Hi,

I'm looking for a drama (preferred Kdrama) where the MC is a genius badass, that always thinks ahead (like the story is always following his plan) and wins against the villains (by setting traps for example).

Basically looking for a drama that will give me much satisfaction by seeing the bad guys getting what they deserve.

The perfect example for that is Vincenzo.

Another example might be Manager Kim/Good Manager (though the MC is not badass, but there are times where he sets traps against his enemies).

Thanks in advance!

The ML starts out with a plan pretty much from the beginning and thinks several steps ahead + generally outsmarts / outperforms the villains in order to defeat them:

  • Mad Dog
  • Itaewon Class 
  • The Rise of Phoenixes - Chinese historical drama. Although the ML does ultimately defeat his enemies, the FL complicates the ML's original plan, things don't always go according to his plan, and the ending is widely considered to be quite unsatisfying
  • Fall In Love - Chinese republican era drama (if you don't mind having some communist propaganda mixed in).

ML doesn't necessarily start out with a clear plan, think five steps ahead or control how the entire story unfolds, but he's smart, very physically capable, reacts very quickly when things go sideways, and he successfully takes down the villain(s) in the long run:

Allow me to introduce you to

The Devil Judge - Kdrama with Ji Sung, Jinyoung and Park Gyu Young. It meets all the criteria. 

  • Liar Game
  • Death Note
  • Kurosagi
  • Mad Dog

Was Ten Miles of Peach Blossom already named? This has some of the best instances of this trope. 

Liar Game 

Flower of Evil though it's more about him escaping justicw

The Good Wife (korean version) same, if you consider the husband as the hero