Tense and Frustrating, Here Are 6 Recommendations for Korean Dramas About Unusual Games, Including SQUID GAME to THE 8 SHOW!

Kapanlagi.com - Korean dramas have many genres including horror, drama, romance, thriller, and others. These genres create different atmospheres for the viewers. With these different genres, many new dramas have emerged with unique storylines that are certainly interesting to watch.

One type of Korean drama that is being developed a lot nowadays is the drama with game stories. Not just any game, these dramas with game themes provide a tense and thrilling atmosphere for the players. This is because the audience will feel how to survive or complete these unusual games. Here are 6 recommendations for Korean dramas about unusual games.

1. NIGHT HAS COME

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NIGHT HAS COME is a Korean drama directed by Lim Dae Woong that was released in 2023 and has 12 episodes. This drama tells the story of the students in the 2nd and 3rd classes at Yooil High School who go on a field trip. There, they are forced to participate in a mafia game that leads to many deaths. As the mafia game begins, they start playing the game and look for ways to survive and stop the game, even though they ultimately have to witness the deaths of their classmates every night. This drama stars many young actors and actresses such as Lee Jae In as Lee Yoon Seo, Kim Woo Seok as Kim Jun Hee, Choi Ye Bin as Oh Jeong Won, Cha Woo Min as Go Kyung Jun, Ahn Ji Ho as Jin Da Bum, and Jung So Ri as Kim So Mi.

2. PYRAMID GAME

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The next Korean drama is PYRAMID GAME. PYRAMID GAME is a drama that airs from February 29 to March 21, 2024, on TVING. Directed by Park So Yeon, this drama tells the story of a female student named Sung Soo Ji who is transferred to Baekyeon Girls High School in Seoul. She starts studying there in the 2nd class of 5th grade. On her first day at her new school, she sees that her class is generally peaceful, but also a bit strange. She has to participate in a bizarre game called “Pyramid Game,” where students vote to determine popularity from A to F. The student who ranks F will then become the target of bullying by students from higher classes. Sung Soo Ji tries to escape her difficulties and also attempts to end this “Pyramid Game.” Some of the actresses starring in this drama include Bona as Sung Soo Ji, Jang Da A as Baek Ha Rin, Ryu Da In as Myung Ja Eun, Shin Seul Ki as Seo Do A, Kang Na Eon as Im Ye Lim, and other actresses.

3. SQUID GAME

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Next is the Korean drama from Netflix titled SQUID GAME. SQUID GAME is a drama created by director and writer Hwang Dong Hyuk. This drama has 9 episodes that were released all at once on September 17, 2021. As for the plot, this drama tells the story of Seong Gi Hun who has been fired from his job. His life is very sad. Seong Gi Hun hears about a secret survival game, with a prize of 45.6 billion won for the winner. He decides to participate in the game. Meanwhile, Cho Sang-Woo is like a brother to Seong Gi Hun and vice versa. They grew up in the same environment. Despite coming from a poor family background, Cho Sang-Woo graduated from a prestigious university and got a good job. He is now facing a crisis due to embezzlement of company funds. He decides to join the secret survival game along with Seong Gi Hun. There are also other characters with similar economic backgrounds who have the goal of earning money through the game. Some of the players in this drama include Lee Jung Jae as Seong Gi Hun, Park Hae Soo as Cho Sang Woo, Jung Ho Yeon as Kang Sae Byeok, Anupam Tripathi as Ali Abdul, and others.

4. LIAR’S GAME

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LIAR’S GAME is a Korean drama that tells the story of a game followed by various contestants with a prize of 10 billion won. Contestants who succeed in deceiving others will win the prize. Many contestants participate in this game, including the genius con artist Cha Woo-Jin and the naive student Nam Da-Jung. This drama was released from October 20 to November 25, 2014, on tvN and is the work of director Kim Hong Sun. The three main stars in this drama are Lee Sang Yoon as Cha Woo Jin, Kim So Eun as Nam Da Jung, and Shin Sung Rok as Kang Do Young.

5. DEATH’S GAME

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DEATH’S GAME is a Korean drama directed by Ha Byung Hoon that aired on TVING on December 15, 2023, and January 5, 2024. This 8-episode drama tells the story of Choi Yee Jae, who was raised in a poor family background, but he has an intelligent and kind-hearted personality. After 7 years of failing to find a decent job, he is now filled with despair and hopelessness. He decides to end his life, thinking everything will be over after his suicide. However, after his death, he encounters a being named Death, who stands at the gateway to Hell. He is sentenced to experience death 12 more times through different bodies. If he wants to avoid going to hell, he must survive. This drama features many actors and actresses. However, the two main actors in this drama are Seo In Guk as Choi Yee Jae and Park So Dam as Death.

6. THE 8 SHOW

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A Korean drama about the last game that exists. This drama tells the story of 8 people who need money invited to participate in the reality show Money Game. The eight individuals must live in a studio that consists only of concrete walls. If they can survive for 100 days, they can share a prize of 44.8 billion won equally. However, everything they spend, including necessities like food, water, and electricity, will be charged at 1,000 times the normal price and deducted from the prize they win. This drama will air with 8 episodes simultaneously on May 17, 2024, on Netflix. The 8 main cast members in this drama are Ryu Jun Yeol as 3F, Chun Woo Hee as 8F, Park Jeong Min as 7F, Lee Yul Eum as 4F, Park Hae Joon as 6F, Lee Joo Young as 2F, Moon Jeong Hee as 5F, and Bae Sung Woo as 1F.

Those were 6 recommendations for unusual game dramas that can be a reference for your viewing with family or friends. These dramas certainly have unique storylines, so they won't be boring to watch. So, out of those 6 dramas, which one have you watched?

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