K-Dramas like Strange Notes

12 shows with a similar feel

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  Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022)Also mystery

  General Lu Lingfeng and Detective Su Wuming uncover supernatural mysteries and hidden conspiracies threatening the empire during Emperor Xuanzong’s reign.

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  Playing Go (2025)Also mystery

  Cui Ye is an ordinary Go teacher whose life spirals into chaos after an accidental entanglement in a crime. As he gradually descends into illegality, his police officer brother, Cui Wei, relentlessly pursues him.
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  Born with Luck (2026)Also mystery

  Zhang Yi'ang, a veteran detective, is sent to Sanjiangkou to investigate a case but soon finds himself caught in a web of crime and corruption. While pursuing a powerful criminal network, he unexpectedly receives help from a group of bungling thieves, who inadvertently aid his mission to unravel the truth behind a murder.
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  I Am Nobody (2023)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  When a student unearths the truth behind his grandfather’s life, he must unveil his secret superpowers to an underworld eager for his emergence.

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  Love Between Lines (2026)Also mystery

  Xiao Zhiyu and Hu Xiu are brought together by a Republic of China-themed murder mystery game. In the scripted NPC game filled with falling snow and spies in the shadows, the two ignite a fateful spark. An unexpected reunion in the real world reveals the mystery of each other's identities. The two shuttle between the misaligned time-spaces of reality and the script, and finally achieve two-way growth in the cross-dimensional bond, completing the transformation of love and self.

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  Return the World to You (2019)Also mystery

  After losing her boyfriend Qi Lei in a suspicious accident, aspiring designer Yi En builds a thriving fashion brand on her own. But Qi Lei, secretly alive and seeking revenge, returns under a new identity.
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  The Temptation Of Happiness (2014)Also mystery

  A neighborhood director infiltrates a pyramid scheme organization, only to uncover shocking connections between the operation and her own past.
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  Talking Bones (2018)Also mystery

  The story revolves around Shang Jie, the overly critical head of a crime investigation team; Xia Ying, a forensic examiner who is completely engrossed with her profession; Li Xue Kai, a detective and a good tracker; Song Mi, an innocent and ditsy analyst and Ying Ming, a second-generation rich who works as a criminal psychologist. The five form an unlikely team as they are the rejects of the department, yet through teamwork and dedication, they succeed in solving the most unusual murder cases.
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  Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? (2025)Also mystery

  After her ex-cop father is murdered on Christmas Eve, Komugi finds a letter hinting at a dark conspiracy and teams up with a lawyer to uncover the truth.
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  Fen Jie Xian (2022)Also mystery

  A desperate father’s robbery to save his sick daughter unravels a conspiracy of corruption and drug trafficking, facing a critical choice between escape and justice.
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  Secrets By the SeaAlso mystery

  Forensic expert Tong Yan joins detective Lu Zhu to solve a 24-year-old cold case centered on twin sisters entangled in a complex battle between light and shadow. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, they confront buried truths in a dangerous game where justice and deception collide.
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  The Memory (2021)Also sci-fi & fantasy

  Lin Chu Fan is the owner of the inn by his deceased friend. He is a phantom eater. He is good at concocting "the realm of beautiful food" through food, so that guests can unwind in the "realm of beautiful food". Dong Li was the "black heart squeeze" by Lin Chu Fan, responsible for the front desk, butler, waiter... and other tasks. Lin Chu Fan is constantly "curing" the psychological problems of the guests. However, as the guests come and go, he begins to feel that some things are strange. He can weave the illusion for the guests, but he can never enter his own "sweet food." ", I can’t seem to recall the past; a girl named "Xiao Xiao" came to him and made him feel familiar, and the women in Xiao Xiao’s mind seemed to have a strange connection with him; he even found that they seemed to be unable to get out of this mountain...