Strong Male Lead Korean Dramas & Movies

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Rank #33

Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner...

Prison Playbook (2017)

Prison Playbook

Rank #37

Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to intimately assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of...

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...

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...

Healer

Healer

Rank #86

Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as “Healer” by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he...

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...

Silenced (2011)

Silenced

Rank #95

Silenced is a harrowing South Korean drama film based on a real-life novel by Gong Ji-young. The movie revolves around the story of a group of deaf and mute students...

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...

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

The Man from Nowhere

Rank #129

The Man from Nowhere is a Korean action-thriller movie that follows the story of a reclusive former special agent named Cha Tae-sik (played by Won Bin). He lives a solitary...

Taxi Driver (2021)

Taxi Driver

Rank #139

Do Gi has lived more honestly than anyone else as an officer in the Special Forces. Yet, when a serial terminateer criminals his mother, he spends his days in agony....

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...

Dr. Romantic (2016)

Dr. Romantic

Rank #226

Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in...

Stranger 2 (2020)

Stranger Season 2

Rank #346

The prosecutor’s office and the police find themselves on opposing sides. The prosecutors, including elite prosecutor Woo Tae Ha, want discretionary power over investigations. Meanwhile, the police, including Choi Bit,...

Cruel City (2013)

Cruel City

Rank #349

Portrays the cruel life of the substance cartels and the story of revenge for a loved one. Jung Shi Hyun is a newly appointed under-boss of the substance cartel. He...

365: Repeat the Year (2020)

365: Repeat the Year

Rank #369

A story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted...

Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People (2017)

Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

Rank #376

“The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure...

Revenge of Others

Rank #384

A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan Mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won Seok, committed self-harm. She then transfers to her brother’s...

Bad and Crazy (2021)

Bad and Crazy

Rank #385

Soo Yeol, the competent ‘bad boy’ on the police squad, regains his humanity after meeting K, the righteous but ‘crazy’ guy. Despite having a mere high school diploma, Soo Yeol...

Bad Guys (2014)

Bad Guys

Rank #406

To combat rising violent crimes, the Police Chief asks Detective Oh Goo Tak to form a team consisting of criminals. Detective Oh Goo Tak is currently suspended from the police...

Save Me (2017)

Save Me

Rank #417

Following the failure of her father’s business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-fire-arm, where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang...

Vagabond (2019)

Vagabond

Rank #446

Cha Dal fire-arm becomes an awakened tiger in the face of his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash. As an orphan himself, he had raised his nephew singlehandedly in...

Fight For My Way (2017)

Fight for My Way

Rank #455

Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract...

Two Weeks (2013)

Two Weeks

Rank #503

Jang Tae San works at a pawn shop by day and paid companions himself to older women at night. One day, he’s contacted by his ex-girlfriend that he is the...