Doppelgangers in Kdramas

                           As an avid K drama fan, I’m familiar with a variety of k drama plots, which never fail to attract the viewers no matter how many times they are used. One such plot variety is the introduction of doppelgangers- they may be twins or they may be strangers. But once the doppelganger is introduced the whole plot changes in an interesting way. It is fascinating how the lives of these doppelgangers are shown having a massive difference, despite them looking so much alike. So let’s look into some doppelganger K dramas which I’m particularly fond of.

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Bride of the Century

        This is one of the first K dramas I have watched and I was drawn to it, just because of its interesting plot. The doppelgangers are from differing family backgrounds- one is a rich city girl, engaged to the heir of a wealthy company and the other is from a coastal town, dreaming of opening a successful restaurant in Seoul. Their fates and lives are changed, when the rich girl goes MIA, because of the cold and distant behavior of her fiancée. Add to this a mixture of mysterious ghost, mothers with ulterior moves, and the century old legend – that the first bride of first son of the family is supposed to be dead after first night of marriage, and not to forget a love triangle.

         I have watched this drama repeatedly for many times and it never tires me. Lee Hon Ki and Yang Jin Sung pair was adorable, the cake eating contest was actually cute. I particularly loved the interaction between the lead characters and the touch of supernatural element made this drama more unique. The difference in attitudes of the two look alike girls, was another interesting point. The ending was also satisfactory, they also gives an explanation why these two girls look alike.

         Give it a try, if you are into doppelgangers and century old curse…

2 You are Beautiful 

          This is the series which led me into the unexplored world of K dramas. And I became a Park Shin Hye fan after this one. This one is about two fraternal twins- brother and sister- who look alike (although that is not possible; but any thing is possible in k dramas).( And in the drama, they never shows the face of the brother). The brother is an aspiring singer who finally gets a chance to be included as a part of the idol group ANJELL, and the sister is a novice nun. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the sister is compelled to assume the identity of her look alike brother, and the funny adventure begins. This drama is a mixture of love triangle, gender swapping, and also throws some light into the life of idols. Yeah, there is some backstory intertwining the life of the lead male and female.

           This drama was actually remade into Taiwanese series, and this itself shows how popular and successful this show was. And also the pig- rabbit doll from the drama also became an instant hit. The songs of this drama are still in my playlist. I even know the meaning of the verses of those songs. The funny interactions between the main cast and the difficulties in hiding the true gender are so wonderfully portrayed. You'll never be bored of this wonderful series. I have recently seen the pig-rabbit, in the drama “Good Casting”, and was once more reminded of my first ever drama watching experience.

Are you Human too?

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           Third in this list is my favourite Seo Kang Joon drama. Can a robot fall in love? Can a robot have human emotions ?

               A mother, who is a famous scientist, on separating from her son due to family problems, makes a robot who looks exactly like her son. She upgrades the robot regularly, as years pass by to resemble her growing son. The troubled son, who always acts like a rebel, gets into an accident while he goes looking for his mother, and is now in a comatose state. To avoid the company from passing onto wrongful hands the robot son now assumes the identity of the real son. Then comes the female lead, as his new body guard , who actually tries to spy on him at first, but later falls in love with him, even after knowing that he is a robot.

                 This drama had some of the most amazing OSTs and I was hooked to this drama from beginning to the end. And Yes, I have re watched this one many times… Again the humorous interaction between the main cast are a plus point. The sci-fi romance plot actually intrigues you more than you can imagine. Even though it feels absurd, you will invariably root for the robot romance, I can promise you that.

Your Honour

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                This one is about twin brothers – one of them is a judge while the other is a con man and fraudster, the judge brother goes missing one day and the fraudster brother assumes his identity, even when he has somewhat nil knowledge about law and court. But because of his empathizing attitude and a trusty assistant, he makes things work. 

        This legal drama is interesting, as it shows various cases  and difficulty in judging tricky situations. Also there is a backstory linking the lead male and female characters. The drama makes you realize one thing, even though Law is blind, if the judge is humane enough, the verdict can help the victims in many situations. The anticipation of the unusual verdicts and the unforeseen twists made this drama more enjoyable.

Queen: Love and War

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                   I haven’t finished watching this drama, but this one sure has an interesting plot revolving around twin sisters, separated from childhood, and when one of the sisters selected as the  bride of the King, gets assassinated, the other one gets into the second bride selection for revenge. Also there is the flashback, showing the young prince falling in love with the alive twin and that he loved the dead twin because of the misunderstanding. So who is the real culprit? Will she find true love or be blinded by revenge? I’m also waiting for this answer.

The Crowned Clown

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             This drama depicts the story, where the King and a commoner looks alike, and the king who is under repeated murder threats and assassination attempts, makes the commoner take his place in throne. The commoner although at the beginning just goes with the flow of corrupt politics and inhuman ways in the palace, later defends everything and tries to fulfill the role of a true king.

              There is a movie version of this drama, which actually more interesting- “Masquerade”.

The Mask

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                 This Korean series is about the female lead who looks like the girl from the rich family, and is asked to take on her after the rich girl is killed in an accident, for covering her debts. Well, I haven’t watched this one completely, but the plot was somewhat interesting.

        

            So, these are some of the Doppelganger dramas which I know of. I haven’t mentioned “The King- Eternal Monarch”, because in that almost all of the characters have a doppelganger.

                Hope you liked the list. If you have more suggestions of doppelganger k dramas please mention in the comment box.