University Hospital ~ A Must-Watch for Medical Drama Fans
“University Hospital” (aka “Mysterious Nurse”) is a 2018 Korean drama series, with 6 episodes (a short-form TV drama), categorized as Medical drama, Crime, Mystery, Fantasy or ...
Category Archives: crime
The Guest ~ Need an Exorcist, Psychic, or Detective?
“The Guest” is a 2018 Korean drama series, 16 episodes, categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery, Fantasy, Supernatural, and Horror; streaming free on The Roku ...
Project Wolf Hunting ~ The Merciless Against the Merciless
“Project Wolf Hunting” is a 2022 Korean film, categorized as Action, Crime, Serial Killer, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), and Horror; streaming free on The Roku Channel. SUMMARY: A ...
Diva ~ Did I Kill My Friend or Did She Try to Kill Me?
“Diva” is a 2020 Korean movie, and categorized as Crime, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense; and streaming on Viki. SUMMARY: Two friends grew up together, one taught the other to ...
2 Korean Ghost Films Involving Crime and Mystery (Pt 2 of 2)
Continuing my recommendations for Korean ghost movies that are “unusually strange” (in my opinion). Movie (2) titled “Cadaver” (aka “The Cut”) had a low rating but I prefer to ...
2 Korean Ghost Films Involving Crime and Mystery (Pt 1 of 2)
Recommending two movies that are “unusually strange” (in my opinion). Horror is not my favorite genre, but if the plot involves crime and mystery, my curiosity gets the better ...
Whisper ~ A Manual on How To Buy and Sell the Law
“Whisper” is a 2017 Korean drama series, with 17 episodes, categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery, Legal Drama, Revenge, and Romance; available on Viki. SUMMARY: ...
Devils ~ The Devil Swapped Bodies With Me
“Devils” is a 2023 Korean film, categorized as Action, Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural, Body-Swapping, Horror, and Thriller; streaming on Tubi. SUMMARY: Don’t think you can ...
Karma ~ Frankly Speaking, They Had It Coming!
“Karma” is a 2025 Korean drama series, with 6 episodes, categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery, Legal and Medical Drama; based on a webtoon of the same name and ...
Gate ~ The Crime of the Century? (Not Really.)
“Gate” is a 2018 Korean movie, categorized as Crime and Comedy; and streaming on Freevee and Tubi TV (platforms that stream free content with ads). SUMMARY: If you can steal ...
Extreme Job ~ Who Knew a Narc Squad Made Great Fried Chicken
“Extreme Job” is a 2019 Korean movie, categorized as Action, Family, Crime and Comedy; and streaming on Viki. SUMMARY: A narcotics squad buys a failing fried chicken ...
Clean Up ~ Why Can’t I Clean Up My Conscience?
“Clean Up” is a 2019 Korean movie, categorized as Crime, and Psychological Thriller; and streaming on KOCOWA+. SUMMARY: A woman is not only grieving the loss of her son but is ...
Search Out ~ A Sick Way to Use Social Media
“Search Out” is a 2020 Korean movie, categorized as Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Psychological, Thriller, and Police Procedural; and streaming on KOCOWA+. SUMMARY: Two ...
Insane ~ You Gotta Believe Me! I’m not Crazy!
“Insane” is a 2016 Korean movie, categorized as Crime, Mystery, Medical drama, Legal drama, Thriller, and Suspense; and streaming on KOCOWA+. SUMMARY: A woman is wrongfully ...
Misty ~ I Want to Leave You, But I’ll Defend You
“Misty” is a 2018 Korean drama series, with 16 episodes, categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Mystery, Legal Drama, and Romance; and streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime ...
A Watch List of 25 Korean Dramas (2024-2025) ONLY ON VIKI
When it comes to keeping Korean drama addicts satisfied Netflix and Viki continue to duke it out. In my humble opinion, Viki is the GO-TO streaming platform for all the ...
Revelations – The Criminal Died Accidentally But …
“Revelations” is a 2025 Korean drama movie, categorized as Crime, Thriller, and Suspense; based on a webtoon of the same name and streaming on Netflix. SUMMARY: A detective in ...
