From historical to supernatural elements, strong female leads provide fresh and unique entertainment in K-dramas. This list gives a glimpse of such K-dramas!
My Name (2021): Featuring Han So-hee, My Name is the story of a woman who joins a criminal gang and infiltrates the police as a spy to find the murderer of her father.
Hotel del Luna (2019): With a supernatural setting, this drama portrays IU as a cursed and powerful soul who has been running a hotel for thousands of years.
Squid Game (2021): Among other female characters in the Squid Game, Kang Sae-byeok steals the show as a North Korean defector with a stoic demeanor.
Itaewon Class (2020): This drama features a strong, intelligent, and ambitious female lead who progresses the story with an enduring and highly engaging tone.
Under the Queen's Umbrella (2022): Set in the era of the Joseon dynasty, this drama features a strong-willed, hot-tempered, and prickly Queen, who is busy shaping her trouble-making princes into proper crown princes.
The Good Bad Mother (2023): A woman stops at nothing to make her son a prosecutor to avenge the death of her husband. But when his son meets a fatal accident leaving him in a wheelchair, the story takes a revealing turn.
Vincenzo (2021): Besides the main lead’s enigmatic portrayal, what else catches the eye is the character of the female lead as a strong prosecutor who can give you chills when in the spotlight.
Vagabond (2019): This crime thriller portrays a strong female lead who is a spy seeking information and is trained in firearms and combat. She stops at nothing to uncover the truth.
When The Camellia Blooms (2019): Portraying a single mother who is often ridiculed for not having a husband, the female lead raises her child with undiminishable joy as a mother.
Her Private Life (2019): This drama features a strong-willed and hardworking female lead who lets the audience know that it’s okay to live how they want to live as long as they are not hurting anyone.
Gyeongseong Creature (2023): Portraying a tough female lead in an era of Japanese rule in Korea, the drama displays what a woman can do to protect her family and loved ones when the time calls.