K-Dramas Like While You Were Sleeping

Loved While You Were Sleeping (2017), SBS, and want more with the same feel? It is known for smart male lead, investigation and precognition. Here are 10 Korean dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.

Smart Male LeadInvestigationPrecognitionCheerful Male LeadEccentric Female LeadMurder
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    365: Repeat the Year

    365: 운명을 거스르는 1년

    2020 · MBC · 24 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Drama

    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: Fate, Murder, Fantasy

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    The Fiery Priest

    열혈사제

    2019 · SBS · 40 episodes · Action, Mystery, Comedy

    Father Kim is a hot-tempered priest with a hidden past who becomes obsessed with a murder in his own church.

    Same feel: Comedy

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  3. 3

    Partners for Justice

    검법남녀

    2018 · MBC · 32 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Law

    Baek Beom is a brilliant but prickly forensic doctor who has spent ten years reading what the dead have left behind.

    Same feel: Murder, Investigation

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    Stranger

    비밀의 숲

    2017 · tvN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Law

    As a child, Hwang Si-mok had brain surgery that left him almost unable to feel emotion, and he has grown into a prosecutor known for cold logic and a sense of justice that cannot…

    Same feel: Murder, Investigation

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  5. 5

    The Good Detective

    모범형사

    2020 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Action, Thriller, Mystery

    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, Smart Male Lead

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    Beyond Evil

    괴물

    2021 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Psychological

    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

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    Tunnel

    터널

    2017 · OCN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi

    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: Murder, Investigation, Fantasy

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    Class of Lies

    미스터 기간제

    2019 · OCN · 16 episodes · Thriller, Mystery, Law

    A once-successful lawyer loses everything after a single case goes wrong, and to try to reclaim his reputation, he takes a job as a substitute teacher at the school connected to…

    Same feel: Murder, Investigation

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    Law School

    로스쿨

    2021 · jTBC · 16 episodes · Mystery, Law, Crime

    A death at a top law school shakes the students and staff who were all there that night.

    Same feel: Murder, Investigation, Smart Male Lead

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    Touch Your Heart

    진심이 닿다

    2019 · tvN · 16 episodes · Comedy, Law, Romance

    Yun Seo is a popular actress better known for her looks than her acting, and a scandal involving a chaebol heir sends her career into a nosedive.

    Same feel: First Love, Romance

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About While You Were Sleeping

Nam Hong Ju possesses the ability to foresee future events through her dreams. See the full page, cast and where to watch →

Questions about dramas like While You Were Sleeping

What are the best dramas like While You Were Sleeping?

Our top picks are 365: Repeat the Year, The Fiery Priest, Partners for Justice, followed by Stranger. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as smart male lead, investigation and precognition, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.

Where can I watch While You Were Sleeping?

While You Were Sleeping is listed on Apple TV, Viki. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.

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