Hidden/Mistaken Identity
Oops! Unless it was on purpose, of course
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1. My Holo Love
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
It's hard work pretending to be your own AI
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2. Panda and Hedgehog
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
The kid we've been looking for has been right under our noses all this time!
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3. Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Lots of past life secrets to go around
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4. My Sassy Girl
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
In his defense, she was acting very unprincess-like so of course he didn't know who she was
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5. Tunnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
It's not like you can tell people you're actually a time traveler
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6. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Gotta find some way to sneak out of the palace
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7. Abyss
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Dying and coming back to life in a new body sure does complicate things sometimes
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8. Man to Man
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Spies and disguises; can't have one without the other
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9. The King: Eternal Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
What's even the point of dopplegangers from another world if you don't pull a few switcheroos?
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10. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Because no one will believe you if you tell them you're from a world that is NOT actually a comic book
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11. High School King of Savvy
Korean Drama - 2014, 17 episodes
Living a boss/high schooler double life is exhausting
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12. The Beauty Inside
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
New month, new body; nothing to see here
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13. Secret Garden
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
This body swapping happens at the most inopportune of times!
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14. The Legend of the Blue Sea
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
A bunch of con artists = a bunch of different identities
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15. Shopping King Louie
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
At least they knew what his name was since it was sewn into his underwear
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16. Dr. Romantic
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
Teacher Kim's identity, the worst kept secret at Doldam Hospital
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17. Another Miss Oh
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
It's generally a good idea to make sure you have the right person before trying to ruin their life
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18. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
It's a Superman/Clark Kent sort of deal...if only he had any idea who either of those people were
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19. Splash Splash LOVE
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
The world's least convincing eunuch disguise
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20. Hyena
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
You know you really want to win a case when you deceive your way into a relationship with the opposing counsel
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21. My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
Obviously you can't go around telling people your girlfriend is a gumiho
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22. Private Lives
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Basically no one is who they say they are
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23. Flower Boy Ramen Shop
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
It's suuuper embarrassing when you mistake a high schooler for an oppa
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24. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Dressing up as your brother to attend school is certainly one way to do it
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25. My Love from the Star
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
Lots of identities to be had over the course of 400 years
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26. Zombie Detective
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Guy can't help it if everyone just assumes he's that detective guy instead a random zombie
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27. Arang and the Magistrate
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
Looking for who you were and how you did is bound to give anyone a bit of an identity crisis
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28. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Waking up in the body of a Joseon queen is bound to mess with you a bit
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29. Hello, Me!
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Because obviously no one is going to believe she's you from 20 years ago
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30. 18 Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
It sure is complicated being a grown man stuck in a teenager's body
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31. Scripting Your Destiny
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Even if you told them you were a god of destiny, it's not like they'd believe you
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32. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
All those stupid macguffin letters making everyone super confused
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33. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
So many hidden identities, it's hard to keep them straight
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34. Pinocchio
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
In this universe, establishing a new identity as an old man's long-dead son is perfectly acceptable
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35. Thirty but Seventeen
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
Turns out the reason she reminds you of a girl you thought was dead is because you had the girl's name wrong this whole time
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36. While You Were Sleeping
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Not gonna lie, may have gotten a little dusty up in here when some of those identities became unhidden
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37. The King's Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
Just a little prince and pauper situation gone horribly wrong
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38. Squid Game
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
It was the old man the whole time #spoilers
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39. The Witch's Diner
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
You think a random witch just coincidentally offers to take over your failing restaurant?
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40. Dali and the Cocky Prince
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Things get sorted out pretty quickly, but not before a whole bunch of gangster impersonators invade the lady's art gallery
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41. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Because even you did tell the truth about him being from 300 years ago, it's not like anyone would believe you
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42. Alchemy of Souls
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
Is she Mu-doek? Or Naksu? Or someone else entirely?
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43. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Time to add a few more identity layers to the hidden identity cake
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44. I'm Not a Robot
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
The robot is a robot, but is sometimes a human, and it's really just a tangled web of deception all around
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45. The Heavenly Idol
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
If you're going to be trapped in a failed idol's body, at least he's the visual
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46. Our Blooming Youth
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
Is there anyone on this show who DOESN'T have a secret identity?
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47. Liar Game
Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
Um, it's called LIAR game
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48. My Perfect Stranger
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Wander around in 1987 without ID one time and everyone thinks you're a spy
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49. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Girl's been hiding her identity so long she doesn't have a sense of identity at all
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50. I Need Romance Season 3
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
He wouldn't have seen her as a man otherwise
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51. See You in My 19th Life
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Obviously no one will believe you if you tell them you remember all your past lives
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52. The Forbidden Marriage
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
A noble lady disguised as a con artist disguised as a psychic disguised as a court lady
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53. Military Prosecutor Doberman
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Because you can't just go around letting everyone know your elaborate revenge plot, at least not right away
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54. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
Obviously no one's going to believe you're yourself from the future
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55. My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
People don't really believe she has a boyfriend, let alone that he's a gumiho
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56. My Lovely Liar
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Becoming a reclusive super-famous composer seems like a counter-productive way of hiding your real identity, but you do you I guess
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57. Twinkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Thankfully people don't automatically believe in time travel, so they just chalk it up to you being a weirdo
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58. Castaway Diva
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Like it was ever really in question which brother was Jung Ki Ho
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59. Go Back Couple
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
No one would believe you're your old self in the body of your young self even if you told them
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60. The Story of Park's Marriage Contract
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Not so much hidden as no one believes you're actually from the past
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61. The Matchmakers
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
Is there anyone on this show who DOESN'T have a secret identity?
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62. Like Flowers in Sand
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Hidden to everyone except Baek Du, who can see right through her
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63. My Sweet Mobster
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
Trying to hide that he's the oppa she's been looking for her whole life
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64. You're All Surrounded
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Can't blame the kid for running away and changing his name after someone tried to kill him
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65. Call It Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
A hidden identity is part and parcel of a hastily executed revenge plot