Looking for good dramas that revolves around hidden identity / disguised MC.

Reasons for having another identity can be: Criminal vs Cop / Undercover / Amnesia / Cross dressing / Time travel / etc

Some good examples that I have watched:

Flower of evil (criminal vs cop) (my favourite in this list)

Cruel city (undercover)

My Boss My Hero (criminal)

Life on Mars (time travel)

Secretly Greatly (spy)

Painter of the Wind (cross dressing)

Luck Key (amnesia)

JIN (time travel)

The Bridal Mask (vigilante)

Iljimae (vigilante)

Psychopath Diary (amnesia)

18 again (time travel)

Emergency Couple


Note: I'm not interested in romantic reverse harem especially for the cross dressing genre.


Thank you!

I'm not a robot (FL pretending to be a robot)

Love in the Moonlight (cross dressing FL)

The Tale of NokDu (cross dressing ML)

Ashi Girl (time travel)

My Boss My Hero (member of yakuza pretending to be high school student)

Nobunaga Concerto (time travel)

Healer (undercover)

There are some good dramas with Yoon Shi Yoon (Psychopath 's Diary) that I recommend:

  • Your Honor (Twins)
  • Train (Parallel Worlds)
  • The Best Hit (Time Travel)  

And here are some more dramas:

  • Miss Ma, Nemesis (criminal/revenge)
  • Mask (criminal)
  • Rooftop Prince (Time Travel)
  • Let Me Introduce Her (Hiding/amnesia)
  • The Guardians 
  • Healer (undercover)
  • Angry Mom (undercover)
  • Good Casting (undercover)
  • Room Nº 9 (Swap bodies/revenge)

Hello, Me! (time travel)

You Who Came from the Stars (undercover)

Rurouni Kenshin !!!!! (criminal)

The Crowned Clown !!!! (undercover)

Class of Lies (undercover)

Awaken (undercover)

I listed everything I could think of off the top of my head and through quick searching. I included a variety of genres from thrillers to romance to political intrigue to hopefully suit whatever mood or tastes you have. They're not in any particular order, I've watched nearly all of these and loved them. If you'd to know more about any of them, or if you'd like more drama recommendations, or if you'd like to extend the recommendations to anime and manga as well, I'd be happy to help you and do a more extensive search, as there are simply too many dramas/manga/anime I've seen and read, and far more that fall under the categories you're asking for. So if there's anything more you'd like to ask or discuss on the subject, feel free to reach out to me. :) (I'll shut up now lol here's the list):


- Healer (vigilante)

- 100 Days My Prince (historical/amnesia)

- Ruler: Master of the Mask (historical/identity switch)

- Queen In Hyun's Man (time travel)

- Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (time travel)

- City Hunter (vigilante)

- The Moon That Embraces the Sun (historical/amnesia)

- Empress Ki (cross-dressing, though not throughout the whole drama)

- You're Beautiful (cross-dressing)

- Rooftop Prince (time travel)

- Sungkyungkwan Scandal (historical/cross-dressing)

- Moonlight Drawn by Clouds (historical/cross-dressing)

- Coffee Prince (cross-dressing)

- Faith (time travel)

- Nirvana in Fire (undercover/revenge -  it's a cdrama but absolutely brilliant)

- Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms (cross-dressing/amneisa/undercover - also a cdrama)

- Death Note (criminal/vigilante-wannabe - jdrama)

- Hwarang (historical/undercover)

- What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (kinda secret identity in a way, can' really explain how [spoilers/plot twists])

- Her Private Life (Does being a secretly dedicated fangirl and major fansite owner count as secret identity? XD)

- Goblin: The Great and Lonely God (supernatural/also kinda secret identity [also spoilers/plot twists])

- I Remember You/Hello Monster (criminal)

There are so many dramas that come to mind, a hidden identity or disguise is such a common theme that pretty much every drama has this to some level.

