K-Dramas like Pinocchio

12 shows with a similar feel

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  The Art of Sarah (2026)Also mystery · drama

  A body found in the middle of town. A luxe label on the rise. A detective tests every stitch of a woman's story that keeps changing. What really happened?

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  My Strange Hero (2018)Also drama · comedy · mystery

  When Kang Bok-Soo was a high school student, he was falsely accused of committing violence and kicked out of school. This was caused by his first love Son Soo-Jung and a male student Oh Se-Ho. Kang Bok-Soo is a now an adult, but his life has not gone smoothly. To get revenge on Son Soo-Jung and Oh Se-Ho, he returns to the same high school as a student. The environment at the school has changed and Kang Bok-Soo gets involved in unexpected cases.

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  Unmasked (2025)Also comedy · mystery · drama

  In modern-day Seoul, a crack team of investigative journalists fight for their careers after broadcasting a controversial story. With time running out, the team are given an impossible task if they want to save their jobs – solve a twenty-year-old cold case involving a famous actor who disappeared without a trace.

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  Celebrity (2023)Also drama · mystery

  Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.

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  Adamas (2022)Also mystery · drama

  Twin brothers Woo-sin and Soo-hyun lose their father in a murder case. Twenty-two years later, the brothers seek to clear their father's name.
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  I Remember You (2015)Also mystery · drama

  A top detective is reunited with a childhood friend who has since become a leading criminal profiler. Can they join forces to stop a serial killer?

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  The Prosecutor's Proposal (2026)Also mystery · drama

  A victim’s son and a killer’s son reunite as a prosecutor and investigator, fighting systemic corruption while becoming each other's salvation.

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  Revenge of Others (2022)Also drama · mystery

  A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed her brother's death. A "hero," who avenges bullied students, appears at Yongtan High. Chan-mi speculates that it may be connected to her brother and starts looking for this hero.

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  Sonny Boy (2021)Also drama · mystery

  On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.
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  Redeeming Love (2024)Also drama

  After losing her closest family, Jiang Tong makes a powerful comeback, determined to expose hidden crimes and take down the mastermind. Along the way, she becomes entangled in a passionate struggle with her former love, Gao Xiuyu, while her return brings about new fates for those from her past.
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  丈夫的陷阱 (2024)Also drama
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  Moon River (2025)Also drama · mystery · comedy

  In Joseon, a vengeful crown prince and a memory-lost merchant mysteriously swap bodies, unraveling a web of chaos, secrets, and unexpected fate.

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