Strong Female Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)

Hospital Playlist Season 2

Rank #13

Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist. (Source: Netflix)...

Hospital Playlist (2020)

Hospital Playlist

Rank #17

The stories of people going through their days are seemingly ordinary but actually special at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life, where someone is being born...

Alchemy of Souls

Rank #19

Set in a fictional country called Daeho that does not exist in history or on maps, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their...

My Mister (2018)

My Mister

Rank #23

Park Dong Hoon is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yoon Hee. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hoon...

Mother (2018)

Mother

Rank #43

Realizing one of her students is being damaging actiond, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively unauthorized takings the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt...

Crash Landing on You (2019)

Crash Landing on You

Rank #48

After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to...

Kingdom: Season 2 (2020)

Kingdom Season 2

Rank #64

Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to...

Happiness (2021)

Happiness

Rank #65

Yoon Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil...

Mr. Sunshine (2018)

Mr. Sunshine

Rank #69

Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant’s family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to...

The Glory

Rank #76

A high school student dreams of becoming an architect. However, she had to drop out of school after suffering from brutal school violence. Years later, the perpetrator gets married and...

The Red Sleeve (2021)

The Red Sleeve

Rank #92

In Korea during the second half of the 1700s, Yi San is an aloof and perfection-loving young prince. His father’s terminate haunts him, although it leaves him in the position...

Stranger (2017)

Stranger

Rank #100

Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and...

The Uncanny Counter (2020)

The Uncanny Counter

Rank #105

It tells the story of demon hunters called Counters who come to earth under the guise of being employees at a noodle restaurant in order to capture evil spirits that...

Kingdom (2019)

Kingdom

Rank #121

No sooner does the Joseon King succumb to smallpox, do the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, Chief State...

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Rank #127

Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is...

Youth of May (2021)

Youth of May

Rank #138

Hee Tae becomes the pride of Gwangju when he enters Seoul National University College of Medicine with top marks. His best friend Kyung Soo, an avid pro-democracy activist, insists that...

Life on Mars (2018)

Life on Mars

Rank #141

As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating...

The Devil Judge (2021)

The Devil Judge

Rank #144

Set in a dystopian version of present-day Korea where daily life is chaos and society has collapsed to the point that people openly voice their distrust and hatred for their...

Sunny

Sunny

Rank #149

The movie Sunny revolves around a group of high school friends who reunite after 25 years. Na-mi, the protagonist, is a middle-aged woman living with her husband and daughter in...

Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude To All Legends (2019)

Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude to All Legends

Rank #165

Ta Gon gets what he wants as he sits atop his throne. However, now his life and throne are threatened when Eun Seom begins to gather power among the servitudes...

Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out

Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land

Rank #169

Ta Gon has now become the most powerful man in Arthdal. He has an affectionate relationship only with Taealha, the daughter of the rival Hae Tribe, because of their shared...

The Guest (2018)

The Guest

Rank #171

Yoon Hwa Pyung, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called “Son” (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows...

While You Were Sleeping (2017)

While You Were Sleeping

Rank #182

A young woman with bad premonition dreams meets two people who suddenly develop the same ability. Nam Hong Joo lives with her mother, Yoon Moon Sun, a widow who runs...

Misaeng: Incomplete Life

Misaeng: Incomplete Life

Rank #208

Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced...