10 Times Female K-Drama Characters Were Total Bosses

K-dramas are full of strong female lead characters who go against tropes and fight for justice. These are the best times they were total bosses.

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K-drama romance stories, love triangles, and close friendships are sometimes no match for female leads that are bosses on screen. Shows like Hotel Del Luna, The King: Eternal Monarch, and many more proved that female leads don’t have to wait for a male character to come and save them.

Fans can’t forget the riveting role of Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-Been) in Netflix’s Vincenzo. Nothing beats this female lawyer when she takes over interrogating a thug that could be tied to her father’s death or when she gives the villains of Babel Group a run for their money. And Cha-Young isn’t the only female lead that has enthralled fans and is tagged as an absolute powerhouse.

10 Jeon-Seol As The Sniper – Chicago Typewriter

From the very first episode of the time travel K-drama, Chicago Typewriter, Jeol-Seol’s (Im Soo-Jung) strong character was quickly established. In Han Se-Joo’s (Yoo Ah-In) current time period, a fan is trying to kill him because his book ruined his life. But during a blackout, the fan finds himself being held at gunpoint by Jeol-Seol.

What made this scene so impactful is that the drama establishes Jeol-Seol as a resilient and skilled marksman. She even scolds the fan saying he is responsible for his own life being ruined. Fans get heavily invested in the series, as scenes from prior timelines parallel each other to show Jeon-Seol’s life as “The Legendary Sniper.”

9 Kang Soo-Jin Taking On The Pervert On The Bus – True Beauty

While fans came to dislike Kang Soo-Jin (Park Yoo-Na) as True Beauty progressed, everyone can agree that they thought highly of her in the beginning because of her strong and “no-nonsense” demeanor. The best example of this is when she realizes a young man is filming her friend while on the bus.

Like any good friend, Soo-Jin instills fear in the young man, but that’s not all. What really made her character stand out is when she chases the young man out of the bus and onto the street, hellbent on getting him arrested. She even throws her backpack at him. The scene showcased Soo-Jin’s morals and that she’d do whatever it takes for her friend’s sake.

8 Jo Yi-Seo And The Failed Kiss – Itaewon Class

Itaewon Class is one of Netflix’s most popular K-dramas from 2020 and for good reason. Fans adore the female lead character, Jo Yi-Seo (Kim Da-Mi), as she isn’t a princess and holds her own. They also can’t help but be impressed when she singlehandedly decides to intervene in Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s (Park Seo-Joon) love life.

Yi-Seo is in love with Sae-Ro-Yi, but he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings. But that doesn’t stop her when she sees his crush swooping in for a kiss. Yi-Seo sticks her hand in between their lips before they meet and pushes away Yi-Seo. It takes some guts and bravado to do what Yi-Seo did.

7 Yoon Song-Ah’s Breakup – She Would Never Know

Yoon Song-Ah’s (Won Jin-A) character experiences one of K-drama’s most common tropes – a horrible breakup. In She Would Never Know, she’s forced to realize that her long-term boyfriend/boss is lying and plans to marry someone else. But what makes Song-Ah a strong boss character is how she handles it and her decision to break up with her boyfriend.

While being confronted by him, Song-Ah keeps a firm voice and states that if he doesn’t know the reason for their breakup, then that’s exactly why she’s doing it. Facing the person who was meant to be her true love made Song-Ah a fighter, especially when she rejects his pleas to talk about it.

6 When Yoon Se-Ri Hires Thugs – Crash Landing On You

Yoon Se-Ri (Son Ye-Jin) was a strong character from the start for not only surviving after accidentally crashing in North Korea but for also standing her ground and proving the people who wanted her demise wrong. In Crash Landing On You, there are many instances that showcase Se-Ri’s strong character.

Many fans call her scene in episode 12 an iconic moment for the character. Se-Ri, along with her two employees, venture to Chinatown to contract local thugs for information. What makes it so impactful is that Se-Ri uses her previous dilemma in North Korea as a badge of strength and believes she can handle anything. Having bought the thugs’ residence buildings, she uses this as leverage to get what she wants and even shocks them by speaking Chinese.

5 Jang Man-Wol’s Fight Scene – Hotel Del Luna

In Hotel Del Luna, many fans title Jang Man-Wol (IU) as one of K-drama’s more profound and strong characters. Man-Wol spent decades paying for her past crimes without the need for romance or a man in her life. Fans applauded the character as she, on more than one occasion, saved her love interest and hotel manager.

The character has immense strength and skill as she stops a samurai ghost from killing her hotel manager. It’s not common to see the male lead quiver in fear before their potential death, only to be saved by Man-Wol. With a steely gaze, Man-Wol uses her hairpin to kill the ghost. The best part is that she acts somewhat indifferently to what occurs, as if everything that happens is just a normal occurrence.

4 When Jung Tae-Eul Gets Her Suspect – The King: Eternal Monarch

As a martial arts trained detective with a strong sense of justice, it’s hard to pick just one scene that encapsulates Jung Tae-Eul’s (Kim Go-Eun) boss character. Between her emotional moment of escaping her near-death to her fight scenes, Tae-Eul is a fan favorite.

Early on in the drama, fans get to see Tae-Eul’s impressive fighting skills, thanks to her father being a tae kwon do instructor. Dressed as a city girl, she purposefully crashes her car into a suspect’s to get his attention. The reason she’s a boss in this sense is that everyone assumes she’s naive. But she roundhouse kicks the suspect and handcuffs him before revealing that she’s actually the police.

3 When Go Moon Young Is At Her Book Signing Event – It’s Okay To Not Be Okay

The Netflix K-Drama, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is renowned for its incredibly emotional scenes and sibling relationship between two of the main characters. Above all, fans applauded the female lead, Go Moon Young (Seo Yea-Ji), who does as she pleases and doesn’t have time for people’s antics.

Despite Moon Young’s cold exterior, she does have a sense of morals when one of the male characters, who has a developmental disability, is assaulted at her event. Her fans berate, insult, and even hit the male character. It’s a chilling moment when Moon Young refuses to apologize to her fans and instead ridicules them. She doesn’t care if her fans hate her for doing what was right.

2 When Do Ha-Na Takes On The School Bullies – The Uncanny Counter

From her first time on screen, Do Ha-Na (Kim Sejeong) was a fan favorite boss character. One of her most impressive and boss scenes is when the drama mimics a scene from the webtoon it’s based on. The male lead character is getting bullied and Ha-Na appears to save him.

Not only is Ha-Na impressive in her fighting skills, but in her overall demeanor. She’s cool as a cucumber and does everything with ease without breaking a sweat. It’s safe to say that some mediocre school bullies aren’t much of a threat for Ha-Na.

1 When Han Se-Hye Embarrasses A Pervert – The Beauty Inside

The Beauty Inside is a must-watch romance drama for the female lead alone. Han Se-Gye (Seo Hyun-Jin) is a troublemaker according to the press, but in reality, has a tough character that refuses to bow down to anyone and has high morals. Because of this, one of her scenes tags her as a strong lead when she stops a businessman’s perverted antics towards a young teen.

While at a photo op with high school students, a businessman dares to ask a female student if she wants to be his girlfriend and touches her inappropriately. Se-Hye has had enough and gives him a taste of his own medicine. She touches him inappropriately as well and uses his words against him to teach him a lesson.

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