Asian Dramas Like The Tourist

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of The Tourist — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of story.

2022 TV Show Thriller Mystery Dark Comedy
10 Asian Drama Matches

My Dangerous Wife

25% match
16 eps tvN Thriller Mystery Drama

A husband plotting to murder his wife to be with his mistress has his scheme unravel spectacularly when his wife discovers the plan — and decides to turn the tables in the most ter…

Like The Tourist, it leans hard into dark comedy. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Black Out

23% match
12 eps MBC Thriller Mystery Crime

A detective wakes up in a hospital with no memory, covered in someone else's blood, and holding a wedding ring that isn't his. As he reconstructs his identity, every clue suggests …

If you loved The Tourist's amnesia as a device to rediscover love from scratch, Black Out delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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The Art of Sarah

21% match
8 eps Netflix Crime Mystery Thriller

A Korean-American woman builds an elaborate false identity as a high-society luxury brand executive, targeting the ultra-wealthy elite of Seoul. When her fabricated persona — and t…

If you loved The Tourist's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, The Art of Sarah delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be.

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Nine Puzzles

20% match
10 eps Disney+ Crime Thriller Mystery

A former genius detective, now a reclusive puzzle constructor, is pulled back into an active case when a series of murders with perfectly crafted puzzles left at each scene seems d…

If you loved The Tourist's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Nine Puzzles delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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16 eps JTBC Drama Thriller Mystery

Five mothers whose children attend the same elite elementary school form a reluctant friendship, as their picture-perfect lives begin unraveling to reveal jealousy, ambition, and b…

Like The Tourist, it leans hard into dark comedy. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Little Women

20% match
12 eps tvN Thriller Drama Mystery

Three sisters from a poor Seoul family stumble into a conspiracy involving sixty-nine billion won that the most powerful family in Korea has been moving in secret. Oh In-joo is exh…

If you loved The Tourist's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Little Women delivers exactly that. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Light Shop

19% match
12 eps Disney+ Thriller Mystery Horror

A mysterious light shop appears overnight in an ordinary neighborhood, and a series of strange deaths begins to surround it. A stubborn detective and a woman with no memory of her …

If you loved The Tourist's amnesia as a device to rediscover love from scratch, Light Shop delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be.

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Misty

19% match
16 eps jtBC Thriller Drama Mystery

A news anchor whose career spirals after a controversial broadcast gets entangled in a murder investigation.

Same gripping energy throughout. You'll recognize the determined investigator immediately.

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Unmasked

19% match
16 eps SBS Thriller Drama Mystery

An investigative journalist known for exposing corporate corruption discovers that her latest target — a pharmaceutical empire hiding fatal drug trial data — is connected to her ow…

The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Day and Night

19% match
32 eps Youku Crime Mystery Thriller

Guan Hongfeng and Guan Hongtao are identical twin brothers — one a police detective with an official badge, the other a fugitive wanted for mass murder. The problem: the fugitive i…

If you loved The Tourist's relentless game of predator and prey where the tables keep turning, Day and Night delivers exactly that. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

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Asian Dramas Like The Tourist: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like The Tourist?

If you love The Tourist, start with My Dangerous Wife or Black Out — both share the same Thriller and Mystery DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of The Tourist?

The closest Korean equivalent to The Tourist is My Dangerous Wife (2020), which scores a 25% match on DramaMatch. Like The Tourist, it leans hard into dark comedy. The pacing is tense enough to make you watch through your fingers.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like The Tourist?

Asian dramas similar to The Tourist are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do The Tourist fans like K-dramas?

The Tourist fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Thriller and Mystery. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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