Dramas where Female lead has control?

KingARMY Author

Aug 11, 2019 06:02 pm

I keep watching new dramas but what irks me the most is female leads r like clueless...and needs guidance....

If the female leads r the naive floor mop type then it’s a different story but... I hate it when female leads who r hyped to be strong and smart.... end up doing dumb shit and needs rescue

Please recommend me some dramas where the female lead has control of situations, I.e. no matter whatever sudden problem one faces, the FL should have a plan C...... it’s goes without saying that the female lead should be extremely smart and manipulative....and this plan C thing shouldn’t be a one time glory it should be like a character trait

Some examples: Huang Rong from LoCH, female lead in Big Issue, Story of Yanxi Palace, Miss Devil, Confidence Man JP, and so on...

Dramalover203

Aug 11, 2019 06:16 pm

Try:

My Mister- not romance though

Empress Ki

Hwang Jin Yi

KingARMY Author

Aug 11, 2019 06:18 pm

Kdramalover203:
Try:
My Mister- not romance though
Empress Ki
Hwang Jin Yi

Oh looks like I forgot to mention.... genres don’t matter ...

Thank u for the recs definitely checking out Hwang Jin Yi

Dramalover203

Aug 11, 2019 06:21 pm

KingARMY:
Oh looks like I forgot to mention.... genres don’t matter ...
Thank u for the recs definitely checking out Hwang Jin Yi

You're welcome

Nadia-Ruby

Aug 12, 2019 01:52 pm

https://kisskh.at/15338-the-princess-wei-young

https://kisskh.at/15949-flowers-of-the-prison

https://kisskh.at/15340-rookie-agent-rouge

https://kisskh.at/29091-beauty-hao-lan (I did drop this one, maybe because it had the same actress as Yanxi Palace so I expected her character to be as smart and manipulative, it was a slow build, maybe I'll check it out again as it also has the actor who played the emperor in Yanxi)

Czakhareina

Aug 12, 2019 02:23 pm

WWW Search
Miss sherlock
Doctor X
Misty
Story of Minglan - though she seems to be docile and submissive at first, it is actually her surviving tactics. But she does manages and strategizes on her decisions and movies

JoanneSmith

Aug 12, 2019 05:22 pm

Here's a mixture of recent and older in addition to those mentioned above:

Fates & Furies
King2Hearts
Legend of Hao Lan (this was mentioned, but wanna confirm, this fits the bill)
Designated Survivor
Watcher
Innocent Man*
Kill Me, Heal Me*
Abyss
Her Private Life
Whats wrong with secretary kim
Kill It
the legends
I will never let you go

* = in my top 10

Shadow

Aug 12, 2019 08:19 pm

if you are looking for a badass female lead...here two of my favorite:

- Princess agents (one of the strongest female characters I've ever seen in a drama, she can literally kick your ass but she also knows how to do it using only her intelligence)

- The guardians : if you like a good emotional thriller with revenge like dessert.. ( the female lead she is very smart and strong)

looktothestars

Aug 12, 2019 09:12 pm

The Story of Ming Lan +1

kdramaddict1

Aug 13, 2019 12:21 am

legend of fu yao and eternal love- (she goes through some things during her human trail but she bounces back). hmm, the eternal love has a strong female i feel as well.

DramaticAsh

Aug 13, 2019 08:21 am

You should try

THE FEIRCE WIFE

grace

Aug 16, 2019 07:43 am

Mr. Sunshine. I would say the female lead is naive but she is also strong-willed in her beliefs and won't back down from doing what she wants. There are moments when she is "rescued" but its more for the story/plot.

literaturefinal

May 27, 2020 06:19 am

World of Married fits perfectly. I was shocked at how competent she was. Everyone who messed with her suffered greatly for it. She was always one step ahead of everyone including her lousy, cheating, ex-husband. An excellent revenge drama.

kdramaddict1

May 27, 2020 11:37 am

literaturefinal:
World of Married fits perfectly. I was shocked at how competent she was. Everyone who messed with her suffered greatly for it. She was always one step ahead of everyone including her lousy, cheating, ex-husband. An excellent revenge drama.

sounds like its worth watching! I will have to give it a try. I love a strong female lead . I just finished watching five enough which is awesome. It's 54 episodes but so good.