Such is the case in K-dramas likeHello MonsterandTell Me What You Saw.

Just like quite a few other crime thriller K-dramas,Mouseis inspired by real-life events.

During his undercover work,Gi Kang-jae discovers a secret about the school’s privileged students.

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There are plenty of suspenseful moments throughout, butInspector Kooacts more as a blend between thriller andslice-of-life K-dramas.

The two have mismatched personalities at the start, which makes for some entertaining interactions between them.

However, they end up being a strong team, as seen throughoutPartners for Justice’s two seasons.

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What makesPartners for Justicea solid detective series is its sharp writing and well-crafted plot twists.

However,Flower of Evilensures this never happens.

With each episode,subtle clues are dispersed throughout that hint towards the series' biggest reveal.

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Aside from the mystery,Flower of Evil’s leads do a brilliant job of pulling audiences in.

They work together to solve cold cases and uncover the truth behind a mysterious crime.

This is explained by a mysterious walkie-talkie discovered by criminal profiler Park Hae-young (Lee Je-hoon).

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Mouse (2021)

A rookie police officer and a veteran detective confront a terrifying psychopath whose serial killings have plunged the nation into fear and chaos. As they pursue justice, the encounter with the killer profoundly alters their lives, challenging their beliefs and revealing shocking truths.

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In this Korean drama, a young man with the ability to read secrets through touch partners with a woman hiding her own mysteries. Together, they use his psychometric skills to solve crimes and confront hidden threats, blending elements of romance, mystery, and justice.

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Tell Me What You Saw follows former criminal profiler Oh Hyun Jae, who retreats from society after a personal tragedy. He collaborates with detective Hwang Hwa Young and rookie officer Cha Soo Young, possessing a photographic memory, to hunt down a resurfacing serial killer who was believed to be dead.

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Vagabond (2019)

Vagabond is a South Korean television series that premiered in 2019, starring Lee Seung-gi as Cha Dal-geon, a stuntman who becomes embroiled in a mysterious plane crash that kills his family. As he searches for the truth, he uncovers a web of corruption and deceit that leads him to team up with a covert operative, Go Hae-ri, played by Bae Suzy.

Flower of Evil (2020)

Flower of Evil is a South Korean thriller series that follows the story of Baek Hee-sung, a man who hides his dark past and pretends to be a perfect husband and father. However, his life is disrupted when Detective Cha Ji-won, a determined and intelligent detective, begins to suspect him of being involved in a series of mysterious events.

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Signal is a South Korean crime thriller television series that follows a detective from the present day who communicates with a detective from the past through a ham radio. They work together to solve cold cases and uncover the truth behind a mysterious crime.