Captivating female characters (Main or Supporting)

Female characters in drama or movie, that captivated you, kept your attention and you couldn’t forget. Maybe you liked or hated or empathized  with her, a character that outshone others. This list is created to celebrate women’s day.

Nushrat Humaira Mar 8, 2022
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  • Hotel del Luna

    1. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    4,567 points by 46 voters
    In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, ancient hotel, managed by the greedy and resentful Jang Man Wol, who has spent a thousand years running it. Bound by a deity to ...more
  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    2. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    4,342 points by 44 voters
    Do Bong Soon is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is in fact very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    4,106 points by 42 voters
    Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman ...more
  • Run On

    4. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    2,647 points by 27 voters
    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 to see ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    5. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    2,165 points by 22 voters
    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 his homeland ...more
  • Flower of Evil

    6. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.1
    2,165 points by 22 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    7. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    2,126 points by 22 voters
    During the South Korean financial crisis, teen fencer Na Hee Do's high school team is disbanded, but she overcomes obstacles to join the national team. Meanwhile, Baek Yi Jin's life is turned ...more
  • My Mister

    8. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    2,059 points by 21 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    9. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    1,767 points by 18 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    10. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    1,759 points by 18 voters
    After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed to before as a little girl. When she learns the village is ...more
  • The Beauty Inside

    11. The Beauty Inside

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,732 points by 18 voters
    Han Se Gye is a top actress, also known as a troublemaker, with many rumors around her. To others, her life appears as a mystery, when in fact she is faced with ...more
  • Happiness

    12. Happiness

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.8
    1,600 points by 17 voters
    Yoon Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in ...more
  • Stranger

    13. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,534 points by 16 voters
    Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • Empress Ki

    14. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    1,266 points by 13 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • When the Camellia Blooms

    15. When the Camellia Blooms

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.4
    1,229 points by 13 voters
    Dong Baek is a single mother living in the small town of Ongsan. She runs the bar-restaurant Camellia, while also taking care of her son Pil Gu. The people of Ongsan frequently ...more
  • My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    16. My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,217 points by 13 voters
    Shin Woo Yeo is a handsome and smart writer, who is actually a 999-year-old nine-tailed fox. To become a human, he collects human energy in a bead. One day, the drunk friend ...more
  • The Handmaiden

    17. The Handmaiden

    Korean Movie - 2016
    8.2
    1,059 points by 11 voters
    During 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, Sook Hee is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with ...more
  • The Hymn of Death

    18. The Hymn of Death

    Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    8.3
    948 points by 10 voters
    Kim Woo Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is married, but he falls in love with Yun Shim Deok. Shim Deok is the first Korean ...more
  • Something in the Rain

    19. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    868 points by 9 voters
    Yun Jin A is a woman in her mid-30s who doesn’t know yet what it’s like to date a man. She’s been dumped by a man many times because of her clumsy, ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    20. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    860 points by 9 voters
    A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also ...more
  • Mother

    21. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    843 points by 9 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • Fight for My Way

    22. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    821 points by 9 voters
    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 employee in ...more
  • Another Miss Oh

    23. Another Miss Oh

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    780 points by 8 voters
    Two women, both named O Hae Yeong, find themselves constantly mixed up in each other’s lives because of their shared name. From confusion over boys and grades in high school to ending ...more
  • Birthcare Center

    24. Birthcare Center

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.3
    773 points by 8 voters
    Oh Hyun Jin has had a glittering career in her work life. She is the youngest member on the board of executives at the company she works at and is used to ...more
  • A Piece of Your Mind

    25. A Piece of Your Mind

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    668 points by 7 voters
    An innovator in the world of artificial intelligence programming, Moon Ha Won has made quite a name for himself in the AI industry. The founder and brain behind the popular portal site, ...more
  • Kim Ji Young: Born 1982

    26. Kim Ji Young: Born 1982

    Korean Movie - 2019
    8.4
    655 points by 7 voters
    Kim Ji Young has one of the most common female names for people her age. She works at a PR agency. Kim Ji Young gets married and has a daughter. So she ...more
  • The Secret Life of My Secretary

    27. The Secret Life of My Secretary

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.0
    651 points by 7 voters
    Do Min Ik is an intelligent, perfectionist man with a heart of stone and the Chief of Team 1 at T&T Mobile Media who always relies on his secretary, the hot-tempered Jung ...more
  • Record of Youth

    28. Record of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.5
    649 points by 7 voters
    This is a drama about the growth record of young people who strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair in a generation where dreams have become a luxury and the ...more
  • 200 Pounds Beauty