Mr. Baek – I’m Young Again and Might Go To Jail?
“Mr. Baek” (or “Mr. Back”) is a 2014 Korean drama series, with 16 episodes, and categorized as Fantasy, Supernatural, Crime, Corporate or Office Drama, Family, Romance, and ...
Pride and Prejudice – A Rookie Prosecutor Proves Her Worth
“Pride and Prejudice” is a 2014 Korean drama series, with 21 episodes, categorized as Legal Drama, Crime, Mystery, Office or Workplace, and Romance; streaming on KOCOWA+. ...
Hyper Knife – A Brain Surgeon with a Lil Bit of Craziness
“Hyper Knife” is a 2025 Korean drama series, with 8 episodes, and categorized as Medical Drama, Crime, and Thriller; streaming on Disney+/Hulu. SUMMARY: A young brain surgeon ...
Lovers, Final Series in a Trilogy ~ Saved the Best for Last
“Lovers” is a 2006 Korean drama series with 20 episodes, categorized as Romance; based on the Lee Man-hee stage play “Turn Around and Leave”; and streaming on Viki and ...
Giant – Add To the List of Korean Dramas Set in Gangnam
“Giant” is a 2010 Korean drama series, with 60 episodes, categorized as Historical drama, Crime, Political Thriller, Family, Romance, and Revenge; and streaming on Viki and ...
Drop ~ To Be Released in Theaters on April 11, 2025
“DROP”, is a Psychological Thriller movie, scheduled for a theatrical release in the US on April 11, 2025; and will start streaming on Hulu on June 15, 2025. All ...
Oh, the Mysterious – You’re Out Here. But You’re In There?
“Oh, the Mysterious” (aka “Doubtful Victory”) is a 2017 Korean drama series with 40 episodes (about 35 minutes each), categorized as Crime, Mystery, Action, and ...
Squad 38 – We Need to Collect Taxes Owed |
“Squad 38” (aka “38 Task Force”) is a 2016 Korean drama series with 16 episodes, categorized as Crime, and Comedy; and streaming on Tubi TV. SUMMARY: A Seoul City Hall chief ...
Family Matters ~ Don’t Tell The Kids What We Do
“Family Matters” (aka “Family Plan”) is a 2024 Korean drama series with 6 episodes, categorized as Thriller Suspense, and Action; and streaming on Tubi TV. SUMMARY: A family ...
Buried Hearts ~ You Can’t Have Success and Be Happy
“Buried Hearts” is a 2025 Korean drama series with 16 episodes, categorized as Romance, Revenge, Thriller, Suspense, Crime, and Mystery; and streaming on Disney+/Hulu. ...
Five (5) Koreanovela TV Dramas Reviewed on PopGeeks
Have you ever heard the term “Koreanovela”? It’s a portmanteau (newly invented word or phrase) that combines “Korean” and “telenovela”. A ...
The Hypnosis ~ Are They Real Memories or Just Imagination?
“Hypnosis” is a 2021 Korean movie, categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Revenge, and Horror; and streaming on Tubi TV. SUMMARY: Some ...
Christmas Carol ~ Who Killed My Twin Brother?
“Christmas Carol” is a 2022 Korean movie, categorized as Thriller, Crime, Mystery, and Revenge; based on the novel of the same name by Joo Won-Kyu; and is streaming on Tubi ...
Go Back – Kidnap a child. Pay the Ransom to Welfare
“Go Back” is a 2021 Korean movie; categorized as Thriller, Suspense, Crime, and Mystery. SUMMARY: This K-drama addresses a very sensitive topic: child abuse. A ...
Hit And Run Squad – The Police Commissioner is Corrupt
“Hit-and-Run Squad” is a 2019 Action-Crime Korean movie. SUMMARY: The female detective was assigned to a special operation that failed but she wasn’t fired. Intead her ...
Four Japanese Dramas That You May Not Know About (2017-2018)
Shorter Japanese Dramas fromFall 2017 & Winter 2018 The joy of watching Japanese dramas is the fact that they tend to cover and explore subject matters that are not the ...