8 Best K-Dramas Like Bad and Crazy

If you finished watching the Bad and Crazy series you might be looking for other shows that are similar to this one. Bad and Crazy has the perfect blend of comedy and action, while also handling serious themes like corruption and injustice. The two main actors, Lee Dong-Wook and Wi Ha-Joon have amazing chemistry, and so for this list, we are looking for something similar in that as well.

Elements like a good actors duo, split personality, dark comedy, and action, with some added serious themes like anti-corruption, will be spread throughout this list. Now that we’ve established some key elements for what we are looking for, let’s take a look at the 8 best K-Dramas like Bad and Crazy.

The Ghost Doctor (2022) – 16 episodes

What’s it about: This K-Drama follows the story of a genius doctor who is rumored to be possessed by a ghost. They say that all good doctors have to be douchebags but after arriving at the hospital, an even more arrogant inters starts to challenge the genius doctor. Their two stories intertwine and they start to learn from each other.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: In this show, we have the same element of two people living in one person’s body, so somewhat of a split personality. While the setting is pretty different, we have similarities in the bromance between the two characters that build over time. Another place where it’s similar to Bad and Crazy is in its humor as well.

Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015) – 20 episodes

What’s it about: The show follows a man whose alternate personality shows up one day and coincidentally falls in love with the same woman as the host. This creates tension between the three characters, and the question is, who will be the one to get the girl in the end?

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: This show definitely has a different setting than the Bad and Crazy series, it’s mostly romantic. However, the place where they do collide is the fact that we have a main character who has a split personality, in this series portrayed by the same actor.

The Player (2018) – 14 episodes

What’s it about: This is a story about a team of talented individuals, all of them bringing a special skill to solve different crimes. Their goal is to confiscate dirty money and find the criminals involved in the schemes.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: This show has a very similar vibe to Bad and Crazy. The same type of humor and action sequence combination that you will most likely enjoy. Another area where they are alike is the fact that the team is trying to uncover crimes, which is something we see in the Bad and Crazy drama as well.

God’s Quiz (2010) – 62 episodes

What’s it about: After a mysterious death happened at a hospital, Korea’s top medical examiner, Han Jin Woo is called. He leads a team of experts that conduct medical crime investigations. Turns out there have been multiple deaths and the team has to figure out who’s behind them.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: This is another medical K-Drama, so that makes the setting different but what’s similar is the fact that we have a team investigating potential internal corruption. We also have a main character on the show who has a split personality.

Taxi Driver (2021) – 16 episodes

What’s it about: This series follows mostly the character Kim Do-Ki from a company called Rainbow Taxi. This company provides a special service for those who have been victims of crimes, and you can call them if you wanted to get revenge in such a circumstance.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: Both of the K-Dramas talk about injustice and revenge as their main theme. There is also a hit of darker humor and a crazy protagonist as well. Their female characters are also very driven toward their goals.

Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022) – 16 episodes

What’s it about: The main character of this series botch wanted to become a military prosecutor but for different reasons. Do Bae-Man became a prosecutor hoping he would find success and wealth, looking forward to his retirement day to come. Cha Woo-In on the other hand became a prosecutor because she wanted to get revenge.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: There is a very direct similarity between the two shows. Bad and Crazy follows a corrupted lawyer that slowly starts to gain back his morals and fight for justice, and Military Prosecutor Doberman is the exact same way. We have a prosecutor who came to the job only looking at how it pays and ends up fighting against injustice.

D.P. (2021) – 6 episodes

What’s it about: This series follows the story of a young Korean military soldier who is assigned to a special investigation mission with his colleague. The show takes the topic of the inside nature of the military very seriously, and how there is an abuse of power in that system.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: When we look at these two shows, they both have two male leads and we have an element of investigation. The tone is more serious in D.P., but just like in Band and Crazy it also has a touch of romance.

The Psychopath Diary (2019) – 16 episodes

What’s it about: This story follows a young worker at a brokerage company with a very shy personality. One day he has a crazy encounter with a serial killer and finds his diary which he then takes so he could show it as evidence to the police. The killer chases him and he ends up hit by a car, after which he forgets what happened and starts to believe he is the real serial killer.

How it’s like Bad and Crazy: Visually, these two shows have the same frame of reference. More importantly in both cases, we have initially scared and timid main characters when it comes to taking action, who switch to a very confident personalities. Another thing that makes it similar is its dark humor, which works well in this genre.