100 Days My Prince    (ML is a crown prince, loses memory and ends up marrying a commoner)

Angel's Last Mission: Love    (An angel is sent on a mission of love, he can't reveal himself as an angel)

Black    (Grim reaper takes over a person to investigate some things, works with FL and hides who he is actually is from her)

Chocolate (FL hides shared history from ML)

Coffee Prince    (FL disguises as a male)

Love in the Moonlight    (FL disguises as a eunuch)

Miss Granny    (FL becomes young and hides who she is from others)

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo    (FL is a time traveler)

Mr. Queen    (FL is a time traveler)

Oh My Ghostess    (FL becomes a willing host for a ghost, so she can hit on her boss)

You Who Came from the Stars    (ML is an alien, must hide that fact)

REASON

Male lead

Female Lead

Must watch

Nirvana In Fire (Redemption)
Healer (Work)

Both MC has Hidden guises:
Mr. Sunshine
Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms

Undercover/Espionage (though I guess most of those in these category has both the ML & FL havng hidden identity)

Time Between Dog And Wolf
The Disguiser
Terius Behind Me
Sweety Spy
Love In Han Yuan
City Hunter
The K2

Myungwol The spy
Spy
Flower in Prison
7th Grade Civil Servant
Different Dreams

Amnesia

Winter Sonata
100 Days My Prince
Shopping King Louie
Save The Last Dance For Me
Frog Prince
Haeundae Lovers

School 2015
Game Rai, Game Rak
Sensory Couple
Lady and the Liar
Stairway to heaven
I Have a Lover
Kill Me Heal Me

Cross Dressing

Tale of Nokdu
Ma Boy

Sungkyungkwan Scandal
Arsenal Military Academy
Coffee Prince
Bromance
Love in the Moonlight
The Heiress

Time Travel/Parallel World

Tunnel
Nobunaga Concerto
Train

Splash Splash Love
Ashi Girl
Lost Love In Times

Sci-Fi/
Supernatural/
Fantasy

Goblin (Goblin & Grim Reaper)
You Who Came from The Stars (alien)
Zombie Detective
Vampire Prosecutor
Scholar Who walks at Night (vampire)
Have Coffee with an Angel
Moonshine and Valentine

Orphan Black (Cloning)
Hi School Love On (Angel)
Legend of The Blue Sea (Mermaid)
Circle (Alien)

Revenge

The Devil / Maou
Money Flower
Ouruburos
Million Stars Falling from the Sky
Bad Guy
A Love to Kill

The Promise
Secret Boutique

Mistaken Identity / Swap Identity deals

Pinocchio
Resurrection
High school King of Savvy

Mask
Bride of the Century
Padiwarada
Cuo Dian Yuan Yang
My Girl

Reincarnation/ TransmigrationThe Untamed
Chicago Typewriter
Miracle That we met
Go Princess Go / Mr. Queen
Bhoop Phae Saniwat
Bu Bu JIngxin / Moon Lovers
Chaebol/RoyaltyOffice Girls
Dalja's Spring
Feast of the Gods
My Shining Eunsoo
Love Returns
All About Mom
Ugly Alert
Happiness
Plerng Naree
Khun Chai Pawornruj
High Society

Hides their PastMr. Sunshine
Scandal
Lies of Lies
Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup
Miss Ripley
Meloholic
  • Terius behind me
  • Healer
  • Kill it
  • Save the last dance for me
  • The prince who turns into a frog
  • 100 days my prince
  • Hana Kimi
  • You're beautiful
  • Ouran High school host club
  • Kazoku Game
  • The Quiz show 2
  • Look out

Kiss that kills

Women of dignity 

Ruler of the mask

Doctor Prisoner 

Vigilante - a story of student Kim Ji Yong  who studied in a police university. He decided to punish all those criminals who hadn't received the appropriate punishment for their crime which they had done earlier or sometimes they escaped from law and orders without notice.  So by hiding their identity they punished criminals and saved innocent people. It is an action thriller drama.