Best kdrama villains

Whether it’s because they are scary, sympathetic, interesting, and/or fun to watch, who are some of the best villains in the kdrama world? 

kdramakitty Feb 26, 2020
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  • Voice

    1. Voice

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,483 points by 15 voters
    Popular detective Moo Jin Hyuk who is filled with guilt for his wife’s death, works with professional voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo, whose father is killed, to solve a different crime, chasing ...more
  • My Love from the Star

    2. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    1,090 points by 11 voters
    Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
  • Hello Monster

    3. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    993 points by 10 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • Save Me

    4. Save Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    980 points by 10 voters
    Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun, where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    5. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    892 points by 9 voters
    Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • The Girl Who Sees Scents

    6. The Girl Who Sees Scents

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    7.9
    787 points by 8 voters
    Officer Choi Moo Gak lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder case and lost his ability to taste, smell, and feel pain. He then meets a girl named Oh Cho Rim, who ...more
  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    7. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    686 points by 7 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
  • Come and Hug Me

    8. Come and Hug Me

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.3
    684 points by 7 voters
    This is the story of a tragic love that spans 12 years. When they were children, Yoon Na Moo and Gil Nak Won were each others first love. They are forced to ...more
  • Remember: War of the Son

    9. Remember: War of the Son

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.2
    586 points by 6 voters
    Seo Jin Woo has hyperthymesia, a condition that makes him remember life experiences in vivid detail. His father, wrongfully accused of murder, was tried and put on death row. Determined to prove ...more
  • I Hear Your Voice

    10. I Hear Your Voice

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
    8.5
    496 points by 5 voters
    Jang Hye Sung, a bold and materialistic public defender, becomes a lawyer after a difficult childhood. She encounters Park Soo Ha, a 19-year-old who can read minds and considers her his first ...more
  • Good Manager

    11. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    487 points by 5 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • The Guardians

    12. The Guardians

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.2
    481 points by 5 voters
    The plot centers on a group of people who find their ordinary lives thrown into chaos due to a family tragedy. They monitor criminals 24 hours a day and rescue potential victims ...more
  • My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    13. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.8
    297 points by 3 voters
    This series tells the story of Kang Mi Rae, a girl once bullied for her looks. As a result, she became insecure, cautious around people and withdrawn. However, Mi Rae decides she ...more
  • My Mister

    14. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    295 points by 3 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
  • Who Are You: School 2015

    15. Who Are You: School 2015

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    285 points by 3 voters
    Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin Lee Eun Bi is ...more
  • The Ghost Detective

    16. The Ghost Detective

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.7
    281 points by 3 voters
    Lee Da Il is a private investigator, who catches ghosts. He runs into a mysterious woman in red called Sunwoo Hye who appears at every crime scene. Jung Yeo Wool becomes his ...more
  • My Country: The New Age

    17. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    281 points by 3 voters
    Set during the transition from the Goryeo to the Joseon period, two friends become enemies due to differing views on "my country." Seo Hwi, a skilled warrior and son of a renowned ...more
  • Lawless Lawyer

    18. Lawless Lawyer

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    199 points by 2 voters
    Whatever gets the job done. Bong Sang Pil grew up living the gangster life, full of tough physical fights and evading the law. When his mother dies a tragic death, he is ...more
  • The K2

    19. The K2

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.2
    197 points by 2 voters
    Kim Je Ha, a former mercenary known as “K2,” becomes a fugitive after being wrongfully accused of killing his girlfriend in Iraq. He returns to Korea and works as a bodyguard for ...more
  • Defendant

    20. Defendant

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.7
    196 points by 2 voters
    Park Jung Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung Woo has ...more
  • Class of Lies

    21. Class of Lies

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    193 points by 2 voters
    The drama is about a highly successful lawyer who falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed term teacher at a high school that is tied to that case ...more
  • Queen for Seven Days

    22. Queen for Seven Days

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    193 points by 2 voters
    This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival political factions ...more
  • Suspicious Partner

    23. Suspicious Partner

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
    8.3
    191 points by 2 voters
    Noh Ji Wook is a brainiac prosecutor and Eun Bong Hee is a rookie justice department intern, who always seems to find herself in the most unfortunate and embarrassing situations. Bong Hee ...more
  • Liar Game

    24. Liar Game

    Korean Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
    8.2
    188 points by 2 voters
    Various contestants take part in a game show with a prize of 10 billion won. The contestants who can cheat the others wins the prize. Contestants include genius swindler Ha Woo Jin ...more
  • Rooftop Prince

    25. Rooftop Prince

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife, and ...more
  • Queen Seon Deok

    26. Queen Seon Deok

    Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    The story of a beautiful queen, who has to give up her love to save the people. A biopic of Queen Seon Deok, who was born a princess and later became the ...more
  • Cheese in the Trap

    27. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more
  • King2Hearts

    28. King2Hearts

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hang Ah is a legendary top female instructor working for North Korea’s elite special forces unit. With stamina, training tactics, and strength in all areas, she is the perfect female soldier; ...more
  • Tell Me What You Saw

    29. Tell Me What You Saw

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    98 points by 1 voters
    Oh Hyun Jae, a former top criminal profiler, disappeared after a serial killer’s explosion killed his fiancé. Now living in seclusion, he is paired with rookie detective Cha Soo Young, who has ...more
  • Triangle

    30. Triangle

    Korean Drama - 2014, 26 episodes
    7.6
    97 points by 1 voters
    Three brothers lost their parents and grew up separately without knowing the whereabouts of each other for more than 20 years. Because they have taken on new names and are all grown ...more
  • Ugly Alert

    31. Ugly Alert

    Korean Drama - 2013, 133 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    The story of a man named Gong Joon Soo who sacrificed himself by pretending to be a murderer to protect his younger stepbrother from being accused instead. While serving time in prison, ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    32. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    96 points by 1 voters
    “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 in the ...more
  • The Princess's Man

    33. The Princess's Man

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.4
    93 points by 1 voters
    Princess Se Ryung is the headstrong and forward-thinking daughter of Grand Prince Su Yang, who is determined to be King. She falls in love with the son of his mortal enemy, and ...more

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