K-Dramas like Mischievous Detectives

11 shows with a similar feel

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  Busted! (2018)Also comedy · mystery

  Suspense, surprises and fun abound in this Korean variety game show featuring big personalities and even bigger mysteries in every episode.

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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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  Blue Box (2024)Also drama

  Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!
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  Last One Standing (2019)Also mystery

  Luo Ran has been investigating the death of his wife with his best friend Ning Yu. They end up getting onto a train headed for C City in order to chase female suspect Jiang Xue. The train suddenly derails mid-journey, and the hundred or so survivors find themselves transported to a ruined city with no living soul in sight, cut off from the rest of the world. The city is filled with dangers on all sides and supplies are dwindling. The survivors start dying off or disappearing one by one—a brutal game of survival begins.
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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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  Yagamikun no Katei no Jijou (1994)Also comedy
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  Narenare -Cheer for You!- (2024)Also comedy · drama

  Misora Kanata is a first-year student on the Takanosaki High School cheerleading team. She won a national championship in middle school, but can’t jump after a mistake in a competition. She befriends Suzuha, Shion, Anna, Onka, and Megumi to form the PoMPoMs. Their new team goes beyond cheerleading to reach the hearts of the people they cheer on. They might just change the world!
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  Four Hands, Two Sonatas (2026)Also drama

  When two young pianists from completely different worlds meet at an elite music high school, the melodies of their lives become intimately intertwined.

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  A Condition Called Love (2024)Also comedy · drama

  High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi, leading to him asking her out and her becoming flustered. Witness a girl who grapples with the enigma of love and a boy who is heavy handed with it.
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  When We Meet (2022)Also comedy · drama

  An office worker, Lu Ming, and a high school student, Deng Yu, look exactly alike and cross paths by chance, intertwining their fates. As they navigate each other’s worlds, they gradually learn to understand and heal one another, growing closer until they become an inseparable part of each other’s lives.
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  The Promise of Growing Up Together (2024)Also drama

  In the lively town of Luxiang, an ordinary girl, Xia Mi, unexpectedly gains entry to the city’s top high school, where she meets three unique classmates: the outgoing Zhang Ruoxi, the steady top student Fan Yuan, and the kind-hearted Lin Ruolei. Together with a diverse group of friends, they embark on a humorous and heartfelt journey, navigating friendship, family, and first love. As they grow and pursue their dreams, they create an unforgettable story of youth and resilience.