Tense and Full of Mystery, Here are 5 Korean Crime Profiler Dramas You Must Watch!

Kapanlagi.com - Having a mysterious storyline and many tense scenes, Korean dramas about criminal profilers often attract viewers' attention. The various cases presented often impress viewers with the process of solving criminal cases. Usually, in solving a case, the ability of a criminal profiler is needed to search for the perpetrator by identifying possible suspects.

Below are some drama recommendations that will present stories about criminal profilers solving a crime case. Full of puzzles and thrilling storylines, and even a plot twist that can astonish viewers.

So, what are these dramas? Check out the following article before you watch them!

1. CHIMERA (2021)

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A case of explosion in 1984 is repeated after 35 years. This explosion case is followed by a series of murders. Chae Jae Hyun (Park Hae Soo), a detective, is assigned to the Major Crime Investigation department to uncover this case.

He is not alone, he is assisted by his two colleagues, a doctor named Lee Jong Yeob (Lee Hee Joon), and a criminal profiler named Yoo Jin (Claudia Kim). The perpetrator of the cases in 2019 and 1984 is caused by the same person called Chimera.

Chimera itself is a Greek mythological figure in the form of an alien creature with a lion's head. Can the three of them uncover the perpetrator behind his identity as Chimera?

2. MEMORIST (2020)

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A detective named Dong Baek (Yoo Seung Ho) has a special ability, which is that he can read someone's memories by touching them. Thanks to his ability, Dong Baek becomes well-known, he is also highlighted by the media and even allows himself to be a research subject.

With this special power, Dong Baek is highly respected and becomes one of the popular detectives because he can uncover major cases. One day, he receives a serial murder case to investigate. He works together with a smart criminal profiler named Han Sun Mi (Lee Se Young).

Han Sun Mi's intelligence and Dong Baek's ability are deployed to uncover the perpetrator behind the serial murder case.

3. THROUGH THE DARKNESS (2022)

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Through The Darkness tells the true story of a criminal profiler in South Korea, Kwon Il Yong. He was a police officer in 1989 and became the first profiler in South Korea in 2000.

The drama revolves around the police discovering a series of serial murders committed by Red Hat. A criminal profiler named Son Ha Young (Kim Nam Gil) is assigned to investigate the case.

The perpetrator plans the murders intricately and is difficult to predict, so the investigative team needs the right strategy. They use a disclosure method by studying the personalities of criminals who could possibly be Red Hat.

4. VOICE 4 (2021)

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Voice 4 tells the story of a serial killer with extraordinary hearing abilities. With the same ability, Kang Kwon Joo (Lee Ha Na) feels pressured to capture the perpetrator.

Not alone, she is assisted by detective Derek Cho (Song Seung Heon) who is firm in his principles and does not tolerate crime. Kang Kwon Joo has been experiencing PTSD since the death of Do Kang Woo, but she continues to strive to fulfill her duties as the leader of the emergency call center 112.

Who is the serial killer and will Kang Kwon Joo be able to find them with her abilities?

5. CRIME PUZZLE (2021)

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This drama tells the story of Han Seung Min (Yoon Kye Sang), a professor at the Police University and a forensic psychologist, who confesses to killing the father of his girlfriend Yo Hee (Go Ah Sung). Not only Yo Hee's father, but he also admits to killing others. Because of his actions, Seung Min has to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Yo Hee, who is also a criminal profiler, finds it hard to believe her boyfriend's actions and is determined to uncover the truth behind this murder. During the interview process with Seung Min, Yo Hee discovers unexpected facts and truths. It all becomes a puzzle that she and Seung Min try to solve.

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