Badass Female Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Rank #54

Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to...

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018)

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

Rank #273

10 years ago, Ja Yoon escaped from a government facility in the midst of an inexplicable incident by herself and lost all her memory. An old couple takes her in...

Itaewon Class (2020)

Itaewon Class

Rank #518

Park Saeroyi’s life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a harasser and his father is terminated in an accident. Following his father’s steps,...

Be Melodramatic (2019)

Be Melodramatic

Rank #541

Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production...

Space Sweepers (2021)

Space Sweepers

Rank #638

It’s 2092, and space is littered with floating satellites and deserted spaceships. The crew of the junk collector ship, The Victory, travels throughout space looking for saleable garbage. With heavy...

Gu Family Book (2013)

Gu Family Book

Rank #883

Choi Kang Chi is a half-human and half-mythical-creature who was adopted by the lord of the Hundred Years Inn. He was the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit...

Graceful Family (2019)

Graceful Family

Rank #884

Mo Seok Hee is the sole daughter of the MC Group business empire. Financially, she wants for nothing. However, all is not well with her. She is haunted by the...

Misty (2018)

Misty

Rank #888

Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn’t stop until she gets what she wants. One...

Lawless Lawyer (2018)

Lawless Lawyer

Rank #960

Whatever gets the job done. Bong Sang Pil grew up living the gangster life, full of tough physical fights and evading the law. When his mother dies a tragic death,...

Leverage (2019)

Leverage

Rank #972

Meet Lee Tae Joon a former insurance claims investigator turned scam strategist. Backed by a group of former criminals, they aim to bring to justice fellow thieves, grifters and con-men...

King2Hearts (2012)

King2Hearts

Rank #1096

Kim Hang Ah is a legendary top female instructor working for North Korea’s elite special forces unit. With stamina, training tactics, and strength in all areas, she is the perfect...

Hyena (2020)

Hyena

Rank #1136

‘Hyena’ deals with very competitive, private lawyers who only work for the richest 1% of society. Lawyer Jung Geum Ja crosses the boundaries of law and lawlessness, justice and injustice,...

Queen of Mystery (2017)

Queen of Mystery

Rank #1200

Yoo Seol Ok has always wanted to become a police officer for her entire life. One day, she gets to know a passionate detective. And, he gives her an opportunity...

Assassination

Assassination

Rank #1267

During the Japanese occupation, an agent was tasked to assemble a group to criminalate a Japanese commander and a Korean collaborator by extricating three prisoners from Shanghai. However, the Japanese...

Bring It On

Bring It On, Ghost

Rank #1387

A cohabitation comedy about a ghost of a high school girl who has been dead for 5 years and an exorcist college boy with the ability to see and hear...

Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019)

Miss & Mrs. Cops

Rank #1391

Mi Yeong, who used to be considered the Major Crimes Unit’s top cop, is stationed behind a desk after having a baby. She leads uneventful yet peaceful days at handling...

Why Her?

Rank #1414

The youngest partner at one of the nation’s most prestigious law offices, Oh Soo Jae has already proven she has what it takes to be one of the country’s best...

The Great Battle (2018)

The Great Battle

Rank #1444

In 645AD, the Tang Dynasty’s emperor Li starts his invasion into Goguryeo, one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea. One victory after another, the Tang army marches into Ansi, protected...

Windstruck (2004)

Windstruck

Rank #2007

Kyung Jin, a police officer, on her day off is forced back on duty when she is caught chasing down a bag-snatcher. The “bag-snatcher” turns out to be Myung Woo,...

The Villainess (2017)

The Villainess

Rank #2333

The story of a ruthless female criminal named Sook Hee, who from an early age has been taught to terminate in Yanbian, China. She becomes a sleeper agent for South...

Queen of Mystery 2 (2018)

Queen of Mystery Season 2

Rank #2346

Queen of Mystery is back! Housewife-turned-investigator Yoo Seol Ok and passionate detective Wan Seung collaborate to solve mysterious cases and cure the hearts of those who were wounded by crimes...

My Golden Life (2017)

My Golden Life

Rank #2352

25 years ago, Haesung group lost their grand daughter Choi Eun Seok. The girl was found and raised by Seo Tae Soo as one of his twin daughters Seo Ji...

Big Issue (2019)

Big Issue

Rank #2422

Set within the frenzy world of the paparazzi media. Due to a photograph, Han Seok Joo loses everything, including his job as a photographer for a top newspaper and his...

Doctors

Doctors

Rank #2753

Yoo Hye Jung was a tough harasser in school with a prickly personality and always goes wayward. She had many scars from her childhood and through self-preservation, Hye Jung keeps...