, 사랑이야
Jae Yeol is a famous mystery novelist and radio host with a sharp tongue and a very hidden set of worries.
Same feel: Drama, Romance
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Cruel City
무정도시
Shi Hyun is the newly promoted number two in a drug cartel and lives in the shadows, going by a name few people know.
Same feel: Romance
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Queen and I
인현왕후의 남자
Bung Do is a scholar who supported Queen In Hyeon when she was deposed. He is sent 300 years into the future, to modern Seoul, where he meets Hui Jin, a struggling actress with a…
Same feel: Fantasy, Romance
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The Legend of the Blue Sea
푸른 바다의 전설
Sim Cheong, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love to modern-day Seoul.
Same feel: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
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Healer
힐러
Seo Jeong-hu works as a night courier known only as Healer, and for the right price he can get his clients almost anything.
Same feel: Romance
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10
Misaeng: Incomplete Life
미생
Geu Rae grew up training to be a professional Go player, but his dream ends and he stumbles into a trading company as a contract intern with no experience.
Same feel: Drama
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About Pinocchio
Choi In-ha has a rare condition that makes her hiccup uncontrollably whenever she tries to lie, which pushes her toward journalism as a profession built entirely on telling the… See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Pinocchio
What are the best dramas like Pinocchio?
Our top picks are Moving, The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun, Kangchi, the Beginning, followed by What Happens to My Family?. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as journalism, compulsive truth telling and family secrets, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Pinocchio?
Streaming details for Pinocchio are on its page, and availability can differ by country.
How does DramaHog pick similar dramas?
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