Strong Female Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)

Kingdom: Ashin of the North

Rank #922

A backstory about the mysterious character Lee Chang’s group encountered on their journey north to discover the origins of the infected. Ashin will unveil the mystery behind her identity. The...

The Happy Loner (2017)

The Happy Loner

Rank #927

Ji Yeong has lived her whole life as a rugged individualist. One day, she meets a man who is a total opposite version of her. He lives for others. And,...

The Last Princess

The Last Princess

Rank #931

Princess Deok Hye was the last princess of Korea. Under Japanese colonial rule, she is taken to Japan as a hostage. With the era’s harsh conditions, she struggles to maintain...

Suspicious Partner (2017)

Suspicious Partner

Rank #949

Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations....

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,...

Welcome 2 Life (2019)

Welcome 2 Life

Rank #962

“Welcome 2 Life” is a fantasy drama that will tell the story about a selfish lawyer who helps people who want to take advantage of the law. One day, he...

Run On (2020)

Run On

Rank #964

Ki Sun Gyeom is a sprinter on the national team who was forced to quit due to legal issues. Oh Mi Joo writes translated subtitles for movies. She was thrilled...

Angry Mom

Angry Mom

Rank #965

The protagonist, Jo Kang Ja was once legendary for being the toughest, most feared troublemaker at her high school in Busan. Due to her pregnancy in her late teens, she...

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...

Mine (2021)

Mine

Rank #984

“Mine” is about strong and ambitious women who overcome the world’s prejudices in order to find their true selves. Seo Hee Soo was a former top actress, but she gave...

Special Affairs Team TEN (2011)

Special Affairs Team TEN

Rank #988

“Special Affairs Team TEN” is a criminal investigation unit that tackles the most violent crimes in South Korea. These crimes usually have less than a 10% rate for arrests. They...

The King's Affection (2021)

The King’s Affection

Rank #999

The story is set during the Joseon Dynasty, at a time when twins were considered an ominous sign. As a result, when the Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins,...

Okay! Madam (2020)

Okay! Madam

Rank #1004

Mi Young runs a shop at a traditional market, where she makes and sells twisted bread sticks. Her husband Seok Hwan works as a computer repairman. One day, Seok Hwan...

God's Quiz (2010)

God’s Quiz

Rank #1020

Han Jin Woo, Korea’s top medical examiner, leads a team of experts in conducting a medical crime investigation after strange events and mysterious deaths occur in a hospital. He first...

Coffee Prince (2007)

Coffee Prince

Rank #1023

Choi Han Gyul is the grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods, a company that has a thriving coffee business. He has never had a job and does not care...

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

Rank #1037

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for women to...

Queen for Seven Days (2017)

Queen for Seven Days

Rank #1039

This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival...

Live Up to Your Name (2017)

Live Up to Your Name

Rank #1064

Heo Im, who is born in a concubine family in the Joseon era and has very outstanding medical sterminates, is frustrated about his career as he fails to climb to...

Page Turner

Page Turner

Rank #1078

Yoo Seul is a student at an art high school. She is a talented pianist prodigy, who has won numerous contests, but she only plays because of her mother since...

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...

God's Quiz Season 2 (2011)

God’s Quiz Season 2

Rank #1111

Han Jin Woo and his team of medical experts continue to solve mysterious deaths and cases larger in scale and more intractable than before, including the truth of a rare...

Recalled (2021)

Recalled

Rank #1134

Soo Jin begins to see the future after losing her memory. As she gradually pieces together the disjointed fragments of her confusing memories, she comes face-to-face with a shocking truth...

Secret Garden (2010)

Secret Garden

Rank #1140

The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman...

Into the Ring (2020)

Into the Ring

Rank #1147

Seo Gong Myung is an efficient and hard-nosed elite civil servant, who can multi-task with ease and is titled the ‘Number One Handsome Man’ on the District People’s Committee. However,...