The Unwelcome Guest

K-Dramas like The Unwelcome Guest

Finished The Unwelcome Guest (2013) and want that feeling again? These 8 shows come closest.

8 shows with a similar feel

  • The Manipulated (2025)

    Taejoong's life is torn apart when he's framed for a heinous crime and imprisoned. Discovering it was all orchestrated by someone on the outside, he embarks on a rage-fueled quest for revenge.

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  • The Judge Returns (2026)

    The return of corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who was a slave to a large law firm, to the past 10 years ago. He makes new choices to punish evil and implement justice.

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  • When the Camellia Blooms (2019)

    Dongbaek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.

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  • Reply 1988 (2015)

    Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighbourhood in Seoul.

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  • Gangnam B-Side (2024)

    When Jaehee, a top call girl at a club in Gangnam, goes missing, Detective Kang Dongwoo returns to crack the case. Prosecutor Min Seojin aims to rise in rank, while the notorious pimp, Yoon Gilho becomes a prime suspect. They unravel a web of secrets and connections behind the case.

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  • High Society (2015)

    Jang Yoon-Ha is the youngest daughter of a chaebol. Even though her family is extremely wealthy, she holds a part-time job at a food market. She hides her background as an heiress and attempts to find a man that loves her for herself.

  • The Penthouse (2020)

    A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.

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  • Beautiful Mind (2016)

    Lee Young-O is an excellent neurosurgeon with zero sympathy. One day, he becomes involved in bizarre patient deaths. He also falls in love and recovers his humanity.

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