Hidden Identity / Crossdressing Dramas
Dramas I have completed where a character hides (or has to hide) their true identity. Ranked by how well, in my opinion, such story was executed.
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1. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
The male lead is an agent that has to hide his identity, and both leads have a secret from the past about their real identities.
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2. Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
Female lead hides her real identity and acts as a man.
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3. Leverage
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Multiple characters take up fake identities to help their investigation.
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4. Hwarang
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
One of the male leads has to hide his true identity.
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5. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Both leads crossdress as the opposite gender to hide their identity.
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6. The Sound of Magic
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
Male lead hides his identity.
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7. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
A male character's soul enters the body of the female lead.
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8. Alchemy of Souls : Partie 1
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
Several characters hide their real identities due to past secrets and/or soul shifting.
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9. Private Life
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Several characters hide their real identities multiple times.
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10. Blind
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Several characters have their identities hidden or switched up.
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11. Alchemy of Souls : Partie 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Female lead's real identity is hidden.
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12. Mask
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
The female lead is forced to take up someone else's identity.
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13. High School King of Savvy
Korean Drama - 2014, 17 episodes
Male lead has to take up his brother's identity.
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14. Love in Sadness
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Female lead changes her face with plastic surgery and hides her identity to escape from domestic abuse.
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15. Spring Turns to Spring
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Female leads end up having to act as each other and hiding their identities.
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16. Our Blooming Youth
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
Female lead crossdresses and hides her identity.
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17. Different Dreams
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Multiple characters hide their identities as part of their plans for fighting for independence.
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18. Leh Lub Salub Rarng
Thai Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
Both leads swap bodies and have to hide this secret.
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19. Winter Sonata
Korean Drama - 2002, 20 episodes
The other characters don't know the male lead's real identity for a relatively big part of the drama.
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20. Cendres d'Amour
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
Female lead's true identity/form is hidden.
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21. The Worst of Evil
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Several characters hide their real identities.
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22. Castaway Diva
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
An entire family's real identities are hidden.
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23. The Secret Life of My Secretary
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Female lead gets into a situation where she acts (has to act) as another person.
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24. Terius Behind Me
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
A spy drama where multiple characters have to conceal their identities.
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25. Hua Jai Sila
Thai Drama - 2019, 27 episodes
Male lead has taken up a new identity and hides his past.
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26. Room No. 9
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
The female leads swap bodies and have to act like each other, while another character is faking his identity.
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27. Love Between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
Both leads switch bodies and have to hide their identities.
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28. Graceful Family
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Male lead has taken up a new name and hides his real identity.
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29. A Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Female lead hides her identity and acts as another person.
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30. Spring Waltz
Korean Drama - 2006, 20 episodes
Male lead's indentity is kept hidden.
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31. DoDoSolSolLaLaSol
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Male lead hides his identity.
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32. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
Male lead hides his identity after rebirth.
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33. That Winter, The Wind Blows
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
Male lead hides his identity and acts as another person.
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34. Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
Female lead hides her identity.
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35. I Will Never Let You Go
Chinese Drama - 2019, 51 episodes
Several characters have to hide their real identities.
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36. Why Oh Soo Jae?
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Male lead hides his real identity under a new name.
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37. To The Beautiful You
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Female lead crossdresses as a boy and hides her real identity.
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38. My Love from the Star
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
Male lead hides his identity as a centuries old alien.
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39. Fall in Love With Me
Taiwanese Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Male lead hides his identity and acts as another person.
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40. Oh My Venus
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
Male lead hides his identity.