International Women’s Day is all about celebrating women around the world for their courage and determination to achieve new heights, encouraging others around them in the process.
In K-dramas, female leads are usually presented as feminine, delicate women who are always saved by the male lead. Here are 5 strong K-drama female leads that can also save themselves as well as others around them.
These women are fierce a d unapologetic and will stop at nothing before achieving what they want and we love them for it.
This drama is considered as Park Eun Bin’s best drama and for good reason- her lovable character, Woo Young Woo! Throughout the drama, she becomes more and more independent as she takes on new responsibilities and explores the new world on her own.
From episode 1 of My Name, Han So-hee’s hot-headed character Yoon Ji-woo is shown as a girl who doesn’t need anybody’s help. Compared to the stereotypical K-drama female leads, she isn’t glamorous or delicate. She is strong and filled with rage to avenge her father’s death. Her calculated decisions and stealthy moves give viewers chills down their spine.
From her notable fashion choices to her calculated return to her empire, Son Ye-jin is legendary in this drama. Being a successful business owner, she has a shrewd nature which came out when she got to know how her brother and sister-in-law conspired against her. From the confrontation to the execution, she displayed her calculative mind effortlessly.
Moon Dong-eun may seem one-dimensional in the beginning but as we understand her story better in the later episodes, it all fits like a puzzle. Her tediously long revenge plan for each of the bullies makes us feel frustrated but as she takes her time, she makes them feel just the way she did as a young girl.
Starting off tame and down in the dumps, one feels sympathy for Lee Ji-an at first. However, as she grows, Ji-an becomes a symbol for strength and courage as she confronts people who terrorise her and comes out stronger from the other end.