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Genres · Hidden Identity

Best Hidden Identity Vertical Dramas

441 vertical dramas · mostly on DramaBox · updated weekly

The janitor owns the building. The intern chairs the group. Hidden identity is the format's favorite delayed reveal — a protagonist humiliated daily by people who have no idea who signs their paychecks.

Alpha King's Silent CinderellaDramaBox
Romance
Alpha King's Silent Cinderella
★ 10.0
Betrayal Was Your Choice, Reckoning Is MineDramaBox
Revenge
Betrayal Was Your Choice, Reckoning Is Mine
★ 10.0
Cracking the Heart CodeDramaBox
Revenge
Cracking the Heart Code
★ 10.0
Dark Throne: The Illegitimate Heir to the UnderworldDramaBox
Urban
Dark Throne: The Illegitimate Heir to the Underworld
★ 10.0
From Shadow to Light: Her Time to ShineDramaBox
From Shadow to Light: Her Time to Shine
★ 10.0
Love Fades, But the Melody LingersDramaBox
Urban
Love Fades, But the Melody Lingers
★ 10.0
Mr. Williams' Mistaken MissusDramaBox
Romance
Mr. Williams' Mistaken Missus
★ 10.0
Power Plays: The Price of DeceitDramaBox
Revenge
Power Plays: The Price of Deceit
★ 10.0
The Hero Who Walks Among UsDramaBox
Revenge
The Hero Who Walks Among Us
★ 10.0
When Arrogance Meets the HeiressDramaBox
Romance
When Arrogance Meets the Heiress
★ 10.0
65 and Ascending: The Path to DivinityDramaBox
Fantasy
65 and Ascending: The Path to Divinity
★ 9.9
A Father's Love, A Lifetime GivenDramaBox
Urban
A Father's Love, A Lifetime Given
★ 9.9
Absolute Power: The Day He ReturnedDramaBox
Revenge
Absolute Power: The Day He Returned
★ 9.9
Double Down: Fold or FightDramaBox
Family
Double Down: Fold or Fight
★ 9.9
Escaping the Mafia, I Married A Homeless BillionaireDramaBox
Romance
Escaping the Mafia, I Married A Homeless Billionaire
★ 9.9
Forever Bound to YouDramaBox
Romance
Forever Bound to You
★ 9.9
From Gold to Gloom, to Heart's BloomDramaBox
Urban
From Gold to Gloom, to Heart's Bloom
★ 9.9
His Other Name is ObsessionDramaBox
Revenge
His Other Name is Obsession
★ 9.9
Knock, Knock, Fortune DeliveredDramaBox
Urban
Knock, Knock, Fortune Delivered
★ 9.9
Light in the Pieces of MeDramaBox
Revenge
Light in the Pieces of Me
★ 9.9
Rise of the Beastmaster: Where Legends RoamDramaBox
Revenge
Rise of the Beastmaster: Where Legends Roam
★ 9.9
Stirring Up Romance: The Taste of LoveDramaBox
Romance
Stirring Up Romance: The Taste of Love
★ 9.9
The Compass of DestinyDramaBox
Urban
The Compass of Destiny
★ 9.9
Total Retribution: All Debts Come DueDramaBox
Revenge
Total Retribution: All Debts Come Due
★ 9.9

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