    29. 200 Pounds Beauty

    Korean Movie - 2006
    7.5
    584 points by 6 voters
    Hanna is a lip sync vocalist for the famous Korean pop singer, Ami. Even though everyone ignores her because of her appearance, Hanna is a bright and lighthearted girl. Until one day ...more
  • One Spring Night

    30. One Spring Night

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    574 points by 6 voters
    Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jung In stumbles into Yu Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more
  • Familiar Wife

    31. Familiar Wife

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    572 points by 6 voters
    Cha Joo Hyuk works at a bank and has been married to Seo Woo Jin for five years. When a strange incident happens one day, Joo Hyuk makes a decision that impacts ...more
  • Secret Love Affair

    32. Secret Love Affair

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.7
    471 points by 5 voters
    Sun Jae, a twenty-year-old piano prodigy working as a delivery man due to his humble background, stumbles upon a concert hall one day. Upon playing the piano there, he captures the attention ...more
  • When the Weather Is Fine

    33. When the Weather Is Fine

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    443 points by 5 voters
    A story about forgiveness, healing, and love taking place around a small bookstore in the countryside. Hae Won is an ordinary woman with good character. She has played the cello since she ...more
  • Rich Man, Poor Woman

    34. Rich Man, Poor Woman

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    8.1
    367 points by 4 voters
    29-year-old Hyuga Toru is a wealthy man. He first started to run an internet website in his small room, and his hobby began to make a lot of money. Nowadays, he doesn't ...more
  • The Penthouse: War in Life

    35. The Penthouse: War in Life

    Korean Drama - 2020, 21 episodes
    8.7
    348 points by 4 voters
    The residents of Hera Palace, a luxury penthouse apartment with 100 floors, have many secrets and hidden ambitions. Sim Su Ryeon, who was born into wealth, is the queen of the penthouse ...more
  • Inspector Koo

    36. Inspector Koo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.1
    347 points by 4 voters
    A hard-boiled investigative comedy drama that centers around the insurance investigator Koo Kyung Yi who investigates a murder case. Koo Kyung Yi, an intelligent woman who solves cold cases for the thrill of ...more
  • Military Prosecutor Doberman

    37. Military Prosecutor Doberman

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.3
    346 points by 4 voters
    Do Bae Man became military prosecutor only to make more money and be successful. On the other hand, Cha Woo In, recently joining Bae Man’s team, became one for her revenge. As ...more
  • Do You Like Brahms?

    38. Do You Like Brahms?

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.0
    282 points by 3 voters
    In defiance of her family’s opposition, Song Ah gets accepted to the music school of the same university where she originally majored in business. As she’s seven years older than her classmates, ...more
  • Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu

    39. Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    8.3
    278 points by 3 voters
    Akaza Yukiko attends a high school for blind. She has amblyopia, which causes her to recognize colors only vaguely and she can recognize large letters with a magnifying glass. When she walks ...more
  • Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    40. Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.1
    272 points by 3 voters
    Kono Etsuko joins a publishing company with her sights set on becoming a fashion editor. But she is assigned to the very unglamorous proofreading department, which examines and fixes errors in manuscripts. ...more
  • 1 Litre no Namida

    41. 1 Litre no Namida

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    9.0
    259 points by 3 voters
    15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. ...more
  • Better Days

    42. Better Days

    Chinese Movie - 2019
    9.2
    249 points by 3 voters
    The film revolves around a girl who is being bullied at school and her relationship with a tough street kid, with whom she is implicated in the murder of a teenage girl. ...more
  • Us and Them

    43. Us and Them

    Chinese Movie - 2018
    8.4
    164 points by 2 voters
    A story revolving around two people who meet on the train. Since then, their lives have been intertwined as they go through the stages of love, separation and reunion.
  • The Confidence Man JP

    44. The Confidence Man JP

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.4
    155 points by 2 voters
    An exhilarating and entertaining comedy about a bizarre plan to steal a large sum of money from people consumed by desire. The main character, Dako and her partners in crime, a serious ...more
  • I Have a Lover

    45. I Have a Lover

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    7.7
    153 points by 2 voters
    A coincidental switch of cars leads to a switch of fates for twins who were separated 30 years ago. Hae Kang, the elder sister is a successful lawyer married to Jin Eon ...more
  • A Muse

    46. A Muse

    Korean Movie - 2012
    7.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    Lee Jeok Yo is a highly respected national poet in his 70s. His thirtysomething assistant Seo Ji Woo has recently published his first book, described as a genre novel with psychological insight, ...more

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